Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: December 18, 2006

Independent Contractors in Oregon

By Laura Orr

…public library will have lots of books on the subject (depending, of course, on the size of your local public library), but also check out the Oregon Gov sites, here…

Published on: January 28, 2008

Blawgers as (real) Writers

By Laura Orr

…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,…

Published on: July 26, 2006

By Laura Orr

…own question. To use an overused analogy, we won’t hand you the fish, but we will show you how to fish. Question from a public librarian: If someone comes…

Published on: January 3, 2007

Gavel to Gavel Coverage of Oregon Legislature

By Laura Orr

…state government and public affairs including: Floor Sessions/CommitteesState Supreme Court hearingsState agency hearingsBoards/Commission hearingsCapitol news conferences and special eventsOther public affairs, civic and cultural programming, provided by partner organizations…

Published on: May 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public Q&A: How do you know if a legal question is multi-level (e.g., fed, state, county, etc.)?Answer: You can’t always tell – except if you can clearly establish…

Published on: May 2, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public librarian/public patron Q&A: “I’m buying a new car. Even though I’m paying cash, the sales contract stipulates “binding arbitration” for disputes with the dealer. How…

Published on: December 10, 2012

Legal Research may be Easy, But You Need to Be Willing to Do a Little Work

By Laura Orr

…public law librarian and very likely any legal aid or court support staff front-line staff member. You see, we do try to make legal research as easy as possible, but…

Published on: January 18, 2007

Online OSB BarBooks Service

By Laura Orr

…require them to come into the library to use the library’s resources. A lot of staff time and effort is necessary to make this possible, but this “pushing…

Published on: January 31, 2007

Towing Complaint? Speak Out Now.

By Laura Orr

Aggrieved car owners whose cars have been towed are frequent visitors to our law library and to other public libraries. “What can I do?” they ask. The answer is…

Published on: February 12, 2007

Book: “Uscrewed: the consumer’s guide to getting what you paid for”

By Laura Orr

In my law library we field consumer law questions, as do most librarians in public libraries, law or otherwise. Open up the phone lines to a call-in show on…