As the Oregon Legal Research blogger, I’ve stretched the scope of my “blog focus” to include writing for and answering questions from pro se patrons, public librarians, lawyers, community…
…You Paid For post is Use What You Paid For. Visit your public library’s web page and look at the databases you have free access to and that would cost…
…free public access to the annotated U.S. Constitution that is compiled by the Congressional Research Office (CRS)? This question is part of a larger ongoing battle to get all…
…a small annual fee. Check out this CNET Story, Free Information for the Taking. Check out Multnomah County Public Library web page.Check out Washington County Public Library web pages.Check out…
We have a new legal research guide, Disability Law, available on the law library’s website. The new legal research guide provides resources on a variety of disability law-related issues…
…can help me locate information on the following scenario. I borrow a book from a library (public or school) which was published before 1923 and is therefore in the public…
…Council was created by the Oregon Legislature in 1977 to work on court rules dealing with pleading, practice, and procedure. The Council is the Oregon public body that is most…
…public law librarian) knows, goes far beyond that. Ordinary people, the ones we in public (and public law) libraries see every day, just don’t know how to navigate the maze…
Public law librarians are frequently asked how a stepparent can adopt a child. Non-attorneys think this is a simple legal procedure and all they need are “forms.” (And no,…
…someone else’s work product. Sources of Portland, Oregon, news: Oregon news outlets, whose publications and reporters also have social media accounts: Statewide: e.g. Oregon Public Broadcasting (KOPB) and The Oregonian….
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