The Vendor Colloquium resulted in two documents, A Statement of Shared Principles and an Action Plan. Follow-up work has commenced. The October 2011 issue of AALL’s eNewsletter included an announcement that our President has recently established two task forces to…
Posts Tagged ‘announcement’
Pollak Stepping Down as President and CEO of ALM
18
Nov
When the licensing and content co-generation agreements between ALM and Lexis were announced, many folks began speculating that Lexis would acquire ALM eventually. Will the recent announcement that Bill Pollak is stepping down as ALM’s President and CEO early next…
Opening: Editor for AALL’s Price Index for Legal Publications
14
Nov
From the Nov. 9, 2011 announcement posted on AALL. The deadline for applying is Dec. 5, 2011. Job Description: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) seeks an Editor for its annual publication, Price Index for Legal Publications (PILP). The…
Fighting for Open Access in Academic Legal Publishing
28
Oct
During this year’s Open Access Week, CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmeyer published the first post-launch announcement feature on the new CALI Spotlight blog. In Why We Fight, Sarah writes: I feel like OA doesn’t get as much traction…
AALL Distinguished Lectureship Award Nominations Due by Nov. 1
20
Oct
From the announcement: The AALL Distinguished Lectureship is an opportunity for members with a unique perspective on the history, practice, or philosophy of law librarianship to share their knowledge and expertise with other members in a prestigious setting. The lecture,…
CALI Call for Proposals to Create State Specific Legal Research Lessons
19
Oct
From the announcement: The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is on a mission get a state specific legal research lesson covering primary and secondary materials for each of the 50 states. We’re close, but we still need at least…
Reminder: HeinOnline Webinar on New Enhancements and Law Journal Library Subject Searching Set for Wednesday
18
Oct
From the announcement: Wed., October 19, 2011 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT- Register Now What is covered in this webinar? During this webinar we will demonstrate some of our newest enhancements and focus further on how to make the…
Please Welcome FWBS to the "Thomson Reuters Family"
06
Oct
Quoting from the Orange Rag: Thomson Reuters is continuing its spending spree with the announcement of yet another acquisition. This time it is Elite which has acquired FWBS, a provider of software solutions that allow lawyers to manage their practice…
Reminder: LawLibCon’s Teaching Legal Research: By the Book or Off the Cuff? Today at 3:00 PM EDT
16
Sep
LawLibCon is back from summer break. Today’s topic is “Teaching Legal Research: By the Book or Off the Cuff?” From the announcement: A discussion and debate about whether, when and how to use a textbook for teaching a legal research…
