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Oregon Attorneys: Free OSB BarBooks, January 1, 2010

Posted on October 20, 2010
I meet more Oregon attorneys who don?t know about this wonderful news than attorneys who do know, so here goes:Starting January 1, 2010, the OSB BarBooks database will be available and free to ALL members of the Oregon State Bar.(Many Oregon county law libraries will have subscriptions to the database, too...

Stun Guns and Tasers in Oregon: Is it Lawful to Own a Personal ECD?

Posted on October 16, 2010
This question usually comes to the law librarian in this form:Is it legal (lawful) to own and use a personal stun gun (or taser) in Oregon?But related questions may include the following the following:(Note: An ECD is an Electronic Control Device)Is it a firearm?Can anyone of any age or status (convictions, commitments, etc...

What is a Mental Health Court?

Posted on October 14, 2010
A recent media release from the Washington County Health and Human Services Department describes their Mental Health Court:Mental Health Court: Moving From Jail and Hospital to Stability in the Community"Washington County's Department of Health and Human Services Mental Health Division is partnering with other County agencies to help people with severe and persistent mental illness and criminal justice involvement live in the community safely...

Free College Courses Online

Posted on October 12, 2010
In the library world, one always meets people who want to learn something new every day. It?s not hard to do, but what if you want to get really serious about acquiring knowledge:8 Awesome Websites to Take Free College Courses Online, posted by Dave Drager on Sep...

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Oregon Voter Registration Deadline is OCTOBER 12TH, 2010

Posted on October 10, 2010
Register to VOTE!Register to VOTE!Everyone should vote, but here?s ?Why Women Vote: Iron Jawed Angels?On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment granted the ballot to American women."Section 1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex...

Legal "Journal of Things We Like (Lots)" (JOTWELL)

Posted on October 08, 2010
Gallagher (UW Law Library) Blog brings us news of this:?Sample Interesting New Writing About Law with Jotwell, The 'Journal Of Things We Like (Lots)' -- is a blog where a several law professors post substantive comments about recent scholarship. It's supposed to help people keep up with interesting writing from different fields?...

Oregon Citizen Arrests, Citizen Initiated Tickets, Citizen Prosecution

Posted on October 06, 2010
If you Google the words: Oregon citizen arrest, you?ll get an immediate answer to just about anyone?s question about citizens arrests in Oregon, you?ll get a link to attorney Ray Thomas?s excellent and detailed website posts on the subject and links to the statute, ORS 153...

Oregon Citizen Arrests under ORS 153.058: Traffic, Wildlife, Fishing, and Weights and Measures

Posted on October 05, 2010
(If you are reading this in 2011, or later, make sure the statute has not been amended or repealed.)The text of 2009 ORS 153.058 Initiation of violation proceeding by private party:"(1) A person other than an enforcement officer may commence a violation proceeding by filing a complaint with a court that has jurisdiction over the alleged violation...

Voter Registration in Oregon: 20 Day Countdown to Deadline, but Why?

Posted on October 01, 2010
This September 28, 2010, editorial in the Oregonian is worth reading:Cutting off voters for no good reason: Oregon county clerks defend a 20-day voter registration deadline even though the early cutoff disenfranchises some first-time voters:Excerpt: ?Over the years, the county clerks that run Oregon elections have embraced vote-by-mail, online registration and other innovations that have helped build one of the nation's most respected state elections systems...

Libraries Will Survive: Librarians Gone Wild

Posted on October 01, 2010
Justice Bedsworth isn?t the only one having fun on the job, while doing a GREAT JOB. When times are tough, you have to laugh - and keep up the fight:"Libraries Will Survive" YouTube video

Justice Bedsworth: Will a Laughing Jury Convict?

Posted on October 01, 2010
Why should you read Justice Bedsworth? Who else would write a sentence like this in a judicial opinion? (Which also won him a Judicial Wisdom of the Year (2003) award.)?There is no non-culpable explanation for monkeys in your underpants.?For this month?s joyful ruminations from the Bedsworth bench:?Dopes and Robbers,? by Justice William W...

For Librarians: Digital Reference: What is Your Reference Librarian ?Coffee-Name??

Posted on September 30, 2010
Librarians and Libraries may look peaceful, but underneath all that quiet and deceptive-calm is a seething mass of email, chat, IM, and other reference Question-Answer activity that keeps us mighty busy.But the big question, at least for some of us who participate in a lot of Digital Reference service (also called e-Reference), is how to identify oneself, that is, how to answer that dreaded question from utter strangers:WHAT IS YOUR NAME?For some reference questions, and library patrons, it makes sense to use one?s real name and library employer...

Social Security Death Index

Posted on September 30, 2010
It's hard to believe, but there are still working people out there who need but don't know about the Social Security Death Index.So I'm doing my bit to spread the word one reader at a time.

Oregon History Nights: Beavers v. Ducks Sports Rivalries and Monroe Sweetland

Posted on September 30, 2010
I bet you don?t see those two subjects in the same sentence very often!The Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE), an online resource of Oregon history and culture, is partnering with McMenamins on a series of History Nights.1) Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Kerry Eggers presents "It's War! Beavers vs...

Redemption in Oregon and Beyond

Posted on September 30, 2010
One could fill a library with stories about redemption (in fact, most libraries ARE filled with stories about redemption, fictional and real), but the following came to mind recently when I spoke with a couple of young law library patrons about past transgressions and future promise:1) Oregon case In re Beers, 339 Or 215, about a law student with a past...

Researching Oregon Case Law

Posted on September 30, 2010
I have written before about how you cannot prepare for a serious court proceeding using just the resources you find on the ?free? web. (And, aren?t all court proceedings serious?)That is, if you have an adversary who knows how to research law and legal procedure, if you will appear before a judge in a court of record (as opposed to, e...

Tracking Children?s Online Use: Predatory Computer-Tracking Practices?

Posted on September 30, 2010
As if parents didn?t have enough to worry about:A beSpacific post: WSJ Investigates Extensive Web Tracking of Children Online:September 17, 2010, Children Face Intensive Tracking, by Steve Stecklow:Excerpt: ?A Wall Street Journal investigation into online privacy has found that popular children's websites install more tracking technologies on personal computers than do the top websites aimed at adults?...

How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs

Posted on September 28, 2010
It?s time to update this information:State of Oregon Law Library has a link to their briefs collection or you can use this research guide:How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs

Oregon Librarians: Eat their Own Dog Food and Adopt the Open-Source Kittens

Posted on September 27, 2010
Present and Future Librarians: The most recent OLA Quarterly has some excellent articles well-worth reading including, but not limited to these:OLA (Oregon Library Association) Quarterly, Fall 2010, Vol. 16, no. 31) ?What "Open to the Public" Really Means,? by Jane Salisbury and Carolee Hirsch2) "A Wiki Way of Communication," by Carol McGeehon3) "Free as in Internet: Using Linux and Open Source Software on Public Workstations," by Matthew ?Buzzy? Nielsen and Sean Park4) "Tipping the Scales: How Free Culture Helps Restore Balance in the Age of Copyright Maximalism," by Rachel Bridgewater5) "Open Sesame: The Open Science and Open Data Movements and Their Implications for Librarians," by Hope Leman6) ?The Promise of Open Government, for the Nation and for Oregon," by Patrice McDermott and Roberta RichardsOLA Quarterly Archives

Thomson Reuters? TrustLaw Website

Posted on September 27, 2010
From Robert Ambrogi's Law Sites 9/23/10 post: Thomson Unveils Global Hub for Free Legal Help:Excerpt: "At an event today in New York City, Thomson Reuters will formally announce the launch of TrustLaw, a Web-based service that is intended to promote ?the culture and practice of pro bono? around the world...

Clocks Change, November 7th, 2010

Posted on September 27, 2010
It?s never too soon to note this on your mind's calendar:November 7, 2010: First Sunday in November at 2 a.m. (local time).Clocks must be moved back one hour (use it or lose it ? or just lose it ? sigh).On the heels of the November 2010 Oregon (and National) Election, November 2nd, 2010NIST Time FAQs and a Time Change Grid.

Researching Canine Detection Evidence: What the Dog Saw (Smelled)

Posted on September 27, 2010
LLRX article: Canine Detection Evidence, by Ken Strutin, Published on September 25, 2010(Ken Strutin previously wrote in LLRX about Solitary Confinement.)Excerpt: ?For nearly 15,000 years dogs have lived with and served humankind as companions, hunters, shepherds and most recently detectives...

Oregon Council on Court Procedures (OCCP): Legislative and Administrative History of Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)

Posted on September 26, 2010
I?ve blogged before about the very useful Oregon Council on Court Procedures website. For those who remember plowing through the print versions of these documents ? this website is a miracle!And if you want to know some history about the OCCP, this website a good place to begin...

?Which Framer of the Constitution Do You Most Resemble??

Posted on September 24, 2010
Gallagher Law blog has a great post on last Friday?s Constitution Day and it links to this wonderful quiz:?You know those silly Facebook quizzes where you answer a series of questions to learn what breed of dog or which Gilligan's Island character you most resemble? The National Constitution Center offers a quiz to find out which Framer of the Constitution you most resemble...

"Where to Find Lost Loot" (Money, Savings Bonds, Insurance Policies, Refunds)

Posted on September 23, 2010
The October 2010 Consumer Reports magazine had a useful article on ?Where to Find Lost Loot? (and we thank them for posting it free, online).More on consumer protection from the Federal Trade Commission and the soon to be activated (we hope) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Safe Disposal of Unused Medication: National Take-Back Initiative

Posted on September 22, 2010
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): National Take-Back InitiativeCOLLECTION SITES: DEA collection site database (or link from NTBI website)News stories:1) Oregonian story: "Federal authorities planning 'take-back' day for prescription drugs," by Maxine Bernstein, Monday, September 20, 2010...

Oregon Bankruptcy Law Blogs

Posted on September 22, 2010
Bankruptcy law is federal law so you want to look not only at Oregon attorney, law firm, and legal blogs, but also at federal bankruptcy online resources. (There are print bankruptcy legal resources but this blog post focuses on the online ?current awareness? blogs only, or primarily...

Oregon Food Handlers Manual, Not Just for Food Servers

Posted on September 21, 2010
The Oregon Food Handlers Manual is not just for food-handlers. It?s for people who eat or buy food. Could this mean you?1) If you eat in restaurants or at grocery stores, farmers' markets, food carts, hospitals, country fairs, lemonade stands, fund-raising events, or just about anywhere else you buy food, you might be interested in how Oregonians are protected from food-borne illnesses...

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports

Posted on September 21, 2010
The Legal Research Plus blog has a status report on 111th Congress H.R. 6026:?Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act,? Legal Research Plus, September 20, 2010, by George WilsonMore information about Congressionally Mandated Reports can be found at:a) Law Librarians Society of Washington D...

Oregon Classroom Law Project, and Baseball ?Law?

Posted on September 21, 2010
Constitution Day 2010 has passed with nary a whimper, but thoughts of the inimitable Classroom Law Project stay front and center.Did you know you can volunteer with the Classroom Law Project? They are super-friendly, fun, and oh so smart. And they are willing to pass all that goodness on to you, free of charge...

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