The following
classifications of membership are taken from Article 2.2 of the HALL
Bylaws.
Individual
Members. Any person located in Houston or its vicinity who pays dues from
personal funds and meets at least one of the following requirements:
1) Any
person holding a master's degree in library / information science working
in a law library, a state library, or a general library having a
separately maintained law section.
2) Any
person holding a master's degree in library / information science
providing professional librarian services to law libraries.
3) Any
AALL certified law librarian.
4) Any
person currently, or within the last seven years, employed at least 30% of
full time to perform professional work, by either a law library, a state
library, or a general library having a separately maintained law section;
or an individual or organization providing professional librarian services
to law libraries.
(Individual
memberships move with the member upon any move or change of employment
provided the member notifies the HALL Treasurer of the change.)
Institutional
Members. Any law library, state library, or institution having a
separately maintained law library located in Houston or its vicinity. The
institution shall pay for and own the membership of professional staff
members it designates as members. Professional staff members must meet
the same requirements as individual members to be eligible under this
category. If institutional members leave their place of employment, the
membership remains with the institutional position and successor employees
if the institution notifies the HALL Treasurer of the change.
Individual
Associate Members. Any person who is not directly engaged in law
librarianship but has an interest in the field through occupation or
profession, such as publishers and vendors. Any person who is not
eligible under any other category. This includes any person not located
in Houston or its vicinity. Individual associate memberships move with
the member upon any move or change of employment provided the member
notifies the HALL Treasurer of the change.
Institutional
Associate Members. Any institution meeting at least one of the following
requirements:
1) Any
institution that is not directly engaged in law librarianship but has an
interest in the field, such as publishers and vendors.
2) Any
institution not eligible under any other category. This includes any
institution not located in Houston or its vicinity.
3) Any
law library, state library, or institution having a separately maintained
law library that is paying for nonprofessional staff members who do not
qualify under the category for institutional members. A law library,
state law library, or institution having a separately maintained law
library may have staff members that qualify under the institutional
membership category as well as the institutional associate membership
category.
The
institution shall pay for and own the membership of associate member it
designates as members. If institutional members leave their place of
employment, the membership remains with the institutional position and
successor employees if the institution notifies the HALL Treasurer of the
change.
Retired
Members. Any person located in Houston or its vicinity and meeting the
following requirements:
1) Retired from library work.
2) Was an individual or designated institutional member for a
total of more
than ten consecutive years in HALL or AALL, or
any other chapter of AALL.
**Student
Members. Any person located in Houston or its vicinity and meeting the
following requirements:
1) Enrolled at least half-time in a degree program related to law
librarianship.
2) Not employed more than half-time in a library position.
(Membership in this
category is limited to five
consecutive years.)
