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Database of Social Media Policies
Database of Social Media Policies (thanks to iLibrarian for the lead)
See also: U.S. Government social media policies
Previous OLR blog post on public servants and social media policies.
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Oregon Attorney General Public Records Manual
I’ve been grousing for a while about the online absence of the Oregon AG Public Records Manual and others have done more than grouse!
Open Up Oregon has links to PDFs for the full manual and the story behind their efforts. Hurrah!
Thank you to Professor Harbaugh (and Carl Malmud) for his (their) efforts and for bringing me up to date.
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Dangerous Ideas: Criminals and Victims of Crimes
Librarians are in favor of giving everyone a fair hearing (and reading). Let’s hope for more conversation and debate, however vigorous or passionate, and no shouting:
1) Sometimes the Victim Is at Fault, Argues Rutgers–Newark Law Professor Vera Bergelson in New Book on Comparative Criminal Liability, September 10, 2009
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Oregon Legislature: New 2009 Laws
The August/September 2009 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin (OSB) had a useful list of recent legislative bills that passed this past Legislative Session. It’s a list that will come in handy until the full session summary reports roll in.
This OSB list includes bills on estate planning (e.g. small estate limits), debt collection, elder law, and many other topics.
To find the full text of all bills, visit the Oregon Legislature’s website.
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Name Changes in Oregon: Fictional and Non-fictional (i.e. Real Life)
Real Life Name Changes:
1) Your Oregon County Circuit Court is the best place to begin if you need or want to make an actual name change. Many have name-change forms online or for sale at the Courthouse.
2) For example, in Washington County, visit the Washington County Circuit Court webpage on Name Change for forms and information.
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Constitution Day 2009 in Oregon
Constitution Day is Thursday, September 17, 2009. I won’t be celebrating in my usual way, but will acknowledge the day by giving out free pocket U.S. Constitutions at the Washington County Law Library, in Hillsboro.
For more information about Constitution Day:
1) Constitution Day is Every Day, at the Law Librarian Blog.
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Wordstock, Oct 11-13, 2009, at the Oregon Convention Center
Save the date:
Wordstock will be held October 11-13th, 2009, at the Oregon Convention Center, in Portland.
Meet your favorite writers, visit the Book Fair, buy books, and sample the neighborhood restaurants (and find Portland neighborhoods further afield).
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Washington County (Oregon) Increases Jail Visiting Hours
We not only admire civil servants who come up with creative solutions that save taxpayers money, we especially love it when managers ask and listen to their front line staff members who often have the best ideas on how to improve service and save money!
From the Washington County Sheriff’s Office
“Expanded Jail Visiting Schedule: Social and Professional Visits – Effective September 1
In an effort to stretch budget dollars during the economic downturn, the Washington County Jail implemented a new staffing schedule. Normally having fewer deputies available would mean fewer visiting hours for the public and professional visitors. However, thanks to innovative ideas from our jail staff, we implemented a series of schedule changes to meal times and other programs, so we are actually able to increase the number of available visiting hours from 36 to over 49 hours per week!”
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The Eddie Haskell Lawyer
This was worth passing on, even though there is no obvious Oregon connection. We have all heard about these types of lawyers (and other Eddie Haskells in our lives).
From the Ralph Losey E-Discovery Team blog:
Court Catches On To Feigned Attorney Cooperation and Client Pays the Consequences