All that Glitters

Written on June 14, 2018.

Picture it. You’re writing (or about to start writing) a legal document and all of a sudden you get writers block. What do you do? Well, if you’re like me, you go take a nap or order up a pizza and drink a liter of root beer. If pizza and root beer isn’t your thing, maybe you might just head on over to their local county law library for a change of place. Thing is most county law libraries in southern California provide access to either (or both) Westlaw or Lexis for the...

What was lost has been found

Written on December 29, 2017.

You know what’s great about the new year? It’s a chance for renewal. Spring cleaning for the soul, is what it is. Recently, the RCLL has been working on it’s own soul-searching-spring-cleaning by weeding our collection. That’s right, weeding. What that means is that we go through the collection looking for resources that are no longer useful for whatever reason and should either be tossed or upgraded. While we are finding a lot of weeds that should be pulled and discarded,...

It’s a goldmine!

Written on July 27, 2017.

Having served as a public services law Librarian for going on 13 years, I have discovered some pretty cool resources that help people win (or not lose (there is a difference)) their cases. While most people generally dive right into California Forms of Pleading and Practice (Lexis) for state matters or Moore’s Federal Practice (Lexis) for federal stuff, it’s the materials they pass by on the way to those resources that can really save the (and their) day. Take, for example, the Newly...

You need it, We’ve got it

Written on June 5, 2017.

One of the things I like to do, as a law Librarian, is to peruse the book stacks here at the Riverside County Law Library. Many times I’ll see things I’ve never seen before and, when I have the chance, I’ll read through some of our many offerings (you know, to keep up on the latest goings on). This morning, as I was working on a research project for a library patron, I happened to glance over at O’Brien’s Evaluator. O’Brien’s is a kind of like a crystal...

Exploring the Past at the Library

Written on January 12, 2017.

The Riverside County Law Library is a place many history buffs might never think to go. In fact, all three of our locations offer a wonderful variety of historic documents and information that would be appealing whether or not you have a particular interest in the law. Both our Indio and Riverside branches offer the book History and Directory of Riverside County 1893-94. This is a great little book; giving descriptions of settlements within the county in the last decade of the 1800s complete...

Law Library Finds

Written on April 14, 2016.

While looking for a book in the library, I came across a book that caught my eye: Attacking and Defending Drunk Driving Tests. Certainly not an upbeat topic, but this book makes it an interesting one. Even though my first skim was only a few minutes long, I learned quite a bit. I had always been of the mind that being charged with drunk driving pretty much meant you were guilty. After all, a breathalyzer or blood test would give a concrete answer and how can you argue against science? Turns out,...

Books, Books and more Books

Written on February 5, 2015.

One of the great things about being a law Librarian in a law library is that I have access to THOUSANDS (that’s right, thousands) of legal resources to browse through. Picture it: there’s everything from Animal Law to Zoning; Dog Law to Neighbor Law; Golf Law, Baseball Law, Equestrian Law, and Online Gaming Law. Then, just the other day I was looking through our CEB collection and found one resource that was particularly interesting: Professional Licensing: Disciplinary Practice...

You Gotta See This

Written on June 11, 2014.

The other day I had a guy come into the library. A bit confused by all the thick books, he asks me if we (the law library) has any books about ships or shipping. Thinking a bit I say sure we do and walk him over to our section dealing with maritime law. A few minutes later he comes to me and says, “Don’t you have any books with pictures of ships?” Seems his boy was looking to do a book report about boats and dad was looking to help his kid out by finding some books with pictures...

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