Oregon Judicial Information Network - OJIN OnLine Alert

The OJIN Webpage will be unavailable from 6:00AM to 7:00AM, and from 6:00PM to 7:00PM on Friday, September 30th.

When OJIN is down, OPENOnline is your backup.

Poynter Online - I Hate E-mail

Poynter columnist Sree Sreenivasan offers some very helpful tips you can follow as a sender:

1) Be sure to sign your email with your first and last name. For business email complete your Groupwise signature - and then use it! Note: include your phone number.
2) Be sure to use cc (carbon copy) appropriately: to get several people into the loop at once.
3) Be sure to use informative subject lines: be as specific as possible.

New site for the Multnomah County Library

Databases A-Z includes their full text and abstract archives.

Ask Us! Online provides an online form where you can electronically submit your question or request an article.

Other ways to contact the Multnomah County Library

Homefront Confidential: How the War on Terrorism Affects Access to Information and the Public's Right to Know

"The Reporters Committee Releases the 6th Edition of their 'White Paper' chronicling the effects the War on Terrorism has had on the public's right know.

The 84-page report outlines actions taken over the last four years by state and federal government agencies that limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs."

Google's Blog Search

Blog Search "will help users to explore the blogging universe more effectively ... enabling one to find out what people are saying on any subject..."

Google Blog Search searches all blogs, "not just those published through Blogger; our blog index is continually updated, so you'll always get the most accurate and up-to-date results; and you can search not just for blogs written in English, but in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese and other languages as well."

FAQ on Google's new software

University of Michigan Law Library - Hot Topic: John G. Roberts, Jr.:
"Information on John Glover Roberts, Jr., Nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."
Included are "links to information about and writings by John Glover Roberts, Jr." as well as biographical and confirmation hearing information.

U.S. Supreme Court resources

United States Supreme Court Justices for the Past 100 Years (.xls)
This spreadsheet shows U.S. presidents and their appointments to the Supreme Court.
Created by the University of Michigan Documents Center

CQ Researcher - Supreme Court's Future - January 2005
Includes a chronology of the court, a listing (with bios) of justices by voting style, potential nominees (with bios), additional resources, and a bibliography.

CQ Weekly - Remaking the High Court - January 2005
"A guide to the impending battle in the Senate over the next vacancy and the choices facing the president." Print copy only, in News Research cabinet.

Supreme Court of the United States
The court's own site provides member bios, overview and history, traditions, procedures, opinions, and a whole lot more.

Wikipedia entry - Supreme Court
Caveat: Wikipedia is user-written and edited. Interesting stuff, but should be verified independently.

Library of Congress - Supreme Court Nominations
"The Law Library of Congress has collected both electronic and print materials relating to Judge Roberts and the nominations process including, the constitutional advice and consent role of the United States Senate, and the importance of the Judicial Branch."

Association of Talent Agents

"With ATA's Actors' Agent Search, you can find the agents for thousands of actors, plus links to resumes, photos and video — updated daily."