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Things To Do with Unwanted Books

Posted on March 25, 2008
Here, Creative Uses for Old Books (thanks, Bonnie!), are some great ideas for things to do with used books. (I?m not sure they would work with that duplicate set of Regional Reporters you have in the basement, but maybe starting a small business is the way to go in coming days, not to mention that those hollowed out books might be the bibliophile?s alternative to the Cash under the Mattress method of saving for the future)...

Why a Free Internet may not be a Good Thing

Posted on March 25, 2008
Dawn Douglass? response to Wired?s article: Chris Anderson is wrong. FreeDOM, not free, is the future of businessVia Cedar Mill Community Library blog.

A Free Web 2.0 Technology Course for Law Librarians

Posted on March 25, 2008
Not only is this free, but you don?t even have to commit to it* - wowsers!:A Free, Online Course to Introduce Law Librarians to Web 2.0 TechnologiesExcerpt:?The Web 2.0 Challenge will provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity designed for law librarians by directing them in hands-on use of these technologies...

Lawyers Give Legal Information Away, Free

Posted on March 24, 2008
My non-lawyer readers may not realize just how much lawyers share, freely. In fact, a lot of lawyers don?t realize it either.The recent Feb/Mar 2008 issue of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin demonstrates this in two ways.One is that their own professional association?s monthly magazine is free and online; you don?t need to be a member of the OSB to read it...

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More about Lawyers Who Write, Creatively

Posted on March 24, 2008
More short essays worth reading to soften out the edges of a week in the World of Lawyers: Courthouse News EditorialsIt?s not often that in memoriam essays are both funny and moving, but Coyote?s 3/14/08 essay, Jim Brantly was my Friend, is both:

Oregon Notices of Appeal: Filing Deadlines

Posted on March 24, 2008
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Litigation Section Spring 2008 newsletter, the Litigation Journal, has a number of useful articles, including this one by Robyn Ridler on limited, general and supplemental judgments filing deadlines: Assessing AppealabilityWe also want to express our gratitude to the members of the OSB Litigation Section for making this newsletter freely available online.

Constitutional Rights of Corporations in Oregon

Posted on March 24, 2008
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Litigation Section Spring 2008 newsletter, the Litigation Journal, has a number of useful articles, including this one by Janet Lee Hoffman & Sarah Adams: Know It Before You Waive It: A Primer on Constitutional Rights of Corporations

Super Lawyer: Super Online Searcher: Searching the CFR

Posted on March 21, 2008
This may sound like dry stuff, but when you need that CFR section, now, RIGHT NOW!, suffering ahead of time through a few moments of eye-rolling, eye-crossing, mind-numbing search instructions could pay off.See the HeinOnline blog for a post on: Searching for a Section in CFR...

Oregon Government Ethics Rules: Statutes and Regulations

Posted on March 19, 2008
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has posted information on legislative changes to state ethics laws and regulations:Things Public Officials Should Know About Oregon?s New Government Ethics Laws,and administrative law updates.

Spanish Language Legal Network Directory (Oregon)

Posted on March 19, 2008
The 2008 edition of the Spanish Language Legal Network Directory is available. It covers mostly the Portland, Salem, Eugene corridor, but attorneys from further afield are included, e.g. Vancouver, Grants Pass, Bend, Jacksonville, and Roseburg.Spread the word to attorneys you know who might want to be added to future editions...

AALL PDX 2008: Portland Beer Blogs (with Beer Haiku!)

Posted on March 19, 2008
(See AALL PDX 2008 Post #1 to find out what this AALL PDX stuff is all about. And here?s the official AALL Portland Annual Meeting web site & blog.)July is Oregon Craft Beer Month (see Governor's 2006 Proclamation and news from July 2007) so be prepared...

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert to State v. Ice

Posted on March 19, 2008
Others will pick this up and run with it, but for starters, here are some State v. Ice links:Oregonlive story, from 3/17/08: ?Supreme Court will use Oregon case to make decision.?Sentencing Law & Policy blogThe Oregon Supreme Court case from Oct 11, 2007U...

More about Lawyers Who Write, Creatively

Posted on March 19, 2008
More short essays worth reading to soften out the edges of a week in the world of lawyers: Courthouse News EditorialsIt?s not often that in memoriam essays are both funny and moving, but Coyote?s 3/14/08 essay, Jim Brantly was my Friend, is both:

An Oregon Lawyer Writes About Blogging

Posted on March 18, 2008
I like this blurb (it?s not a blog post, an essay, or your typical course description ? but it works!) by David Rossmiller that sets the scene for his ?People: Throw Off Your Shackles and Blog!? program on blogging:Excerpt: ?As someone who has built a successful law blog and who has been blogging daily for more than two years, I?ve been asked to write a series of posts talking about how to blog, what to do and what not to do...

Bicyclists and Pedestrians: ?Purposefully Cowardly?

Posted on March 14, 2008
I loved this expression, purposefully cowardly, as a description of the care pedestrians and bicyclists must take when traveling the highways and byways.It was used by Neal Pierce in an interview he had with J. David Santen, Jr., in the March 13th, Oregonian, inPortland article, ?Why parks? Neal Peirce has some answers...

An Oregon Donut Legal Drama in Three Acts

Posted on March 14, 2008
From the legal humor, Lowering the Bar blog: A Donut Drama in Three ActsThanks to Blawg Reviewer #150: Trusted Advisor(But, doesn't the ultimate Portland Donut Drama always happens here?)

Nolo + Justia + Dogs = Dog Law Hug Pug

Posted on March 14, 2008
What a combination! Not everything you should know about dog law, but darn close to what you need most often: Dog Law Hug PubNolo PressJustiaHug Pug

Bestseller List of Stolen Books

Posted on March 14, 2008
This is a wonderful article from The Stranger in Seattle: Flying Off the Shelves: The Pleasures and Perils of Chasing Book Thieves,? by Paul ConstantExcerpt: ??I know a few booksellers who have literally been driven a little bit crazy at the thought of their inventory evaporating out the door, and with good reason: An overabundance of shoplifters can put bookstores out of business...

Making a Lamp out of Law Books

Posted on March 13, 2008
If you?re a handy-dandy sort, and need to give a special present to a lawyer or law librarian in your life, try this project: make a lamp using books as the base (used law books preferred by the Oregon Legal Research blogette :-). The diynetwork website link with instructions is here...

Cool Tool: Popcorn Popper as Coffee Roaster

Posted on March 13, 2008
Cool Tool: Popcorn Popper as Coffee RoasterI?ve had more than one lawyer tell me that speaking publicly to an audience of law librarians is scarier than talking to any other group of people, including other lawyers. (I wonder if doctors feel that way about medical librarians...

13 Free Online Word Processing Programs

Posted on March 13, 2008
Librarian in Black has this post, Online word processing options:Excerpt: ?? Looking for free online word processing programs? Look no further than Mashable's List of 13 Online Word Processing Apps. Each has its strengths, but there's something there for everyone?? (full post)Librarian in Black also has this loveable-book-geek post, about Scriblio: Text me that call number, baby!

Oregon Lawyer Blogs: Oregon & Washington Condo & HOA Law

Posted on March 12, 2008
Lots of lawyers blog, but not all blog about substantive law. Add this one to the growing list of Oregon substantive legal blogs (see sidebar of Blogs-Oregon Legal Topics):Northwest Condo and HOA Blog.This blog was also featured here at Inter Alia.

Feeling Cyber-Challenged? Yup: Visit the Web 2.0 Directory

Posted on March 12, 2008
More than you may ever want to know about Web 2.0:Go2Web20 directory (click About for background)In the words of another librarian, this is ?moderately overwhelming!?(Yes, there is worse ? just try to keep up with a 15 year old :-)

Don?t Second that Motion: Oregon Public Meetings Manual and Parliamentary Procedure

Posted on March 09, 2008
People who know absolutely nothing else about parliamentary procedure always seem to know absolutely, positively (!) that motions have to be ?seconded.? It?s not necessarily so.You can look in any number of other sources, but I found this in the January 2008 Oregon Attorney General?s Public Records and Meetings Manual (partially online ? and don?t blame me for that ?partially? ? ask the candidates running for Oregon AG this year):?To facilitate decision-making, a simplified and flexible approach to parliamentary procedure is helpful...

Water Supply (free) Game

Posted on March 09, 2008
You can live without oil (petroleum, not the stuff you put on pasta or a salad) but you can?t live without water:Water Pipe Game.The Sunday Oregonian Business section (3/9/08) had an interview by Anne Saker with Northwest Pipe Co. CEO Brian W. Dunham about the company?s move to Vancouver from Portland...

Questions People Ask Law Librarians: Round Two

Posted on March 09, 2008
Here is the latest list of questions law library reference staff have been asked by non-attorneys. (The previous list was posted here, Oct 30th, 2007.)As I said then: Read these questions and then ask yourself, what would these people do if they didn't have a public law library where they get expert help researching the law or finding useful referrals to legal services?Q: The xxx school district has a new policy on behavior...

Consumer Protection and Blogging: A Match Made in Heaven?

Posted on March 06, 2008
I post not infrequently* about consumer protection issues, which are a big part of public law library (and regular public library) business from both attorneys and non-attorneys:From Portlander Isaac Laquedem?s blog : ?Comcast calls Isaac to apologize for my overpaymentCable giant Comcast wrote me last month to complain that it owed me some money, and if I didn't write it a check for $203...

Say Farewell to Oregon Legislative History ?Minutes? Online

Posted on March 06, 2008
The online legislative history "minutes" heretofore* on the Oregon State Archives web page, courtesy of the Oregon State Legislature and the Legislative Administrative Committee, will henceforth* not be available online; just the tape logs and audio files will be online...

Celebrating 1,004 Blawg Posts: Law and kids, traffic, lawyers, building codes, divorce, and laughs

Posted on March 06, 2008
This is my Oregon Legal Research blog?s 1,004th post, so this one looks back. Here are a few of the most recent popular posts if haven?t already found them.1) Babysitting and leaving kids alone (and the law) posts are by far the most popular. Go figure...

Oregon Law Librarians (back) on TV: Topic: Family Law

Posted on March 05, 2008
On Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 8-9 p.m., the Clackamas County Law Librarian, and I, the Washington County Law Librarian, appeared again on "Legally Speaking" with the host of the show, attorney Jim Hilborn. The subject was family law. (We also sent some photos from this show into the AALL Day in the Life contest so stay tuned...

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