April 2011

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• V.15 N.6 (April 2011) issue in its entirety

• Public Relations: E-Reader Revolution

  How to get the most “book” for your buck
  By Cheryl Cheatham

• Perspective: In Search of a Profession

  A law library student explores the delicate balance of academic understanding and on-the-job experience
  By Jaeger Wells

• Getting to Yes for Your Library

  Negotiating vendor contracts in your favor
  By Jane Baugh

• Ten (Relatively) Effortless, High-Impact Ideas for Faculty Services Librarians

  Impress your patrons without breaking the bank
  By Jennifer Davitt

• You'll Love "The Place that Loves You Back"

  Experience our nation's past and our profession's future at the 2011 AALL Annual Meeting and Convention in Philadelphia, July 23-26
  By Gabriela Femenia

• Pick a Quick Flick for Class

  How to use video clips to keep your legal research students awake
  By Amy Flick

• Barriers to Customer Service in Law Libraries: An Impromptu Study

  What we can learn from the challenges faced by public and law librarians
  By Vanessa Uribe

• How to Help Your Job Hunt (and Make Life Easier for the Search Committee at the Same Time)

  Essential survival tips for the job seeker
  By Mary Jane Kelsey

• From the Editor

  Preceptions and Experiences
  By Mark Estes

• The Reference Desk

  How can I explain to my director that we can't reduce staff just because we are eliminating print materials?
  By Susan Catterall

• Member to Member

  What is your favorite title change example and why?

• Memorials

  Thomas R. Austin, Sondra L. Giles, and Susan Sloma

• Stu's Views

• Views from You

  Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago and San Luis Obispo County Law Library in San Luis, California

• It's Time to Renew Your AALL Membership

• Unleash Your Inner Leader: Apply for the 2011 AALL Leadership Academy

• Get a Free Year of AALL Membership with Nonmember Annual Meeting Registration

• Seeking Nominations for the 2011 Roy M. Mersky Spirit of Law Librarianship Award for Public Service

• Members' Briefing

  CRIV and the AALL Vendor Liaison
  By Margaret K. Maes and Robert Myers

• April 2011 Cover