JAN/FEB 2009, v.36, no. 3
The SCALL Newsletter is published electronically five times per year (September/October, November/December, January/February, March/April, and May/June by the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. PDF versions of the SCALL Newletter can be downloaded here: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/newsletter.htm
Editor's Notes... Hugh J. Treacy
As I write this note, a new president has been inaugurated and another peaceful transition in government has occurred, a hallmark of our democracy. Transitions are never easy; smooth transitions involve hard work and determination. With this issue of the SCALL Newsletter, we are now providing you with an HTML version which we hope you will enjoy and find easy to use. Celebrate with us as we get the kinks out over the next few issues!
This will be the last issue distributed to SCALL members before the SCALL Institute in La Quinta March 27-28, 2009. This Institute promises an interesting program and an excellent opportunity for SCALL members to connect with each other, vendors, and visiting AALL Board Member V.I.P. Carol Bredemeyer. I join my colleagues in SCALL to welcome our distinguished guest!
This issue also contains two articles written by SCALL members who attended last October’s Internet Librarian conference in Monterey. Please read Gina Catalano’s Become a Super Searcher and Tina Jagerson’s Designing, Creating, and Making Videos Work in Your Library; they each contain valuable tools and suggestions to hone your skills and exercise your creativity to reach students, faculty, senior partners or summer associates, or self-represented litigants.
Our Getting to Know You article introduces an interesting newer attorney and reference librarian, Benita Ghura, from San Diego County Public Law Library. Say hello to Benita when you see her at local, regional or national association meetings!
John O’Donnell offers us his annual summary of new California laws for our information and amusement.
Lastly, what’s going on with you or what’s happening at your library? Give Larry Meyer a call and spread the good word in Heard Around Town!
