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Some of us here at the Oregon Legal Research blog are recently returned from the 2011 Virtual Reference Summit, where many Oregon library staff go to share an interest in the triad of reference, service, and technology issues and ideas we regularly encounter in the field. Some fun and potentially useful sites were presented that our readers might enjoy:

EasyBib: Free automatic bibliography and citation maker for books, websites, newspapers, and so on. The usual style suspects are included: MLA, Chicago, APA.

OttoBib: Same thing, for books only; but creates the citation/bibliography immediately using just the ISBN and also can provide a permanent URL for the bibliography.

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If you write, and you want people to read what you write, now and in the future, take heed:
Librarians Rule (again)!  Yes we can weed or delete your magnum opus from library collections, but, more to the point, we have an even greater passion for preserving your legacy!
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A lot of people still think the only prerequisites for working in a library are 1) “you like to read” and 2) the ability to stamp books with checkout dates.
Other than laughing and telling them they do not have the range of technical and specialized skills needed to work in my library or any other library, even for the most entry-level of jobs, I do, sometimes, on occasion, if I’m feeling magnanimous, ask them if they have ever looked at a job posting for even a temporary, student-job in a library – and noticed the skills needed, eg.:
Kaiser Permanente Student Internship
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Not all statutes are codified, that is, not all laws passed (by Congress and signed by the President) appear in the numbered sections of the U.S. Code.  Sometimes they appear in the code section’s note.
This blog post may not mean anything to you right now, but one day you’ll say “so that’s what Laura was talking about!”
I used to teach this to law students, using the Privacy Act of 1974 as an example, but a federal agency law librarian has written a useful and short memo on the subject so you don’t need me anymore (at least not to explain this!):
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The short answer is, “it depends on the business.”  You can bet that Jeffrey Archer worked on his novels while in prison, but I’m pretty sure Bernie Madoff isn’t “investing” (or whatever he called it – what’s a verb for running a Ponzi Scheme?) anyone’s money, although one can never be too sure with some people.
It also depends on the crime for which you have been incarcerated, the prison, and the state’s laws, regulations and prison policies.  It’s not inconceivable that if you invent, say, a better mousetrap, while incarcerated, you might be granted more leeway than if you invent a designer high-tech shiv (just sayin’), but whatever you do, please read up on the law, ask the prison authorities, and ask a lawyer.
Here in Oregon that means starting with the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), e.g. Chapter 291 Department of Corrections, perhaps including but not limited to 291-105-0015 Rules of Misconduct.
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“The King County Law Library has a new name, Public Law Library of King County, and a new Director, Rita Dermody.
Since the library is open to everyone, not just lawyers and court personnel, the King County Law Library Board of Trustees recommended this name change to make the public feel more welcome….” [Link to library’s website.]
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The Multnomah County Library is hosting a Writers Resource Fair on April 17th, 2011.
There is a wonderful lineup of supporting publishers and organizations and lots of small press books for sale.
For even more about Oregon authors, publishers, and writing and reading groups, visit these websites:
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The Washington County (Oregon) Law Library is scanning the 1953-1987 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS).

These particular volumes are also known as the “Gutbusters,” because the pages are filed in 7-10” gut-busting (to lift) loose-leaf binders.

Read the project description and view a sample 1955 Chapter:

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What DO public law librarians do? We all do pretty much what public law librarians do in Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin, Georgia, Ohio, Colorado … and California, whose county law librarians made this excellent 2 minute, 35 second video.

Among other things, we save people time, money, aggravation, and fear:

CA County Law Library Video now on YouTube: Who Have You Helped Today?

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Oregon has three law schools, and three law school libraries, two of which are private. Each provides a generous amount of service to the public even though their primary mission is to serve their student and faculty research needs. (They also provide invaluable assistance to the Oregon county law librarians.)

Oregon also has a state law library and a network of county law libraries. (There are also law firm and bar association law libraries, but they are for employees and lawyers only.)

If you need to do legal research:

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