Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 27, 2008

On Vacation: “Kafka Comes to America”

By Laura Orr

Vacations are not for reading books like this one, Kafka Comes to America, but I’m a law librarian and we’re decidedly wonky. (I also read this (incredibly…

Published on: August 26, 2008

Oregon Lis Pendens Doctrine

By Laura Orr

…Golden Goose in Real Estate Litigation, Fall 2006, pp. 13-15. 3) Books: The following books are likely to be available only in an Oregon law school library (see OLR…

Published on: June 4, 2007

The Flux, Detectives, Juvenile Law, and Blogging

By Laura Orr

…in a moment, is pretty much a string of concurrent coincidences. Let’s say that out of nowhere, 3 books are simultaneously published on Queen Victoria’s third cousin – this is…

Published on: June 13, 2023

How do Federal Courts Handle Criminal Cases?

By Lee Van Duzer

…analysis and explanation of criminal justice proceedings, one could look at HeinOnline’s Criminal Justice & Criminology collection. This collection includes several law journal articles, books, Department of Justice publications, Congressional…

Published on: March 8, 2007

“The Book Thief”: A Great Read

By Laura Orr

…you clutch your books tightly to your chest (and look out for those elevator shafts while you’re at it). There are also some wonderful dramatic courtroom scenes toward the end,…

Published on: December 11, 2006

Law Library Borrowing Privileges to Be Forfeited

By Laura Orr

…the punishment fits the crime. Do I really want to flog someone for not returning library books? But we do have our limits and some of my library patrons, WHO…

Published on: October 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

Too Busy?: One of the most popular types of books we have in my law library is the sort we all know as, “1,001 ways to save time”…

Published on: October 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

…— the longstanding principle that ensures all Web sites and services are treated equally. WHAT: Press Conference on “The Internet at Risk”WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 11:15 a.m.WHERE: Powell’s Books, 1005…

Published on: May 5, 2006

By Laura Orr

…materials on bankruptcy at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Oregon web site. Also, Nolo Press publishes books and articles for non-attorneys who want legal information on bankruptcy and many other…

Published on: October 16, 2005

By Laura Orr

OSB DISCOUNTING ABA BOOKS: The OSB offers a 15% discount off the ABA price for many of their publications. Link to the PDF catalog and order form from here….