Oregon Legal Research BlogFAQ: “Do you have any books on careers in the law?” (Note for career seekers: do not confuse books “about the law” or books on “what lawyers do” with…
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Law Books Can Be Beautiful (a long time ago, sadly)
The Yale Law Library Rare Books Blog post, Law Books Bright and Beautiful, links to their Flickr photo display. Hat tip to the Justia Law Librarian Blawg Search round-up….
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How to Reuse, Recycle, and otherwise Dispose of Unwanted Law Books
We have updated our guide: “How to dispose of used law books.“ You can link to the guide from the Washington County (Oregon) Law Library website (under the heading…
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Oregon Used Books, Charitable Activities Law, and “Those Blue Bins”
About those Reading Tree and Thrift Recycling Management “Blue Bins” (not to be confused with the Blue Screen of Death): Just as when something labeled “natural” isn’t…
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Dream Job for the Right Person: Rare Book Librarian (Yale Law School)
…general direction of the Associate Director for Collections and Access, the Rare Book Librarian oversees activities of the Law Library relating to rare books, preservation, and legal history. The Rare…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART ONE
…that I had my own tale to tell of the disappearance of two of my law library’s books. In The Book Thief, a federal district court judge learns that a…
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Lawyers: Save Time & Money: “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual”
…books are good value. 6) Select the research resource you need from thousands of subject-specific loose-leaf, treatise, and database reviews. 7) Twelve appendices with legal publication costs, publishers, and other…
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Gift, Luxury, or Necessity: How to Buy the Tablet or e-Reader that Suits You
Public libraries have some of the best buyers’ guides for e-Reading devices. Check at your own public library or start with this one to find links to reviews,…
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How Long Should You Quarantine Library Books (vis a vis Covid-19)?
Our Oregon public librarians, statewide, have a plan for this! Here is what they have shared with our library community so far (as of June 22, 2020): Bottom…
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2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries
“2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, and to honor former Alabama law…