I bet you don’t see those two subjects in the same sentence very often!
The Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE), an online resource of Oregon history and culture, is partnering with McMenamins on a series of History Nights.
1) Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Kerry Eggers presents “It’s War! Beavers vs. Ducks: The History of the Longest-and Greatest-Sports Rivalry in Oregon.”
Present and Future Librarians: The most recent OLA Quarterly has some excellent articles well-worth reading including, but not limited to these:
OLA (Oregon Library Association) Quarterly, Fall 2010, Vol. 16, no. 3
1) ‘What “Open to the Public” Really Means,” by Jane Salisbury and Carolee Hirsch
The October 2010 Consumer Reports magazine had a useful article on “Where to Find Lost Loot” (and we thank them for posting it free, online).
More on consumer protection from the Federal Trade Commission and the soon to be activated (we hope) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Constitution Day 2010 has passed with nary a whimper, but thoughts of the inimitable Classroom Law Project stay front and center.
Did you know you can volunteer with the Classroom Law Project? They are super-friendly, fun, and oh so smart. And they are willing to pass all that goodness on to you, free of charge. You just need to volunteer. (I’m volunteering so I can learn how to bring all that goodness out to my law library’s county.)
Learn and teach about civics, courts, and law making. You don’t need to be a lawyer to volunteer – really!
The Oregon Food Handlers Manual is not just for food-handlers. It’s for people who eat or buy food. Could this mean you?
1) If you eat in restaurants or at grocery stores, farmers’ markets, food carts, hospitals, country fairs, lemonade stands, fund-raising events, or just about anywhere else you buy food, you might be interested in how Oregonians are protected from food-borne illnesses.
2) Even if you don’t sell or serve food, if you EAT food, you might find the Food Handlers Manual interesting, along with the Oregon Food Safety website. (And for extra credit, you can read about Alcohol Server Education.)
Dewsnup v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, (SC 057895), decided September 16, 2010:
“…Today, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that, based on plaintiffs’ expert’s affidavit, the question whether a roof, after a homeowner has begun to disassemble and repair it, remained a “roof” for the purposes of a homeowners’ insurance policy, was a question of fact that must be decided by a jury rather than being determined by a judge on summary judgment….” (Read full 9/16/10, Media Release or full opinion.)
The upcoming Banned Book Week, September 25 – October 2, 2010, gives us an excuse to wax poetically, briefly, with dignity, and without matches, on how to object, also with dignity and without matches, to a book in your public library. It’s quite easy:
Call, or
Visit, or
Connect to your library’s website.
Express your displeasure, with principled reasons,
And, simply, ask that your complaint about a book be heard (and responded to)
By the Library Director, Library Board and Library Managers.
For example, the Multnomah County Library offers many opportunities for you to communicate with the library’s Director and managers. Or, you can find your library at one of these Oregon library directories.
For more information on banned books:
The OSB has had a winning line-up of new books released this year, and the latest one “Rights of Foreign Nationals“is as welcome to lawyers and law librarians as the previous titles were, which include:
The excellent (and fun!) Mighell Marker, a Legal Technology Weekly, Volume 11, Issue 26 September 12, 2010, alerts us to this:
Marcus Zillman’s Factchecker Directory (homepage):
“The Directory of Fact Checkers is a Subject Tracer Information Blog designed to be a comprehensive listing of the available fact checkers and sources on the Internet and is being compiled and edited by Internet expert and guru Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. and Executive Directory of the Virtual Private Library” (link to Directory)
After highlighting Yale Law School Dogs in a previous blog post, I would be remiss if I omit a blog post on their rare book exhibit on Courtrooms in Comic Books.
(From the exhibit, “Superheroes in Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books“, curated by Mark S. Zaid, Esq., and on display Sept. 4-Dec, 16, 2010 in the Rare Book Exhibition Gallery, Level L2, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School.)
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