Pittsburgh Annual Meeting Preview: Working Group Meetings

Processing Issues Group

Sunday, June 16, 7:30 a.m.
Sandra Beehler
Cornell University Law Library

The meeting of the Processing Issues Group is set for Sunday, July 16, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. The group was formed in 1992 to discuss cataloging and acquisitions issues relating to foreign and international materials. In 1992/93 we completed a survey of libraries with collections of materials from international organizations to assist Jolande Goldberg (Library of Congress) in developing the new class schedules. Last year we heard a report from Jolande about the new cataloger's desktop and also proposed a new column on technical processing for the FCIL Newsletter. We are a growing interest group with plenty of opportunities for new members to get involved.

Teaching Foreign and International Legal Research Working Group

Sunday, July 16, 8:00 a.m.

Christine A. Corcos
CWRU Law School

This year we will be discussing the addition of course syllabi to the CWRU Law School World Wide Web server and pathfinders to Washburn University Law School's Web server. We will also be examining the role of the Web in teaching FCIL research, trading war stories and ideas for using these resources, and discussing what other resources we should be putting on the Web next, and who should do it.

We will also be discussing the uses of Internet resources generally in teaching foreign, comparative, and international legal research. Please bring twenty copies of your most recent syllabus or twenty copies of a research exercise using Internet for exchange and questions or comments for discussion of this valuable and popular resource.

Finally, we will be discussing problems in teaching the Internet, such as lack of equipment or outdated equipment, and lack of appropriate classroom space.

International Issues Group

Sunday, July 16, 3:50 p.m.
Ellen Schaffer
Georgetown University Law Library

The International Issues Group will be meeting on Sunday, July 16, 1995, from 3:50 to 4:35 p.m. and would like to encourage interested parties to attend our meeting. Jolande Goldberg of the Library of Congress will make a brief presentation on the draft LC schedules for International Relations and Diplomacy. She would like to encourage our input and discussion regarding materials that are presently slated for inclusion in the International Relations and Diplomacy JZ class, but currently reside in classes D and F (Political History). There will be an opportunity to discuss IGO documentation in the new JZ schedule as well (UN, OAS, and EC).

We hope to see you there.

Asian American Law Librarians Caucus

Tuesday, July 18, 4:30 p.m.
Dan Wade
Yale Law School Library

For those interested in Asian law, the Asian American Law Librarians Caucus (AALLC) has planned a very full day on Tuesday, July 18:

10:15-11:45 a.m.: Program "Connected for Justice: Chinese Law the Past, Present, and Future" with Bob Berring, Paul Fu, and Dorothy Li.
4:30-5:30 p.m.: AALLC Business Meeting.
5:30-6:00 p.m.: a short presentation by Professor Pat Chew, University of Pittsburgh Law School, on recent developments relating to Asian American civil rights.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Asian Law Working Group, an informal discussion of collection development of Asian legal materials and related issues.
7:30 p.m.: Fabulous 21-item dinner including crispy honey walnut jelly fish at Mandarin Gourmet Restaurant, 305 Wood St., (ground floor of Downtown YWCA), Pittsburgh. The restaurant is within fifteen minutes walking distance. We'll leave from the AALL convention message board area at 7:15 p.m. sharp. To secure a reservation, send a check for $20 made payable to Wendy Hu, AALLC Secretary/Treasurer, c/o 277 Sayre Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540. The deadline is June 15, 1995. (If you send your check later, please call Wendy at 212-791-8880.)

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