Oregon Court of Appeals has a New Judge: now the Honorable Meagan Flynn
More about Oregon appellate and trial courts:
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Oregon Court of Appeals Judges
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Law Libraries and Access to Justice, AALL Special Committee on Access to Justice 2014 Report
LAW LIBRARIES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE, A Report of the American Association of Law Libraries, Special Committee on Access to Justice, July 2014
“AALL’s new white paper, Law Libraries and Access to Justice: A Report of the American Association of Law Libraries Special Committee on Access to Justice, is now available on AALLNET. The white paper is the work of AALL’s 2013-14 Access to Justice Special Committee, chaired by Sara Galligan, and explores how all types of law libraries – including private; state, court, and county; and academic – contribute to the ATJ movement.
As AALL Past President Steven P. Anderson noted in his introduction, “As the principal providers of legal information, law libraries are an indispensable part of the services that can be provided to those with legal needs. Law libraries make “The Law” available, and law librarians serve as guides to finding the most relevant legal information.” The white paper explains the myriad ways law libraries can contribute to the administration of an effective ATJ system and successfully work with others on the front lines of ATJ.” [Link to a PDF of the full Report.]
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Possible Restoration of PACER Records
The Washington Post reports today that the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has a plan to restore online access to the PACER documents that were removed. Link to the full article.
Hat tip to AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) for their action on this important issue.
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Oregon’s Multnomah Law Library Catalog is Now Online
Oregon’s Multnomah Law Library* is one of the state’s best legal research collections – and you can now search their catalog online: Multnomah Law Library’s Catalog
For links to other Oregon state, county, and academic law libraries, link to the directory of Oregon county law libraries and to Oregon Law Libraries: Hours and Types of Service.
*Are you wondering why the Multnomah Law Library isn’t called the Multnomah County Law Library? It’s because the law library is a nonprofit, not a county department, unlike other Oregon county law libraries. (Read a brief history of the Oregon county law libraries.)
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Superseded ORS on the Oregon Legislature’s Website: 1953-1981
The Oregon Legislature now has 1953-1981 ORS on their website. Stay tuned for more superseded ORS to be added to the online collection.
Indirect link: Visit the ORS Archives 1999-2011 webpage and click on the text (in tiny print): “Older editions of the ORS are available here and more are being added as time and resources allow.”
More about the Gutbuster scanning project we have been working on with Legislative Counsel, including a picture of a Gutbuster.
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Oregon July 2014 Bar Exam Results
View the Oregon July 2014 Bar Exam Results at the OSB website, starting 2 p.m., September 19, 2014.
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How to Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete with One Hand and Other One-Hand Keyboard Accessibility Tips
I like “using your keyboard one handed” from AbilityNet dot org in the U.K. (with or without Scotland).
There are lots of other instructions on searching the interwebs with one hand, e.g. use these search words: control alt delete one handed or computer keyboard one hand or other variations that tickle your fancy.
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Authenticating Electronic Legal Materials: UELMA & Beyond (Program, San Diego, 1/9/15)
Authenticating Electronic Legal Materials: UELMA & Beyond
“Several states, including California, have enacted the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. Learn about best practices, authentication technologies, and advocacy efforts from state officials, government relations experts, and law librarians:
Friday, January 9, 2015
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Lawyers on Social Media: Career Killer or Kickstarter?
Gallagher Blogs has a post about managing the lawyer’s (or law student’s) public face:
Screen Star or Social Media Trainwreck?
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New 2014 Edition: Universal Citation Guide
From HeinOnline: “The Universal Citation Guide, 3rd ed. recognizes the current practices of legal researchers who often consult an electronic research tool without ever seeing a print volume of a reporter or code sitting on a library shelf.”
“…. As states publish primary documents on their own web sites and researchers utilize a wide variety of options to access legal materials, it is necessary to have a universal system of citation that helps users locate information across all formats, platforms, and publishers….” [Link to HeinOnline blog post and order information.]