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Be an Oregon Queen (or King) of SHIBA: Senior Health Insurance

Posted on June 15, 2009
In Oregon, SHIBA, for Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance, assists Medicare beneficiaries and those going into Medicare through all the hoops of Medicare and the options that can lower out of pocket expenses for health care. Staffed by highly trained volunteers supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as well as State Department of Human Services, they are available for one on one consultation, group presentations and classes to help people make informed decisions...

Oregon Legislative Bill Tracking via Oregonlive

Posted on June 11, 2009
Liz alerts me to the Oregonlive Track a Bill service. For the average Jo(e), it sure is easier to use (though not more comprehensive) than the Legislature?s (official) bill tracking webpages, though the Oregonlive service will be around only as long as Oregonlive is around, which is why librarians want governments to preserve and protect government information on government websites...

Bad Drivers: Tailgaters, Rear-enders, and Self-Defense Strategies

Posted on June 10, 2009
The Oregonian?s Test Drive blog on Commuting had this article, ?How to escape the scourge of the tailgater,? posted by Joseph Rose, The Oregonian June 08, 2009.The actual statistics also match with my impressions from a while ago, when I looked at jury verdicts and rear-enders...

iPhone Scam Alert: A Little More "Caveating" Amongst the Emptors, Please

Posted on June 09, 2009
If you haven?t heard about this iPhone Scam Alert, in the newspaper, online, from the Oregon AG?s office, and beyond, then you need to think about ratcheting up your news tracking. This scam is not the worst out there, but if you?re not hearing daily about some food or product recall or scam, then you can?t complaint about the world going to hell in a handbasket...

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Oregon Attorney General Opinions and Letters of Advice

Posted on June 08, 2009
Non-attorney Oregon legal researchers frequently overlook Oregon attorney-general opinions. Not every legal problem will require a search of attorney general opinions, but you don?t want to miss this research resource when it is relevant. (Other states also have AG opinions, and so does the U...

More Free and Low-Cost Legal Research Tools

Posted on June 05, 2009
An excellent, and fast, tutorial on free and low cost legal research tools is available from the Duke University law librarians: The Unexploded Cow?s Guide to Legal Research.My previous posts on free and low-cost legal research are here and here (with additional imbedded links).

To Google Square is Human, to Bing Divine?

Posted on June 04, 2009
beSpacific reminded me to try out Google Squared, which is very interesting. I foresee it being useful for kids and parents doing homework and maybe even for medical and health related questions - maybe. I?m not so sure about legal research. I entered Oregon Legal Research, but all I got was: "Google Squared couldn't automatically build a Square about oregon legal research...

Oregon Authors and Writers

Posted on June 04, 2009
It has been said that lawyers are frustrated writers. Well, so are most writers! Visit Oregon Authors, a new website that also has links to Oregon writer and reader groups.As for law library blogs (and bloggers are writers if nothing else), there are 185 of us already, blogging professionally as law librarians (mostly).

Prison Legal News

Posted on June 04, 2009
Even in the world of zines and social networking, there is still a kind of Periodical Underworld, which isn?t as under the world as it used to be, but it?s still not quite mainstream.Here is an AP story that I found through Google News, about the Prison Legal News (PLN):Ex-con's magazine focuses on advocacy, prison life, by JOHN CURRAN, May 24, 2009...

Patent and Trademark Depository in Oregon

Posted on June 03, 2009
I bet you didn?t know there was a Patent and Trademark Depository in Oregon. Well, there is!It?s hosted (and we thank them!) by the Lewis & Clark Boley Law Library, in SW Portland.Another recent blog post about patent law, from beSpecific: Anatomy of a Patent Case.

New 2009 Oregon Laws

Posted on June 03, 2009
It?s hard to keep up with all the new laws coming out of Salem. Here?s a news story from KOHD News describing how Governor Kulongoski signed 24 bills into law on June 2, 2009 - just try reading those in one day!You can find other bills signed into law at the Governor?s website...

When Public Records Laws Trump HIPAA (Nebraska)

Posted on June 01, 2009
I saw this story at a May 17, 2009, PI Buzz blog post (3rd paragraph) and thought I?d blog about it here given the strong (ish) public records laws in Oregon. The link is to a Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press post.Excerpt: ?The names of individuals buried in a state cemetery are death records, the Nebraska Supreme Court said today, ruling that they must be released in accordance with the state's open records law? ...

Don?t Remove that Mattress Tag!

Posted on May 31, 2009
You have to love law librarians and others who go where others fear to tread (e.g. the journalist who forced open some MP (Member of Parliament) records about their taxpayer funded expenditures).Mary Whisner, at the Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington, has posted a link to her article about the Law Behind the Mattress Tags (101 Law Libr...

Good News Needed: Portland Upside (online newspaper)

Posted on May 29, 2009
Have you seen the Portland Upside newspaper yet? It?s not just ?good? news; it?s interesting, fun, and inspiring news (and it's online for those who can't find a print copy). The cover story of the first issue is about a group of unemployed people who are doing productive work to keep themselves in the loop, sane, happy, and strong, physically and mentally...

Starting a Business in Oregon: Legal Research

Posted on May 29, 2009
We meet a lot of people who want to start a business but don?t know where to begin.Entrepreneurs with great ideas don?t always have good business sense, but they can acquire it - or find business partners who have it. And even if you have good business sense, you still need to know the law...

Can I file for punitive damages on an Oregon small claims case against a business?

Posted on May 29, 2009
This question came from a reader who came upon the Oregon Legal Research blog while doing some research.About Oregon small claims court and damages: Judges and mediators in Oregon small claims courts have a fair amount of discretion when working with plaintiffs and defendants on resolving their disuptes...

Claymation and Legal Research

Posted on May 28, 2009
I went to the Amazing World of Claymation exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society and, of course, saw the legal research angle! Wouldn?t any law librarian?So, you may ask, what does legal research have to do with claymation?Quite a lot, if you want to make a business (or any money) out of the art and craft of claymation...

Free State and Federal Bill (Legislation) Finder Service

Posted on May 27, 2009
WisLaw blog reports on BillFinder, a free service from StateScape. Whether you?re reading, drafting, tracking, or merely surfing new legislation, it?s a powerful little tool, for no cost. Amazing.Try it out: BillFinder

Oregon Last Will and Testament: Free, downloadable forms?

Posted on May 26, 2009
Are there free, online, downloadable, official forms you can use to write a legally enforceable Oregon will?Sorry, but the answer is no, at least not if you want your will to do what you intend and be legally enforceable. Oregon wills, and other estate planning documents, are not Wash & Wear, Click & Go, One-Size-Fits-All, or Eat and Run...

How do we organize a constitutional government to prevent abuse of power?

Posted on May 22, 2009
This is not a rhetorical or even a political question. It is a school assignment! Hurrah for teachers, especially those who try out their own assignments before handing them over to their students (and their students? parents).Librarians get to help answer students' reference and research questions, public librarians more than law librarians, but we (Oregon law librarians, that is) also often have the opportunity and honor to pitch in to help students answer their law-related questions, especially when the question comes through L-net, the Oregon statewide online reference service...

Oregon (and other State) Courts: Official Dictionary

Posted on May 21, 2009
The Oregon Judicial Department?s (OJD) 2002 Style Manual specifies the Webster?s Third International New International Dictionary (unabridged ed. 2002) as the court?s ?official? (non-legal) dictionary. (Many, possibly all, state appellate courts specify an official dictionary...

Worldcat?s "Copyright Evidence Registry"

Posted on May 18, 2009
Determining Copyright Status is not unlike the search for the Holy Grail. Here is an updated list of resources:1) WorldCat?s Copyright Evidence Registry2) See also, from LLRX: ?Can Collaboration Solve Copyright Status Questions? The WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry,? by Roger V...

Six Words, ?Seventeen? Syllables, Baseball in 150 Words ? Legal Reference in Under 141 Characters?

Posted on May 15, 2009
We have haiku and we have six-word stories - and we have Baseball in under 150 Words (and don't forget Rafe Esquith?s beautiful 132-word description), so why should we all be wailing about 140 character Tweets? (And, here (from Future Lawyer) is one reason to know how to Twitter...

Duck, Duck, Go dot com, Oregon Authors, and Oregon Maladies - All Online

Posted on May 15, 2009
I attended an L-net (Oregon Library Network) meeting last week and in addition to catching up with other ?virtual reference? librarians, I learned about these:1) The search engine Duck duck go dot com is useful for adults too, and not just because there is no advertising...

Oregon Attorney General and Legislative Leaders: A Cheap and Easy Challenge

Posted on May 14, 2009
?Oregon AG Public Records and Meetings Manual? and Superseded ORSsMy Oregon public law librarian ?Please, sir, I want some more? Wish List is not long:1) Superseded Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). Is there a reason why the Legislature cannot put the superseded ORSs on the Legislature?s Bills and Laws website? Do they know how important superseded statutes, laws, and calendars are to lawyers (and to their clients)? They (superseded ORSs) are priceless! Ask any lawyer, especially after Gaines...

The Greenest of Green People Donate Their Organs

Posted on May 13, 2009
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ? your body.Margie Boule?s May 12th, 2009, column in the Oregonian reminded me that donating organs is about as Green as a Green Person can get (though maybe not this Green Person).When it comes to organ donation, they're passionate about their lives' work, by Margie Boule, The Oregonian, May 12, 2009For more about organ donation:1) Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank2) Donate Life Northwest3) Oregon DMV

Where is the 2009 ORS? Hold Your Oregon Horses ....

Posted on May 12, 2009
This is the time of year when we start getting questions from people wanting the 2009 Oregon statutes or laws.This is also the time of year when we explain:1) The 2009 Oregon Legislature is still in session and unless there is a serious emergency requiring immediate legislative action, no 2009 Oregon legislation will have an effective date (click on Other Information) before July 1, 2009 and likely not before January 1, 2010:"Effective Date of Legislation: In accordance with ORS 171...

Oregon Consumer Law 2009 Legislation: Lemon Laws and Auto Repair Shops

Posted on May 11, 2009
If you want or need to track Oregon consumer law legislation, here are two recent bills that may be of interest. And, here is the press release: Senate votes to strengthen Oregon?s Lemon Law, another tool for tracking legislation (and part of a law?s legislative history, though who knows if copies of the press releases are always put in the bill files)...

Social Media Policies - and a $70,000 Multnomah County Job

Posted on May 10, 2009
?Social director? used to be viewed as a job for the boss?s wife or a job for paid ?social butterfly.? but the 21st century ?social media? director has education, imagination, writing skills, and respect. The life of a PIO will never be the same again...

Oregon?s Smokefree Workplace Law, What happens when people violate the smoking ban?

Posted on May 10, 2009
The questions about complying with Oregon?s Smokefree Workplace Law (2007 SB 571, 2007 Laws Chap. 602) are thick on the ground, or in the air.As is true with a lot of new laws, no one is completely sure how this law will all play out in real life. A lot of planning went into its drafting, and now that it has gone into effect, people are still asking those ?what if? questions...

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