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What can I access as an Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services employee?

As an Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services employee, you have access to the following legal resources from the State of Oregon Law Library.

Limited password access resources

Limited password access is available for the following resources.

Lexis Advance - This subscription includes the Oregon Primary Library, Larson's Workers' Compensation Law, and Federal Labor & Employment Agency administrative materials.

If you have any problems accessing these resources, or have questions regarding resources or training, please email the State of Oregon Law Library.

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BarBooks
This subscription includes the legal publications produced by the Oregon State Bar, written by practitioners, with practice tips, caveats, and notes.
Chicago Manual of Style
The online edition includes searchable text of both the 16th and 17th editions.
Fastcase
Includes all primary law, court rules, attorney general opinions, and legal treatises (broken into subject matter libraries, titles include: Wigmore on Evidence, Lawyer’s Desk Book, Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation & Application,Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers’ Compensation, Environmental Liability & Real Property Transactions: Law & Practice, Scientific Evidence and Experts Handbook, Handbook of Section 1983 Litigation, Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide, Proving and Defending Damage Claims, Drafting Licensing Agreements, Insurance Coverage Litigation, and the CGL Policy Handbook, and more. Fastcase libraries are searchable by keyword, Boolean, natural language, or citation lookup. Fastcase Quick Reference Guide Fastcase User Guide
HeinOnline
Hein is known for their historical documents collections. Once only available in academic libraries as microfiche and microfilm collections, Hein embarked on a massive digital conversion. All libraries provide comprehensive coverage from inception and are in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. The subscription includes the Law Journal Library, American Bar Association Journals, Codifications and Studies, Restatements & Principles of the Law, Model Codes and Acts, Uniform Commercial Code, ALI-CLE Publications, and Legal Classics.
Merriam-Webster Unabridged
A comprehensive American online dictionary, built on the foundation of Webster's Third International New Dictionary (unabridged ed. 2002).
Oregon Historical Quarterly on JSTOR
A peer-reviewed, public history journal published by the Oregon Historical Society.