VALUE OF INFORMATION AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF ITS LIFE CYCLE
In the world of today it has already been recognised that information is in itself a resource whose value is almost always higher than that of the media where this information is stored. The goal of this paper is studying the issue of value of information at different periods within its life cycle. The topicality of issues under consideration for legal information is related to choosing proper means for its protection in automated systems. Principles for evaluating the costs of modernisation of legal information retrieval systems considering modern security threats are put forth.