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2018

Library and Information Science

Portland State University

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Remaking The Public Law Library Into A Twenty-First Century Legal Resource Center, Mark G. Harmon, Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, Stephanie Cross Jan 2018

Remaking The Public Law Library Into A Twenty-First Century Legal Resource Center, Mark G. Harmon, Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, Stephanie Cross

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article reviews the current operations of Multnomah County, Oregon’s public law library and assesses the feasibility of creating a legal resource and self-help center within the library. The article reviews common governance models of law libraries and common self-help models, supplemented by interviews with key stakeholders. We conclude that the county could greatly benefit from a self-help center and make recommendations of best practices.