…For law librarians and law library managers: there is a Petition being circulated by the Consumer Advocacy Caucus (including Comments) 2) There are several websites/blogs where you…
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I’m My Own Grandpa: Librarians, Lawyers, and Confidentiality
“I’m My Own Grandpa.” Remember the song? (Link to versions of it here, here, and the Wikipedia entry, here.) Well, small town law librarianship is not unlike the song….
Job: Library Safety and Security Manager (and other “Black Belt Librarians”)
…dogs, think again (and read Black Belt Librarians). From the job posting (after the closing date of 4/11/14, start from their main website for other jobs with Multnomah County Library):…
Stephen Elias Dies: Hero to Self-Represented Litigants and Public Law Librarians
Stephen Elias, lawyer to the people, died last month. You can read an obituary at the Nolo website and a Nolo blog. Law librarians knew Stephen as a mentor,…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Resources for Librarians
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has an excellent Library Resources website for librarians who manage their library’s programming, websites, and research and reference services….
Legal Information Services to the Public: Legal Research Toolkits for Public Librarians
…librarians understand the process of legal research, effectively develop and use the information located within their libraries, utilize information located outside their libraries, with the end goal of helping the…
Teen and Parent Legal Angst and What to do about it
…a 15 year old. Help! 4) What do I have to tell the cops when they stop me at school or while I’m driving? Public librarians get lots of legal…
Cite-Checking: A Thousand Points of Citator-Speak
I recently asked law librarians for alternate, non-proprietary, ways of saying “Shepard’s” or “KeyCite” (or Shepardizing or KeyCiting). Below you’ll find a short list and a long list of…
Law Students, Get Smart: Mine Your County Law Library
The Legal Research is Easy blog post, Hone Those Research Skills, is California-based, but the lessons it teaches apply to law students in every state where public law…
Job: Walt Disney Company Seeking a Temporary Law Librarian
Not my dream job, but maybe yours: Visit Disney Careers for more information. Master of Library or Information Science required. 5 years minimum experience in a law library…
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