Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Public Librarian Resources
Public Librarian Resources
2015:
So You Want to Change the World! How to Be a Great Librarian to Your Activist Patrons (2015 Oregon Library
Association Annual Conference)
Resource Guide
2008-2014:
Multnomah County Library Reference Forum: Legal Reference Triage (2014 Reference Staff Training)
Legal Reference Questions - 2013 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit
Law Library Workshop 2012 (Washington County and Multnomah County Public Libraries)
Legal Resource Referral Bookmarks
L-net Summit 2010 Legal Reference Breakout Session Handout
PALACE Reference Refresher, May 14, 2010, Legal Research Handout
Golden Rules of Legal Reference Service in Public Libraries Handout
"How to Answer a Legal Reference Question": Tip Sheet
Sample Disclaimers
Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide
Oregon County Law Libraries, Recommended Titles (OCCLL)
PACER Policy
Washington County Legal Research Guides website
Aycock, Anthony, "The Accidental Law Librarian," Information Today, Inc., 2013.
Eubanks, Virginia, "Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age," MIT Press, 2011.
Healey, Paul D., "Legal Reference for Librarians: How and Where to Find the Answers," ALA, 2014.
Selwyn, Laurie and Virginia Eldridge, "Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions," IGI
Global, 2012.
Tucker, Virginia and Marc Lampson, "Finding the Answers to Legal Questions," Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc.,
2011.
Caveat emptor: If you refer library patrons to non-official websites that compile legal forms and/or laws, please
remind them that these unofficial documents or collections of laws may not be accepted by courts, complete, updated,
corrected, or authenticated.
211 Info
Legal research blogs (e.g. Oregon Legal Research website and blog)
Federal, state, and local government, social service agencies, and nonprofits
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Style Manuals: Oregon Courts (OJD Style Manual)
FAMILY LAW
1) Search Engine Research Tip: If you’re looking for a legal research guide (aka pathfinder), enter:
Contact a public law librarian in your state for advice and assistance.
Your county law library, state law library, or state law library association may be able to refer you. In Oregon:
www.occll.org
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