From: “Seattle Public Library Puts Books on Bikes”: “The library is a zebra-print lunch box tucked into the back of a pedicab and stuffed with old-fashioned paperbacks and digital LibraryBoxen.”
To: Mobile Mini Libraries Pepper SXSW
To: LibraryBox
ABA Journal: “Help pick the best legal novel of the year: Vote for one of three Harper Lee Prize finalists”
Chose from among these 3:
“The Wrong Man,” by David Ellis
There is nothing like a Parking dispute to bring out one’s inner monster, whether the metamorphosis takes place in a faculty meeting (or parking lot), a mall parking lot in December, or in front of one’s home & hearth. There is now a serious book on the subject.
For a parallel view on the Zen of Parking, and in a more humorous mode, read Calvin Trillin’s 2001 novel, “Tepper isn’t going out,” but for a more prosaic examination of Parking, here is the title of that new book:
“Politics of Parking: Rights, Identity, and Property,” by Sarah Marusek
State agencies, departments, courts are closed today, May 24, 2013.
This is the last Oregon Judicial Branch furlough day for the Fiscal Year 2012-13, which ends June 30, 2013.
Most county and local government offices are open.
Visit the Oregon Judicial Branch (aka OJD or OJB) website for more information.
Many county law libraries will be open (visit the OCCLL website for info) for legal research resources and assistance and internet access for attorneys and self-represented litigants.
House Concurrent Resolution 12, designating an official microbe of the State of Oregon, has moved through the 2013 Legislature with the speed of a freshly drawn IPA through a Cerevisaphile.
(If that direct link to the resolution’s PDF doesn’t work, search for the 2013 HCR 12 from the Legislature’s bills and laws page.)
The microbe in question? Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as brewer’s yeast or baker’s yeast.
Hawaii Governor Abercrombie signed UELMA into law on April 11th. It is Act 11 of the 2013 Legislature.
Hawaii is the 5th state to enact UELMA, following North Dakota where it became law last week. Hawaii is the first state to include Judicial information in the law, and it will be a model for other states looking to include court opinions and other Judicial materials.
UELMA is on the Oregon Legislature’s radar this 2013 regular session. Read more about UELMA in Oregon.
The Washington County Bar Association New Lawyer Division (WCBNLD) is having its second meeting: Friday, April 19, from 5:30-7pm, at the law offices of Helzer, Cromar and Schneider, LLP, 4900 SW Griffith Dr #245, Beaverton OR 97005.
This meeting will be a relaxing social and educational event and an opportunity to express your ideas about future events for the WCBNLD.
A Washington County Assistant Law Librarian and State of Oregon Law Library Reference Librarian will also be on had to talk about free and low-cost human, print, and online legal research resources at Oregon public law libraries.
You can find a list of the Oregon’s recent BitTorrent and Peer-to-Peer (download) cases, copies of complaints, and other information at the Oregon Intellectual Property Law’s February 26, 2013, post:
Are the state and federal laws you find online authenticated and permanently preserved?
Oregon’s Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (popularly known as UELMA) is moving through the 2013 Legislative Session as HB 2944.
UELMA aims to ensure preservation of and permanent public access to official electronic legal documents. Oregon’s UELMA does not include court decisions, unlike the uniform law.
Oregon Legal Research Blog