Video: County Law Libraries and You (State Library of Oregon)

Legal Reference Training

• OLA and other presentations, Legal Reference Round Table - scroll down for videos/materials.

• Legal Reference in the Age of COVID, Sue Ludington (2021) - video and materials.

• Public Library Toolkit - American Association of Law Libraries (also has state specific guides)

• Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice, WebJunction - online class.

• Legal Reference Library Scenarios, LA Law Library (2010) - video.

• Circuit Riders: The Legal Reference Interview, University of South Carolina School of Law - online class.

• How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers, American Association of Law Libraries (2014)

• Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians (2018)
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• Ask your local law librarian to help you learn Oregon legal research!

Legal Reference Resources for Public Librarians

• Oregon Legal Services Guide - Organizations that provide free or low cost legal assistance.

• Oregon State Bar Legal Information for the Public

• OregonLawHelp.org - Legal Aid

• Eviction Resources for Libraries - WebJunction

Books

• The Accidental Law Librarian by Anthony Aycock, Information Today, Inc., 2013.

• Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age by Virginia Eubanks, MIT Press, 2011.

• A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books by Kendall Svengalis, New England Law Press, 2019.

• Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual by Kendall Svengalis, New England Law Press, annual.

• Legal Reference for Librarians: How and Where to Find the Answers by Paul D. Healy, ALA, 2014.

• Finding the Answers to Legal Questions by Virginia Tucker and Marc Lampson, Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc., 2011.

• Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions by Laurie Selwyn and Virginia Eldridge, IGI Global, 2012.

Other pages on OregonLegalResearch.com

• Legal Research Guides
• Legal Forms