Oregon Legal Research BlogIf you thought legal research skills were icing on the cake, think again:
Lawyers have an ethical duty to perform adequate legal research. (And, clients might expect a bit more than “adequate.”)
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Medical – Legal Research Resources for Oregon Attorneys and Legal Researchers
Lawyers use all sorts of non-legal research resources, including medical ones.
As is the case with any specialized subject research, you need to develop a research strategy to make sure you begin at the beginning, use the right search terms, identify relevant journals and indexes and catalogs, and have a system for recording your progress so you don’t miss anything or duplicate your research.
And, as is the case for any specialized research (e.g. business, law, music, etc.), it helps to consult a specialist – a medical librarian or research specialist in this case.
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Tattooed Librarians of the Pacific NW Calendar
Help a Library-School Student:
NW Tattooed Librarian Calendar
From the Emporia students: “Help support Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management students! We created this calendar as a fundraiser for our graduation and it turned our really well. You can buy the calendar online for $25 from this link:
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Animated Traffic Law
Maybe arguing about traffic law isn’t fun, but learning about traffic law just might be:
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Don’t be a Sucker! Be a Smart Consumer, a Skeptic, or Simply Indulge Your Curiosity
I love reading consumer news, whether it’s sad stories or great tips in my local newspapers, consumer lawyer websites, or the multitude of consumer protection sites offered up by state and federal governments, e.g. Oregon’s DOJ and the U.S. FTC.
You always learn something, though in the process you may become a bit jaded. But, better jaded than a sucker!
Here are some additional links I’ve collected recently from reading or listening to a few of my favorite consumer law sources:
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“Center for Plain Language” and “Associations Unlimited”
If you are very lucky, you learn something new every day:
1) Did you know there was a Center for Plain Language? What might they do?
In a nutshell: “The Center for Plain Language wants government and business documents to be clear and understandable.” (Don’t we all!)
2) Also, do you remember the wonderful reference book, “Encyclopedia of Associations“? Well, it’s online now (and has been for some time) and probably at your public library (e.g. through the WCCLS, though you will find it under the new name, “Associations Unlimited”).
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How to Search for Criminal Records
This question comes to librarians usually in this form:
I am looking for Criminal Records for someone I want to hire, want to rent to, want to date, etc. Can I search for that information online – and for free?
The answer:
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Prisons and Libraries
“Prisoners’ Right to Read: A New Interpretation to the Library Bill of Rights,” posted on July 12th, 2010 by Nanette Perez
There is also a Prison Law blog (thank you to Tom Mighell and his Inter-Alia newsletter for the lead.)
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Expert Witness Research and Directories
If you don’t know where to begin, try these:
2) UW, Gallagher Law Library: Expert Witnesses: Researching Factual Experts to Use in Litigation
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To Cite is Human, to Find Law Divine: What Does a Legal Citation Look Like?
The following blog post got me to thinking that a legal citation lesson for non-attorneys might be a challenge worth attempting, though I surely won’t get it right the first time.
3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Bloomberg Law Gets Cited By A New Jersey Court… A First for “___ BL ___” (citing to United States v. Stuler, Civil Action No. 08-273, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43338, 2010 BL 99422 (W.D. Pa. May 4, 2010))
Onward to Legal Citation for the Novice: