Periodically we are asked about jury instructions for the Oregon federal district court. We have the following on good authority, though in the world of legal research, all is…
…another source of intriguing information on copyright law. 8) On the Oregon Legal Research blog, I’ve blogged a lot about various aspects of copyright law, and the “it depends” nature…
project. Link to our Not Online list of Oregon legal research resources (look under “N” for Not), from which I’ll soon have to remove the superseded ORSs – yay!…
…their whining) than a solution to a problem. I’m thinking instead about people who really do try to solve problems creatively with deliberation, conversation, research and hard work. (See the…
Non-attorney legal researchers often assume that legal indexes will use the same terms (also known as keywords, subject headings, or simply words) we use in real life. But they…
The following Oregon law libraries have a selection of credit-worthy Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course materials available for members of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) and others who can…
How did we answer that? Guardianship of a Minor I had a patron come in looking for information about becoming the legal guardian of their grandchildren. The parents were…
A Law Librarian Blog July 27, 2010, post was interesting on several counts: It May Be Just One Letter But … When West Refuses to Correct Scopes v….
I was trying to decide if et al needed a serial comma – and I came across this: In Bournemouth, England at least, “plain language” means you can’t…
I was able to answer a reference question the other day with a Jack Ohman cartoon – the one about redistricting in Sunday’s (2/6/11) Oregonian – very funny….
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