While a lot of JSTOR content is free, not all of it is. However, there are other ways to get JSTOR articles for no direct cost.
1) Your local public library may subscribe to the database. (Current Oregon Statewide Databases available at eligible public libraries. Some public libraries have additional database subscriptions.)
2) JSTOR Register and Read program (currently in beta).
You can find the Oregon Department of Revenue’s “Law Libraries: Suggested values for January 1, 2013” report at the Oregon State Bar (OSB) website.
Direct link to the report’s PDF at the OSB.
You might also be able to dig through the Property Tax Division of the Oregon Department of Revenue webpages and find the 2013 report there, but lots of luck with that.
An October 25, 2012, Law Librarian Blog post:
“Memphis Public Library Card With Photo Held To Be A Valid Voter ID:
Here’s a bit of legal fun. The Tennessee voter ID law was under attack in that state as unconstitutional. The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the law is constitutional. However, the more interesting part of the opinion concluded that a photo ID issued by the Memphis Public Library constituted a valid ID for anyone attempting to vote under the law. The State had argued against that point. The Court stated ….” [Link to full blog post.]
iLibrarian alerts us to this sensible, and very funny, genealogy research advice, which also applies to Life in General and on the Internet Tubes:
Avoiding Five Common Genealogy Research Errors, from iLibrarian, 10/20/12.
Friday, October 19, 2012, is a furlough day.
Many Oregon county law libraries will be open; we are county, not state, departments (but funded by the state, through the State Courts).
If you are thinking about a career in “legal information” or advancing your career in “legal information,” this is a useful birds-eye snapshot of the profession(s):
“AALL/ILTA Digital White Paper: The New Librarian,” 10/15/12:
“The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) has collaborated to create a white paper on the set of skills needed for today’s librarian and information services professionals. Whether it is Knowledge Management, working with Practice Groups, Competitive Intelligence, Electronic Books, or the evolving trends within Legal Research or Emerging Technology, ….” [Link to full 3 Geeks and a Law Blog post.]
We love voting in Oregon. Not only can we vote by mail, but we get a honkin’ huge Voter Pamphlet to read on long commutes and rainy afternoons, and for pure reading pleasure.
There is even a little comedy in the Voter’s Pamphlet, and I haven’t even gotten past Measure 78 on page 52 (out of 151 pages).
On page 52 of the Voter’s Pamphlet you will find the “Estimate of Financial Impact” of Measure 78, a fairly routine though slightly comic proposal to change some of the language of the Oregon Constitution. (It brings to mind a charming speaker at a county public meeting who said in all seriousness that “he liked Government but does not understand it.”)
The “Law via the Internet Conference” will be held in Ithaca, NY, October 7-9, 2012:
Among other programs, this one promises to be provocative:
“Can We Trust What’s Online? Conclusions from the National Inventory of Legal Materials.”
Not everyone in Oregon (or elsewhere in the country) is lucky enough to have easy access to a local public law library with trained law library staff members (e.g. Washington County Law Library) (Not everyone has easy access to a public library either, for that matter.)
Public library reference librarians and paraprofessional staff members are invited to tune in to one or more of these Access to Justice webinars, from the Pro Bono Network:
Oregon Legal Research Blog