I want to publicly thank AALL. I received an email today from Kate Hagan letting me know that while AALL was adhering to the September 15th deadline they were also going to provide members affected by the earthquake and hurricane…
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So what that there was a Hurricane and Earthquake–Adherence is More Important
30
Aug
I will start this post by admitting that after the events of the last week I have zero patience. We, on the East Coast, have dealt with two very unusual events for us, an earthquake and then a hurricane. I…
Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Emory To Offer Orphan Works Electronically
29
Aug
I wrote at the end of June about the decision by the University of Michigan Libraries to give campus access to electronic versions of orphan works scanned by Google from the school’s collection. See University of Michigan To Allow Campus…
Consumer Advocacy to Start on July 25: Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus to Meet during AALL Philly 2011
20
Jul
The Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus will meet during AALL’s annual meeting to start the process of engaging in real advocacy. From Caucus Chair Michael Ginsburg’s recent Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus blog post’s open invitation to participate: Please join us for…
New Academic Law Library Directorship Appointments: Vicki Szymczak (Hawaii) and Teresa Stanton (Florida International)
11
Jul
Vicki Szmczak, Library Director at Brooklyn Law (and long-time LLB contributing editor) has accepted a faculty appointment at the Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, and will serve as the Law School’s library director. Vicki will be making the…
Sign of the Times and Trust in Law Library Relations with HeinOnline: No Shelving Units Required for Law Review and Journal Runs
24
Jun
Both Washington State Law Library and Case Western Reserve Univ. Law Library are offering law review and journal runs for the cost of shipping. For Case Western the scope of titles being removed from the collection can be measured by…
Susan Nevelow Mart Appointed Director of Univ. of Colorado’s Wise Law Library
09
Jun
From the press release: Susan Nevelow Mart has been named director of the William A. Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School. Mart will begin her new role on July 15, 2011. Mart comes to Colorado Law…
Innovative Solution to Closure of Camden Public Library’s Main Branch May Point the Way for Struggling County Law Libraries
06
Jun
The downtown “branch” of New Jersey’s Camden City Public Library was closed in February when Mayor Dana Redd decided the city could no longer afford its 100-year-old public library system while facing a $26.5 million budget deficit. “As soon as…
Femi Cadmus Appointed Cornell Law Librarian
01
Jun
Congratulations to Femi Cadmus who has accepted the position of Law Librarian and Associate Dean for Library Services at Cornell Law School and will succeed Claire Germain later this summer. For the past three years, Femi has served as the…
