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Advocacy Webinar Resources Added to the Toolkit

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:20:00 EDT

On October 14, the AALL Government Relations Office held a free online advocacy training session with Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance. Webinar resources, including power point slides, AALL issue briefs on Congressional Research Service reports and the need for authentication and preservation of online legal resources, and a list of senators and representatives with JDs are now available in Chapter 3.4 of the Toolkit.

Day on the Hill Resources Added to the Toolkit

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:12:00 EDT

The 2009 Day on the Hill resources, including the Government Relations Office's power point slides, Stephanie Vance's power point slides, and the AALL issue briefs on our nine hot topics are now posted in Chapter 3.3 of the Toolkit.

New Legislation on Signing Statements and Congressional Research Service Reports

Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Two new bills, both of which AALL supports, were introduced in the Senate in April: the Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2009, S. 875, and S. Res. 118, to provide public access to Congressional Research Service publications.

Bills We're Tracking

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:16:00 EDT

We have updated the chart of bills we're tracking in Section 3.2 of the Advocacy Toolkit. In Section 3.2, you'll find details on the bills AALL currently supports, such as the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009, and bills we oppose, such as The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act. The chart will be regularly updated with the status of bills and new legislation.

AALL's Advocacy Tooklit for the 111th Congress

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:12:00 EDT

The AALL Government Relations Office and Government Relations Committee are pleased to announce the launch of our Advocacy Toolkit for the 111th Congress. The Toolkit is designed to help AALL members and chapters become effective advocates for law libraries on the federal and state levels. In the first part of the Toolkit, you'll find information about the Government Relations Office and links to the many resources we provide our members and chapters, current action alerts for individuals, and a chart of federal bills AALL supports or opposes. The last section of the Toolkit is devoted to helping chapters develop effective legislative committees so that your chapter can take action on the federal and state levels with ease. The Toolkit will be updated with new action alerts, bills and more.