Renew Your AALL Membership Early for a Chance to Win a Free 2012 AALL Annual Meeting Registration
In March, AALL dues invoices for 2012-2013 mailed out to all library directors for their institutionally paid memberships and to all other individual members. The deadline for membership renewal is May 31.
When you renew early—by May 1—you will be entered in a drawing for a free 2012 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference registration. If you renew on time—by May 31—you'll be entered in a drawing for a free AALL webinar of your choice in 2012-2013. Following is the 2012 membership renewal schedule:
March: First dues invoices mailed out.
May: Second dues invoices mailed out.
June: Final dues invoices mailed out.
July: Expiration notices e-mailed to all members—individuals and those paid by institutions.
August 1: Expired members deleted from the AALL membership database and access to the AALLNET members-only content and Law Library Journal and AALL Spectrum subscriptions discontinued.
For more information or to renew your membership online, view the application form on AALLNET. If you have any questions about your membership renewal, contact AALL Headquarters at membership@aall.org or 312/205-8022.
(Application form link: http://www.aallnet.org/join)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Librarian position available at Williams Mullen
Librarian (Virginia Beach/Norfolk Office)
Williams Mullen, an award-winning AmLaw 200 firm, is well regarded for providing comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international clients in a wide variety of general and specialty practice areas. With about 275 attorneys and ten offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the firm delivers innovative, team-supported solutions to support its clients’ diverse business activities. Close working relationships with clients have been the foundation of Williams Mullen’s progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded over 100 years ago in Richmond, Virginia, where the firm maintains its headquarters today.
Williams Mullen is seeking a Librarian responsible for all tasks associated with the operation and maintenance of the libraries in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk offices. The librarian will support local and firm wide library projects and initiatives. The candidate must have a professional presentation and have a team player attitude.
Responsibilities include:
Conduct research using a variety of on-line and print resources.
Provide guidance to the attorneys and paralegals on sources and strategies for research.
Record incoming books and periodicals using a library software system.
Recommend resources and solutions regarding practice group needs.
Process payment of invoices, ordering of books and other materials.
Maintenance of libraries in multiple locations.
Requirements Include:
3-5 years of law library or comparable experience including familiarity with legal research in print and online resources
Must have strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
Experience working with patrons and handling research, inventory, and collections.
Superior customer service skills.
Strong knowledge of online databases and other research systems.
Must have confidence, knowledge and positive personality and the ability to function independently.
This position is open until filled. Visit the Williams Mullen website to apply online.
Williams Mullen, an award-winning AmLaw 200 firm, is well regarded for providing comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international clients in a wide variety of general and specialty practice areas. With about 275 attorneys and ten offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the firm delivers innovative, team-supported solutions to support its clients’ diverse business activities. Close working relationships with clients have been the foundation of Williams Mullen’s progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded over 100 years ago in Richmond, Virginia, where the firm maintains its headquarters today.
Williams Mullen is seeking a Librarian responsible for all tasks associated with the operation and maintenance of the libraries in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk offices. The librarian will support local and firm wide library projects and initiatives. The candidate must have a professional presentation and have a team player attitude.
Responsibilities include:
Conduct research using a variety of on-line and print resources.
Provide guidance to the attorneys and paralegals on sources and strategies for research.
Record incoming books and periodicals using a library software system.
Recommend resources and solutions regarding practice group needs.
Process payment of invoices, ordering of books and other materials.
Maintenance of libraries in multiple locations.
Requirements Include:
3-5 years of law library or comparable experience including familiarity with legal research in print and online resources
Must have strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
Experience working with patrons and handling research, inventory, and collections.
Superior customer service skills.
Strong knowledge of online databases and other research systems.
Must have confidence, knowledge and positive personality and the ability to function independently.
This position is open until filled. Visit the Williams Mullen website to apply online.
Submissions for VLA Annual Conference
VALL will not be partnersing with VLA this year, but please consider submitting a concurrent session proposal for the VLA 2012 Annual Meeting which will be held Oct. 24 - 26 in Williamsburg. The deadline to submit a proposal is May 1.
Please see below for details about submission:
May 1: Deadline to complete the 2012 Annual Conference Concurrent Session Proposal form. We know you're doing GREAT things at your library -- why not share? Go to http://www.vla.org/?p=4430 for the appropriate forms and suggestions for sessions from your colleagues. Sessions are 45 minutes long and are terrific ways to network and build your resume! (please note, the Williamsburg Marriott has changed its name and is now the Williamsburg Hotel and Conference Center.)
Please see below for details about submission:
May 1: Deadline to complete the 2012 Annual Conference Concurrent Session Proposal form. We know you're doing GREAT things at your library -- why not share? Go to http://www.vla.org/?p=4430 for the appropriate forms and suggestions for sessions from your colleagues. Sessions are 45 minutes long and are terrific ways to network and build your resume! (please note, the Williamsburg Marriott has changed its name and is now the Williamsburg Hotel and Conference Center.)
VALL Grants
Congratulations to Bill Magee from Regent University Law Library who was awarded a VALL grant to attend SEAALL 2012 in Clearwater, Florida! The conference was held March 22 - 24. Keep an eye out on the blog ... Bill will be writing about his experience very soon.
Don't forget to apply for grants to attend AALL in Boston. The deadline is April 15 ... don't let it creep up on you! Click here to get to the grants information and application form: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/page/23509251/VALL%20Grants
Don't forget to apply for grants to attend AALL in Boston. The deadline is April 15 ... don't let it creep up on you! Click here to get to the grants information and application form: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/page/23509251/VALL%20Grants
Friday, February 3, 2012
Message from the President
A short and sweet President’s message for February, the shortest, and sometimes the sweetest (for those of us that partake in Valentine’s Day celebration) month of the year.
Leadership:
Leadership Manual: The edits continue; very, very slowly. I am determined to complete the manual before the end of my term, so that the incoming executive board and committee chairs can hit the ground running.
Leadership Transition: A leadership transition workshop is tentatively scheduled for the April 13, 2012 Spring Meeting. All incoming and outgoing executive board members and committee chairs will be invited to participate.
Pride:
Electronic Newsletter Collection: All RALLA and VALL newsletters are in the process of being scanned and converted to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) format. Many thanks to Gail Zwirner and our archivist Gail Warren for providing the print copies.
The ultimate goal of this project is to create a searchable and browseable newsletter collection which will be accessed through the VALL Wiki. The digitization of the newsletters is just the first step. I invite and encourage you to join Gail Warren and me in seeing this project through to its completion. Please contact me (mgernhardt@hunton.com) if you are interested in participating in the planning and/or execution of this project.
Growth/Other important updates:
VALL VIP: John Douglass has accepted our invitation to attend the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting in Boston as the VALL VIP. Lyn Warmath has been the driving force behind this process. I deeply appreciate her efforts in keeping us on task in ensuring VALL participates in this important program.
AALL Chapter Visitor: Our request for a AALL executive board visitor was submitted in advance of the deadline. We are currently awaiting a response.
Elections: The election process is underway and on schedule. Please send any further nominations to Fred Dingledy, Nominations Committee Chair, by February 15, 2012. I am so very appreciative of the Committee’s timely efforts, and the responsiveness of the membership in submitting nominees. Thank you all for your part in a successful elections process!
List-serv: The List-serv is being vigilantly administered by our Membership Committee Chair, Chris Vassey. All active 2011-12 members should be receiving list-serv messages. So, you should have received a “save-the-date” announcement for the Spring 2012 meeting at the University of Richmond School of Law. If you did not, please contact Chris at christina.vassey@thomsonreuters.com.
I wish you all the very best in 2012 and hope to see you at the Spring Meeting on April 13.
Michele Gernhardt
Leadership:
Leadership Manual: The edits continue; very, very slowly. I am determined to complete the manual before the end of my term, so that the incoming executive board and committee chairs can hit the ground running.
Leadership Transition: A leadership transition workshop is tentatively scheduled for the April 13, 2012 Spring Meeting. All incoming and outgoing executive board members and committee chairs will be invited to participate.
Pride:
Electronic Newsletter Collection: All RALLA and VALL newsletters are in the process of being scanned and converted to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) format. Many thanks to Gail Zwirner and our archivist Gail Warren for providing the print copies.
The ultimate goal of this project is to create a searchable and browseable newsletter collection which will be accessed through the VALL Wiki. The digitization of the newsletters is just the first step. I invite and encourage you to join Gail Warren and me in seeing this project through to its completion. Please contact me (mgernhardt@hunton.com) if you are interested in participating in the planning and/or execution of this project.
Growth/Other important updates:
VALL VIP: John Douglass has accepted our invitation to attend the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting in Boston as the VALL VIP. Lyn Warmath has been the driving force behind this process. I deeply appreciate her efforts in keeping us on task in ensuring VALL participates in this important program.
AALL Chapter Visitor: Our request for a AALL executive board visitor was submitted in advance of the deadline. We are currently awaiting a response.
Elections: The election process is underway and on schedule. Please send any further nominations to Fred Dingledy, Nominations Committee Chair, by February 15, 2012. I am so very appreciative of the Committee’s timely efforts, and the responsiveness of the membership in submitting nominees. Thank you all for your part in a successful elections process!
List-serv: The List-serv is being vigilantly administered by our Membership Committee Chair, Chris Vassey. All active 2011-12 members should be receiving list-serv messages. So, you should have received a “save-the-date” announcement for the Spring 2012 meeting at the University of Richmond School of Law. If you did not, please contact Chris at christina.vassey@thomsonreuters.com.
I wish you all the very best in 2012 and hope to see you at the Spring Meeting on April 13.
Michele Gernhardt
Save the Date: April 13!
The Program Committee is in the process of finalizing the Spring meeting -- please save the date for the meeting which is scheduled to be held at the University of Richmond School of Law Library.
The day’s program will include a presentation from the team at the University of Virginia that is digitizing the papers of Frank S. Tavenner relating to the Tokyo War Crimes Trials; a visitor from AALL (still to be determined); and a presentation from David Mao, the new Law Librarian of Congress.
Mark the date on your calendars -- it looks to be an interesting and informative meeting.
The day’s program will include a presentation from the team at the University of Virginia that is digitizing the papers of Frank S. Tavenner relating to the Tokyo War Crimes Trials; a visitor from AALL (still to be determined); and a presentation from David Mao, the new Law Librarian of Congress.
Mark the date on your calendars -- it looks to be an interesting and informative meeting.
Happenings at Ehrhorn Law Library
Congratulations to Anthony Brown Ikwueme who is now the director of Ehrhorn Law Library! Tony assumed the directorship in December after serving as acting director when Barbara Baxter retired in the summer of 2011.
Welcome to Sola G. Babatunde who is the new reference librarian at Ehrhorn Law Library. Sola comes to Ehrhorn from from Texas Southern University – Thurgood Marshall School of Law where he was the
Government Documents Librarian.
For nearly eight years, Sola served Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, first as Library Specialist III in the Center for Information Processing and then as Library Specialist IV in the Government Documents Department.
Government Documents Librarian.For nearly eight years, Sola served Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, first as Library Specialist III in the Center for Information Processing and then as Library Specialist IV in the Government Documents Department.
Sola is a recipient of the SMU Colophon Library School Scholarship Award, the University of North Texas School of Library and Information Science Scholarship, and has been invited to join the Beta Phi Mu honor society. He is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries, the Houston Area Association of Law Libraries, and the Houston Area Network of Documents Information. Babatunde has been a member of the Tennessee bar since 2005.
Below is Sola's educational background:
M.L.I.S., University of North Texas, School of Library and Informational Sciences;
M.L.I.S., University of North Texas, School of Library and Informational Sciences;
LL.M., Southern Methodist University School of Law;
LL.M., Unviersity of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;
B.L., Nigerian Law School;
LL.B., University of Lagos; Lagos, Nigeria
We look forwarding to meeting Sola at future VALL meetings.
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