Recognizing the critical role technology plays in shaping the legal information profession, AALL is proud to collaborate once again with the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) on a special series of legal technology programs on Tuesday, July 16. This day-long series within the conference focuses on the partnership between library services and technology professionals, and the sessions will benefit those who have an interest in the technologies that support knowledge management and library services.

Business and Competitive Intelligence: Rethinking Tools, Methodologies, and Relationships
8:30-9:45 a.m.

As competition for legal business grows, the need for fast and germane business and competitive intelligence is more important than ever. With the mass of data and tools available, as well as shifting trends of interest and choice of instruments, delivery and content can often prove a challenge for the information professional. Strategic alliances, fresh approaches, and mashups of skills are needed to deliver the best product in the new legal landscape. This panel session will include examples of how information professionals have used different technologies, department alliances, and creative strategies to deliver the business and competitive intelligence sought by their clients.

Big Data, Big Opportunities: Rethinking Value and Usability
10:15-11:45 a.m.

What is big data and what does it mean for your organization? Whether it is managing email or eDiscovery, gathering and analyzing billing data for legal services pricing information, or crunching massive litigation or intellectual property statistics in a meaningful way, big data offers both risk and reward in a powerful package. For the sake of efficiency and profitability, we must address the explosion of data that surrounds us and apply appropriate skill sets to mine its value and best serve our clients.

Emerging Technologies and Teaching for the 21st Century Librarian
2:30-3:15 p.m.

Librarians in all law libraries need to educate and train their users, whether it is on performing cost-effective legal research as new associates, introducing them to the library’s resources, or showing them how to use a new database. This panel session will include practical examples of how librarians currently utilize different technologies and tools to engage their students, faculty, staff, or attorneys in new and innovative ways. The speakers will showcase their use of web 2.0 technologies, including social media (YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter) and other apps (Haiku Deck, Unstuck, Reflector) to provide attendees with the direct know-how to implement and benefit from new and emerging tools.

Who Do You Call When You Need to Search the Enterprise?
3:45-4:45 p.m.

Librarians search an ever-increasing number of sophisticated research platforms on a constant quest for the right piece of information. Yet for every query entered into an external, proprietary database, a host of relevant internal data goes untapped. As organizations seek solutions that ensure that they ‘know what they know’, librarians are uniquely positioned to help evaluate, select, and implement an enterprise search program. Our panelists will discuss their involvement in their firms’ enterprise search solutions, and explain how the librarian’s understanding of search, relevancy, and taxonomy are key assets for the project. Products such as Recommind and WestKM, as well as various document management and other similar tools will be covered.