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…
Archive for the ‘Library Associations’ Category
Contemplating “RIP AALL” Ahead of Boston 2012: Muster of the Minutemen (and Minutewomen)
31
Aug
As an organization of institutional buyers, AALL is on the verge of becoming irrelevant. Just follow the money. Look at where our major “legal professional service vendors” are spending their ad and meeting sponsorship dollars for marketing their wares. It…
Why must AALL annual meeting program proposals be submitted a whooping 10 months ahead of the event?
30
Aug
I think if one checked other associations, you will find AALL probably has one of the earliest deadlines for program proposal submissions for ass’n annual meeting planning. One doesn’t need earthquakes and hurricanes to pose this question: Why must annual…
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…
Time for AALL to "Interfere" in Licensing: An Approach for Petitioning State Governments
29
Aug
Initially I thought the title of this post would be “Time for a Model Act on Fair Use Preservation in Licensing of Electronic Content?” Certainly UNC Law’s David Robert Hansen has provided a working draft for consideration by the NCCUSL…
News Flash: TR Legal Not for Sale!
02
Aug
Word is TR Professional wants to dispel any rumors that were circulating at AALL Philly 2011 by stating that TR Legal is not, I repeat, not up for sale. Rumors started circulating that TR Legal might be on the chopping…
Picking Up the Tab, Part 2: Are You Frustrated by the Airing of Complaints Against Particular Vendors?
24
Jul
Kudos to this year’s program planning committee because Philly 2011: Cream Cheese, Cheesesteak or Karaoke programming does appear to be a notch better than past years. No doubt it took helluva work and effort on their part to add a…
On Tearing Down the Berlin Wall Known as Copyrighted State Statutes
22
Jul
Fastcase’s Ed Walters recounts the great State of Oregon take-down notice matter which called for the removal of the State’s copyright protected statutes from Justia in 2008. The issue was resolved with the help of Public.Resource.org’s Carl Malamud. Justia was…
Reminder: Bloggers Get-Together Set for Monday Evening, July 25th in Philly
21
Jul
The annual bloggers meeting during AALL will be held on Monday, July 25th, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at McGillin’s Olde Ale House (1310 Drury Street, a few blocks from City Hall and a few blocks from the Convention Center)….
