The CRIV Blog

The Committee on Relations with Information Vendors (CRIV) now has a blog! Please follow it at http://crivblog.com/. The blog covers vendor updates and updates on the committee happenings. For more information on CRIV click here.

Assisting Faculty with Publishing

I have an article that was published in the February 2012 edition of AALL Spectrum. The article, Assisting Faculty with Publishing: How libraries can assist faculty throughout the publication process covers how librarians can assist faculty with the publication process with emphasis on how we do it where I work. Let me know your tips and tricks for helping your faculty with publication!

New page for AALL!

AALL has upgraded its web page! Links to resources can now be found on the top center of the page and have drop down menus. A few additional links that can be expanded or contracting by clicking the + or - signs are available on the right hand side of the screen. The AALL Spectrum blog feeds into the AALL Spectrum page, which is a great feature in my opinion. Similarly, #AALL11 tweets feed into the Annual Meeting page. AALL's social media links are visible on every page. What do you think of the new design?

AALL Management Institute

The AALL 2011 Management Institute will be held April 7-9 in Chicago, IL.

I attended the 2009 Management Institute in Tampa, FL and it truly was an enriching experience. You can read my thoughts about the Management Institute in the SEAALL Newsletter (2009 AALL Management Institute, 34 Southeastern Law Librarian 3. Spring 2009).

Sign up is limited 50 participants and is on a first come, first served basis. For more information see the AALL Management Institute page.

Call for Nominations: AALL New Product Award

Have you discovered any great new library products this past year? If so, let us know! It is time to nominate these products for AALL’s New Product Award.

The New Product Award honors a new and innovative commercial legal information product that enhances or improves existing law library services and/or procedures. New products may include, but are not limited to, printed material, computer hardware and/or software, or other products or devices that aid or improve access to legal information, the legal research process, or procedures for technical processing of library materials. Any product that has been re-introduced in a new format or with substantial changes is also eligible. A new product is one that has been in the library-related marketplace for two years or less.

All AALL members are encouraged to think about the exciting new information products being used in their libraries and to send us their nominations for this award. Interested vendors may also self-nominate their new products. Recipients of the New Product Award need not hold membership in AALL. Nominations can be sent by mail to the address below or via email.

To Submit a Nomination for the 2011 Award
Nomination forms can be found on the CRIV website under the New Product Award tab. The deadline for receipt of submissions is January 31, 2011.

Librarian Nominations
If you are a librarian nominating a product, please give as much information about the product as possible. The New Product Awards Subcommittee will contact the publisher of the product for any further information required.

Vendor/Publisher Nominations
If you are a vendor or publisher nominating a hard copy product, please submit the form along with a sample product, if available. If you are nominating a Web-based or online product, please submit the form with all necessary contact information, including URL(s) and temporary login and password information.

For hard copy products, brochures, and/or any other materials, we recommend that you send four copies for the New Product Award Subcommittee and the AALL Awards Committee.

Please send completed forms and documents to:

Michelle Cosby
Faculty Services Librarian
North Carolina Central University School of Law
640 Nelson Street
Durham, NC 27707
919.530.5241 (Office)
919.530.7926 (Fax)
mcosby@nccu.edu

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2011.

Click here for application form.

AALL 2010 Annual Meeting Session List

In case you missed it in the newsletter, AALL Annual Meeting Session List organized by topic. The page is also searchable.

AALL Annual Meeting - Links of Interest

Here are some links that may be useful for you as you plan for the AALL Annual Meeting.

AALL 2go
http://www.aallnet.org/events/edumaterials.asp

AALL Annual Meeting-Educational Programs and Workshops
http://www.aallnet.org/database/meeting_annual_programs.asp

AALL Annual Meeting-Educational Programs
http://www.aallnet.org/events/10_eduprograms.asp

AALL Annual Meeting-Meetings and Events
http://www.aallnet.org/database/meeting_annual_events.asp

AALL Denver Blog – Summit News
http://summitnewsaall2010.blogspot.com/

AALL Schedule at a Glance
http://aallnet.org/events/10_scheduleataglance.asp

AALL 2010 Wiki
http://aall2010.pbworks.com/

Annual Meeting Logos
http://www.aallnet.org/support/annual_meeting_logo.asp

Annual Meeting Updates
http://www.aallnet.org/events/am-update-index.asp

Exhibitor List
http://iebms.heiexpo.com/iebms/oep/oep_p1_exhibitors.aspx?oc=13&ct=OEP&eventid=5020

My Conference Planner
http://aall10.sched.org/

SuperShuttle Discount
http://www.aallnet.org/events/10_travel.asp
Click on "SuperShuttle from Denver International Airport" at the bottom of the page.

Sky Ride
http://www.rtd-denver.com/skyRide_SubHome.shtml

2010 RIPS National Legal Research Teach-In Kit Available

The Research Instruction and Patron Services SIS is proud to announce the release of the 18th Annual National Legal Research Teach-In Kit. Each year in conjunction with National Library Week, RIPS creates a Teach-In Kit containing fresh materials for use in your institution's promotional and instructional activities. This year’s kit includes legislative history materials (some of which are in Spanish—a first for the kit), a primary and secondary source matching game, a human rights presentation and guide, online tutorials, syllabi, various research assignments, and many other wonderful materials.

The 2010 Teach-In Kit is available at:
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/ripssis/TeachIn/2010/index.html

An overview of the kit as well as kits from previous years are available now at:
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/ripssis/TeachIn/teach_in.html

Thanks to all this year's contributors, as well as the Teach-In Kit Committee: Gail Partin, David Lehmann, Laura Ax-Fultz, and Shawn Nevers.

Call for Nominations AALL New Product Award - Deadline Feb. 1, 2010

Call for Nominations! AALL New Product Award


Have you discovered any great new library products this past year? If so, let us know! It is time to nominate these products for AALL’s New Product Award.

The New Product Award honors a new and innovative commercial legal information product that enhances or improves existing law library services and/or procedures. New products may include, but are not limited to, printed material, computer hardware and/or software, or other products or devices that aid or improve access to legal information, the legal research process, or procedures for technical processing of library materials. Any product that has been re-introduced in a new format or with substantial changes is also available. A new product is one that has been in the library-related marketplace for two years or less.

All AALL members are encouraged to think about the exciting new information products being used in their libraries and to send us their nominations for this award. Recipients of the New Product Award need not hold membership in AALL. Nominations for this award may be made by any AALL member and by vendors nominating their own products.

To Submit a Nomination for the 2010 Award

Nomination forms can be found on the CRIV website under the New Product Award tab or at http://www.aallnet.org/committee/criv/news/newproductform.pdf. The deadline for receipt of submissions is February 1, 2010.


Librarian Nominations
If you are a librarian nominating a product, please give as much information about the product as possible. The New Product Awards Subcommittee will contact the publisher of the product for any further information required.


Vendor/Publisher Nominations
If you are a vendor or publisher nominating a hardcopy product, please submit the form along with a sample product, if available. If you are nominating a Web-based or online product, please submit the form with all necessary contact information, including URL(s) and temporary login and password information.

For hardcopy products, brochures, and/or any other materials, we recommend that you send eight copies for the New Product Award Subcommittee and the AALL Awards Committee.

Please send completed forms and documents to:

Michelle Cosby
Reference Librarian
University of Kentucky College of Law Library
620 S. Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40506-0048
859-257-1578 (Office)
859-323-4906 (Fax)
Mcosb2@email.uky.edu


The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2010.

Help AALL and SNELLA Save Connecticut Courthouse Libraries

Help AALL and SNELLA Save Connecticut Courthouse Libraries

Help get the word out. Although only Connecticut residents can sign, it will help to get the word out so members can contact friends and family they know in CT. Thanks.

AALL has been working closely with the Southern New England Law Librarians Association (SNELLA), to oppose the announced closure of six of the 15 courthouse libraries in Connecticut. They are jointly sponsoring online petitions to save the courthouse libraries in Bridgeport, Hartford, Litchfield, Milford, and Norwich. The sixth library, at the Willimantic Courthouse, is not staffed and its small collection will likely be moved to the local public university. Each petition includes a compelling statement by a leader of the local bar association, whose members stand ready to join forces with us. Attorneys and pro se litigants will be deprived of local access to current and historic legal materials, as well as the knowledge and expertise of professional librarians, if we do not stop these proposed closures.

The petitions are open to all residents of Connecticut, so please help spread the word so that our efforts are successful in quickly getting as many signatures as possible to keep these public law libraries open and staffed.

In addition to the petitions, on December 23, AALL and SNELLA sent joint letters to Connecticut's Governor Rell and to the leadership of the Appropriations Committee strongly opposing the decision, which was announced by Judge Barbara M. Quinn, chief court administrator. The closures became necessary, according to Quinn, after the executive branch cut $12.9 million from the budget for the judicial branch.