To begin the second series of Joint Study Institutes (JSI), AALL will host the next institute, to be held in spring or summer of 2008 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Co-chairing the JSI 2008 Planning Committee are Tim Coggins and Darcy Kirk. Members of the committee include James Duggan, Mark Engsberg, Judy Gaskell, Kumar Percy Jayasuriya, Steve Margeton, Bob Oakley, and Herb Somers. AALL Education Manager Celeste Smith is an ex-officio member.
The Joint Study Institutes, begun in Cambridge in 1998, have been held biennially since then, co-sponsored by the British and Irish Association of Law Libraries (BIALL), the Canadian Association of Law Libraries/Association Canadienne des Bibliotheques de Droit, the Australian Law Librarians’ Association (formerly the Australian Law Librarians’ Group), and AALL. Each institute focuses on the host country’s legal heritage and traditions. JSI is intended to attract delegates primarily from countries of the other sponsoring organizations, although not excluding attendees from the host country. Previously AALL sponsored the 2000 JSI at Yale Law School. The 2006 Institute was held in August in Oxford, England, hosted by BIALL.
Bibliographic control in the future is the focus of a new group convened by the Library of Congress. The Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control consists of a chair and nine members, including Richard Amelung of Saint Louis University Law Library, who represents AALL. The group’s inaugural meeting was held at the Library of Congress, November 2-3.
They plan to hold three regional meetings during 2007, each focusing on one of these three broad categories: uses and users, structures and standards, and economics and organization. The group intends to issue a draft report by September 1, 2007, and a final report by November 1, 2007. A special public Web site was set up to provide additional information about the working group.
The AALL Membership and Retention Committee is sponsoring a 500-word writing contest to find out why membership in AALL is important to you. We want to know what you’ve gained and what you value from your membership, including illustrative examples or anecdotes. Three winners will receive free full registrations to the New Orleans Meeting next summer. Judging criteria will be based on originality, creativity, and quality and clarity of writing. The deadline for submission is this Friday, December 15.
Contest Guidelines
- Contest participants must be current AALL members.
- Entries will be divided into three groups based on years as a law librarian: 1-5 years, 5-10 years, and 10+ years.
- One winner will be selected from each group. Be sure to indicate your group on your entry.
- The three winning entries (500 words in length) will be published in the June 2007 issue of AALL Spectrum, and
each winner will receive a free full registration to AALL’s 2007 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
- Deadline for receipt of entries is Friday, December 15, 2006. Entries should be sent to: Claudia Jalowka, Law Librarian, Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries, 90 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106; fax 860/706-5086; or phone 860/706-5151.
- Submitted entries become property of AALL.
AALL is sponsoring a Management and Leadership Institute, March 5-8, 2007, in Tucson, Arizona. AALL is underwriting a portion of the costs for participants to attend. This is a four-day Management and Leadership Institute facilitated by respected organization development consultant Maureen Sullivan. The institute will present leading edge strategies, equip you with essential tools necessary for management and leadership roles, and increase your ability to manage and lead effectively. An action-learning approach will be utilized and includes lecture, case studies, small group discussion, self-assessment tools, journaling, and skills practice.
Target audience: All law library professionals with at least three years of professional experience.
Deadline: January 11, 2007.
For more information and to apply online, please visit the Calendar of Events on AALLNET.
Dust off your cameras and start scoping out the perfect shot. A Day in the Life of the Law Library Community Photo Contest is coming back in February 2007.
During the month of February, AALL members will take a wide range of photographs of law librarians working, meeting, teaching, and doing all that law librarians do in a given day. Entries will be due by the end of the month, and they will be judged online by the membership in April. Winners will be recognized on AALLNET, in the July 2007 issue of AALL Spectrum, and during the AALL Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Visit the Day in the Life site for complete contest rules, photography tips, and the winning 2005 photos.
Sincerely,
Sarah (Sally) Holterhoff
AALL President
Government Information/Reference Librarian
Valparaiso University School of Law Library
Wesemann Hall
656 S. Greenwich St.
Valparaiso, IN 46383-6493
Tel: (219) 465-7866
Fax: (219) 465-7917
Email: sally.holterhoff@valpo.edu
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