You can purchase a subscription online for yourself, if you are a sole practitioner, or for your firm. Simply log in for customized pricing. If you do not have an OSB online account, create one now.

Read on for more information about BarBooks™ and contact the bar if you have any questions or need help with your subscription.

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Why do I need BarBooks™?
  • To locate the research you need right from your desk, or anywhere you have Internet access, 24/7.
  • To save precious billable hours by eliminating trips to the library and time poring through print publications.
  • To increase your certainty that you have researched every avenue because you can access all the legal publications at once.
  • To represent your clients with complete confidence.


What books will I have access to with BarBooks™?

You will be able to browse and search all titles published by the OSB Legal Publications Department.
A complete list of titles is available here in PDF format.

BarBooks™ will be updated every time one of these titles is supplemented or revised, and each new supplement or revision will usually be posted before the print book is available! Plus any new titles released by the OSB Legal Publications Department will be added to BarBooks™. This means BarBooks™ will be updated 8 to 10 times during the term of a one-year subscription.


How can I find what I am looking for in the BarBooks™ library?

Method #1: Explore Books
  • Select the book you want to explore
  • View the table of contents of that book
  • Click on a chapter to view the outline of that chapter
  • From the chapter outline level, click on a section to view the text

  • Method #2: Key word search
  • Select the books you want to search, or select all books
  • Enter your Boolean search criteria
  • Get detailed search results

  • Method #3: Cross-references
    The many titles included in BarBooks often include cross-references to additional information on a topic in another section. All of those references are hot linked to the related section, so you can quickly and easily get to that additional information.

    Method #4: Index reference
    Each title includes a professionally created index. View the index of each book to find the information you are looking for referenced by section number.




    What other features will I enjoy with my BarBooks™ subscription?

    BarBooks™ online library is replete with a multitude of features to make your research more efficient and effective, including:

    Help Any time you have a question about the BarBooks™ product, visit the very informative Help and FAQ page to find the answer.

    Download Forms – In addition to viewing forms online, you can download each form in either MS Word or WordPerfect format.

    Print You can print individual sections of any book in the BarBooks™ library to store in your client files for quick access when you need it.

    Text Select You can copy and paste citations into an online primary research tool, or text into your word processing program.

    Bookmark You can add any section to your personal list of bookmarked sections for quick, easy tracking of the progress of your research.

    Session history View the history of every section you have visited during a research session to find that section you wish you had bookmarked.



    How much does BarBooks™ cost?

    BarBooks™ pricing is based on the number of Oregon licensed attorneys in a law firm, corporate legal department, district attorneys office, or city or state governmental office, as follows:

    Price Level Number of Oregon Attorneys
    in Firm
    One-Year
    Subscription Fee
    801 1 $395
    802 2 $595
    803 3-5 $795
    804 6-9 $995
    805 10-19 $1,395
    806 20-29 $1,695
    807 30-49 $2,495
    808 50-99 $3,995
    809 100-150 $4,995
    810 Each Additional
    10 Attorneys
    $295

    County and state law libraries and educational institution law libraries will be charged based on the library's county service area population, and without regard to whether the library is within or without the State of Oregon, as follows:

    County Service Area Population One-Year Subscription Fee
    0 to 19,999 $395
    20,000 to 49,999 $695
    50,000 to 99,999 $1,395
    100,000 to 299,999 $1,695
    300,000 to 800,000 $1,995
    800,000+ $2,995




    Do I get a discount if I want to buy one or more print books also?

    Yes! All BarBooks™ online subscribers are entitled to a 40% discount off the purchase price of print publications. This discount can be combined with the 10% early-bird discount that is offered on all books when they are first released. Please note: Not available for web orders.



    What are the terms and conditions of my use of BarBooks™?
    If you are a sole practitioner, law firm, corporate legal department, district attorney office, or governmental legal department, your BarBooks™ subscription is governed by a License Agreement, which provides:
    • You are entitled to a total number of licenses equal to the upper range of the fee level you qualify for. For example, if you have 22 Oregon bar members in your firm, you are at Price Level 806, and are entitled to a total of 29 licenses without paying a higher fee.
    • Your license is for a term of one year, unless renewed.
    • Additional licenses ARE NOT required for secretaries, legal assistants, paralegals, law clerks, librarians, or other support staff of each attorney user.
    • You are responsible for informing the OSB if there is a change in membership of your firm so that departing firm members do not continue to have access to BarBooks™ under your subscription.
    The full License Agreement is available here in PDF format.


    If you are a law library, your subscription to BarBooks™ is governed by a License Agreement, which provides:
    • You are entitled to a total number of licenses equal to the number of computer terminals you have available in your library.
    • Your license is for a term of one year, unless renewed.
    • You may allow access to BarBooks™ by your library patrons from the computer terminals in your library.
    • You may not release your password(s) to any library patron.
    The full License Agreement for law libraries is available here in PDF format.




    How were BarBooks™ and the pricing developed?