Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: February 5, 2007

E-Ref = Frustration Squared

By Laura Orr

Virtual Email Reference It’s not easy explaining how to research a legal question – and try doing it in high-heels and backwards – no, wait, I mean in an…

Published on: January 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

“Giving Legal Research Assignments to Others”: If you give research assignments to others and expect them to be done efficiently and thoroughly, thus saving everyone time, money and aggravation,…

Published on: August 18, 2008

Nolo Press Blogs

By Laura Orr

As if there wasn’t already more great legal research info than we could use in a lifetime, Nolo Press is now blogging (thanks to Law Librarian Blog…

Published on: January 16, 2008

Deep Repositories of Scholarship (and “Information”)

By Laura Orr

beSpacific also posts about the University of California’s eScholarship Repository, which is an amazing collection of scholarship, commentary, research, wisdom, and I’m sure even foolishness. I’ve blogged before about…

Published on: January 11, 2008

ISO the Right Search Engine for the Job

By Laura Orr

…Tip (see also the archive of her Research Tips): “Yes, we all Google, although I have recently started Yahooing more than I Google. But there are far more search engines…

Published on: December 19, 2007

Search Oregon City and County Websites

By Laura Orr

This is an excellent research tool from the staff at the University of Oregon Document Center for those who need to search across all Oregon local government web sites….

Published on: December 19, 2007

How to Find a Lawyer in Oregon – in 6 Easy Steps

By Laura Orr

…direct link to the PDF doesn’t work, try from my library’s hompage, and click on the Legal Research Resources Overview tab.) This guide started out around 3 pages and we…

Published on: October 12, 2007

Criminal Identity Theft: How to Clear Your Record

By Laura Orr

…cases or regulations, perform legal research, recommend or assist in the preparation of forms, or advise patrons regarding their legal rights. They may, however, assist patrons in locating materials or…

Published on: September 19, 2007

Prepare to Say Goodbye to ALR (as we know it)

By Laura Orr

…exclusively on Westlaw beginning in January 2008. This date coincides with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ALR series that began with Legal Research Annotated (LRA). The move…

Published on: August 24, 2007

Plato and Platypus Walk into the Law Library (and a caption contest)

By Laura Orr

…caption contest – oh boy! Legal research angle? (I promise, there is always a legal research angle to every post of mine.)1. You might learn what existentialism and epistemology really…