The administration confirmed today that the Detailed Legislative History Tables will remain active and supported. We will monitor the site to ensure this commitment is honored and that no further functionality is removed without a capable replacement in place.
July 29, 2015
Final supporters
In the interests of maintaining the integrity of our statutory research tools into perpetuity, the undersigned individual herein humbly request that the E-Laws editorial team be instructed forthwith that they shall not discontinue the Detailed Legislative History Tables until a suitable replacement research tool can be found.
As advanced users of legal information, who conduct research on behalf of lawyer, judges, law professors and students, and as teachers of the next generation of lawyers, we are opposed to the discontinuation of this research tool, particularly insofar as an alternative has not yet been devised.
No technology upgrade should result in a loss of functionality - upgrades should achieve the goal of maintaining and enhancing existing functionality. This project should not have been made live until a suitable solution was devised, and after appropriate consultation with stakeholders.
To read the full draft of the letter visit: http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library/291/petition-reinstate-ontario-e-laws-detailed-legislative-history-tables
Updates
May 22, 2015
I have finalized the formal letter addressed to the E-Laws editorial team regarding the removal of the legislative history tables. Copies are currently being circulated to key stakeholders in the legal research community to gather additional institutional backing. Expect further updates once I receive a response to these formal inquiries.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2015
52 Comments
Going to a rolling consolidation made the Detailed legislative history tables essential. A product that was not oda compliant should have been fixed not abandoned
As a Governments Documents librarian the Table of Public Statutes is a source that I constantly use.It should be reinstated back in e-Laws until another solution to host it elsewhere is found. Yet another case of the government not consulting with experts before making changes.
I wonder if drafters will be forbidden to use in-house legislative history tables too. If not, is the expectation that the rest of us need to make access to information requests?
As a law firm librarian and knowledge manager the value of validated data produced by the "owner" of the information is invaluable. The legislative history tables on e-laws are important tools. Please reinstate them.
The Detailed Legislative History Tables are an incredibly useful research tool. There are a number of types of research which will just not be feasible without them. Please do not discontinue them, or make the information available in an alternative fashion. The quality of our legal arguments and legal research will suffer without it.
It is a loss of an important research tool.
I am a lawyer who routinely relies on legislative histories. I understand there is a cost associated, but it would be a shame to lose this functionality.
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The administration confirmed today that the Detailed Legislative History Tables will remain active and supported. We will monitor the site to ensure this commitment is honored and that no further functionality is removed without a capable replacement in place.
July 29, 2015
Final supporters
In the interests of maintaining the integrity of our statutory research tools into perpetuity, the undersigned individual herein humbly request that the E-Laws editorial team be instructed forthwith that they shall not discontinue the Detailed Legislative History Tables until a suitable replacement research tool can be found.
As advanced users of legal information, who conduct research on behalf of lawyer, judges, law professors and students, and as teachers of the next generation of lawyers, we are opposed to the discontinuation of this research tool, particularly insofar as an alternative has not yet been devised.
No technology upgrade should result in a loss of functionality - upgrades should achieve the goal of maintaining and enhancing existing functionality. This project should not have been made live until a suitable solution was devised, and after appropriate consultation with stakeholders.
To read the full draft of the letter visit: http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library/291/petition-reinstate-ontario-e-laws-detailed-legislative-history-tables
Updates
May 22, 2015
I have finalized the formal letter addressed to the E-Laws editorial team regarding the removal of the legislative history tables. Copies are currently being circulated to key stakeholders in the legal research community to gather additional institutional backing. Expect further updates once I receive a response to these formal inquiries.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2015
52 Comments
As a former AB Legislative Library Documents & Systems Librarian, I found these tables essential in providing service to our MLAs, etc. It is vital that these Tables are re-instated!
Going to a rolling consolidation made the Detailed legislative history tables essential. A product that was not oda compliant should have been fixed not abandoned
As a Governments Documents librarian the Table of Public Statutes is a source that I constantly use.It should be reinstated back in e-Laws until another solution to host it elsewhere is found. Yet another case of the government not consulting with experts before making changes.
I wonder if drafters will be forbidden to use in-house legislative history tables too. If not, is the expectation that the rest of us need to make access to information requests?
As a law firm librarian and knowledge manager the value of validated data produced by the "owner" of the information is invaluable. The legislative history tables on e-laws are important tools. Please reinstate them.
The Detailed Legislative History Tables are an incredibly useful research tool. There are a number of types of research which will just not be feasible without them. Please do not discontinue them, or make the information available in an alternative fashion. The quality of our legal arguments and legal research will suffer without it.
It is a loss of an important research tool.
I am a lawyer who routinely relies on legislative histories. I understand there is a cost associated, but it would be a shame to lose this functionality.
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As a former AB Legislative Library Documents & Systems Librarian, I found these tables essential in providing service to our MLAs, etc. It is vital that these Tables are re-instated!