…Court this week will consider a case that could have major implications for the state’s 388 public libraries…. It pits a resident in Bloomfield Hills — one of the country’s…
If you are staying in Portland (Multnomah County), you are but a Trimet (MAX or bus) ride to Washington County, home of some terrific public libraries, Linus Torvalds (Torvald’s…
What DO public law librarians do? We all do pretty much what public law librarians do in Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin, Georgia, Ohio, Colorado … and California, whose county…
…the long journey to making them available to the public, see Stephen Young article on LLRX: “CRS Reports“) To this: ‘CRS Director Daniel P. Mullohan issued a memo to all…
…about them from the public. (Librarians are always agonzing over them, law abiding souls that we are.) Also, Ars Technica has this interesting post about real-people reactions to DRM: Some…
…legal profession have come to rely on to help us do our own jobs should not taken for granted. They should be recognized for their talent, persistence, devotion, public service,…
I post not infrequently* about consumer protection issues, which are a big part of public law library (and regular public library) business from both attorneys and non-attorneys: From Portlander…
…will also be awarded to all participants who complete the course….” (*Course Commitment is a major hurdle for us small public law library folks whose lives resemble solo business owners…
…draw): 1) Most people still don’t know that they have access to free online Consumer Reports through their public libraries. 2) Libraries could make better on their web sites of…
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