Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

 

2020-2021 Legal Reference RT Officers

Chair: Lee Van Duzer, Washington County Law Library
Vice Chair: vacant


Annual Reports

2014 Annual Report
2015 Annual Report
2016 Annual Report
2017 Annual Report
2018 Annual Report
2019 Annual Report


Oregon Public Law Libraries

 

Legal Reference Resources

 

Legal Reference Training Resources

"Aiding and Abetting: Public Library and Law Library Partnerships"
2019 Oregon Library Association & Washington Library Association Joint Conference presentation slides and handouts.
(scroll to find "Aiding and Abetting" presentation [under Thursday, 1:45-3:00 pm])

"Spotlight on Justice: How Small and Rural Counties Support the Legal Information Needs of the Public"
2018 Oregon Library Association Annual Conference presentation slides and handouts.

"Thrive in the Hive: Working Together to Provide Exceptional Legal Reference Service"
2017 Oregon Library Association Annual Conference pre-conference presentation slides and handouts.

"How to Show and Tell a Legal Research Story: Searching Nolo and Fastcase"
2016 Oregon Library Association Annual Conference presentation slides and handouts.

"So You Want to Change the World! How to be a Great Librarian to Your Activist Patrons"
2015 Oregon Library Association Annual Conference presentation slides and resources.

"Plaintiffs, Pills, and Passports: How to Reply to Legal, Medical, and Government Services Questions"
2014 Oregon Library Association Annual Conference presentation slides and handouts.

"Legal Reference Questions: Overview of the Research Process & Free Online Legal Information Resources"
2013 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit presentation slides and video.
(scroll to find "Legal Reference Questions" presentation)

Oregon Legal Research - Resources for Public Libraries

How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers

Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians, 6th ed.
(scroll down)

Handling Legal Questions at the Reference Desk and Beyond

Non-law Librarian Legal Reference Advice