Oregon Legal Research BlogIn this Year of the Election, create your own poll, if you dare. From Free tech for teachers:
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Create Your Own Poll: Free Polling and Survey Tools
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If you think “Open Data” and “Government Transparency” are Easy, Free, Authentic, Accurate …
Guidelines for Open Data Policies (and more from the Sunlight Foundation and Open Congress)
Everyone likes open data, government transparency, consumer protections, and life online, but do you ever think about what it costs to make these happen?
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Oregon Voter Pamphlets, Measure 78, and “No Financial Impact?”
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.”)
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More Jobs at the Oregon Legislature
The upcoming 2013 Oregon Legislative Session offers some budding legislators and government wonks a few more opportunities to learn about the legislative process while earning some money.
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Google Books Litigation Family Tree
The Law Librarian Blog alerts us to the Google Books Litigation Family Tree, developed by Jonathan Band, Library Copyright Alliance, et al.
There’s nothing like a flow chart for tracking complex processes.
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Jobs: Oregon Legislature Hiring 30 (temporary) Session Committee Assistants
If you have any interest in how Oregon state government works and would be able to work in Salem during the next Legislative session:
“Legislative Administration is recruiting to hire approximately 30 Session Committee Assistants. We will hire 30 to staff session committees for Committee Services, including Legislative Fiscal and Legislative Revenue for the 2013 Legislative Session.“
Link to the Oregon Legislature’s job site for more information (and other Session jobs).
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Can we trust the law that is online? Law via the Internet Conference, October 7-8, 2012
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.”
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iPad Tips for Lawyers: Resource Round-up from I Heart Tech
If you feel awash in iPad tips for lawyers, you’re not alone. Here’s another place to begin:
iPad for Lawyers: Resource Round-up from I Heart Tech (and her resource page).
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“How to Make a Book Disappear” (The Atlantic)
“How to Make a Book Disappear,” by Maria Konnikova, The Atlantic, 3 Sep 18 2012
If books started disappearing off your bookshelves, you’d probably notice. Wouldn’t you? What if they started disappearing off your ebook reader?
Thank you to Library Link of the Day for the tip.
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2012 Survey of Hourly Rates (and more) for Oregon Attorneys
Oregon State Bar (OSB) recently updated their Economic Survey, which includes current (2012) hourly rates for attorneys in Oregon (in addition to many other measures, compensation, job satisfaction, etc.)
Right now, link from the OSB homepage, to this 2012 Survey link.
You can also find and download surveys and other publications at the OSB Surveys, Reports & Research webpages.