Abstract:Lexis, the first commercial online full-text legal information service, illustrates how the purpose of and the audience for a system were configured by distinct relevant social groups with different goals and perspectives. This article traces the early history of Lexis in light of the social construction of the system and the mutual shaping that resulted from the reciprocal interactions of users and the technology. It analyzes how system users’ identities changed from anyone needing free-text search capability to legal professionals in large law firms and government agencies and how users influenced the design and development of the system.

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寻找语境的创新：Lexis 的早期历史

摘要：Lexis 是第一个商业在线全文法律信息服务，它说明了一个系统的目的和受众是如何由具有不同目标和观点的不同相关社会群体配置的。本文从系统的社会建构以及用户与技术的相互交互所产生的相互塑造的角度，追溯了 Lexis 的早期历史。它分析了系统用户的身份如何从需要自由文本搜索功能的任何人转变为大型律师事务所和政府机构的法律专业人员，以及用户如何影响系统的设计和开发。