Lawyers and librarians who buy legal books and databases rely on the stupendous “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual” and we welcome the latest 2012 edition.
You can read more about this peerless buyers’ guide and legal reference tool at the New England Law Press website.
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
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:
The April 2012 Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin contains a detailed summary of this interesting case about blogging, bloggers, journalism, defamation, and the law: Obsidian Finance Group, LLC and Kevin D. Padrick v. Crystal Cox (3:2011cv00057) (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011) (Motion for new trial denied Mar. 27, 2012) (Appeals filed March 30, 2012, and April 25, 2012)
“The Poster Child: How Oregon’s Blogging Defamation Case Attracted National Attention,” by Janine Robben.
Excerpts:
“Last November, a federal jury in Portland found a vitriolic, Montana-based blogger liable for $2.5 million for defaming an Oregon State Bar member and his company online. On March 27, 2012, a U.S. District Court judge denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial, setting the stage for an appeal that will be followed by First Amendment lawyers, bloggers and traditional journalists around the country.
Professional indexing is an art and a craft. If you are a writer who is inclined to go it alone, for money or for love of indexing, or if you have someone who loves you and is willing to create an index for your book:
Chronicle of Higher Education has a 3-part article about DIY book indexing:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
The May 25th, 2012, Library Link of the Day, and other sources, tip us off to this article:
“How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit,” by Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, May 15 2012.
We have updated our guide: “How to dispose of used law books.“
You can link to the guide from the Washington County (Oregon) Law Library website (under the heading “Donations“).
(Other Oregon State offices will be closed, too, e.g. DMV.)
Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, May 25, 2012, because of budget cuts. It’s also wise to check with the court for open hours; many have had to cut hours due to budget cuts and staff layoffs.
Some Oregon county law libraries will be open; many are not located in courthouses and are staffed by county employees, not state employees.
Hatfield U.S. Courthouse Sculpture: Cat on Trial in Law of Nature
I only today discovered this garden while looking at the Judith Resnik, Dennis Curtis online edition of their book: “Representing Justice,” but locals may recognize the sculptures. There is a field trip in my future.
The “Law of Nature” sculpture might be more familiar.
Oregon Legal Research Blog