It’s not easy to find a simple online explanation of the difference between Official and Unofficial sources of law. My explanation may fill in that gap – or not,…
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What Do People (and Lawyers) Ask Public Law Librarians?
Have you ever wondered about the questions public law librarians are asked? Have you ever thought that answers to lawyer and non-lawyer legal questions are “all online?” Think again!…
Legal Research in the Time of Covid-19, Part 1: General Legal Resources
Guest post, from Lee Van Duzer, Washington County Law Librarian, Hillsboro, Oregon: As we socially distance ourselves and physical spaces are increasingly closed, it is important to revisit online…
Sports Law: Follow Your Bliss (and especially those NCAA rules)
Sports Law is a specialized field of law and like other specialized fields of law, require knowledge of a wide range of subjects related to the topic: e.g. criminal…
A Reading List for People Planning to “Occupy” Public Property
Short of performing a bundy-ectomy (formerly reserved for Al or Ted), let’s get another view of this particular cathedral. Here is an old Law Librarian’s take on protest and occupation:…
Law Librarian Job: University of Oregon Law School Library
Law Reference Librarian Closes: July 16, 2010Eugene, OR “… The person in this position works collaboratively with three law-trained reference librarians and several student reference assistants to provide extensive…
Legal Research at Home
Your local law library may provide some online resources you can access at home. Below are some examples from Washington County, Oregon. You can check with your local county…
Are Law-Lib Archives 35 years old in March 2015? Happy Birthday!
Law Librarians Rock and Rule! I was checking the Law-Lib archives recently and noticed that the first archived Law-Lib email message appeared in March 1980. There was another one…
What Can You do With a Law Degree? The World is Your Oyster (or your Pomegranate if you prefer)
A law degree can be a gift that keeps on giving, assuming you use it well and that it was the right thing for you to spend time and…
Tax Time for Law Firms: Oregon Law Library Values, Past and Present
How much is that law book worth? The Oregon State Bar has current and previous Law Library Values data available just in time for tax season….
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