Law Libraries Column in Virginia Lawyer (Dec. 2012)

Congratulations to Greg Stoner from McGuireWoods, LLP, who wrote "Sentencing Guideline Resources for Practitioners" for the Law Libraries column in the December issue of the Virginia Lawyer. Click here to read the article: http://www.vsb.org/docs/valawyermagazine/vl1212-libraries.pdf

Angel Tree at South University Library

South University collected over 67 gifts for 15 children under the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program in 2012.

This is the third year that South University has participated in the program, and the second year that it has been a sponsor of the program, which means that it commits to adopting fifteen angels.

South University's participation in the Angel Tree program was started in 2009 by the library director, Evelyn Campbell. She started out by adopting seven Angels and three children in need in the community, and that first year, South University collected more than a hundred gifts for ten children.

And every year the Angel Tree is housed in the library. Faculty, students and staff stop in to pick out their Angels. Administrative departments, students in different programs, adopt their Angels and pool their resources to purchase as many gifts as they can. It is all part of being good citizens in the communities in which we live and work.

Submitted by: Evelyn Campbell

AALL 2013 Election Results

Congratulations to VALLer Gail Warren and former VALLer Femi Cadmus for their election to the AALL Board!

Here are the results:

Vice President/President-Elect: Holly M. Riccio
(July 2013 - July 2014)


Treasurer: Gail Warren

(July 2013 - July 2016)


Executive Board: Femi Cadmus and Kenneth J. Hirsh
(July 2013 - July 2016)

VALL on Facebook

VALL now has a Facebook page! Just search for the Virginia Association of Law Libraries and if you Like the page, you will get updates to the VALL page.

December Announcements from AALL

AALL Management Institute to be Held March 7-9, 2013

Please save the date for the 2013 AALL Management Institute. Held in Chicago at the Palomar Hotel, the Management Institute will provide new and aspiring managers from all types of law libraries the opportunity to learn management strategies, develop new skills, and learn from colleagues. More information will be available in December, so stay tuned.


2013 Webinar Proposals

Are you (or do you know) an expert who can share best practices? Is your library rethinking value and delivering services in an innovative way? Is there a new process that your library has instituted? If you've got a great idea to share, AALL invites you to submit a webinar proposal for 2013.

We are looking for content that will provide a combination of just-in-time and practical learning, as well as provide solutions and new ways of thinking that stretch or change traditional approaches. Topics/areas to consider include but are not limited to:

• Technology (existing/emerging)

• Electronic resource management

• New competencies for law librarians

• Library/patron services

• New applications

• Library leadership

• Work flow/efficiency

• Teaching techniques/instructional technology

• Collection development

• Management, library value

• Personal/professional branding

Presenters for webinars can be members or nonmembers with expertise on the topics. Webinar proposals must relate directly to topics valuable to law librarians and legal information professionals in associated environments. Proposals (seeguidelines) will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and you will be notified within 30 days of your submission.

Submit a webinar proposal today!



AALL2go Pick of the Month

AALL's Continuing Professional Education Committee presents the AALL2go pick of the month: Attorney-Client Confidentiality and the Law Librarian.

Although librarians do not meet with clients or function as attorneys in their libraries, librarians do have to be aware of the rules of attorney-client confidentiality. Disclosing confidential client information, even if done so accidentally, could result in waiver of privilege and work-product protection, damage to the client of the client’s business, or even lead to ethical claims of breach of duty or malpractice.

In this session, moderator Anne Klinefelter and attorney Marc Laredo review attorney-client confidentiality and explain the ethical and legal requirements for librarians who do legal research. The presenters also give concrete and practical tips on how to support the work of their attorneys and stay compliant with confidentiality requirements.

This program was originally presented at the AALL Annual Meeting in Boston. It is available as a streaming video with accompanying PowerPoint slides and can be accessed via AALL2go.

Find this and more than 100 other free continuing education programs and webinars for AALL members on AALL2go!

(AALL2go log0 attached; Program link: http://aall.sclivelearningcenter.com/index.aspx?PID=6278&SID=153743; AALL2go link: http://aall.sclivelearningcenter.com/)

New Library for South University!

Submitted by Evelyn Campbell

We have been living in the dust and noise of construction for the last few months and we have a few more months to go. But we do have more classrooms, labs, an auditorium and a new library to show for all that effort. We moved into our new library space on October 18 and worked in record time to have the books on the shelves and put the library in order -- the students were beating down the door to have their library back!

The new library has more shelving -- this is a good thing in times when libraries are contracting rather than expanding; study carrels; a computer lab that is enclosed; a group study room; an expanded reference/circulation desk where two people can work in comfort; and a new office for the library director.

If anyone is in the Short Pump area and would like to stop in, we would be happy to show you around!

Eileen Meagher at the expanded reference/circulation desk

The new study carrels are to the back of the library on the right

L-R: the group study room and the computer lab

Study tables from the old library



Nominations for the Executive Board, 2013/2014

It's that time of the year again! The Nominations Committee is soliciting people to serve as Vice President/President Elect, Treasurer and Director for 2013/2014. If you would like to serve or if you know of a member who is in good standing, please submit their names to the Committee members -- Anthony Brown Ikwueme, Victoria Kahn, and Evelyn Campbell.

The nominations form was sent out through the listserv and is also available through the Wiki: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/61225274/VALL%20Commitee%20Nominations%20form%202013.docx

All nominations must be received by 5 pm, Dec. 28.

We have a small but very active association and VALL's continued success is through the efforts of its members!