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November 18, 2009
The Fall 2009 Newsletter is here!
The Fall SCCLL News is ready to be downloaded. Click here to download a .pdf copy. Read about a glittering donation to one law library; the results of this year's silent auction and challenge (we raised almost $4000!) and the experiences of the 2009 grant winners; committee reports at the Annual Meeting; and much more. And contribute your suggestions for the newsletter's new name before "SCCuttLLebutt" wins by default!
The 2010 Law Library Advocate Award
Attention SCCLL Members! The Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the 2010 Law Library Advocate Award. This award is presented to a Law Library Supporter in recognition of his or her substantial contribution towards the advancement and improvement of a State, Court or County law library's service or visibility. Has someone, a judge, trustee, legislator, or other advocated on behalf of you library in this way and deserves recognition? Nominate them! Click here to download the nomination form. The form may be submitted to any member of the Awards Committee.
For more information about the award, download this announcement. The deadline for nominations is March 5, 2010.
November 4, 2009
The 2010 Connie E. Bolden Publications Award
Attention SCCLL Members! The Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the 2010 Connie E. Bolden Publications Award. This award is presented to a State, Court and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section member to recognize a scholarly publication produced sometime within the last two years. Has someone in your library or a colleague in another library written a work that you feel is outstanding and should be recognized? Nominate them! Click here to download the nomination form. The form may be submitted to any member of the Awards Committee. The deadline for nominations is March 5, 2010.
October 26, 2009
SCCLL programs for Denver, 2010 announced
Jean-Paul Vivian, Co-Chair of the Education Committee, has announced that the following programs have been accepted for the upcoming annual meeting in Denver:
- Glass Half Full? Explore Techniques for Putting Optimism to Work as a Management Tool in Difficult Times
- Partnering with Public Libraries to Expand Services
- Statutes, Cases, and Codes, Oh My! Easing Public Librarians Down the Road to Legal Reference
- Who's Afraid of Social Networking
The following are members of the committee:
Carol Billings
Georgia Chadwick
Madeline Kriescher
Anita Postyn
Liz Reppe
Jon Stock
Maryruth Storer
Kelly Browne, Co-Chair
Jean-Paul Vivian, Co-Chair
Jean-Paul notes, "Kelly Browne and I serve as co-chairs of the committee and would like to thank the members of the committee for all of the work that was done. A total of 10 programs were submitted with the previously mentioned 4 being accepted."
October 15, 2009Call for Executive Board Nominees
Please consider the following in our ongoing goal to keep our SCCLL SIS membership strong and to be an important and active component of AALL. Your participation in this process is vital. The deadline for nominees is December 7, 2009.
The SCCLL Nominations Committee is seeking Executive Board candidates for the following positions: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Each position requires a three-year time commitment, starting with the July 2010 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference in Denver, Colorado. SCCLL SIS members may nominate themselves or others.
- Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: serves for the first year as a member of the Executive Committee; is chair of the Strategic Planning Committee; attends the SIS leadership training at the annual meeting if possible; and appoints committee chairs for the following year. During the second year of the three year term, that individual becomes the SIS Chair, whose responsibilities include: prepare committee charges; coordinate committee work; write the Chair’s column for the Newsletter; attend the SIS leadership training at the annual meeting; serve on the AALL Council of SIS Chairs; coordinate SIS activities at the annual meeting; and preside over the SCCLL business meeting. The third year of the term is spent as Past Chair, and those duties are to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee and to advise the current Chair.
- Secretary/Treasurer: records the minutes of the SIS meeting; keeps the records of the organization, including the financial record; gives a written account of the funds of the Section when requested to do so by the Executive Committee; and prepares such documents as directed by the Chair. The Secretary/Treasurer also oversees the distribution of the official ballot for the Executive Board election no later that April 1. Ballots are sent electronically, but SIS members may receive a mail ballot upon request to the Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer verifies current membership of each voter.
- Member-at-Large: serves on the Executive Committee as a voting member, and may serve as a committee chair or be assigned other responsibilities by the Chair.
To nominate an individual, please contact one of the Nominating Committee Members:
Michele Finerty, Chair
mfinerty@pacific.edu
Janet Camillo
jcamillo@mcccourt.com
Sandra Marz
smarz46@sbcglobal.net
Anne McDonald
amcdonald@riag.ri.gov
Regina Smith
rsmith@jenkinslaw.org
Thank you!
Newsletter submissions due Sept. 15
Newsletter editor Jennifer Dalglish is seeking your articles, pictures, comments and anything else you think might be relevant and of interest to SCCLL News readers. Contact Jennifer by email at jenniferdal@co.clackamas.or.us or at:
Clackamas County Law Library
821 Main Street, Room 101
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 655-8248 phone
(503) 655-8229 fax
The deadline is coming up soon. Do it now!
SCCLL Silent Auction Raises $2026; Challenge Donations Accepted
I am very pleased to announce that in these tough times we raised $2026 for our Grants Program in Sunday's Silent Auction. Thank you to everyone who donated items and everyone who bid on them.
However, we are not done yet! We are still accepting cash donations (made out to AALL and designated to SCCLL Silent Auction). Send your donation to AALL Headquarters indicating that it is for the SCCLL SIS Silent Auction.
Also, I am challenging someone to match my $100 donation - I will double my donation when the challenge is met. Remember, these donations go to fund our Grants Program which allows SCCLL members to attend the Annual Meeting and the Equal Justice Conference. I would love to see a record number of members at our Denver meeting next year.
Last year's spontaneous post-meeting donation challenge raised about $2,500. Can we top that?
July 23, 2009
Summer newsletter now available
The Summer 2009 SCCLL newsletter is now available. Download your copy today!
July 20, 2009
Online auction closes Wednesday, July 22
Online bidding for the SCCLL Silent Auction ends 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday, July 22. We now have over 40 items available. Check out the new items at http://sccll09.wordpress.com/. We have books signed by the authors, hand made items, book boxes (do you prefer USCA or USCS?), and jewelry. Please note our bookmark deal--if you are the winning bidder on two or more bookmarks you will receive a $10 Borders gift card. Bid on an item by clicking on the "Leave a Comment" note.
After the 22nd, bidding will continue at the SCCLL Breakfast and Business Meeting July 26, at the Ballroom East, Renaissance Hotel. If you are not signed up for the breakfast, you can still stop by for the business meeting at 7:30 or show up any time before the auction closes at 8:30. There will be some items donated that will not be shown on the online auction so show up and see what is new.
If you are still interested in donating an item while the online auction is running, please send a photo, brief description and minimum bid to Kevin Cook at kcook@mt.gov.
July 8, 2009
SCCLL's unique newsletter archive now online
The SCCLL Newsletter archive is now complete back to 1974, which is the oldest newsletter available online of any SIS. Thanks to copies of the newsletters from the University of Washington, Stanislaus (CA) County Law Library, and the Maryland State Law Library, we now have 91 issues on our site giving us a complete history of our section back to the beginning.
Enjoy perusing some of our shared history and celebrating our 35th anniversary in D.C.
July 6, 2009 Third speaker added to AALL Program "Serving Those Who Serve"
At 8:45 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 8:45A, SCCLL is sponsoring the program "Serving Those Who Serve: Services Available to Active Duty Military Personnel, Their Families and Veterans." A third speaker has been confirmed: Sgt. Maj. Rose Matthews from the Better Business Bureau Military Line. BBB Military Line offers a variety of free services and consumer education to members of the military community. http://www.bbb.org/us/Military/
The other speakers are Ms. Kristi Barlow, the Quality Review Team Leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Ms. Adrien F. C. Starks from the Department of Defense Community Relations Department.
For more info and program materials, visit the program page at: http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/annual_meeting/serving_those_who_serve.htm.
June 30, 2009
Call for SCCLL committee volunteers
Incoming Chair Anne Matthewman is calling for committee volunteers for the 2009-2010 year:
Hello fellow SCCLL members:Thanks!
I am eagerly looking forward to our meeting in D.C. and to working with all of you over the next year. At this time, I am seeking volunteers to fill vacancies in our committee roster for 2009-2010. SCCLL plays a key role in the life of our members and of AALL as a whole. Why not be a part of the action!
Perhaps you would like to continue working on the same committee you are on now, perhaps you need a new challenge on a different committee, or perhaps you are ready to step up and be an SCCLL volunteer for the first time. All are welcome!
To learn more about the committee charges go to our committee page on the SCCLL Website: http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/about/committees.htm.
Please respond to me directly at amatthewman@tlaonline.ca. I look forward to hearing from you.
June 24, 2009
SCCLL Auction Site Open for Business!
The State Court and Counties Law Libraries SIS is again presenting their annual silent auction at the AALL Annual meeting. The auction has two components. The first is an online bidding component which is lasts until 10 a.m. MT on July 23. The website is http://sccll09.wordpress.com/. Check often as new items are added throughout the period.
The auction then continues at the SCCLL Breakfast meeting, Sunday July 25 at the Renaissance Hotel in the East Ballroom. Bidding will continue until 8:30. If you are not attending the breakfast you are still invited to the business meeting (starting at 7:30) and to continue bidding there.
Not attending AALL or can't make the breakfast meeting? Not a problem. Proxy bidding can be arranged. Just contact Silent Auction Chair Barbara Fritschel at 414-297-1698 or Barbara_Fritschel@ca7.uscourts.gov with the item(s) you are interested in bidding and your highest bid amount. If you are the successful bidder you will be notified after AALL and arrangements will be made to get the item to you.
All monies raised go to support scholarships to attend the AALL Annual meetings and the Equal Access to Justice conference. Your support is greatly appreciated.
June 15, 2009
Cleveland Law Library receives grant to create online tutorials
Congratulations to the Cleveland Law Library, which has been awarded a grant to create online tutorials for its members and site visitors. The Law Library will receive its funding from the Attorney Outreach Grant Program of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and plans to purchase Camtasia Studio to combine screen recording with audio narration to create a series of online instructional programs.
The first program planned is a guide to the features and functionality of the Library's online catalog. These programs will be posted to the Law Library's website, thus making them available 24x7 for simultaneous viewing and listening.
June 15, 2009:
SCCLL Silent Auction opens June 22
AALL's best and biggest silent auction (ours!) will be up and running online on June 22. This past year the silent auction and challenge grant programs raised money to send two people to the equal access to justice conference and five people to the annual meeting in Washington D.C.
You don't need to be going to the meeting to donate or bid! For more information on donating or bidding, please visit this page: Silent Auction.
May 21, 2009
SCCLL Newsletter Deadline: June 1
The deadline for the summer issue of SCCLL News is coming up! Items must be submitted by Monday, June 1st. This will be the last issue before the Annual Meeting, so now is the time to send in items about upcoming Annual Meeting events and programs. Were always looking for member news, funny anecdotes for the "View from Your Library" feature and items for the "Court and Spark" column.
E-mail submissions, comments, photos and suggestions to editor Jennifer Dalglish at jenniferdal@co.clackamas.or.us.
May 15, 2009
Program Announcement:
Serving Those Who Serve: Services available to Active Duty Military Personnel, their Families and Veterans.
Monday, July 27, 8:45A – 9:45A
Washington Convention Center - Room 156
This program aims to provide civilian law librarians with some basic information about the services and legal information that is available to active duty military personnel, their families and veterans. Three speakers will address different aspects of the military experience and the legal issues which may arise in each context.
The first confirmed speaker is Ms. Kristi Barlow the Quality Review Team Leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans’ Appeals. Ms. Barlow will discuss the DoD/VA Integrated Pilot Disability Evaluation System, which trains DoD personnel to use the VA disability rating system. She will also discuss veteran’s claims generally.
This program was proposed and designed by Susanne Pierce Dyer, recently retired from the Alameda County Law Library in Oakland, California. Billie J. Grey, Law Librarian for the Board of Veterans’ Appeals will moderate the program.
April 20, 2009
2009 County Public Law Library Standards posted
The 2009 AALL County Public Law Library Standards are now posted in the Toolkit's "Standards" section. The 2002 revision is still available for viewing in the website's Archive section.
April 17, 2009
Congratulations to Kathy Carlson and Joan Bellestri!
The results are in from the 2009 SCCLL Election. Congratulations to:
Kathy Carlson , Vice Chair/ Chair Elect (2009-2010)
Joan Bellistri, Member-at-large -(2009-2012)
Thanks again to all who agreed to run in the election!
April 3, 2009
Join us for the SCCLL-SIS reception in Washington, D.C.!
This year's SCCLL-SIS reception will take place Sunday, July 26th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at RFD - Regional Food and Drink.
All SCCLL SIS members are invited to attend and to join the SCCLL Board for an evening of conviviality, good food and fine company at RFD. RFD, just a short walk from the Washington Convention Centre and conference hotels, is known for its regional specialties and its selection of local craft brews. The reception will feature hor d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
Location:
RFD – Regional Food and Drink
810 7th St. N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
1.5 blocks south of the Washington Convention Centre (on Metro Red Line- Gallery Place/Chinatown stop)
SCCLL is grateful to Wolters Kluwer Law and Business for its generous contribution to this event.
April 1, 2009
Change is Coming for Ohio’s County Law Libraries
Significant changes are coming for Ohio's county law libraries as the result of a House Bill (420) that Governor Strickland signed into law on December 30, 2008. This Bill intertwined the future of Ohio's county law libraries with many other governmental issues and affected our operations and funding in two major ways. Although it completely restored county funding for our space and the compensation of our public law librarians during calendar year 2009, it enacted major changes that will start next year. Click this link for more information.
Advocacy Toolkit for the 111th Congress: 2009-2010, AALL Government Relations Office and Government Relations Committee.
The Advocacy Toolkit provides AALL members with: ways to get involved in advocacy; specific actions you can take immediately to promote our efforts in Washington, D.C.; A comprehensive look at the issues and bills AALL is currently working on; and the tools you need to become effective advocates on both the federal and state levels. The Advocacy Toolkit is available at http://www.aallnet.org/aallwash/toolkit/contents.asp.
March 21, 2009
Winter newsletter now available
The Winter 2009 SCCLL newsletter is now available. Download your copy today!
March 16, 2009
SCCLL-SIS election now open -- watch for your voting info by email
The SCCLL 2009-2010 election is now open. You should receive an email today (March 16) with a link to the voting page and your personal password.
The candidates are:
Vice Chair / Chair Elect:Barbara Fritschel (Biography (pdf))Member-At-Large:
Kathy Carlson (Biography (pdf))Joan Bellistri (Biography (pdf))
Georgia Chadwick (Biography (pdf))
Voting takes place via a private, secure and confidential voting service. The link to this service will be in your email, along with your password. Polls are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning on Monday, March 16, 2009. The deadline to submit ballots is 11:59 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
March 2, 2009
Apply for Annual Meeting Grants by April 1
The Executive Board is making available five grants of $950 each to attend the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., July 25-28, 2009. Link to http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/annual_meeting/scholarships.htm for application information. The application deadline is April 1, 2009.
February 4, 2009
New additions to Toolkit, Self-Representation pages
Two new contributions to the Toolkit arrived today! The San Diego Public Law Library's new Collection Development policy is now linked from the Collection Development page. Also, the Law Librarians' Working Group of the Self-Represented Litigation Network has sent an update to its Directory of Library-Based Self-Help Programs, linked from our Self Representation page. Share YOUR library's resources with your colleagues by sending them to webmaster Kate Fitz (kfitz@saclaw.org). Thanks!
January 16, 2009
"Your Day In Court" video posted to SRL page
King County, Washington has introduced a new video for self-represented litigants, Your Day in Court: How to Make Sure Your Voice is Heard in King County. This self-help video features Judge Mary Yu giving a tour through courthouse and showing litigants how to get their case ready for trial, and Judge Steven Gonzalez explaining the courtroom procedures once litigants have filed their paperwork, and are ready to appear in court. The video also features the law library.
January 9, 2009
Nominate your advocate for SCCLL's new award!
The SCCLL Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the newly created Law Library Advocate Award. This new SCCLL award acknowledges and honors those individuals who are not part of our library staff but who advocate on behalf of our libraries. A nominee can be any person who has had a significant influence on a state, court or county law library and who is not a member of the law library staff. Examples of nominees include, but are not limited to, trustees, legislators, state/county/municipal officials, court managers, and judges. Given today’s economic and political environment it is important that we recognize these individuals and say a collective thank you. The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2009.
Click here for more information on the new award.
Click here to download the nomination form.
Dec. 18, 2008
SCCLL News deadline: January 15
The deadline for the winter issue of the SCCLL News is rapidly approaching. Please send your submissions to:
Jennifer Dalglish, Law Librarianby January 15, 2009.
Clackamas County Law Library
821 Main Street, Room 101
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 655-8248 phone
(503) 655-8229 fax
jenniferdal@co.clackamas.or.us
Dec. 10, 2008
Equal Justice Conference grants
The SCCLL Executive Board has made available to our membership two grants of $800 each to attend the ABA’s Equal Justice Conference (EJC) in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2009. The deadline for submitting an application to the SCCLL Grants committee is January 25, 2009.
The ABA web site describes the EJC as bringing “together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor and low-income individuals in need of legal assistance. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system. Through plenary sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and special programming, the Conference provides a wide range of learning and sharing experiences for all attendees.” Further information about the conference can be found at www.abanet.org/legalservices/ejc.
For more information about grant criteria and to download the grant application, visit our Grants and Scholarships page.
Nov. 24, 2008
Nominations open for Bethany J. Ochal award
The SCCLL Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession. The Ochal Award is recognized the significant contribution to the profession of a librarian who is recently retired or nearing the end of his or her library career.
Click here for a full description of the award with a listing of prior winners and a nomination form. Nominations can be forwarded to any SCCLL Awards Committee member. Visit the Awards Committee page for contact info.
Please consider nominating a deserving colleague or mentor. The deadline for submissions is March 30, 2009.
Nov. 18, 2008
Apply now for Equal Justice Conference grants
Annual Meeting Grant info also available
The SCCLL Grants Committee has posted the application for grants to attend the Equal Justice Conference and the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting on the Scholarship and Grants page. The application deadline is January 25, 2009, for the Equal Justice Conference grant, so if you're interested, take a look now. The application deadline for the AALL Annual Meeting grant is April 1, 2009.
Nov. 5, 2008County Commissioners Association of Ohio Calls Law Library Legislation a Priority and a Necessity
In its latest Statehouse Report, the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) names the current law library legislation a priority, noting that "Under the proposal, monies collected from state imposed fines and penalties for law libraries would have oversight and management. Counties always have expressed a concern that the law library associations, as private non-profit associations, receive and manage the fine and penalty money without any public scrutiny." Later, the CCAO says that "there is no public supervision or oversight of how the association spends that public funding", neglecting to acknowledge the regular state audit of public funds and the service the libraries provide counties, courts, and the public. The article then goes on to summarize the legislation and to note that "Commissioners should ... expect requests and in some cases substantial pressure, to make appropriations to the law library resources fund," referring to the counties' compensation of law librarians as "an unfunded mandate". (From www.ohiolawlibrary.org, Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.)
October 23, 2008
California law library takes Library of the Year honors
Click here for more details!
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) named California’s Law Library for San Bernardino County as the 2008 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library services the largest county, in land area, in the United States. The library has made great strides in offering its residents resources to government information. To meet the needs of its patrons, the library has extended its hours of operation, developed a new and improved user-friendly website and offers the AskNow Law Librarian online reference service. The library staff also conducts extensive public outreach by promoting law library materials and services to civic and community organizations. To continue to maintain an open relationship with the public, the library conducts customer satisfaction survey’s and uses the results to improve services where needed. Public Printer Robert C. Tapella presented the award to library officials at the annual Fall Federal Depository Library Conference.
October 15, 2008
Fall Newsletter now available!
The Fall issue of the SCCLL News is now available. Click this link to view a pdf of the newsletter. Read reports on the 2008 Court Solutions Conference, the AALL conference in Portland, pending law library legislation in Ohio, the Election Special edition of "Charley's Corner," and more.
October 2, 2008
Nominations sought for Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Member-at-Large
The SCCLL Nominations Committee is seeking nominations for candidates for these two positions, which will become vacant in July 2009.
- Vice-Chair/Chair Elect
- Board Member to serve on SCCLL's Executive Committee
Each position requires a three-year time commitment beginning with the July 2009 AALL Annual Meeting to be held in Washington, DC. The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect serves for the first year as a member of the Executive Committee and is chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect attends the SIS leadership training at the annual meeting, if possible, and appoints committee chairs for the following year when he or she becomes the Chair.
The Chair prepares charges for committees and coordinates their work, writes the Chair's column for the Newsletter, attends the SIS leadership training at the annual meeting, serves on the AALL Council of SIS Chairs, coordinates SIS activities at the annual meeting, and runs the SCCLL business meeting. The third year of the term is spent as Past Chair, and the duties are to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee and to advise the current chair.
The Member-at-Large serves on the Executive Committee as a voting member, and may also serve as a committee chair, advisor to a SCCLL committee or be assigned other responsibilities by the Chair.
If you don't want to put your hat in the ring, please think of another talented and committed SCCLL member who might be interested and forward the names to any member of the SCCLL Nominations committee:
Anne McDonald amcdonald@riag.ri.gov
Donna Bausch dbausch@norfolklawlibrary.org
Janet Camillo jcamillo@mcccourt.com
Sandy Marz smarz@washoecounty.us
Early submissions are encouraged to allow the committee ample time to put a slate together, but the absolute deadline is December 5, 2008. Please contact the above members with any questions you may have.
October 1, 2008
SCCLL publishes Resource Guide #3: Management Essentials in the Public Law Library
The SCCLL Resource Guide #3 is now officially published and ready to be sent out from AALL HQ. The guide to ordering is here: http://aallnet.org/products/pub_insights.asp.
Guide #3, Management Essentials in the Public Law Library
This guide discusses key management principles for the public law library. Although all law libraries are different, many principles—such as budget, resource management, and community relations—must be addressed by all public law libraries. This guide explores five core principles of management via insightful articles from the State, Court, and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section membership: budget/financial planning and negotiation; working with the board; community relations; service development and collection rebalancing; and managing resources.
Price: $10 members/$12 non-members
Thanks to the many authors who aided in the creation of this publication. John Cannan helped spearhead this effort and he would like to thank Sara Galligan and Lisa Jackson for putting in yeoman service looking things over and giving advice on edits. Julia O’Donnell at AALL always does a fantastic job and did so here. Finally, Maureen McGuire did the layout and made it come to life.
October 1, 2008
Ohio County Law Library Update:
We are all concerned about the situation regarding legislation relating to Ohio County Law Libraries. Our executive board recently asked you to participate in an online poll to determine whether or not our SIS should expend funds to assist Ohio County Law Libraries in their lobbying efforts. After review, we have determined that we are unable to make an expenditure of this type as many of our members dues are paid by institutions that do not allow lobbying.
However, members may send letters of support and or contributions to the Chair of the Coalition for County Law Libraries, Angela Baldree, Lake County Law Library, 47 N. Park Pl. Painesville, OH 44077.
Checks should be made payable to “Akron Law Library” (with Governmental Policy Group, Inc. in the memo field).
What to include in your letter: you can include in your letter "anything about the need for access [to county law libraries] in every county with guaranteed funding." Angela Baldree, Lake County Law Library.
Marcus Hochstetler
Chair, SCCLL-SIS
September 22, 2008
Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB345
Increasingly, county law libraries face new challenges with regards to their funding, space and continued existence in the states with established systems. These challenges were addressed in 2005 with legislation in Ohio to cut back on funds going to county law libraries. Please take a moment to read this summary of the bill and let us know if you are in favor of SCCLL supporting Ohio county law libraries in their struggle.
Please click here for more questions and contact information.
Click here for a summary of the Ohio Draft Reform Bill.
August 27, 2008
PowerPoint, handouts for "We Are the World" program available
Jean Wenger of Cook County Law Library has provided the handouts and slides for her Portland presentation, "We Are the World: Dealing with Foreign Issues in a U.S. Law Library." Visit the "SCCLL-SIS Sponsored Programs" page for a description of the program and links to the materials.
August 13, 3008
Seeking feedback on Portland SCCLL programs
The SCCLL-SIS sponsored "Giving Credit: The Law Library as CLE Provider" and "We Are the World: Dealing with Foreign Issues in a U.S. Law Library" in Portland. If you attended one of these two programs, please let us know your reactions to the presentations and the quality and knowledge of the speakers. We would like to continue to offer programs where possible and your input is greatly appreciated! Please click here for questions and contact information.
August 13, 3008
New article added to "Space Issues" section of toolkit
New SCCLL member, Leanne Cummings, National Library Manager at Deacons in Australia, gives this article titled Lost in space: collection and space management.
August 5, 2008
SCCLL Grant for Court Solutions Conference recipient announced
Court Solutions is hosting a conference on September 8-10th in Baltimore. The SCCLL Executive Board has established the ICM Fund was established, to support SCCLL member attendance at seminars sponsored by the Institute of Court Management of the National Center for State Courts. The grants committee has announced that the 2008 grant recipient is Charles R. Dyer (SCCLL Member). Congratulations!
July 30, 2008
Silent Auction/Scholarship Fund meets ambitious goal: $6000 raised!
The silent auction this year raised over $3500 for travel grants for SCCLL members. Add to that an outpouring of generous contributions from SIS members, and the total raised for the Scholarship Fund has topped $6,000. This will let the SIS send grant recipients to next year's meeting in Washington, DC (which will probably be quite a bit more expensive than other conferences) and to the very important Equal Justice Conference. If you haven't yet donated and would like to make a contribution, send your check to the SCCLL treasurer, Amy Hale-Janeke, at:
Amy Hale-Janeke
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Library
600 Camp St. Room 106
New Orleans, LA 70130
Please make the check payable to AALL with a notation "SCCLL grants."
July 23, 2008
Silent Auction results and donation challenges
SCCLL Silent Auction Chair Barbara Fritschel writes, "Thanks to the many people who generously donated and bid on items, the silent auction this year raised over $3500 for travel grants for SCCLL members. If you would like to make a contribution to the travel grant fund, please send a check to the SCCLL treasurer, Amy Hale-Janeke. Her address is:
Amy Hale-Janeke
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Library
600 Camp St. Room 106
New Orleans, LA 70130
Please make the check payable to AALL with a notation 'SCCLL grants.'"
Meanwhile, an informal fund-raising challenge is taking place via the SCCLL listserv. Donations from this informal challenge have raised at least an additional $1600. Sign in to the listserv to find out more.
July 22, 2008
SCCLL Grant for Court Solutions Conference in Baltimore available!
The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) is participating in this conference on September 8-10th at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel at Camden Yards. The SLRN's Law Librarian Subgroup will be presenting a module called “Supporting and Integrating Law Library Services for the Self-Represented.” At the SCCLL Executive Board meeting on Saturday, July 12th, the Board voted to extend one grant for attendance at this conference for a SCCLL member. The grant covers $1,600.00 and funds will be made available following the conference after receipts are submitted for travel, lodging and registration costs.
Applications are due to Patti Worl by July 31, 2008.
For more information on the conference and the grant, click here.
Application form (Word).
July 17, 2008
Welcome back from AALL! Please send your snapshots to webmaster Kate Fitz for the SCCLL's meeting photos page.
New officers sworn in at business meeting
The new SCCLL-SIS officers are:
Chair: Marcus Hochstetler
Past Chair: Sara Galligan
Vice Chair/Chair Elect : Anne Matthewman
Secretary/Treasurer: Amy Hale-Janeke
Board Member: Meg Martin (2008-2011)
Board Member: Barbara Fritschel (2006-2009)
Board Member: Karen Quinn (2007-2009)
July 3, 2008
Agenda posted for Portland business meeting
Visit the "Meetings" page at http://aallnet.org/sis/sccll/annual_meeting/meetings.htm to review it.
July 3, 2008
Volunteers fill 2008-09 SCCLL committees
Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Marcus Hochstetler writes:
"I am pleased to announce that many SCCLL members came forward to volunteer their time in service to our section for the 2008-09 year. We have 22 new volunteers out of 48 total committee members and 12 of our 13 committees have new chairs. I want to thank all of the outgoing chairs and outgoing committee members for their great service and dedication to improving our section and encourage the new chairs and members to tap their wisdom as you move forward." Click here to view a list of the 2008-09 committee members.
July 2, 2008
2007-08 SCCLL reports now available
The 2008 Report of the State, Court, and County Law Libraries SIS 2007-08and 2008 Report of the SCCLL & AALL Representative to the National Center for State Courts have now been posted on the "About SCCLL" page.
July 2, 2008
2007-08 Committee Reports posted
The 2007-08 Committee Reports have been posted to the Committees page at http://aallnet.org/sis/sccll/about/committees.htm.
June 23, 2008
"Using WorldCat to Promote the Public Access Law Library" slides posted
Jacqueline Cantwell, Senior Law Librarian at the Brooklyn Supreme Court Law Library, will be speaking on using WorldCat in law library promotion at the Annual Meeting. She has posted her slides at http://home.earthlink.net/~jfcantwell/. Jacqueline says, "I hope you find it interesting. Since my presentation is scheduled for a half-hour, I am hoping for an audience that reads the paper and challenges me with questions and comments after reviewing the website." Enjoy!
June 20, 2008
Call goes out for 2008-09 volunteers
Interested in serving on an SCCLL committee? Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Marcus Hochstetler is calling for volunteers for the following committee vacancies:
Grants -1 spot
Membership/Mentoring -1 spot
Newsletter -1 spot
Standards -1 spot
Technology -2 spots
Trustee Development -1 spot
To learn more about the committee charges go to our committee page on the SCCLL Website: http://aallnet.org/sis/sccll/about/committees.htm.
June 10, 2008
Standards Committee presents draft revision
The SCCLL Standards Committee (Joan Bellistri, Anne Grande, Jennifer Murray and Larry Meyer (Chair)) have drafted the 2008 Draft Revisions to AALL County Public Law Library Standards and forwarded it to the SCCLL Executive Board. The Executive Board will be discussing and possibly acting upon the proposals at their meeting on July 12, 2008 in Portland. The above document tracks the changes the committee is proposing. If you have any comments and would like them presented to the Executive Board, email Larry Meyer prior to July 1st. There may also be a limited amount of time to discuss the proposed new standards during the SCCLL Breakfast on July 13th.
June 9, 2008
Spring 2008 Newsletter is now available
SCCLL's Spring 2008 newsletter is now available. The editor is Kim Ositis. Read the reports from the Equal Justice Conference grant recipients, find out about the SIS's Portland VIPs, and much more.
June 3, 2008
2008 SCCLL Silent Auction Blog is now open
The 2008 SCCLL Silent Auction Blog is now open. Go to http://sccll08.wordpress.com/ to view the items up for bid and to start bidding.
June 2, 2008
2007 SCCLL Connie E. Bolden Publications Award Recipient - Jean M. Holcomb
Established by the State, Court, & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section, the Connie E. Bolden Publications Award is awarded every other year.
The Awards Committee received more than one nomination for Ms. Holcomb's "Managing By The Book" series. This series of articles, which began appearing in the Law Library Journal in 2005, reviews recent books on management and applies them to the law librarian environment. According to Judy Meadows, "They are much more than book reviews, as Jean spends considerable time in extracting how her readers can benefit from what the author includes in the book... Jean should be acknowledged for this very considerable contribution to the management literature of our profession." Donna Bausch said of Jean in her nomination, "Her writing inspires going above and beyond the daily routine and thinking outside the box about our jobs, our colleagues and our organizations. Jean can make anyone believe that all things are possible if we dream big enough and work hard enough. Her writing will continue to inspire readers for years to come with its timeless discussions of management issues with which we all contend."
Past Recipients
- 2005 - Dr. Joel Fishman, in recognition of his body of published works including numerous treatises, bibliographies and indexes.
- 2002 - Gail Warren, for her development of the "Court Library Management" course notebooks for the Institute for Court Management from 1999 through 2001
- 1999 - Kendall F. Svengalis, for his book
Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual - 1996 - Charles R. Dyer, in recognition of his work on Sourcebook for Law Library Governing Boards and Committees
- 1993 - Kendall F. Svengalis, in recognition of his work on The CRIV Sheet.
The Awards Committee received a number of nominations this year. All the nominees are deserving and selecting just one recipient was not an easy task. We would like to commend all of the nominees for their contributions to the body of professional publications. We would also like to thank all who took time to nominate their worthy peers. The list of nominations this year included: Laureen Adams & Regina Smith for "The Evolution of Public Law Libraries: A Growing Need for Public Access to Legal Information, Funding Cuts Shape the Future of Public Libraries," AALL Spectrum, vol. 10 no. 5 (March 2006); Nancy Adams for "Georgia Legal Research;" John Canann for "Are Public Law Librarians Immune from Suit? Muddying the Already Murky Waters of Law Librarian Liability," Law Library Journal (Winter 2007); Ellie Slade for "Lighting a Fire under a Bushel: How to Ignite Law Librarians' Compensation, Recruitment, and Job Satisfaction," AALL Spectrum, vol. 10 no. 4 (February 2006); and Arthur S. Zanan for his collection of Pennsylvania law books and newsletter, including PA Family Law Update, Bisel's Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Operation Lawsource, and Bisel's Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Lawsource.
May 27, 2008
SIS Council sponsoring community service in Portland
AALL's Special Interest Section (SIS) Council will sponsor two unique volunteer opportunities in Portland during the Annual Meeting and Conference. The SIS Council is partnering with the Portland Parks and Recreation Community Gardens and the Oregon Food Bank to offer attendees the opportunity to spend a few hours in the community and lend a hand to support our host city. Both projects will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Learn more by visiting the Portland Community Service Projects Web page where you can register to energize your Portland experience! http://aallnet.org/events/communityproject.asp For more info, contact Catherine Lemann at 907-264-0583 or 888-282-2082.
Newsletter articles due May 15
Articles for the Spring/Summer issue of SCCLL News are due next Thursday, May 15th. This will be the last issue before the Annual Meeting so now is the time to send in items about upcoming Annual Meeting events and programs. Member news, funny anecdotes for the "View from Your Library" feature and items for the "Court and Spark" column are always welcome. This issue will also include committee reports. Send items to editor Kim Ositis. For more information contact Kim at (206) 296-0940.
May 1, 2008
2008 Annual Meeting Grant recipients announced
The recipients of the 2008 SCCLL-SIS grants to attend AALL's annual meeting are:
- John Cannan, Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Library, Rockville, MD
- Joanne Gialelis, Utah State Law Library, Salt Lake City, UT
- Carolyn Tanen, U.S. Court of Appeals Library, New York, NY
- Donna Williams, California Court of Appeal Library, San Jose, CA
Congratulations!
April 11, 2008
LLJ Centennial volume needs you!
For its celebratory centennial issue (November 2008), Law Library Journal is requesting each SIS to create a list of articles from LLJ that it recommends to its members. Sara Galligan (SCCLL-SIS chair) is seeking a volunteer to assemble a list of LLJ articles considered "essential reading" for SCCLL members. If you're interested in contributing to this project, contact Sara at Sara.Galligan@CO.DAKOTA.MN.US. The project must be completed before the Annual Meeting in July.
April 1, 2008
SCCLL's online election runs from March 31st to April 20th
Members should have recently received an email with your unique password. Once you receive it, you can log in at https://vote.aallnet.org/sis-sccll/ to vote. Contact Amy Hale-Janeke (Amy_Hale-Janeke@ca5.uscourts.gov) with any questions.
March 24, 2008
Online election begins March 31 - make sure your info is uploaded by Wed., March 26
SCCLL's online election runs from March 31st to April 20th. Members should receive an email with your unique password in a few days. Once you receive it, you can log in at https://vote.aallnet.org/sis-sccll/ to vote. The list of SCCLL members can be reviewed at: http://aallnet.org/public/sis.asp?code=COMMITTEE/SIS_S. If you are a member on that list but do not have a current email listed (there were only a few), contact Amy Hale-Janeke (Amy_Hale-Janeke@ca5.uscourts.gov) immediately. All eligible voters must be uploaded 5 days before the election starts at the latest.
March 22, 2008
Wanted: law library policies
A new page has been added to collect sample law library policies on various topics. The first topic is " a Kate Fitz. Thanks!
March 17, 2008
"Funding Avenues" discussion added to "Best Practices" page
Jean Wenger at the Cook County (Chicago, IL) Law Library recently asked the ListServ, "Beyond civil filing fees, has any law library tried other avenues for funding...?" Her summary of responses can be found on our "Best Practices" page at http://aallnet.org/sis/sccll/toolkit/bestpractices.htm.
March 14, 2008
Schedule of SCCLL meetings in Portland
You can find a schedule of the SCCLL-SIS's meetings at the July 12-15 AALL Annual Meeting on our Annual Meetings page. Locations have not been announced.
March 7, 2008
Equal Justice Conference grant winners announced
Sara Galligan, SCCLL-SIS chair, has announced that Melissa Barr, Jane Colwin and Judy Meadows will each receive an $850 grant to attend the Equal Justice Conference. The EJC will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 7-9, 2008. For more info on the conference, visit http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/ejc/.
February 27, 2008
AALL Offers Money for Law or Library School
Every year, AALL awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to law school and library school students and AALL members through the following scholarships:
- General Educational Scholarships, supported by AALL and the LexisNexis John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund:
- Graduate Library School Scholarships, for students with JD degrees or for students without JD degrees
- Law School Scholarships, for students with MLS/MILS degrees or for those seeking a dual JD/MLS degree
- Scholarships for Library School Graduates Seeking a Non-Law Degree
- Scholarships for Continuing Education Classes
Additional Scholarships include:
- AALL and Thomson West George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
- James F. Connolly LexisNexis Academic and Library Solutions Scholarship
Applications for scholarships must be received no later than April 1st. Visit AALLNET for complete information, instructions, and applications at http://aallnet.org/services/scholarships.asp. For more info, contact AALL Scholarships Committee Chair Holly Riccio at (415) 984-8761 or hriccio@omm.com or AALL Headquarters at (312) 939-4764, ext. 10 or membership@aall.org.
February 25, 2008
Santa Clara Co. Law Library added to SCCLL directory
The website of the Santa Clara (CA) County Law Library (SCCLL) has been added to the SCCLL library directory.
February 6, 2008
Winter 2008 Newsletter is now available
SCCLL's Winter 2008 newsletter is now available. The editor is Kim Ositis. Read about the 2008 candidates for SCCLL's Executive Committee, including each candidate's own statement; "legal prescription pads;" a presentation on screencasting; a detailed report on the National Center for State Courts' Court Technology Conference, and much more.
February 5, 2008
Maryland State Law Library assumes management of "People's Law Library" website; site added to SCCLL's "Self Representation" page
Maryland People's Law Library
This legal information and self-help website provides information on Maryland and Federal law affecting low- and moderate-income Marylanders and their families. It is geared specifically for Maryland's citizens. The site is now maintained by the Maryland State Law Library.
January 30, 2008
New wiki on "Library Success" linked from Best Practices page
A new resource has been linked from the "Best Practices" page: "Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki," originally created by Meredith Farkas. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians, not just law libraries.
January 23, 2008
2008 Candidates for SCCLL Executive Committee
The SCCLL Nominating Committee has announced the following candidates for the 2008 election:
1. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2008-2009):
Anne Matthewman, Toronto Lawyers Association, Toronto, ON, Canada
2. Member-At-Large, (2008-2011):
Kathy Coon, Jenkins Law Library, Philadelphia, PA
Meg Martin, Wyoming State Law Library, Cheyenne, WY
Additional nominations may be made by petition prior to March 15. The election will be held electronically, with ballots distributed no later than April 1, 2008. For more information, click through to the listserv announcement (you must log in to view the message).
January 23, 2008
New resource added to "Strategic Planning" page
The Law Library Mission Statement: Selective Bibliography (2004)
Compiled by Timothy C. Von Dulm
Includes resources on strategic planning in general as well as mission statements in particular.
Marketing Toolkit for Academic Law Libraries, Academic Law Libraries SIS
January 17, 2008
SCCLL program info now available
SCCLL-SIS is sponsoring seven programs at the 2008 AALL Annual Meeting (July 12-15, Portland, Oregon). Topics include:
- The Evolving Role of Law Librarians with Self-Represented Litigants
- We Are the World: Dealing with Foreign Issues in a U.S. Law Library
- Lawyers in the Library: Exploring New Ways to Serve Our Public Patrons
- Giving Credit: The Law Library as CLE Provider
- Avoiding Giving Legal Advice at the Library: Exploring the Ethical and Legal Framework of Assistance to the Self-Represented
- Battling Employee Burnout? Explore Tools and Techniques to Assess and Address Employee Burnout
- Using WorldCat.org's Social Software to Promote the Law Library
Click here for more information about these programs.
January 15, 2008
New directory added to "Self Representation" page
Directory of Library-Based Self-Help Programs
Compiled by the Law Librarians' Working Group of the Self-Represented Litigation Network. To add your program to the Directory, complete a form and submit it as directed: Word | RTF
January 14, 2008
Applications open for AALL Annual Meeting grants
The SCCLL Grants Committee is pleased to announce that SCCLL will be funding four (4) grants of $850 each for attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon July 12-15, 2008. SCCLL grants are funded by the proceeds of the SCCLL Silent Auction and by matching grant challenges. The deadline for receipt of application forms for the Annual Meeting Grant is April 1, 2008.
Click here for guidelines and criteria for the awarding of SCCLL Grants, as well as the application. Please note that you are required to submit 5 copies of the application and letter of recommendation.
Also, don't forget about the three (3) grants of $850 which are available for the Equal Justice Conference. The deadline to apply for these is coming up on February 1, 2008. Only one award per year will be made to any individual.
Dec. 31, 2007
SCCLL site now has search!
The latest update to the SCCLL website is a new search function. The search box (courtesy of Google custom search engines at http://www.google.com/coop/cse/) is located on the first page, and soon will be available throughout the site. Search results are pulled from both the website and the archived newsletter. Enjoy!
Dec. 21, 2007
Applications open for Equal Justice Conference grants
The SCCLL Grants Committee is pleased to announce three grants of $850 each for attendance at the ABA Equal Justice Conference to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 7-9, 2008 with a pre-conference on pro se services on May 6th. Information about the conference can be found at the following website: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/ejc/.
The deadline for the receipt of application forms for the EJC is Friday, February 1, 2008. See SCCLL's Scholarships and Grants page for guidelines and criteria.
Application
The call for applications for the 2008 Annual Meeting grants will be made in mid January, 2008.
Dec. 21, 2007
SCCLL site introduces RSS feed
More changes to the site are coming this Spring! Keep up with changes by subscribing to the feed (located on the right side of the home page).
SCCLL News needs your items
Submit your substantive articles, member news, funny anecdotes for the "View from Your Library" feature and items for the "Court and Spark" column now for the Winter 2008 issue of the SCCLL News. Send your items to editor Kim Ositis at kim.ositis@kingcounty.gov or contact her at (206) 296-0940. Send items in MS Word or in the body of an email message - no Word Perfect. If you do not receive an email from Kim acknowledging your submission within three days, assume that her email system has eaten the message and send it again. The deadline for the Winter 2008 issue is Tuesday, January 15, 2008.
Dec. 5, 2007
AALLNET will be down for regular maintenance
AALLNET will be down for regular maintenance starting at 8 p.m. CST on Friday, January 11, and will resume normal operations at 8 a.m. CST on Monday, January 14. AALLNET, including all chapter, special interest section, committee, and caucus Web sites and related data will be moved to a new Web server as part of a regular infrastructure maintenance plan.
Please contact AALL IT staff no later than December 12 if this date will pose any issues with your Web site management or important scheduled tasks. In addition, please take a final look at your web site content and layout at close of business on Friday January 11, and perform a post-migration assessment after the migration is completed on Monday, January 14. We will send you additional reminders on the week of January 1 and January 7 regarding this planned maintenance.
Contacts:
Charles Reese, DBA\Network Administrator
American Association of Law Libraries
Information Technology Services
Ph. 312/205-8024
creese@aall.org
Chris Siwa, Web Administrator
American Association of Law Libraries
Information Technology Services
Ph. 312/205-8030
csiwa@aall.org
Nov. 21, 2007
Jenkins Law Library "Self-Help Guides" linked
The Self-Represented Litigants page contains a link to the Self-Help Guides from Jenkins Law Library (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). This collection of resources is designed to help citizens navigate the legal system and assist them with finding relevant legal information.
Nov. 2007
Awards committee seeks Bolden nominations
The Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the 2008 Connie E. Bolden Publications Award. This award is presented to a State, Court and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section member to recognize a scholarly publication produced sometime within the last three years. Has someone in your library or a colleague in another library written a work that you feel is outstanding and should be recognized? Nominate them! You may send the form to any member of the Awards Committee or contact them with your nomination. The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2008.
Nomination form (MS Word)
Nomination form (.pdf)
Announcement (.pdf)
Oct. 11, 2007
Self-Representation, Unauthorized Practice of Law pages added
The Toolkit contains two new sections: Self-Represented Litigants (officially debuting today) and Unauthorized Practice of Law. We welcome contributions to these pages. Send any resources you would like to contribute to Kate Fitz.
Oct. 3, 2007
Fall 2007 Newsletter is now available
SCCLL's Fall 2007 newsletter is now available. The editor is Kim Ositis. Read about members' experiences in New Orleans, Connecticut librarians' challenge to the PATRIOT Act, "Podcasting on a Zero Budget," and more.
Aug. 28, 2007
History of Officers and Committee Chairs added
A listing of Officers and Committee Chairs beginning in 1973 is posted on the Officers page and the Committees page.
