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Regular Programs
A-1: Exploring Uncharted Territory: The Culture and Context of the University
Sunday, July 09, 2006, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Core Competencies for Law Librarianship
Level: Introductory
Almost everything that happens in an academic institution is guided by the principles of shared governance and academic freedom. Yet, even many long-time academicians do not fully understand how these concepts play out. The shared governance of a university makes it unique among organizations, and it protects and strengthens the academic freedom of faculty, staff and students. This program will explain these important concepts; analyze the types of faculty status, responsibilities and obligations; and demystify tenure. Panelists will demonstrate how the concepts are implemented through a university's committee structure and governance groups, and relate the concepts to the daily operations of the academic law library.
D-5: Up and Down the Career Ladder: Finding the Right Rung for You
Monday, July 10, 2006, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Core Competencies for Law Librarianship
Level: Intermediate
Are you wondering if you want to be a director? How about an assistant or associate director, or the head of a department? How do you determine if any of these jobs are right for you? What do you do if you want to step down the ladder; how do you make a graceful decent? What if you want to stay on your current job rung; how do you make sure that your job stays fresh and challenging? These questions and more will be answered by a former director, a former associate director and a longtime reference librarian.
E-2: Teaching Online Legal Research to Law Students: What Do Students Really Need to Know When They Arrive at a Law Firm?
Monday, July 10, 2006, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Competency: Teaching
Level: Intermediate
Organized research courses taught by law librarians have become increasingly widespread in law schools. Academic law librarians often insist that training conducted by vendor representatives overly emphasizes marketing to law students and that librarians should conduct this training. However, are academic law librarians conveying to law students accurate and useful information about the realities of electronic research in law firm environments? This program will examine real-world research from the perspectives of librarians from large and small law firms. Other discussion points will include issues related to charges and billing practices of the major commercial vendors, LexisNexis® and Westlaw®, and the use of other electronic resources such as Loislaw™ and CCH™ and BNA® products.
E-3: Invasion of the Podcast People: Podcasting for the Law Library
Monday, July 10, 2006, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Competency: Reference, Research and Patron Services
Level: Introductory
Librarians should utilize technology to enhance their instruction methods beyond the print handout. Many users of the law library today have access to audio devices, whether it is their own MP3 players, or access to a computer with speakers. By creating audio files that patrons can easily download and play, law librarians can leverage this technology to create tours, lessons and user guides that go beyond the traditional print handout. This session will introduce law librarians to various ways other law libraries are using podcasting to enhance their patron services, as well as review what equipment and software applications are most appropriate for their own library's uses. Specific uses of podcasting in an academic law library setting will also be explored. Special attention will be paid to making podcasting as affordable and simple as possible.
F-6: Pioneering Global Health Law: Pandemics, Trends and Research Strategies
Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Competency: Reference, Research and Patron Services
Level: Intermediate
While globalization has facilitated world trade and economic growth, it has also enabled regional epidemics to spread at unprecedented speed worldwide. A chilling example is the SARS epidemic, which started in China and quickly spread to two dozen countries, including Canada and the United States. This program will explore general trends in global diseases and legal efforts against them, effects on trade and human rights law, and legal research in the new field of international health law. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official will describe the current status and prevention of global diseases. Professor David Fidler of Indiana University Law School will address the impact of global health on international law. Chenglin Liu, author of Chinese Law on SARS, will explore research strategies and resources.
G-6: Forging Connections with Library Friends Groups
Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Competency: Library Management
Level: Introductory
Have you ever thought about creating a library friends program? A strong library friends program enhances your library's visibility, and helps you forge connections with members of your community who can become your library's biggest supporters: the bench, bar, alumni and potential donors. Participants will hear from academic and state law librarians about their own successful programs, including key "how-to's" and lessons they learned along the way. In addition, a leader of a library friends group will address how libraries and friends can work together to build a better library.
H-5: Managing Beyond the Library: Successful Management of IT Departments for Law Librarians
Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Competency: Library Management
Level: Intermediate
A panel of law library directors and deans will explore the challenges and benefits of combining the IT department with the law library of the law school. The directors and deans of the panel will be those who have either successfully managed the IT department and law library of the law school at the same time or who are currently in the process of combining the two departments. The program will provide an overview of how some different organizations manage the library/IT combination, the benefit to the law school as a whole, and suggestions for aspiring directors on the necessary skills for this type of position.
J-5: Counting Electronic Resources: Should We Count Them, and If So, What Do We Count?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Competency: Collection Care and Management
Level: Introductory
This program will explore the rationale for keeping title and subscription statistics for electronic resources and will compare some ways of achieving that goal. Set as a debate, the first half of the program will explore if such statistics should be kept. The second half of the program will debate different ways of keeping statistics and what should be counted. Some possibilities include counting from the catalog, links from the law library Web site, main campus resources, consortial resources and links from vendors such as Serials Solutions™ and SFX® (formerly TDNet).
J-6: And You Thought Gadgets Were Only for the Kitchen—Returns!: Current Gadgets
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Competency: Information Technology
Level: Introductory
Join the librarians and information technology professionals as they take you on a whirlwind tour of almost 30 current gadgets hitting the marketplace, including pricing information. Participants will learn the latest in PDAs, Treos, digital cameras, memory sticks, memory cards, smart phones, combo printers, scanners, tablet PCs, digital keyboards and more.
K-6: And You Thought Gadgets Were Only for the Kitchen—Returns!: What's in the Future?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Competency: Information Technology
Level: Introductory
See what the future holds for the Jetsons! At this session, participants will join librarians and information technology professionals on a whirlwind tour of future gadgets that will hit the marketplace in the next five years.
Not Part of Your Regularly Scheduled St. Louis AALL Programs (But Too Good to Miss!)
The Academic Law Libraries SIS is sponsoring two “alternate” programs that will run concurrently with traditionally scheduled AALL programs. Here are two additional presentations for you to fit into your “must-see” St. Louis educational program plans.
What Public Services Should Know About Technical Services and Vice Versa
Sunday, July 09, 2006, 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Library public services and technical services co-workers often don't know important details about each other's points of view and work priorities. The purpose of this program, lead by a panel of people who have worked in one area or the other, and sometimes in both, is to explore innovative ways to bring these two crucial departments together in projects that fulfill the library's mission. Contribute your experiences to the discussion!
Harnessing Digital Video Technology
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Do you want to hear ideas on how to use digital video technology to keep other parts of the law school in the loop about library activities? Do you want to learn about archiving and preserving your existing videos, (including deteriorating videotapes)? Are you interested in using digital video technology in marketing your school to the world at large? Do you need ideas for incorporating digital video technology into the classroom? A panel of technology experts will closely examine the world of law school digital videography.
Workshop
W-1: Oh, What a Tangled Web: Advancing Web Searching and Teaching Skills
Friday, July 07, 2006, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Competency: Reference, Research and Patron Services
Level: Intermediate
Librarians know better than most how difficult it is to keep abreast of technological changes on the World Wide Web. Web content as well as search strategies ca12/6/07ill share his up-to-the minute Web searching expertise, provide hands-on exercises, and demonstrate ways that librarians can hone their search skills and teach those advanced skills to others. Mr. Barron, who teaches Web searching to graduate students and has presented more than 100 workshops and programs on Web searching nationwide, is Library Manager at the University of Mary Washington's College of Graduate and Professional Studies. In this hands-on workshop, Mr. Barron will lead librarians beyond key word searching and demonstrate advanced search strategies, such as field searching by title and URL, top level domain limiting, as well as link checking, image searching and verifying domain registration. Librarians and Web instructors will return to their institutions better equipped to perform and share their advanced skills with attorneys, administrators, faculty, students and staff alike.
This
workshop will be held at St. Louis University.
Registration Fee: $165.00
AALL Member Rate: $130.00