Oregon Legal Research BlogIf you remember that Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book was about how to get Free Stuff, and stuff for free (beg, borrow, and steal), this blog post from…
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A Public Speaking Scam?
From the Great Public Speaking blog, news of a scam (September 1, 2009, post): Public Speaking Scam: Beware of this email letter, **This letter is being emailed to numerous…
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Titles that Have Entered the Public Domain in the U.S. (and beyond)
The January 13, 2010 Library Link of the Day featured this interesting story from the Center for the Study of the Public Domain: What Could Have Been Entering the…
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Newspaper Website offers Public Records Databases
Newspaper websites getting into the public records $$ business? Excerpt from From PI Buzz: “It had to happen. Newspapers that publish public records databases have been attracting more viewers…
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How Long Should You Quarantine Library Books (vis a vis Covid-19)?
Our Oregon public librarians, statewide, have a plan for this! Here is what they have shared with our library community so far (as of June 22, 2020): Bottom line:…
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Free Online Legal Research Database: Public Library of Law (PLoS)
fairly pricey) subscription-only legal research databases.You can now, however, “keyword” search the law at the Public Library of Law?Use their Advanced Options drop-down menu to limit your search to Oregon…
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Public Domain and those “Can I Copyright a ‘PowerPoint’ Presentation?’ Questions
Public Domain: Just when you think you figured out when a document was in the public domain, and no longer copyrighted, your instincts tell you to keep searching….
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Civil Suit Filed in Burleson Case and Legislative Changes Sought
that the news source does not maintain free archives of its back issues. Most public libraries, however, have newspaper databases that can be searched free of charge, often remotely…
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Out-of-Cycle Changes to the Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR): Request for Public Comment
From OJD: “There have been a number of out-of-cycle changes to the Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) to facilitate implementation of the Oregon eCourt Program, increase the fee for…
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Multnomah Law Library in Portland, Oregon
…and officials. It is also open to the general public….” (Link to website, click on “Law Library” tab, and find history, hours, etc.) Link to the Multnomah Bar Association….