Deep Dive programs are a new addition to this year's educational offerings.  These longer sessions - running across two concurrent program time slots - are designed to deliver a more comprehensive exploration of some critical content areas.  The additional time will afford more opportunities for attendees to interact, ask questions, and really dig deep - consider taking the plunge!

The Ins, Outs, and Abouts of SharePoint
Sunday, July 14 - 2:00 p.m.

In a relatively short time, SharePoint has taken on a prominent role in the organizational management of law firms, educational environments, courts, and other legal content management sectors. Its flexibility, collaborative capabilities, and lack of requirement for coding capabilities make it ideal for enterprise content management, using such tools as document management, content management, social collaboration, business intelligence dashboards, a variety of reporting formats, and Enterprise Search. These beneficial features have made SharePoint a reliable showcase for enterprise resources and knowledge management.

Get Hired: How to Convey Your Value
Monday, July 15 - 1:00 p.m.

Experienced managers from academic, court, and law firm environments will review and critique three important factors that lead to a job offer: the cover letter, resume, and interview. Managers will assess sample cover letters, explaining what makes job candidates stand out. They will review sample resumes to determine how they could be strengthened to appeal to their particular library setting. Finally, the managers will be presented with a mock interview setting and will provide helpful tips on how to improve the candidate’s presentation. This session’s goal is to facilitate practical advice from experts to help librarians improve their chances of landing their first, or next, position.

WHO and ICRC: They Stand for Free Public Health and Humanitarian Law
Monday, July 15 - 1:00 p.m.

The passage of health system reform legislation in the United States has created an increased interest in the role that law can play in public health. Guest speakers, possibly from the World Health Organization (WHO), will describe the WHO’s role as an institutional information broker in the promotion of health legislation in particular countries. Participants will learn about problems and case studies using the database. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the use of force are key legal issues in the 21st century. Speakers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will review the role the committee plays in the implementation and development of IHL. By using frequent questions that the ICRC receives as case studies, the speakers will show how to find the answers throughout ICRC databases of publications, legal commentaries, national laws, and case law.

"Don't Assume the Peanut Butter Is in the Pantry!": Demystifying Project Management
Tuesday, July 16 - 8:30 a.m.

Project management does not have to be intimidating. It is a long-recognized discipline that promotes a structured approach to planning and successfully completing projects. The tools and skills necessary to be a successful project manager, once mastered, are applicable to any situation. Using an evolving hypothetical project that actively engages the participants, this program will explain, instruct, and guide participants through the process of identifying a project, defining its scope, designing an implementation plan, and executing that plan. The growing demand to effectively deliver legal services, library services, and legal education has created a need for law librarians to become successful project managers. At the program’s conclusion, participants will have a set of tools and skills that will enable them to successfully design and manage projects in any environment.

Success in the Classroom: Measuring Student and Teacher Performance
Tuesday, July 16 - 2:30 p.m.

Law librarians frequently speak of their roles as educators, but do little to discuss concrete methods to evaluate their effectiveness in the classroom. Assessing student performance and teacher quality is an ever-present challenge, and the increased attention to learning outcomes has refocused legal instruction. This session will examine the need for robust student assessment and teacher evaluation as two sides of the same coin. Learn best practices in designing a comprehensive legal research assessment and complete a case study of an exam to illustrate decisions that must be made when assessing students. Examine the challenges of using student evaluations as the primary assessment tool for evaluating teacher quality, and discuss how teaching librarians can work together to improve instruction at their respective institutions. In addition, specific programs at institutions that include pre and post teaching assessment will be discussed, and a sample teaching evaluation from a prepared lecture will be conducted.