it yourself and then hire a professional to do the tricky bits that require specialized or expensive databases or particular expertise. I’ll save Employment Background Checks for another day….
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Get What You Paid For: “Free” Online Research Databases
Via Library Link of the Day, an interesting story: “Push for Open Access to Research.” It’s a small world; read all about it. A corollary to this Get What…
“The Book Thief”: A Great Read
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,…
Fall Forward, Spring Back? I’m Confused.
For those of you on another planet, change your clocks for daylight saving (hah!) time, Sunday, March 11th, if you plan to visit the United States that weekend. (In…
It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know When Your Tow Truck Operator Was Released?
truck operators but we’ll leave that for another day.) There is more Sheriff’s Office News here. “Have you ever had your vehicle break down on the road and needed to…
Peanuts and the Law
I have survived jury duty and live to blog another day. I will post about jury duty in a couple of days (after I survive my TV appearance!). In…
Books and Crime: John Waters on Libraries and Librarians
to commit a crime while reading a book.” John Waters on crime and librarians. I laughed, but not everyone will, so brace yourself. (It’s also not true that you can’t…
ABA Tech Show and Solo Attorneys
If you need an excuse to go to Chicago (who needs an excuse? It’s a beautiful city, clean (much more than Portland nowadays (!), exciting, good transit, great food,…
“Magical Moments” in Contract Law
“Libraries Must Follow Rules of Secrecy to Get New ‘Potter’ Book” (Foxnews story here and excerpts below, linked to from Library Link of the Day, April 6th). “The publisher…
Constitutional Right to Check Out Library Books?
Battle Creek Inquirer story (linked to from Library Link of the Day, 4/9/07): “Do you have a constitutional right to check out books from the library? The Michigan Supreme…
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