…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…
I’m not sure why I follow some of the news I do, but my instincts generally are good. Following Shlep’s links to the BRB Public Records Blog (and…
1) Crime in the library, the lighter side (public librarians laughing darkly) 2) People with Mental Illnesses in the Library (public librarians not laughing, darkly or otherwise) 3)…
This link from Shlep to the Montana Public Service Law web site (and their June 19th Corky and Petunia story), brings these thoughts to mind. We in the law…
…very public spirited and we are grateful for that. Here are some of my favorite and most heavily used links to Washington State legal research materials: 1) Washington Association…
…to create an online library of public domain musical scores. Within a matter of months, the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) featured more than 1,000 musical scores for which…
Librarians, public and law, hear a lot of people complaining about their own or their community’s problems, but few who want to take the next step, or the next,…
…of wonderful people we see in public law libraries, bless their hearts. (Though my 3+ years at the jail comes close. I’ve had some great jobs in my life) The…
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…
The most popular reference question people ask librarians, both law and public librarians, is “is it legal?” Is it legal for me to copy this DVD, is it legal…
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