The Law Library of Congress is revamping its Global Legal Information Network -- a massive database containing statutes, regulations and related legal materials originating from countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. "This major system re-design will keep in step with 21st century expectations for GLIN performance," says Law Librarian of Congress Dr. Rubins Medina. New features will include the capability to input documents such as court decisions and legislative records, expanded multilingual options, and an improved user interface designed for "user friendly" access. Virginia-based Advanced Technology Systems has been selected to upgrade the system, which will be open to the public except where copyright restrictions or distribution agreements of particular countries preclude this. GLIN was recently cited by the Worldwide Forum on e-Democracy as an organization that "has made outstanding e-political and e-government achievements that have forever changed the political process." The GLIN database offers newly emerging democracies such as Afghanistan a ready-made system for organizing, processing, preserving and retrieving their laws.
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