Oregon Legal Research Blog
Our county law library patrons know this already, especially the solo and small law firm attorneys, but so do big law firms:
“There’s a saying that if you hear something once, it’s a fluke, twice is a trend, and if you hear it three times it’s a habit. I’ve now heard a similar tale being told by three different administrative groups in law firms when it comes to leveraging the skills of their librarians. It is usually presented to a group of peers like this:
“shhh… I’ve uncovered a secret resource… It’s called the Library.” [Link to full 12/16/11 blog post.]
My own recollection of a similar saying is: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.” (Auric Goldfinger, a fictional character created by Ian Fleming)