Solving the problems of finding law on the web: World Law and DIAL

Catalog structure of World Law/DIAL

Content in the World Law catalog -

  • about 4,000 sites indexed as yet
  • Asia-Pacific emphasis but world-wide coverage
    • Catalog structure -
  • primarily country-based with a consistent internal structure eg  Canada
  • most sites also indexed by source or type eg legislation
  • most sites are also indexed by subject
  • 'aliases' allow for considerable cross-indexing eg legislation