Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: January 28, 2011

John Doe, Operation Death Match, and the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)

By Laura Orr

Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Previous blog post on a related subject: Finding Death Records and Obituaries in Oregon (and beyond) Other Death Indexes: Here is a gateway to…

Published on: November 16, 2012

Quick and Dirty (and relatively $$ Cheap) Legal Research

By Laura Orr

…legal research tool you have access to. Some public libraries and public law libraries have Fastcase, LoisLaw, or other low-cost legal research databases and many have law journal databases. 5)…

Published on: May 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public Q&A: The following question (and answer) is a good example of why law librarians caution public librarians when they try and respond to legal questions posed by members…

Published on: March 17, 2016

Where Do You Find Great Legal Research Advice?

By Laura Orr

…you need legal research information, start with these: A) Your local public law library* and (sometimes) academic law library** are 2 places you might be able to find comprehensive or…

Published on: February 28, 2007

Small Business Information in the Portland Metro Area

By Laura Orr

Public libraries can be an excellent starting place for researching small business matters and we have two in the metro area with not only excellent business book collections and…

Published on: September 10, 2012

Access to Justice Webinars for Libraries (Sept-Nov 2012)

By Laura Orr

Not everyone in Oregon (or elsewhere in the country) is lucky enough to have easy access to a local public law library with trained law library staff members (e.g….

Published on: December 23, 2009

Why I (sometimes) Don’t Like the Term Social Media (with a side of Men With Pens)

By Laura Orr

…consumer of personal-life social media qualifies them for a job as a professional public information creator, facilitator, and manager. In my small Library World, this is not unlike “I like…

Published on: March 3, 2011

New Legal Research Guide – Disability Law

By Holly

…including ABA, ADA, disability rights, and employment rights. In related news, a proposed bill impacting the rights of disabled children in public schools, HB 2939, has been introduced to the…

Published on: December 21, 2010

Blogging and Comments: Comments on Blogs

By Laura Orr

…threatsLibelous commentsImages By choosing to comment you agree to these rules.” … (Link to full Social Software Policy.) More about Multnomah County Social Media policies in the public library and…

Published on: November 16, 2010

“Center for Plain Language” and “Associations Unlimited”

By Laura Orr

…will find it under the new name, “Associations Unlimited”). Most Oregonians are very lucky – their public library patrons (you and me) have remote access to many databases through the…