Public Librarian Resources
LEGAL REFERENCE RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS
DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN LEGAL REFERENCE TRAINING SESSIONS
- Law Library Workshop 2012
- 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
- Portland-metro area and Oregon Legal Services Guide
- Oregon County Law Libraries, Recommended Titles (OCCLL)
- PACER Policy
- Washington County Legal Research Guides website
QUICK LEGAL REFERENCE
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
- Law school libraries and clinics (and their associated websites)
- Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) (check website for local phone numbers)
- Legal research blogs (e.g. Oregon Legal Research blog sidebar links)
- Federal, state, and local government, social service agencies, and nonprofits
- Oregon Judicial Department (OJD)
- Oregon Legislative Liaisons: 503-986-1000
- Oregon State Bar (OSB): 503-684-3763
- Public library websites
- State of Oregon government offices, administrative and legislative
- OCCLL (Oregon Council of County Law Libraries) Directory
- OCCLL Database Grid (legal databases in Oregon county law libraries)
- Oregon Legal Research blog (see posts, sidebars, and labels)
- Legal Abbreviations (Frequently Used in Oregon) (PDF)
- More Legal Abbreviations: Search the web for: legal abbreviations
- Legal Dictionaries: Oregon Courts (OJD Style Manual) and Generally
LEGAL FORMS QUESTIONS
- Legal Forms Pyramid, at the Oregon Legal Research Blog
FAMILY LAW
- Oregon State Bar (OSB) self-help family law resources
- Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) self-help family law resources
- Legal Aid of Oregon (LASO)
- St. Andrew Legal Clinic
OREGON LAW SCHOOL AND COUNTY LAW LIBRARIES
- Lewis & Clark Law School Library
- State of Oregon Law Library
- Multnomah Law Library
- University of Oregon Law Library
- Willamette Law School Library
- Oregon County Law Libraries
LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES
1) Search Engine Research Tip: If you’re looking for a legal research guide (aka pathfinder), enter:
- [topic] legal research guide, or [topic] legal research pathfinder
- Add the words law and legal as needed
- E.g. juvenile law research guide legal
2) Collection Analysis and Collection Development
- 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
3) For more legal research tips, visit:
