PLL-SIS News
PLL VIP at AALL 2009
PLL is pleased to announce that Mr. Edward Ross accepted PLL's
invitation to attend AALL's annual meeting as PLL's guest. Mr. Ross is
president of the DC chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators
and he is nearly as excited to join us as we are to have him.
We hope many of you will be able to meet Mr. Ross during our stay in DC.
We have invited Mr. Ross to PLL's breakfast, lunch and a variety of
programs and events.
PLL Programs at AALL 2009
Check out these events and programs that may be of interest to PLL members at AALL this year! Note this is an updated list. The earlier list inadvertently left off programs C6, E5, and K5. My apologies to those who are presenting and those interested in these programs. They are highlighted below.
Also, for economic reasons, program D2 (originally: D-2: Nuts & Bolts of Competitive Intelligence: Librarians & Marketing Side by Side) has been changed. The new program is also presented by PLL members and is highlighted in the table below.
AALL announced this change in the latest AALL Update:
New program added:
D-2 Charting a New Course Mid-Career
Monday, July 27 – 8:45 a.m.
Panelists: Susan Catterall, Linda G. Will, Mark E. Estes, Joan L. Axelroth, Dina Dreifuerst, Christine Sellers
Law firm mergers have resulted in the displacement of one firm's library staff, and short-sighted cost containment measures have resulted in the elimination of library directors and library staffs being pushed under the auspices of other departments. Now, due to the downturn in the economy, private law firm librarians are very vulnerable.
Some firms are conducting reductions in force and some are terminating individuals for cause. It is time to assess the landscape and decide whether librarians want to remain librarians. If so, how can they make their positions more secure, keep their skills current, and prove their worth? If not, what is their next career move? For what profession have their skills and experiences prepared them?
Please check the online schedule (http://www.aallnet.org/events/) or your final program for up-to-date locations.
EVENT |
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PLL-SIS Business Meeting and Breakfast (sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business) |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
PLL-SIS Luncheon (sponsored by LexisNexis)
Speaker: Ross Guberman
"How to Help Lawyers Who Don't Even Know They Need You"
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Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
A4: The Changing World of Information Access at the USPTO |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
PLL-SIS Program: Nuts & Bolts of Competitive Intelligence: CI in the Small Firm Environment |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
C6: Running a Business: Practical MBA Solutions for Your Library |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
PLL-SIS Executive Board Meeting |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
PLL-SIS Intellectual Property Group Program: Patent Information Vendors Panel Discussion |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
PLL-SIS Intellectual Property Group Program: Patent Information Vendors Panel Discussion |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
PLL-SIS Intellectual Property Group Reception |
Sunday, July 26, 2009 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
PLL-SIS Education Committee Annual Business Meeting |
Monday, July 27, 2009 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
PLL-SIS One Person Library (Solo) Group Business Meeting |
Monday, July 27, 2009 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
D2: Charting a New Course Mid-Career |
Monday, July 27, 2009 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM |
E3: "Eenie, Meenie, Minie , Mo . . . County, Court, Academic, Private--Should I Stay or Should I Go?" |
Monday, July 27, 2009 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
E5: Working Smart: Innovative Ways to Do More with Your Day |
Monday, July 27, 2009 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
ALL-SIS Program: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Reaching Out to Practicing Attorneys and Law Firm Librarians to Improve Legal Research Instruction |
Monday, July 27, 2009 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM |
F5: Taming Information Overload: Addressing Law Firm Current Awareness Needs |
Monday, July 27, 2009 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM |
PLL-SIS Independent Group Business Meeting |
Monday, July 27, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
PLL-SIS Intellectual Property Group Business Meeting and Lunch (by Invitation) |
Monday, July 27, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
G5: What's in a Name? Trademark Searching, Services, and Domain Names |
Monday, July 27, 2009 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
PLL-SIS Committee Fair |
Monday, July 27, 2009 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
PLL-SIS Records/Conflicts Management Group Business Meeting |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
PLL-SIS Technical Services Group Program Meeting |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
H2: Web 2.0: Driving Innovation in the Law Firm Library |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
I3: Next-Gen Integrated Library System Features Relevant to the Private Law Firm Library |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM |
PLL-SIS Competitive Intelligence Business Meeting |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
K5: Law Librarian: The New Private Investigator |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
Announcing AALL Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section's Luncheon Speaker:
Ross Guberman on "How to Help Lawyers Who Don't Even Know They Need You"
During this lunchtime presentation, Professor Ross Guberman, one of the nation's leading legal-writing-and-research trainers, will share examples and thoughts on why so many young attorneys struggle with writing, even at the nation's most prestigious firms and agencies. He will also offer ideas on how law librarians can play a key role in helping these attorneys solve their most pressing writing problems.
Our speaker is a lawyer, a law professor and a journalist. Professor Guberman is the President of Legal Writing Pro LLC and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington Law School. He conducts writing and communication seminars at the many of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and for dozens of state and federal agencies and bar associations. He also teaches courses in legal drafting at GW.
For more information on LegalWritingPro and Ross's background see http://www.LegalWritingPro.com and http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ross-guberman/5/391/130.
To obtain a ticket to this event, select the PLL-SIS luncheon when you register for the 102nd American Association of Law Libraries AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. The luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the Renaissance-Grand Ballroom North/Central. This event is sponsored by LexisNexis.
Many thanks to PLL members Ellen Callinan and Jennifer Stephens for assisting in the selection of our speaker.
The PLL Election
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the 2009-2010 PLL Board.
Vice Chair/Chair Elect 2008-2009
Kate Martin
Vice Chair/Chair Elect 2009-2010
Jane Baugh
Treasurer 2009-2011
Margarita Bull
At Large Board Member 2009-2011
Joan Jarosek
Thanks to all who ran and thank you all for voting!
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