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Librarians, Vendors and AALL: Is anyone really asking (or expecting) AALL to do their jobs for them when conducting business with vendors?

31 Oct

In calling upon AALL to doing something in terms of consumer advocacy for its institutional buyer members in the commercial marketplace, some, well at least one, professional law librarian, apparently thinks law librarians are not performing their jobs: Asking AALL…

 

Opening: Law Librarian & Director, Hamilton County Law Library, Cincinnati

26 Oct

The Hamilton County Law Library (Cincinnati, Ohio) is seeking applicants for the position of Law Librarian & Director. In service to Hamilton County’s legal community since 1837, the Law Library is governed by the Hamilton County Law Library Resources Board…

 

What are the Worst Things a Law Librarian Can List on a Resume?

02 Sep

Bridget Crawford offers her list of what are the worst things a law prof can put on a CV at The Faculty Lounge. Note the comment trail. One of my favorites is “It’s probably not a good idea to list…

 

The Law Librarian’s Bible: 2011 Edition of Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual

20 Jul

Usually when you see a publisher’s “Dear colleagues” message posted on AALL listservs, it is a push-back using a lot words to say nothing about institutional buyer complaints authored by TR Legal. Not this time. Of course, that’s because it…

 

Will There Be a Better Time for Promoting Adoption of Universal Citation in the US?

11 Jul

While I will stand by my general premise that there is a professional divide between the documentation and law librarian communites that needs to be bridged, there are times when both are on the same page. Both oftentimes see the…

 

Brief and Directly to the Point: Advice to Law Students and New Grads on Achieving a Successful Transition to "Real World" Legal Research

29 Jun

While less than two pages long (single-spaced), BYU law librarian Shawn G. Nevers’ Observations for Summer Research Success [SSRN] should be handed out to every summer clerk and new first year associate by law librarians who is now working with…

 

Opening: Technical Services Law Librarian, Widener Univ. School of Law, Delaware

29 Jun

The Widener University School of Law Legal Information Center invites applicants for the position of Technical Services Librarian. The Legal Information Center is looking for a forward thinking Librarian with interests in the future of Electronic Resources and emerging cataloging…

 

Unbound: CALI Conference for Law School Computing Starts Today

23 Jun

Recently I had the opportunity to talk with John Mayer, CALI Executive Director, mentioning that one thing (really the only thing) I miss about not being an academic law librarian anymore was that I cannot justify having my little county…

 

Reminder: Law Librarian Conversations: Today at 2:00 PM Central Time

20 Jun

Law Librarian Conversations, will be returning to BlogTalkRadio. It’s the Summer Preview/Spring Wrap Up episode and is scheduled for 2:00 PM Central Time, today. Click on this link to listen in. Rich Leiter and his crew will be talking about…

 

PLL-SIS Change as Action Summit "Held in Conjunction" with Philly 2011: With a "Thank You" to the Sponsors — LexisNexis, Wolters Kluwer, Priory Solutions, BNA, and Law 360

02 Jun

It’s time to remind all AALL members who may be attending Philly 2011that in this cranky old law librarian-blogger’s opinion, the damn best program will be presented before the regular sessions of Cream Cheese, Cheesesteak or Karaoke, namely the PLL-SIS…