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San Antonio 2005 — ALL-SIS Sponsored Programs |
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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. A seasoned panel of experts are slated to speak including: Deb Quentel (CALI), Kristina Niedringhaus (Texas Wesleyan), Elizabeth Adelman (Georgia State), and Katherine Topulos (Duke).
Read the complete program description in the Annual Meeting Program:
http://www.aallnet.org/events/
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." Speakers include: Carol Bannen of Reinhart, Boerner and Van Deuren, who has written a number of articles for Wisconsin Bar publications; Shannon Gilreath of Wake Forest University School of Law, the author of two law review pieces, two books and other pieces for assorted periodicals; and, George Pike of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, who has a regular 'Legal Issues' column in Information Today. Each speaker will give a short explanation of how they began publishing in their respective areas and offer advice for others wanting to do the same. A significant portion of the program will be devoted to audience questions.
Read the complete program description in the Annual Meeting Program:
http://www.aallnet.org/events/
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. Sandra Yancey of the eWomen Network is the featured speaker.
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G-2: Room at the Top: Strategy Tips from the Hiring Squad (Tuesday, July 19th at 10:15). This program features seasoned law library management professionals Mark P. Bernstein (Saint Louis University), Barbara A. Bintliff (University of Colorado), Margaret Fry (Georgetown) and Penny A. Hazelton (University of Washington). The program moderator will pose questions to the panel. The panel will also pick apart job postings to give applicants insight into the hiring process.
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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. A legal research guide and bibliography will accompany this program.
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H-6: What is a Core Collection Anymore (Tuesday, July 19th at 4:00 p.m.). The ABA has proposed revisions to the Standards for Approval of Law Schools including changes to Standard 606 defining a core library collection. The comment to the proposed change describes the revision as moving from a standard based on what the collection "is" to what the collection provides in terms of location and format. 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.
Read the complete program description in the Annual Meeting Program:
http://www.aallnet.org/events/
Link to the current ABA Standards:
http://www.abanet.org/legaled/standards/standards.html
Link to the proposed ABA Standards:
http://www.abanet.org/legaled/standards/memochapters6_7_1.doc
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. Speakers include Mike Chiorazzi (University of Arizona), Douglas Lind (Georgetown) and Caitlin Robinson (Iowa).
Read the complete program description in the Annual Meeting Program:
http://www.aallnet.org/events/
Thanks to Kira Zaporski, Eric Young, and April Schwartz for contributing these summaries.
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