Articles Posted in August, 2007

A new Bedsworth to make these last few day of summer enchantment lighter and funnier and less bittersweet. Beds takes on crime and punishment this month. Can life in the law get any better?

Scan this Book! … An interview with the Open Content Alliance’s Brewster Kahle (by Andrew Richard Albanese — Library Journal, 8/15/2007)

Open source digital preservation software: Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) (by Karen G. Schneider — Library Journal, 8/15/2007)

IM/Chat: IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill by Bonnie Shucha

A local blogger, NW Republican, weighs in on the American Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO v. Oregon Taxpayers United Pac case (S054403) that will be argued before the Oregon Supreme Court on September 10th, 2007.

For a summary of the case, and a link to the calendar, go here.

From the Court’s web site:

No, this isn’t from a Mark Twain short story or a defense department contract. It’s better! A Portland brewpub is getting creative with some of its financing. See the story in the Oregonian (8/28/07), “Beer lover? Foodie? Checkbook, please,” byline Jonathan Brinckman.

Don’t jump to sour grapes mode too fast. If you read the contract, know the owners’ track record, frequent the pub, don’t confuse this with an investment, know the risks, you might want to plonk down that $2,500 for, no, not more plonk, but some good beer and a guaranteed seat. Maybe not a bad way at all to invest in your neighborhood?

Excerpt (highlights are mine):

Are you good at coming up with clever, prize-winning nicknames? Look no further:

From Trimet:

“Get on board now! Create a nickname for the new commuter rail in Washington County that opens fall 2008 and runs 14.7 miles between Beaverton and Wilsonville.
Enter TriMet’s train-naming contest and you could win an annual TriMet transit pass valued at $836 and a preview ride next year on a commuter rail train, along with the everlasting glow of seeing your winning name on the rail vehicles and marketing materials for years to come. Remember, the winning name will be simple, fun and memorable.
Entries must be received at TriMet no later than 5 p.m. Monday, October 1, 2007. Enter now!”

The Oregon Labor & Employment Law blog is back in action. The latest post, August 27th, begins:

“The Oregon Supreme Court issued an opinion in Richard Joarnt v. Autozone, Inc., on August 16, 2007 overruling the Oregon Court of Appeals and holding that a party who files a class action under in state court may file an interlocutory appeal under ORS 19.224 before a class has been certified….”

This is a topic about which we, law librarians who serve primarily solo and small law firm practitioners, hear a great deal:

Posted at MyShingle, on Aug 13th: “Back in February 2003, when MyShingle was still in its infancy, I wrote this blockbuster post, entitled The Bar’s Dirty Little Not So Secret Secret, which offers some powerful evidence to demonstrate that solo and small firm lawyers are the targets of disciplinary actions far more than our large firm counterparts. Apparently, the disparity between large and small firm treatment remains an issue four years later; it was the topic of a bar panel discussion at last week’s ABA conference, with some great follow up commentary here at Susan Cartier Liebel’s How to Build A Solo Practice blog.”

The Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) is switching from WP to MS Word. The transition will take several months. Each county may keep to its own schedule for this process.

Legal Research in a Podcast? You bet and don’t worry. Bob Berring can make legal research fun and enlightening. Visit Berring on Legal Research.

Thanks to the Law Librarian blog for the link.