Renew Your AALL Membership Early for a Chance to Win a Free 2011 AALL Annual Meeting Registration

In March, AALL dues invoices for 2011-2012 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 2011 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 2011-2012. Following is the 2011 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 Section 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.

Get a Free Year of AALL Membership with Nonmember Annual Meeting Registration

AALL offers nonmembers a complimentary one-year membership when they register for the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference, to be held July 23-26 in Philadelphia. The membership includes:

• Career resources, such as the online Career Center and continuing education to help you learn new skills to advance in your career
• Access to specialized information created just for law librarians, such as the Biennial Salary
• Survey and the Price Index for Legal Publications
• Subscriptions to the monthly magazine, AALL Spectrum, and quarterly journal, Law Library Journal, to help you keep up on the latest trends in law librarianship
• The opportunity to network and connect with other law librarians from across the country who share similar interests and are facing the same challenges
• Discounted rates on all AALL products and services, such as publications, webinars, and online job postings

Annual Meeting registration is now open. Register by June 1 at the early bird rate and save $100. Be sure to take advantage of this special offer for nonmembers.

May AALL Webinar: Copyright issues in Distance Education and Training

Join Tomas Lipinski, professor and executive associate dean at the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University-Purdue University, on May 5, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CST, for Copyright Issues in Distance Education and Training as he answers common copyright questions that arise in virtual classes and training sessions. Issues covered during this webinar will include handouts, video usage, participant comments, and post-virtual session issues. Due to the expansion of distance learning to both the academic and commercial realms, the webinar will look at situations that arise in nonprofit academic institutions as well as law firm online trainings and online professional development sessions. Learning objectives:

• Discuss how to determine which aspects of U.S. copyright law apply to your institution


• Learn types and amounts of materials that can be circulated to virtual session attendees


• Learn permission requirements and limitations for continued use of recorded online sessions

Register by April 28.

AALL Webinar: Learn to Collaborate and Find Common Ground with Your IT Department

Law firm library and information technology professionals share similar goals and struggle with many of the same issues. As we are all asked to do more with less, the skills that both of these groups bring to the table can be leveraged to increase value and produce results that are not only more effective but also more efficient.

Please join Scott Preston, CIO with Fulbright & Jaworski, and Sarah Clark Kavanagh, CEO of Cable & Clark, for Technology and the Law Firm Library: Finding Common Ground, on April 28, from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CST.

This webinar will discuss:

• Perceptions of the law firm technology (from the firm’s library point of view)
• Perceptions of the law firm library (from technology’s point of view)
• Discussion of barriers between groups, common goals, and needs
• Discuss methods of effective collaboration

Register by April 21.

New wiki for LIS vendor communication among librarians

LISVendor.info | SarahGlassmeyer(dot)com

Welcome to the LISVendor wiki. This wiki was created to fill a simple need - the need for a place for librarians to communicate and otherwise share information about our interactions and business dealings with library vendors: complaints and compliments about customer service, problems with products, pricing information, etc.

http://lisvendor.info/index.php?title=Main_Page

“Law School Lite” Teaching Undergrads and Having Fun. « RIPS Law Librarian Blog

“Law School Lite” Teaching Undergrads and Having Fun. « RIPS Law Librarian Blog

Here's a blog post from an ALLUNY member that you may find interesting.

Social media: A guide for researchers | Research Information Network

Social media: A guide for researchers | Research Information Network

ocial Media: A Guide for Researchers

March 1, 2011 12:51

The International Center for Guidance Studies at the University of Derby has produced a social media guide to help researchers understand the range of social media tools. The 48-page guide has links to a variety of resources including academic and research blogs and collaboration tools. Also included are case studies profiling ten researchers and their use of social media.

http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-research/social-media-guide-researchers