ALL-SIS is sponsoring or co-sponsoring a number of interesting educational programs offered at this year’s Annual Meeting. These programs include:
A-1: Creating & Using Interactive Electronic Legal Research Lessons (Sunday, July 17th at 10 a.m.). Learn how simple it is to create electronic tutorials that engage your students and improve the learning process.
D-6: Publishing Outside the Law Library Box: Opportunities Beyond Law Library Publications (Monday, July 18th at 9 a.m.). This program will identify non-library markets for publications and share the experiences of librarians who have successfully published “outside the box.”
E-5: Strength, Problems, Opportunities & Threats (SPOT): Analyzing the Dynamics of a Successful Library Organization (Monday, July 18th at 4:15 p.m.). Learn to use SPOT to identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your library and your competitors.
G-2: Room at the Top: Strategy Tips from the Hiring Squad (Tuesday, July 19th at 10:15). A panel of seasoned veterans will share tips for positing yourself as an attractive candidate for upper level law library positions.
G-5: Mexican Americans and the Law (Tuesday, July 19th at 10:15). The authors of Mexican Americans and the Law: ¡El Pueblo Unidos Jamás Será Vencido! will discuss the major legal issues facing Mexican Americans today.
H-6: What is a Core Collection Anymore (Tuesday, July 19th at 4:00 p.m.). This timely program will discuss the concept of a core academic law library collection in light of: shrinking budgets, the transition from print to electronic collections, ABA inspections and ABA standards 605/606.
I-4: Shrinking Budgets and the Long-term Impact on Library Collections (Wednesday, July, 20th at 9 a.m.). Discover how cutting print subscriptions in favor of electronic access, cooperative collection building efforts, reliance on ILL, and other factors are changing present and future library collections.
For complete program descriptions consult the Annual Meeting program in print or online: www.aallnet.org/events/#. For information on other ALL-SIS events in San Antonio look to the ALL-SIS Web page of Information and Events at: www.aallnet.org/sis/allsis/annualmeeting/2005/index.htm.