Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: May 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public Q&A: The following question (and answer) is a good example of why law librarians caution public librarians when they try and respond to legal questions posed by members…

Published on: March 7, 2023

Fences Between Neighbors: Who Pays and When?

By Amy Gregory

…titles are available in many law libraries and public libraries as well as through the State of Oregon Law Library as ebooks. As our patron researched, their question ended up…

Published on: December 21, 2010

Blogging and Comments: Comments on Blogs

By Laura Orr

…threatsLibelous commentsImages By choosing to comment you agree to these rules.” … (Link to full Social Software Policy.) More about Multnomah County Social Media policies in the public library and…

Published on: October 5, 2009

What is a Financial Planner?

By Laura Orr

…Oregon Attorney General’s Consumer Law website: Forewarned is forearmed! Caveat Emptor and all that. 4) Check out your public library’s webpages, for example this one at Multnomah Public Library’s Research…

Published on: August 6, 2007

Job Opening: Library Assistant (Law Library)

By Laura Orr

Washington County Law Library, Hillsboro, Oregon Hours of employment: Monday to Friday, Noon – 5, with possible additional hours Compensation: Salary range: $16.48 to $20.04/hour Position description :…

Published on: March 3, 2011

New Legal Research Guide – Disability Law

By Holly

…including ABA, ADA, disability rights, and employment rights. In related news, a proposed bill impacting the rights of disabled children in public schools, HB 2939, has been introduced to the…

Published on: September 29, 2006

By Laura Orr

Living Wills: Public law librarians (and public non-law librarians too) are always being asked for the dreaded FORM, usually in the form of, “ALL I NEED is a FORM.”…

Published on: October 27, 2006

By Laura Orr

Bar members use Casemaker, but unlike Washington state, it’s not available to Oregon’s public law librarians – go figure). I’m trying to get Fastcase for my county the same way…

Published on: December 26, 2008

Clackamas County’s Four-Day Work Week and Sheriff’s YouTube Debut

By Laura Orr

One doesn’t think of Clackamas County, Oregon as being on the cutting edge, but sometimes …. 1) Four-day work week: A lot of the country is watching how Clackamas…

Published on: December 19, 2008

Food Liability Law

By Laura Orr

The Food Liability Law Blog has some interesting posts, including this one that features an Oregon and Washington public health officer: “Is it Really a Food-Born Illness?” Excerpt: “At…