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We ask a lot of that airplane seatback in front of us. It has to be a tray, a TV, as far away as possible (and not sticky), and now it might soon contain an airbag.

Here’s a story from the always interesting Popular Mechanics website: Airbags on Planes: Will a New FAA Regulation Pave the Way for Airbag Seatbelts, March 12, 2009.

Here are some related FDA documents on airplane cabin safety, Fact Sheet and the 2005 regulation. There is a lot more out there, so go forth and research. One day that seatback will connect us to a Web browser, but use your headphones, please.

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In Washington County (Oregon), April 2, 2009:

‘Day for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: 37,536 Oregon children live with their grandparents

“In Oregon, over 20,000 grandparents have stepped forward to raise children because their parents struggle with drug and alcohol abuse, incarceration, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, domestic violence, divorce, unemployment or military deployment,” notes Deborah Letourneau, Program Coordinator for Washington County’s Family Caregiver Support Program of Disability, Aging and Veteran Services.

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One day I’m going to blog about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of legal research, though I’ll put it more in terms of the Expensive, the Impossible, and the Obscure. For now, I’ll limit myself to writing about The Boring, but Necessary: Court Rules (which have nothing to do with the popular saying, “Librarians Rule” 🙂

Court Rules run the gamut from the statewide Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and Uniform Trial Court Rules and more, all of which you can find at the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) website, under Court Rules.

There are also local court rules, which include the Supplementary Local Rules (SLRs) and General Orders. The SLRs can be found at your Circuit Court’s website.

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A 2009 HB 2620 to rewrite the Oregon Constitution has been introduced, by Representative Chuck Riley:

A summary from the Legislature (html or pdf):

“Provides for constitutional convention in 2011. Establishes qualifications for delegates, number of delegates and manner of electing delegates. Requires that chairperson of convention certify proposed Constitution to Secretary of State no later than August 26, 2011. Requires that Secretary of State submit proposed constitution to people for approval or rejection at special election to be held on November 8, 2011.

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Give a big welcome to a (relatively) new entrant in the Oregon legal research database field of players: Oregon Laws dot org. It’s a legal research database designed and powered by law students (our future!). I like it so far – and its associated blog too.

The owners solicit feedback, which I’m sure they’ll get from law librarians on issues of authentication, PURLs, archives, and more – oh my (law librarians always have something to say, and we’re always glad to see new entries into the Legal Information to the Public arena).

Lawyers might have other things to add, including our friends at PLoL and Justia and Public Resource, all very public spirited, like librarians.

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We meet a lot of people who want to start a business but don’t know where to begin. Entrepreneurs with great ideas don’t always have good business sense, but they can acquire it (usually) – or find business partners who have it.

Before you plonk down the first month’s rent on a store front, or invest in any alleged money-making endeavor (especially if it eats), read the Starting a Business guides from the Oregon Corporation Division.

Other business start-up websites that are sometimes overlooked include ones you can find or link to from these:

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Owning the copyright is not enough. You have to protect it.

If you write books and publish them, in paper or online, through a publisher or by yourself, you need to learn how to protect your copyright interests. Let your imagination be your guide. Who would have envisioned these events? Don’t leave it to the science fiction and fantasy writers to imagine life, and publishing, in the future.

1) Google Book Settlement (See also the Guide for the Perplexed and posts at Library Law, here and here , click on googlebooksettlement in the Library Copyright cloud or at the ALA GBS site.)

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The Portland metro-area Landlord Training has set its Spring 2009 class dates. This is 8-hours of specialized training – and it’s free!

Excerpt: “Program Information: Since 1989, this nationally recognized program has taught over 13000 Portland-area owners and managers how to keep illegal activity out of rentals, maintain property in compliance with City maintenance regulations, and partner with City services/programs both to provide habitable housing and protect their residential property investment.

This program is constantly updated to current laws and issues, and has been adopted by over 400 cities and counties across the nation. The content of the course reflects in-depth research with organizations and individuals in police work, housing maintenance, property management, law, and public housing.

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Update: In case you haven’t heard (anyone?), the Oregon Courts will remain open on Fridays, except for Friday, March 13th, 2009. Stories about this are at all news outlets, radio, TV, newspaper, and online.

See the Legislature’s press release about this good news.

This good news also means regular access to county law libraries located in courthouses. Those of us not located in courthouses had planned to stay open despite the other closings.

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The very funny title leads into a very, very interesting blog post from BlawgIT. I love it also because it ties in with what law librarians say all the time:

Don’t Treat Your Law Librarian Like a Lawyer! Law librarians know and teach legal research. If you have a legal problem, ask a law librarian how to research it. If you want a solution to your legal problem, hire a lawyer!

But hear it from a lawyer:

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