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“Report on Evolving Role of Law Libraries in the 21st Century,” by Richard Zorza

“Law libraries can continue to play an integral role in the courts and justice system in the 21st Century, but only if they change their orientation towards helping the public access the legal system.  A new report released by Zorza & Associates today, titled “The Sustainable 21st Century Law Library: Vision, Deployment and Assessment for Access to Justice,” notes the vast changes to the law library landscape over the past twenty years and the potentially critical new role they can play as an access to justice resource for people without lawyers….” [Link to blog post and full text of report.]

Press release.

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Oregonian story: “Beaverton police, ODOT officials crack down on illegal movers during sting,” April 26, 2012, by Rebecca Woolington.

Excerpt: “Beaverton police and Oregon Department of Transportation officials cracked down on illegal movers during a sting Wednesday involving five unlicensed movers.

Each of the movers was cited and accused of not complying with consumer protection and safety laws, said Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman. … Moving is a regulated industry in Oregon, according to ODOT. To offer moving services for money, people need to be approved by the state. That includes having a business license, undergoing a criminal background check, completing a household goods carrier license application through ODOT, and possessing liability and property damage insurance, among other things.

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Keep those unused, unwanted, out of date prescription drugs out of your landfills and drinking water (and out of standing water, for that matter – woof).

Visit the DEA National Take-Back Initiative website for collections sites.

Yes, it would be nice if this event lasted more than 4 hours on a single Saturday, but it’s an educational effort!

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Did you know that there are laws about the use of “greywater”? (Graywater is wastewater collected from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, and washing machines for reuse.)

Read the latest Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) April 18, 2012 news release:, which has links to additional graywater information:

“Homeowners, businesses have options for graywater use: Oregonians can now reuse graywater both inside (for flushing toilets) and outside (for watering landscaping) a home or building….” [Link to DCB news releases.]

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The Civil Rights Section of the Oregon State Bar presents a free public forum:

Our Streets: The Police, The Public, & the Law (flyer, PDF)

When: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Portland State University; Smith Memorial Student Union (SW Park & Harrison), Room 296

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Not every workplace has a Take Your Kids to Work Day (and some parents just want to know if and when they can leave their kids home alone!), but if you want to think about planning for such a day next year, visit the Daughters and Sons to Work website and the Wikipedia counterpart for some ideas.

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If you need a specific article, and have the author or title, you might be able to find it free on the Internet.

(You will need many indexes and a full-service legal research database, and a research strategy, to perform a full legal literature subject search for magazine, journal, law review, newsletter, and newspaper articles.)

1) Use your Internet search engine of choice: enter the article title or keywords from the title and the author(s) name(s).

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