GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Status
Accepted
Abstract
Controversy surrounding scholastic rankings arises, in part, because of complexities associated with measuring academic contributions. Legal researchers use various methodologies to assess scholarly production and impact but all suffer from inherent limitations and none provides data useful to scholarly self-reflection. The 10-year old Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) offers potential to improve considerably on both scores of public and personal assessment. This Essay critically evaluates approaches to conceptualizing scholarly profit margins, explores how LSN can enhance these conceptions, and opens new frontiers for this innovative Web-based repository of legal writing.
SSRN Link
http://ssrn.com/abstract=695283
Recommended Citation
Lawrence A. Cunningham, Scholarly Profit Margins and the Legal Scholarship Network: Reflections on the Web, 81 Ind. L.J. 271 (2005).