Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: February 27, 2016

Evaluating State Court Self-Help Programs

By Laura Orr

…law library, legal aid office, a nonprofit legal assistance service, or your state representatives.) For example, in Oregon, visit the Oregon Law Help website and check out the Legal Assistance Resources…

Published on: January 30, 2021

COVID-19 law help: Oregon legal resources during the pandemic

By Laura Orr

The Multnomah County Library has compiled this list: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) law help: Legal resources during the pandemic Supplement that list with a visit to the Community Alliance of…

Published on: December 20, 2023

How do I cite-check a case?

By Lee Van Duzer

…see what that impact actually is, and how it relates to the user’s situation. LexisNexis and Westlaw may be available at your local law library. Fastcase is accessible through the…

Published on: September 18, 2008

How Do I Find Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Briefs?

By Laura Orr

A complete answer to this question depends on where you live. IF you are in a city with a federal court library or, lucky you, in a city where…

Published on: December 20, 2011

Eyewitness Identification in Oregon: A Quiz for Lawyers

By Laura Orr

You can find at the Library of Defense a “ 2012 Oregon Criminal Law Quiz,” December 19, 2011, by Ryan Scott: “The Oregon Supreme Court has under advisement State…

Published on: December 29, 2005

By Laura Orr

Cataloging a small collection: I’ve written about Library Thing before and now there is one that seems even more fun, Delicious Library. What sort of people catalog…

Published on: August 28, 2006

By Laura Orr

…a law school reference librarian (not supervisory, not managerial, not directorial, all of which would require additional skills). Required: Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution is required….

Published on: December 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

Nursing Mothers and the Law: Public libraries have to draft all sorts of policies addressing all sorts of behavior in the library from Internet use, to clothing requirements, noise…

Published on: January 14, 2007

Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights

By Laura Orr

…Library’s strategic plan to enhance its civil rights collection in support of the School of Law’s teaching and research mission, the Library has worked since 2001 to create a complete…

Published on: March 15, 2007

Doing Business Abroad: Do Your Homework

By Laura Orr

…in the law library business hear the stories about deals gone bad, so maybe we’re more cautious than most, but the caution really is not misplaced. A lot of people…