AALL Management Institute 2011 - Open for Registration

We're told that the AALL Management Institute 2011 is now open for registration....

Don't miss the chance to attend the 2011 AALL Management Institute http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/event_institute2011.asp -register by March 7.

April 7-9, in Chicago

The Management Institute will provide you with the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues from all types of law libraries and develop the skills you need to manage with confidence today.

Learn how to:

• Build and nurture a professional network
• Develop effective communication
• Negotiate and handle difficult situations
• Develop a strategic plan
• Take on project management
• Champion the library's role within the institution and build partnerships

Attendance will be capped at 50 people, so don't wait-Register Today http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/event_institute2011.asp

Contact Vanessa Castillo, Education and Meetings Assistant at vcastillo@aall.org for questions about registration!

Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition

The second annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition, sponsored by the Legal History and Rare Books Section (LH&RB) of AALL, is open until 31 March 2010. Anyone interested should go here for an explanation of the contest and an application. Good luck!

Details of LLAGNY-PLI Research Briefing on January 20, 2011: Dodd-Frank

An announcement of interest from our LLAGNY colleagues:

Confused about Dodd-Frank?
Not sure where to find the regulations for this new law?
Want to be ready when the questions begin?

Then don't miss the next PLI-LLAGNY audio briefing, "Where in the World is Dodd-Frank? A Guide For Researchers." This program will be held on January 20th from 1pm to 2pm.

"Where in the World is Dodd-Frank? A Guide For Researchers" will cover:

• An overview of the Dodd-Frank Act & the best available tools for getting up to speed on the law
• How the regulatory structure has changed, and what changes are being planned
• The best resources for tracking the ongoing regulatory process

The presenters will be Craig Eastland, Business Reference Librarian at Boston University School of Management; and Lisa A. Junghahn, Business & Corporate Law Research Librarian at Harvard Law School Library

• To read more about the program, click here visit http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ns:sort_date%7C101%7C1%7C%2CN:4294940417-164&ID=122400 
• To see the program flyer on LLAGNY ‘s home page, visit http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llagny/ 
• To register for the program, visit http://www.pli.edu/Commerce/ShoppingCart.aspx?Action=Add&item_sk=31925&ContinueShoppingUrl=http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ns:sort_date%7C101%7C1%7C%2CN:4294940417-164&ID=122400

This program is free and open to all librarians and library professionals; and there is NO cost to attend. CLE is available.

We hope you will join us on January 20th, 2011 for this exciting new program!

This briefing was conceived and created in cooperation with Practising Law Institute (PLI) and the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY) The PLI-LLAGNY Research Training briefings are chaired by Janice E. Henderson, Gitelle Seer, and Patricia Barbone. PLI has had a long tradition of supporting professional development for librarians and has made its popular audio briefing format available in order to support continuing education for librarians.

Janice E. Henderson, Program Co-chair
http://www.linkedin.com/in/janiceehenderson

Email: janiceehenderson@att.net

Cornell Law Library seeks new director

"Position Announcement -- Title: Edward Cornell Law Librarian
Cornell University seeks an experienced and innovative academic leader to serve as Director of its Law Library. The Law Librarian provides strategic vision, fiscal stewardship, operational management, and ensures outstanding service to faculty and students in the Law School. In order to support the teaching, research, and outreach mission, the Librarian builds collaborative relationships across the law school, within the library system, and throughout the profession. The Law Librarian works closely with the dean and vice dean of the law school, the library administration, and the faculty to understand the current and anticipated needs of the community. Within the Law Library, the Librarian has the opportunity to develop a strong team of service-oriented research attorneys and library assistants and to work with the staff to develop a compelling and cohesive vision for a 21st century law library."
Read full post and link to application at http://library.lawschool.cornell.edu/Announcements.cfm#librarian

Winter Wonderlands

Here in Western New York winter has fully arrived, despite any protestation the calendar may make.  It's cold.  It's snowy.  But you know you're a real Western New Yorker when your first response to cold and snow is, "Oh, good -- the lakes will freeze!"  It's never the heat but the humidity, nor never the snow but the Lake Effect.

Does that wisdom hold true throughout the ALLUNY region? How would you fill in these blanks?

You know you're a real  _________  New Yorker ______________ ...

ALLUNY Newsletter Volume 35, No. 3 : Winter 2010

Greetings,

The Winter 2010 issue of the ALLUNY newsletter is now available: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/2010-03winter.pdf

Updated web page: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/alluny/newslett.asp

Thanks to everyone for their hard work on this issue. Enjoy!

Venessa

A Smart Resource for Smart Litigators · Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Robert Ambrogi reviews an new ALM product for attorneys practicing in New York State:

Legal media company ALM has rather quietly launched a new Web resource for litigators, Smart Litigator. The site is intended for litigators in New York state but will become the template for the eventual roll-out of similar sites in other states where ALM has offices.