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Oregon Building Code Changes Coming April 1st, 2008

Posted on March 05, 2008
There is a lot of information at the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) web site including free Current Building Codes, news releases, and more.*My previous OLR post on Building Codes, in Jan. 2007.**Coming soon from the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) (source):?On April 1, 2008, the State will adopt three new versions of the residential, electrical and plumbing specialty codes:1...

Clocks Change! This Sunday, March 9th

Posted on March 05, 2008
It?s that time of year again (scary, isn?t it): Daylight Saving Time.Clocks change on March 9th, 2008. Jump, spring, fall FORWARD (and sadly lose) one hour.

Airborne, Inc. Settlement Web Page

Posted on March 04, 2008
The ?Welcome to the Information Website for Wilson v. Airborne, Inc. et al., Case No. EDC V07-770 VAP (OPx)? is up and running.A news story from YubaNet, by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, about the settlement and the case: ?Airborne Agrees to Pay $23...

JD Supra (document sharing)

Posted on March 04, 2008
I know the name JD Supra sounds like someone you once dated and remember fondly from afar (good old JD), or maybe it?s a new Toyota model made just for lawyers (the name Infra just didn't rock anyone's world). And then there is the citation signal Supra, but you still might want to take a look at the latest JD Supra incarnation...

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ENGLISH MEDIEVAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS meet the WIKI

Posted on March 04, 2008
Wikis are not the easiest creatures to wrestle into submission, with anyone coming out the real winner. I like how this one was organized and especially like that it was done by someone with one foot in a long, long ago century and the other foot planted solidly in this 21st century: ENGLISH MEDIEVAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS: AD 600 - AD 1535: A COMPILATION OF PUBLISHED SOURCES...

2007 ORS Now Online

Posted on March 03, 2008
The 2007 ORS (Oregon Revised Statutes) is happily, fully, and finally online!Now we have only to wait, and wait, and wait for the 2008 ...

New Edition of DSM-IV? Nope, not yet.

Posted on March 03, 2008
In case you were wondering ? and this question comes up at least once a week ...:A new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) is not due until 2012. See the APA web site for this and more:?? The next edition of the DSM, DSM-V, is not scheduled for publication until 2012...

The Sub-Prime Primer: An illustrated slide-show

Posted on March 03, 2008
Do your eyes glaze over when you hear the word, ?sub-prime? or ?foreclosure"? Then link to the Sub-Prime Primer, via Ernie the Attorney?s 2/27/08 post, ?The sub-prime mess explained (in Power Point).?

Security and Self-Discovery in the Legal Profession

Posted on March 03, 2008
These are more than trends; these are words to the wise.Much of what Dennis Kennedy says in his ?Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008? rings true to law librarians and we hope, more to the point, to attorneys.His #3 ?Security Begins to Matter ?Really? point is one we?ve been hammering on for years...

Pet of the Day Blog

Posted on February 28, 2008
A lot of our attorneys practice animal law, from equine law to estate planning for pets. This also means they are animal lovers (no surprise to anyone here in the Portland metro area).So, visit the Pet of the Day blog, which is supported by Oregonlive blogs and has posts from the Cat Adoption Team (CAT), Bonnie Hayes Small Animal Shelter, Multnomah County Animal Services, and the Oregon Humane Society...

Oregon Pedestrian Rights: a Legal Guide

Posted on February 28, 2008
The law firm of Swanson, Thomas & Coon has developed a guide to Oregon Pedestrian Rights: A Legal Guide to Pedestrians on FootRecent statistics on pedestrian deaths and injury can be found in the Oregon Traffic Safety Performance Plan, Fiscal Year 2008, Public Version...

THE 2007 ORS IS NOT (yet) ONLINE - NOT, NOT, NOT

Posted on February 28, 2008
Yes, you read that correctly; the 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are NOT online, yet. Yes, we all are hoping it will be soon. (The 2008 ORS won't be for even longer. I'll blog soon about how laws are codified.)When the ORS is online, it will be here, here, here...

The Oregon Legislature and the Satanic Versus: Supplemental vs. Special

Posted on February 28, 2008
It?s not enough for the Oregon House and Senate to pass a bill; the Governor needs to sign it.Here is a link to the Governor?s legislative web page and to his Legislative Action in the 2008 Special Session web page.(Note: Please don?t shout at the messenger...

14 (!) ?OTHER? Ways to Use RSS Feeds

Posted on February 26, 2008
Who knew? 14 ?other? ways to use RSS FeedsPlus a few more if you read the comments. Wowsers.Via iLibrarian.

Tough Interview Question: What?s Your Salary Range?

Posted on February 26, 2008
Dennis Kennedy?s Feb 24th Links of the Week included a link to this:The answer to the toughest interview question, ?what?s your salary range??Law librarians get a variation on this interview question from database vendors: ?How much are you willing to spend?? For some negotiation strategy advice on this subject, see ?You Want What? How to Have Fun while Negotiating Contracts,? by Sarah Nichols (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP) at 12 AALL Spectrum #4, CRIV Sheet, vol...

Traffic Law in Oregon: No Expungement for Traffic Arrests

Posted on February 26, 2008
Article in the Oregonian, Busts Stick to Innocent Drivers, Feb 24th, by Susan Goldsmith:?Lance Briggs was a month into his new job at the Oregon Lottery when a sheriff's deputy stopped him for speeding, then arrested him for allegedly driving under the influence after a sobriety test raised suspicions...

Semicolons, Nuance, and Contract Law

Posted on February 26, 2008
Everyone has a punctuation bugaboo; mine is the semicolon*. So I liked this post at Adams Drafting:Excerpt: ?Perhaps because they?re aware that I?ve had occasion to consider punctuation, some readers contacted me about the February 18 New York Times article about use of a semicolon in a New York City Transit subway placard?...

14 Numbers your (and your kids) Cell Phones Can?t Live Without

Posted on February 25, 2008
This is worth spreading around (I got the link from Tom Mighell?s Internet Legal Research Weekly and here.)14 Numbers link, from the CrankingWidgets:?So, if your cell phone has no other numbers stored in its memory, make sure it has these numbers:Local Fire Department - Because you may need them and it may not be enough of an emergency to call 911...

Tell the Oregon Legislature What You Think of Their Online Recordings

Posted on February 22, 2008
Do you listen to Oregon legislative hearings and other online recordings?Take their Public Survey for Improving Legislative Recordings (link is also here).?The Oregon Legislature is conducting a survey to determine ways to improve its recordings of floor sessions and committee hearings...

School Law (not Law School), aka Education Law

Posted on February 21, 2008
BoleyBlogs links us to a School Law Blog (not to be confused with Law SCHOOL blogs :-).I had a classmate in law school who planned to practice ?school law.? At the time I hadn?t a clue what I wanted to do with my J.D (as is true of many but not all law students) and only later realized what a rich field she was entering...

TSA Blog

Posted on February 21, 2008
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) blog:"This blog is sponsored by the Transportation Security Administration to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process."

Oregon Legislators and Health Care: ?Treating Cancer is a Profit Center?

Posted on February 21, 2008
In the waning days of the Oregon Legislature?s one-month supplemental session, among other hot topics, there is health care. There are lots of ways to track what is going on in Salem, including this, this, and this. The clock is ticking so speak out soon on any issue the Legislature is considering now or you think they should be considering...

Public Domain Reprints and Chat Rooms (inter-alia)

Posted on February 20, 2008
Two Inter-Alia posts that caught my eye:Reprints of Public Domain WorksExcerpt: ?Now this is seriously cool. Let's say you're looking for a book, but it's out of print. Head over to Google Books and do a search for a book. Once you find one you want, copy the URL and take it to PublicDomainReprints...

State (Oregon) as Judgment Creditor: ORS 31.735

Posted on February 20, 2008
Interesting case out of the Oregon Court of Appeals today (2/20/08), with a legislative history of ORS 31.735:MAN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellant Cross-Respondent, v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG (A135989)?? Before Schuman, Presiding Judge, and Brewer, Chief Judge, and Rosenblum, Judge...

Wireless in Libraries: a how-to (cookbook) manual

Posted on February 20, 2008
Joy of Computing: recipes for a 5-star libraryWhen you blog and write and teach (and all public service librarians teach to some degree or another) you think about writing, about how to teach, about style, presentation, story-telling, about learning, and all those other good things...

Sex-offender List Identity-Theft Scam

Posted on February 20, 2008
From the Salem, Oregon, Statesman Journal, 2/14/08: ?Police warn of scam involving sex-offender list.?From the article:"Aumsville Police Department is warning residents of a suspected scam of a caller attempting to sell a list of sex offenders, police said Wednesday...

Legal Guide for Online Publishers

Posted on February 19, 2008
The Citizen Media Law Project?s Legal Guide has some good stuff (and here is their press release).Thanks to the Law Librarian Blog for the link.

Back Up Your Blog (with friends, beer, and Portland dogs)

Posted on February 19, 2008
The Portland Beer and Blog blogger, Justin, posts a summary of their session on blog backups.My previous post on the Beer and Blog blog, here.

Ten (10) Things NOT to Do During Your Divorce

Posted on February 17, 2008
The Oregon Divorce Blog posts this, ?Top 10 things to NOT do during your divorce.?Excerpt from the blog post:?Divorce is not easy. There are many pitfalls and traps awaiting parties that have not educated themselves about the process. People often make bad decisions under stress, or without the guidance of an experienced lawyer...

Comics and Newspaper Syndication: don?t look for me in the funny papers

Posted on February 14, 2008
Question to web comic strip creator(s): Why aren?t you in newspapers?Answer (excerpt):?Without question this is the most common question we're asked, often preceded by the nice compliment, "Your stuff is as good or better than the strips in my newspaper...

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