Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: August 22, 2013

Librarianship and 23 Things: We’re e-Dancing as Fast as We Can

By Laura Orr

If you want to work in a library, you need tech, people, library, AND information management skills. If classes like the ones listed at the Oregon State Library or any…

Published on: April 23, 2013

What is a “Floor Letter” and a “Note from Mother” (in the Oregon Legislature)?

By Laura Orr

The Oregon Legislative Library’s Reference Librarian* answers our ‘floor letter’ question. (The “Note from Mother” question is answered at the end of this blog post. Who said watching the…

Published on: March 11, 2013

Selling or reproducing original artwork (with bonus copyright legal research guide)

By Holly

…Trademark; and The Craft Artist’s Legal Guide (check at your local public library to see if they carry the above-mentioned titles). Works of visual art are covered by copyright. However,…

Published on: December 24, 2012

Your Congress and Tax Dollars at Work: 2012 CRS Report on Gun Legislation

By Laura Orr

…to the expert research services of the Library of Congress. Members of Congress also receive briefings and reports from administrative agencies, colleagues, PACs, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and individuals who write or telephone…

Published on: October 7, 2005

By Laura Orr

OREGON COUNTY LAW LIBRARIES: Oregon solo and small law firm practitioners are very lucky though many don’t know it. There is a public law library in just about every…

Published on: May 5, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public Library Q&A: Bankruptcy Law: One of the most frequently asked questions we get via email or forwarded to us from public librarians is from library patrons who want…

Published on: June 15, 2008

“Consumer Reports” Product reviews ONLINE, FREE — REALLY!

By Laura Orr

“Consumer Reports” product reviews ONLINE, FREE — REALLY! (The Secret: Your Public Library) I have promised to post this information regularly until I stop meeting perfectly intelligent people (who…

Published on: April 23, 2012

How to Find a Law Review Article: Let me count the ways

By Laura Orr

…Your public library may have free, remote access databases for library card-holders and many also have “legal collection” databases with lots of law review articles: Oregon Public Libraries or Oregon…

Published on: January 11, 2012

Oregon Revised Statutes: 1953-1967 Now Online & Publicly Accessible (Free)

By Laura Orr

Thanks to Oregon Legislative Counsel (and the Oregon Supreme Court and the State of Oregon Law Library) and the Washington County Law Library staff (read about this project in…

Published on: January 9, 2012

62 Non-Librarian Jobs for LIS Grads

By Laura Orr

…how librarian skills translate into city management skills at Will Manley’s blog post, Shooting Bullets: “… Who ever heard of library science as a proper preparation for city management? That’s…