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New Search Engine: MillionShort
“Imagine a search engine that simply removed the top 1 million most popular web sites from its index. What would you discover?” [Hat tip to the Law Librarian Blog.]
Only time will tell if MillionShort has “legs” but it has high Cool Factor potential.
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Scam a Lawyer Today?
Lawyers are not immune to scamery (so to speak), or so it seems:
1) “Lawyers Scammed Over Email” (Gallagher Blogs)
2) Read more at Law Technology News: “Law Firm Flimflam Scam Continues,” by Tam Harbert, Law Technology News, June 8, 2012
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What Do People (and Lawyers) Ask Public Law Librarians?
Have you ever wondered about the questions public law librarians are asked? Have you ever thought that answers to lawyer and non-lawyer legal questions are “all online?”
Think again!
The Oregon Special Law Library Association (ORSLA) asked the question. Read the answers (and a few samples below). Public law librarians around the country will recognize these:
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Have you Ever Read Oregon Measure 5 or Measure 11?
It’s not always easy to find original and official texts of Oregon Measures (citizen or legislative referrals), so here are some tips*
MEASURE 5: Property Taxes
Measure 5 was a 1997 House Joint Resolution, and an amendment to the Oregon Constitution (Article XI, Section 11).
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JOB: Oregon Law Library Assistant Position
This position opens on June 2 and closes on June 15, 2012:
Washington County Law Library (apply through the Washington County Human Resources website)
The Washington County Law Library, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, is seeking a part-time (25 hours/week) Law Library Assistant. Under the supervision of the county’s Law Librarian, the Law Library Assistant will have administrative support and financial record keeping duties, document digitization tasks, and provide circulation and basic library reference assistance to library patrons.
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Comment on the Draft of the Forthcoming DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
DSM-5 Draft Criteria Open for Final Public Comment: May 2nd through June 15th, 2012
Oh, the wonders of the internet – and the DSM and its 5th edition, for which psychiatrists, psychologists, and lawyers await with baited breath: DSM-V is expected in May 2013.
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How to Write an “Oregon Encyclopedia” Entry & Other Oregon History Research Tips
Free, public workshop at the Multnomah Central Library:
Sunday, June 10, 2012
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Multnomah County Central Library
801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR
U.S. Bank Room.
Free and open to the public.
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Funding Terminated for the “U.S. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics” (eff. July 1, 2012)
“The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics has been produced at the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center (University at Albany, SUNY) since 1973. Originally published annually in print format, it is now available as a free Internet resource. Funding for this resource has been provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (U.S. Department of Justice).
As of July 31, 2012 the Justice Department will no longer be funding the project. Staff at the Hindelang Center are investigating possible commercial publishers for the Sourcebook.” (Source: law and government librarian listserv.)
You won’t find this news at the U.S. Department of Justice blog or at their Justice News site, but the USDOJ site has lots of other news.