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NEWSLETTER
Shortly before this issue went to press, nature treated Minnesotans to an encore performance of
Winter Wonderland. Dormant lawns and flowerbeds donned again a frosty mantle, while tree
limbs and twigs stood as elegantly decorated as the best-iced wedding cake. Although we
appreciate such displays, particularly when the winter season is new, the heart now yearns to
move on to another season’s wonders. Let the last snowflake melt, and let spring’s fragrant
blossoms burst forth!
If your thoughts likewise incline toward change and the future, this issue offers much to pique
your interest. Next-Gen hybrid Lindsay Hutchins Matts shares top tech tips from EDUCAUSE’s
forward-looking Midwest Regional Conference. As always, Conan the Librarian’s adventures
mix old and new in a parable for our times. David Zopfi-Jordan’s MALL Winter Meeting report
summarizes AALL’s evolving responses to the tough economic times still ahead. Finally, Laura
Honan shares highlights of the Midwest Library Technology Conference held recently on the
Macalester College campus.
Choose some change-oriented programming of your own from CLE Corner and Conference
Calendar, or check the happenings for local law libraries and their denizens. Then drop us a
line with an idea for next MALL Newsletter article. We look forward to seeing you all at
MALL’s Spring Meeting, on May 29, 2009, at William Mitchell College of Law.
Regina & Janelle
EDITORS’ NOTE
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Websitewww.aallnet.org/chapter/mallListservTo subscribe, point your browser to:http://share.aallnet.org/read/all_forums/ subscribe?name=mall-lMessages to: [email protected]
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I have to admit that this spring and theMALL Spring meeting have come soonerthan I was expecting. It seems that timecontinues to move more quickly the older Iget. But, enough of that.
Speaking of the MALL Spring meeting,please consider attending all or part of theeducational and fun filled day that theMALL Education Committee has plannedfor us on May 29th. Registration informationshould be available soon.
As for other MALL educationalopportunities, the MALL Legal ResearchInstitute is in full swing with four of thenine sessions left. If you haven’t attendedany sessions yet (or even if you have)consider signing up for one or all of theremaining sessions beginning with the April14th session on Minnesota Law. Othersessions include: Securities – the Life of aCompany; International, Foreign andComparative Law; and finally, Litigation –the Life of a Case.
Both the Education Committee and LegalResearch Institute Committee have workeddiligently this year to provide the MALL
community with the best in educationalprogramming. The volunteer members havemade a difference while buildingrelationships with other members.
When the Nomination Committee calls forcandidates for this year’s election, considernominating a colleague or yourself foroffice. Additionally, when incomingpresident, David Zofi-Jordan announces acall for committee members, think aboutwhat you can do to make a difference inyour profession. Whether it is programplanning, mentoring, reporting theassociation’s news or the many other taskstaken on by committee members, know thatyou will make a difference for yourprofession and for your fellow members.
Finally, I would like to thank all the hardworking committee members for their timeand energy this year. This hasn’t been thebest year to be president as I have been verybusy with my business including keeping itafloat in a tough economy. I really couldn’thave done it without the dedicated membersthat give this association life. While wecelebrate spring, let us also celebratevolunteers. - Nina Platt
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I just returned from Chicago where I was at theMidwest Regional Conference for EDUCAUSE. Many ofyou remember my riveting conference report from last
While I could spend time bragging about the weather(70 and rainy), the food (bad) or the conference(wonderful), I decided instead to give you my TopTechnology Tips gleaned from my time at theconference.
1. : Do you have to do a lot of documents
something like SharePoint but want morefeatures than Google Docs? Buzzwordmight be for you. Buzzword might be mynew favorite online word processor -instead of Google Docs. There are a lotof reasons why this might be helpful forpatrons - especially for those needing or
possible to embed audio commentswithin Buzzword documents.
2. : There are many of uswho have hybrid roles in Library/IT.Sometimes we find ourselves answeringa lot of the same questions over andover. One idea that I took from this issetting up a knowledge base of trainingdocuments and ideas. One school set upa wiki where they post information abouttechnology sessions. Faculty and staff then log inand access the training documents or post ideasand questions.
3. Do you need to spice up a
PowerPoint? Check out Animoto. You provide thewords and pictures and Animoto turns it into
cost if you have a lot of presentations. You canPhotostory, and ScrapBlog.
4. This is along the sameline as creating a knowledge base. I went to asession where I learned about training people on
technology using self-paced tutorial
gather useful tutorials from lynda.com orAtomic Learning or the million other onlinetutorials out there. These tutorials would be put
the learners would go through a set of theseprerecorded lessons (walking them through aspecific task) and explanations. Then theywould complete the task on their own - coming
up with a product to use through the wholeclass. Instead of lecturing, the trainers can walkaround and troubleshoot with the individuallearners. The benefits of this type of learningare that the learners can learn at their ownpace and can skip the familiar tasks. They canexperiment with the technology in a safeenvironment without feeling silly for asking a
5. Do you like to interact with yourstudents/audience when you speak/teach? Ifso, check out Poll Everywhere, a free pollingsoftware. CALI members have access to CALI
Lindsay Hutchins Matts, Educational TechnologistWilliam Mitchell College of Law*
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most people prefer some sort of online polling inlieu of having a physical device like a clicker.
6. ELI (EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
Top Challenges. While these challenges aremore focused on Higher Education, I think weare all facing the same set of challenges in ourlibraries.
7. : One of the best ideas that I took fromthis conference was setting up a toolkit of useful
that this could be brought to other types ofpatrons as well. Ideally it would be somethinglike a portal using the web as a platform andgoing to where the students are. Students wouldbe able to use this portal as a customizablehomepage. Many students are already usingFacebook applications for this purpose, thoughsomething like Netvibes might be better for Non-Facebook users.
you can take away at least one thing from aconference that it was worth the money and timespent. I feel very fortunate that I was able to get
technology tools at the MALL Spring Conference inMay.______________________________________________
*Lindsay Hutchins Matts is an Education Technologistat William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul,Minnesota. Opinions expressed by Ms. Matts are herown and do not reflect those of William MitchellCollege of Law.
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Hadley V. Baxendale
In the Temple garden, the birds sang onlybirdsong and the rodents kept their opinions tothemselves.
“I am grateful for your assistance,” Conansaid, glumly.
“A3,” Millennia said with a shrug, “but I havenever seen communication spells multiply likethat before.” She stopped walking andfrowned. “Ordinarily I’d be ROTFLMBO, butthis disturbs me.”
“The native born of this Second InformationAge do truly speak in strange scripts,”Conniption the Blogger Bird said from hisperch on Conan’s arm. Conan felt his facegrow warm, but Millennia only smiled.
They wandered into a grove of new trees ladenwith low-hanging fruit.
“These are not as uniform or perfectly formedas the fruit in the older orchards,” Conniptioncommented, “but there certainly are a lot moreof them.”
Millennia reached out and grabbed the twonearest. “They are called tags,” she said,offering one to Conan. “I find them Delicious.”
She cut a slice for her blogger bird whocrunched happily. Conniption ruffled hisfeathers as Conan offered him a piece, but heate it all the same.
Millennia tossed the core away and drew herquesting stick from its sheath on her belt.“Perhaps the imaging portions of this questwould be more to your liking,” she said,
drawing a large rectangle in the air. “I call thisstream ‘Treasures of the Temple.’”
The air within the tracing began to flicker blue,green and red. As Conan watched, images ofthe rare scrolls and priceless artworks that theTemple had acquired over the ages paradedbefore his eyes.
“Now with this simple spell,” the youngerinformation warrior explained, “anyone will beable to view these treasures withoutundertaking the arduous journey…”
“Wait. Hold!” Conan shouted.
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Millennia froze. Conan gripped his questingstick like a blade, its point toward the still-flickering image of a golden hourglass.
“OMG,” Millennia whispered. The birds cockedtheir heads silently. Even as they watched, thelast golden grains of sand in the glass sparkledand were gone.
Their worst fears were confirmed as theystumbled to a breathless halt at the door to themain reading room. Inside all was silent, butnot with the silence of scholarship. The verydust motes hung still in the air.
“What wizardry can steal time itself?”Millennia’s Musings wailed from her perch onthe novice’s leather helmet. For a replyConan’s Conniption ruffled his bronze feathersand squawked a battle cry.
“Whoever it was left a trail,” Conan said.“Observe.”
His questing stick vibrated strangely as hetouched it to the doorframe and one of its 23notches glowed.
Millennia folded her arms across her chest andtugged nervously on the end of her long,golden braid. “Then the rumors of a time-sucking evil lurking within the virtual worldsmust be true,” she said. “But which world?”
Conan did not wait for an answer. He tracedthe path of the time sink, drew the portal to thevirtual worlds and plunged through it.
Follow Conan’s quest of photosharing athttp://23thingsonastick.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-23-things-on-stick.html. And don’tmiss yummy Thing 11.
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Bob Oakley Memorial Symposium
The Georgetown Law Library will be holding a symposium on the topic of preserving the research value of blogson July 25, 2009. We believe that blogs have become part of the canon of legal scholarship and that future legalresearchers will turn to blogs as sources for their scholarship. This conclusion, however, presents great challengesfor future researchers of material currently populating the blogosphere. How will these future researchers of today’sblog scholarship find valuable, historic blogs? How will they be assured of perpetual access to this scholarship?How can any researcher be confident that documents posted to blogs are reliable?
This symposium will bring together academic bloggers, librarians, and experts in preservation to brainstorm anddebate these topics and to develop best practices to ensure that the value of blog scholarship is not easily lost.
Our first panel will lay the groundwork for these discussions by presenting librarians’ and legal scholars’ views onthe future research value of today’s blogs. Will future legal scholars turn to legal blogs as reputable and reliablesources of information? In this panel, experts on legal research will analyze the much-debated issue of whetherfuture legal scholars will be interested in the analysis found in blogs or the documents posted to blogs. In addition,the panel will also address the rise of legal blogs and blogging as a phenomenon.
Our second panel will assemble a group of national experts and leaders from a variety of backgrounds to sharetheir perspectives, experiences and visions with respect to the problem of blog preservation. Specifically, this panelwill discuss who is responsible for blog preservation; how will we begin the process of prioritizing and collectinglegal blogs; and what are the current standards, as well as the technological, economic, and social considerationsthat must be addressed, in Web harvesting and digital preservation.
Our third panel will be devoted to examining the issue of the reliability of legal documents uploaded to blogs.From posting of the “Torture Memos” to ScotusBlog’s postings of Supreme Court briefs, newsagencies and bloggers regularly upload legal documents to support their stories. Although these web sites andblogs are often the only sources for these documents, few electronic documents have any verifiable proof ofreliability. Future researchers wanting to rely on these documents must be aware of this issue and must be ableto confirm that the posted document is complete and unaltered from the version authorized for publication by theauthor. This panel will discuss this issue and the current standards for proving the authenticity of a document inorder to foster a system for preserving the value of blogs and documents found on blogs for future researchers.
The symposium will conclude with a working group break out session to create a uniform standard for preservationof blogs for bloggers and librarians.
Our late director, Bob Oakley, firmly believed that librarians have an obligation to ensure access to informationand was committed to meeting the challenges posed by information in a digital form. In this spirit, we dedicate thissymposium to him.
Details about the symposium can be found at http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/ftls/.
Announcement submitted by:
Jennifer Locke Davitt, Head of Faculty Services, Georgetown Law Library2 0 2 . 6 6 2 . 9 1 4 [email protected]
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Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition
The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section of AALL, in cooperationwith Gale Cengage Learning, announces the first annual Morris L. Cohen Student EssayCompetition.
The purpose of the competition is to encourage scholarship in the areas of legal history,rare law books, and legal archives,and to expose students to AALL and law librarianshipthrough their attendance at the Annual Meeting.
EligibilityCurrently enrolled students attending accredited graduate programs in library science,law, history, or related subjects are eligible to enter the competition. Students may beenrolled either full- or part-time. Members of AALL are eligible if theymeet other eligibility requirements.
RequirementsPapers may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.Papers must be submitted by April 15, 2009. The winner will be announced by May 15.
PrizeThe winner will receive a $500.00 prize from Gale Cengage Learning. In addition, thewinner will receive up to $1000 to be applied towards expenses associated withattendance at the Annual Meeting of AALL.(Gale Cengage and the LegalHistory and Rare Books SIS will each contribute to the travel expenses).
Attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting is strongly encouraged, but not required. The2009 Annual Meeting will be held July 25-28 in Washington, D.C. Winners will receiverecognition at the Association-wide Awards Luncheon and at the Business Meeting ofthe Legal History and Rare Books SIS. Winners will also have the opportunity topresent their paper at the Legal History and Rare Books SIS Roundtable or at a programduring the Meeting.
Detailed procedures and an application form are available at the LHRB webpage:http://www.aallnet.org/sis/lhrb/
Questions may be directed to Katherine Hedin, University of Minnesota Law Library:[email protected] or Jennie Meade, Jacob Burns Law Library, George WashingtonUniversity: [email protected]
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2009 AALLANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE
Schedule At–a–Glance
SATURDAY – JULY 25
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Morning andafternoon events8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
RegistrationCONELLCommittee, SIS and Chapter Leadership Training,Workshops, Diversity SymposiumOpening Event Dessert Reception
SUNDAY – JULY 26 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.7:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
RegistrationType of Library SIS (ALL, PLL, SCCLL) Breakfasts/Business MeetingsExhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting and Coffee BreakOpening General Session/Keynote SpeakerEducational Programs (A)Educational Programs (B)Educational Programs (C)
MONDAY – JULY 27 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
RegistrationEducational Programs (D)Educational Programs (E)Educational Programs (F)Exhibit Hall Refreshment BreakAALL Business Meeting/Members Open ForumEducational Programs (G)
TUESDAY – JULY 28 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m. – midnight
RegistrationEducational Programs (H)Educational Programs (I)Exhibit Hall Refreshment BreakAnnual Meeting Programs (J)Annual Meeting Programs (K)Closing Reception, Banquet and Dance
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Tools for Successin Today’s Economy
In response to the U.S. recession and itsimpact on law libraries, AALL has created awiki of Tools for Success in Today’s Economy.On the wiki you will find:
Tips for operating your law library with a tight budgetAdvice on negotiating contracts with vendorsHow to interview effectively for your next jobResources for professional developmentAnd much more
Any AALL member can add material to the wiki, so we encourage you to use the tools andshare more resources that will help our friends and colleagues in AALL.
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The meeting took place at Oppenheimer Wolffand Donnelly LLP on February 19, 2009. Afterthe business meeting and committee reports,Janice Henderson of AALL’s Executive Boarddelivered a presentation, “AALL’s Response tothe Economic Crisis : Effect on Law Libraries.”
Janice reminded MALL members that AALLExecutive Board meeting minutes are on theAALLnet.org web site. Also, AALL has continuedwith its decision to shorten the annual meetingby one day. New AALLnet improvementsinclude a membership recognition rewardinglongtime members, and a librarian and legalpublisher colloquium. Additionally, one cane-mail James E. Duggan from the “From theDesk of” notes to add your chapter information
Highlights.
Janice mentioned authentication of legalinformation and remarked that AALL offers arelated 50 state guide that MALL member BarbGolden helped create.
Janice notedthat AALL hasmore grantsand educationfunds this year,and sheencouragedpeople to applyfor all of them.Janicespecificallymentioned threescholarships:the Lexis JohnsonEndowment, theAALL/West George A. Straight scholarship, anda scholarship to pursue your JD if you plan tobecome a law librarian thereafter. AALL also isoffering free Audio/Visual presentations at theMembers Only section of the AALL website.
Janice handed out information on the 2009AALL Leadership Academy that will be heldOctober 16-17, 2009.
Janice advised us of an AALL Job Hotline RSSfeed which provides quick updates on jobopenings, and she mentioned the Wiki, “Toolsfor Success in Today’s Economy” athttp://aallnet.pbwiki.com/
She also suggested that members be clear withemployers about getting paid time off to attendthe AALL Annual Meeting, even if the employerotherwise is not giving financial support for thisyear’s meeting.
Janice informed us of a new $50 MemberAppreciation discount on AALL Annual MeetingRegistration fees for members meeting the firstregistration deadline in March 2009.
David Zopfi-Jordan, I.L.L. / A.S.A.P. Copy & Retrieval Service LibrarianUniversity of Minnesota Law Library
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Similarly, if one pre-orders theCD’s or MP3 files of thepresentations, there is a discount.
Janice shared other annualmeeting tips. BNA is offering freeWiFi at the convention in someareas. Meeting badges will beprintable at kiosks at theconvention this year. You will geta letter in the mail with a barcode.Be sure to hold on to that letter.
Members suggested that Janiceask the Executive Board ifunemployed librarians could get adiscount to attend this year’sannual meeting. She will take thissuggestion back to the board.
Barb Minor mans the MALL tableat the 19th Annual MLAAEducational Conference andExposition, which was heldThursday, March 3, 2009 at theMinneapolis Convention Center.The theme for the conferencewas “Leading in Lean Times.”
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Laura HonanAcquisitions Assistant, William Mitchell College of Law
Last week I attended the Midwest LibraryTechnology Conference 2009 , which washeld at Macalester College over a two-dayperiod.
We were treated to two keynote speakers,seven sessions in smaller venues, each ofwhich could be selected from a wide range ofchoices, and an abundance of food andschmoozing. It seemed that the majority of thelibrarians in attendance were academiclibrarians, but I also met a mix of others whoworked in public, law, and school libraries.
The most useful information that could beapplied in a law library setting came from a
of Cowles Library at Drake University, is thego-to copyright resource person for faculty,staff, and students in her institution. She has acomprehensive collection of copyrightinformation on a website called
which can be accessed atthe following address:http://library.drake.edu/pages/copyright-higher-education.
Within the site is a customized search enginethat can be used for finding answers to specificcopyright questions. It searches selected,reliable web sites for information on allaspects of copyright. Marcia also spoke aboutthe
in which a group offilmmakers set fair use standards which theywere willing to live with and presented them tothe publishers and producers as a faitaccompli. Read about it at the following
address:http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/statement_of_best_practices_in_fair_
use/ and then think about what could happen iflibrarians were to take the same bold action.
Other sessions I attended:
was presented byemployees of Walden University. Their Referencelibrarians are disbursed throughout the U.S. andEurope. They work from home assisting studentsin finding information in their online-only libraryby answering questions via e-mail and IM. Thisfor-profit school saves money by hiring only part-time librarians and paying no benefits. This was
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interesting but not a good portend for thefuture of librarianship as a career.
by a media specialist who cited brain researchon the up-and-coming generation who aregrowing up attached to digital devices fromearliest childhood. Though she showed apositive can-do attitude about finding ways toteach to this new brain (which sports a twentypercent greater visual cortex than previousgenerations), I came away feeling a bitdiscouraged. Down-sides of being a digitalnative are: deficiency in critical thinking skills,low inclination to be reflective, and difficultywith human contact. The answer: makelearning like a video game! Future challengesmay lie ahead in teaching law students.
a young librarian from Winona State. Shehad done a thorough job with her research
into what Google has done so far and wherethey might be headed. Most interesting was
original mission statement which had advocatedmaking all information accessible to everyperson. Once it became clear that sellinginformation to a billion potential Chinesecustomers might be jeopardized by a principledfreedom of access, Google took the low road.Lively discussion took place concerning questionssuch as whether we should worry about the factthat Google owns almost all the digitized booksin the world, and whose interest will be ultimatelyserved by a company that is beholden to itsshareholders.
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Join us for a presentation by Tom Duggan, West Librarian Relations Manager, onlawschool.westlaw.com and how it differs from the Westlaw used in law firms.We will also have a general discussion on strategies for successful Summer Associateorientation and training.
Bring your ideas and your own lunch. Dessert and beverages provided.
This meeting will be held on the 42nd floor of the IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street,Minneapolis. You can come directly to the 42nd floor and our receptionist will direct youto the conference room.
Please RSVP to Bonnie Jordan by Tuesday, April 28 if you plan to attend.
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The University of Minnesota Law Library held three legal research brownbag instructionsessions March 24-26. Reference librariansled the sessions. Topics included administrative law research, secondary sources, and efficientresearch skills.
The law library also hosted a Valentine’sDay celebration on February 12.
In addition to artful decorations fromLaw library staff, the law school communityshared in cookies and beverages.
Watch the next issue of the MALL Newsletterfor coverage of the library’s April 6 baseball-opener event.
On March 11, Hamline Law Library hosted students,staff and faculty in a celebration of the library’srecently remodeled patron service area and newlibrarians Megan Jens and Emily Waitz.
Left: Megan Jens, Emily Waitz, BarbKallusky, Susan Vossberg, and SelvaPalani. Photo by R. Watson.
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is a law library intern at William Mitchell College of Law, which she joined in May 2008. Jeangraduated from the University of Dallas with a history degree. After graduating from the University ofMinnesota School of Law, she practiced law for 16 years. She is enrolled at the University of St. Catherinein the Master of Library Science program. She loves tennis and plays whenever she has an opportunity.
, Circulation Librarian at the University of Minnesota Law Library, has authored a chapter inthe book ed. Nancy Courtney (LibrariesUnlimited/Greenwood, 2009). Her chapter is titled "Redefining Outreach from Inside the Academy: LawSchool Libraries and Their Communities."
organized and presented "Law Practice Innovation and the Internet: What Clients Wantand What Lawyers Need to Know in 2009" at Hennepin County Bar Association Continuing LegalEducation on February 24, 2009. LaVern's review of Richard Susskind's new book, The End of Lawyers?(Oxford U. Press 2008) appeared in the February 2009 issue of LawTechnology News.
Reference Librarian at William Mitchell College of Law,gave birth to a 7 pound, 3 ounce, baby girl named Aria Grace onFebruary 24, 2009. Now tipping the scales at over 10 pounds, Aria hasstrawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. Mom and baby are flourishing.
In 2009, the MALL executive committee surveyed the membership to determine if there was interest inexploring social networking for MALL. The survey results are posted on the MALL website and theultimate conclusion was that a significant number of members supported the leap into this new realmand the respondents were fairly evenly divided between Facebook and LinkedIn. The executivecommittee decided to begin with a Facebook site but did not foreclose the option of moving toLinkedIn in the future.
The MALL group on Facebook has 55 members as of this writing. Thank you to everyone who hasjoined!
An informational session on Facebook will be held during the Spring Meeting and we're hoping to growthe group even more after that. Facebook profiles provide a much richer personal background than themembership directory and we hope will make MALL a more compelling environment for themembership.
Please let the executive committee know if you have other ideas for improving our ability to connect as acommunity.
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Megan Jens is the new Reference Librarian at HamlineUniversity School of Law Library. Megan recentlymoved back to Minnesota after completing her Mastersin Information and Library Science at the University ofDenver in Denver, Colorado. She is a graduate of theWilliam Mitchell College of Law, where she worked as astudent assistant. Prior to beginning a career inacademia, Megan cut her teeth as a reference librarianin two Denver law firms- Greenberg Traurig andHolland & Hart.
While in Denver, Megan enjoyed the more than 300days of sunshine per year and the 60 degreetemperatures that can be found in the month ofJanuary. However, she had such fond memories ofMinnesota; she was compelled to return in the month ofFebruary.
Megan is eager to embark on her academic career and notes that she looks forward towhipping countless numbers of laconic law students into a legal research frenzy. But above all,she hopes to promote among the students a philosophy that in this critically information-drivenage, sound legal analysis must begin with sound legal research.
Anita Anderson, Law Librarianfor the Minnesota AttorneyGeneral Library, hasdocumented the library’stireless efforts in preparationfor the 2009 NLW AttorneyGeneral Miniature GolfTournament, “Puttering Aroundthe Library.”
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Tuesday Evenings,March 3 - May 5, 2009
2009 MALL Legal Research InstituteHamline University School of Law
Registration Information
April 12 - 18, 2009National Library Week
More Information
May 11-12, 2009National Library Legislative Day
More Information
May 14-16-2009Equal Justice Conference
FloridaMore Information
May 29, 2009 MALL Spring Conference
Conference theme: Novel Uses of Technology in Law Libraries
Keynote speaker: Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference
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CLE CORNER
Professor Brian Bix on: Law and Language: How Words Mislead Us
William D. Sommerness on: Wills and Estate Planning: Why are the documents the easy part, andthe counseling the hard part?
Sean McCarthy, of the Fluegel Law Firm P.A., on: Minnesota Driver’s License Law: Tips &Advice
Professor Nadine Strossen, New York Law School, on: Current Challenges to Free Speech
Professor Donald C. Langevoort on: The Current Financial Crisis: Did Securities RegulationFail?
Professor Kim Dayton on: Healthcare Directives
Eva Cheney Hatcher, Olup & Associates, on Family Law ADR Processes (Consultants, Expeditors,Evaluators & Mediators)
Jennifer Nodes, of Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff, and Vierling P.L.L.P., on SeparationAgreements: Parting Doesn’t Have to be Sweet Sorrow
Adjunct Professor Stephen Arnott on Family Law
Hon. Karen Asphaug, Hon. Kathryn D. Messerich, Hon. Thomas B. Poch, Hon. Rex D. Stacey, andHon. Mary J. Theisen, of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District, on: Tips from the Bench
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. Noontime programs, which are free,areco-sponsored by the Carver County Law Library and the 8th District Bar Association. For moreinformation, see http://www.carverlib.org/lawlibrary/cle.php
offer CLE sessions in twodifferent locations. For more information, seehttp://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LawJustice/LegalResearch/Services/CLE.htm
For more information, seehttp://law.hamline.edu/events/ or http://law.hamline.edu/cle
For more information, seehttp://www.law.umn.edu/cle/08_09lectureseries.html or http://www.law.umn.edu/cle/index.html
For more information, seehttp://www.wmitchell.edu/lectures/index.html.
Noontime programs, which are freeand take place in the Washington County Board Room, Washington County Government Center, arepresented in coordination with the Washington County Bar Association, but membership in theAssociation is not required for attendance. For more information, seehttp://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library/continuing_legal_education/
Join MALL Today!Dues remain a genuine bargain at $20 per year.
The membership year is June 1 – May 31.
The application form is available on our website:http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/mall/new_member_form.pdf
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Copyright and the Library Part 2: Library,Classroom and Other Issues Including the DMCA (Sections 512and 1201), April 6-24, online seminar
Implementing Online Teaching and Learning:Using Moodle and Other Web 2.0 Features, April 6-May 2, online seminar
, Metadata Standards to Support Access, Sharing,and Preservation of Data. April 8, West Bank, University of Minnesota, 12:00.
, Reference inthe Electronic Age. Several April dates and locations.
EBSCO Academic Search Premier Advanced. April 10, 11:30.
, Program Review for Academic Libraries. April 14, 1:00.
Western Regional Conference 2009, April 14-16, San Francisco, California.
, SCO's Business Source Premier Basics. April 20, 3:00.
MLA Institute for Leadership Excellence. April 28, 2009. Paynesville, MN.Metadata Practices for Digital Collections April 28, 9:00 a.m. U of MN.
Annual Conference 2009, Blazing Trails: On the path to Information Literacy, April 30 -May 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Registration will be on February 6, 2009 at 1 p.m. EST.
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EBSCO Academic Search Premier Advanced. May 5,1:00.
How social is your web site? May 7.
From Pixels to Projects: An Introduction to DigitizationConcepts. May 13, U of MN.
Developing, Funding and Managing Digital Projects: Digitization Series #1.May 14, 10:00 a.m.
Understanding Institutional Copyright Policy May 18 – May 20,Denver, Colorado.
Copyright for Digital Materials: Digitization Series #2 May 21, 1:00.
Conference on Legal Information and Law Libraries. May 27 – May 30,Beijing, China.
, May 29, William Mitchell College of Law.
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2009 SLA Annual Conference. June 14 – 17,Washington D.C.
Virtual Reference Competencies. June22 - July 31.
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2008-2009 MALL Officers
Committee Chairs
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PresidentNina [email protected]
Past PresidentDonna [email protected]
ArchivesDennis [email protected]
Award, Grants and ScholarshipsRich [email protected]
Consulting & Community OutreachSara [email protected]
EducationDonna [email protected]
ExchangeSusan [email protected]
Goverment RelationsLiz [email protected]
Vice President/ President ElectDavid [email protected]
Secretary-TreasurerAnne [email protected]
Member at LargeNancee [email protected]
Internet ApplicationsBarb [email protected] [email protected]
MembershipNeal [email protected]
NewsletterRegina [email protected] [email protected]
NominationsMary Ann [email protected]
Placement and RecruitmentCarrie [email protected] [email protected]
Placement and RecruitmentCarrie [email protected] [email protected]
Public RelationsTrudi [email protected]
PublicationsValerie [email protected]
Special Committee on ChapterOrganizationRebekah [email protected] [email protected]
Tech Services SIGTheresa [email protected]
VIP ProgramKarla Gedell [email protected]
