1:30 PM
to 2:45 PM
A6: "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy!": 21st Century Lessons for Law Libraries from the Recording and Newspaper Industries
137 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker: Thomas R. Boone; Speakers: Kenneth J. Hirsh, David Holt, Steve Knopper, Vikki Migoya
Target Audience: Librarians dealing with or interested in the evolution of library technologies and patrons
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will analyze the successes and failures of the recording and newspaper industries in adapting to an online information world.
2. Participants will compare those successes and failures to similar challenges faced by law libraries.
Adapting to a digital world, law librarians face many pressures: online resources that are sometimes less usable than their print counterparts, escalating costs from a dwindling number of content providers, and patrons who expect all information to be online. Not surprisingly, other information markets, such the recording and newspaper industries, face similar problems. Both industries saw their content become available on the internet, and they continue to struggle with outside players seizing control of their markets, while facing economic backlash for not effectively meeting consumer expectations. What lessons should legal information professionals learn from these industries? A panel of law librarians and recording and newspaper industry experts will discuss these transitions, analyzing mistakes that have been made, and identifying opportunities for law librarians.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will analyze the successes and failures of the recording and newspaper industries in adapting to an online information world.
2. Participants will compare those successes and failures to similar challenges faced by law libraries.
Adapting to a digital world, law librarians face many pressures: online resources that are sometimes less usable than their print counterparts, escalating costs from a dwindling number of content providers, and patrons who expect all information to be online. Not surprisingly, other information markets, such the recording and newspaper industries, face similar problems. Both industries saw their content become available on the internet, and they continue to struggle with outside players seizing control of their markets, while facing economic backlash for not effectively meeting consumer expectations. What lessons should legal information professionals learn from these industries? A panel of law librarians and recording and newspaper industry experts will discuss these transitions, analyzing mistakes that have been made, and identifying opportunities for law librarians.
3:00 PM
to 4:00 PM
B6: Library Videos: Getting Blockbuster Quality on an Indie Budget
113 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker: Jennifer L. Behrens; Speaker: Miguel A. Bordo
Target Audience: Librarians who wish to deliver information about their libraries in a more dynamic format
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will identify opportunities to turn static library information into a dynamic video.
2. Participants will be able to devise a plan for writing, filming, and editing a basic video project.
Conducting building tours, conveying basic policy information, and answering frequently asked questions can all be a repetitive drain on staff time. Libraries can get proactive with these and other common tasks by repackaging the information into dynamic and fun videos, which can be posted to the library's website and Facebook page. This program will help library staff identify opportunities for movie-making in their own institutions, and provide concrete solutions for creating high-quality videos on a shoestring budget. Duke Law's in-house videographer will break down the steps of writing, filming, and editing an informational video that will both engage and educate your viewers. Whether you're a total technophobe or a home-movie pro, you, too, can make a great video for your library.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will identify opportunities to turn static library information into a dynamic video.
2. Participants will be able to devise a plan for writing, filming, and editing a basic video project.
Conducting building tours, conveying basic policy information, and answering frequently asked questions can all be a repetitive drain on staff time. Libraries can get proactive with these and other common tasks by repackaging the information into dynamic and fun videos, which can be posted to the library's website and Facebook page. This program will help library staff identify opportunities for movie-making in their own institutions, and provide concrete solutions for creating high-quality videos on a shoestring budget. Duke Law's in-house videographer will break down the steps of writing, filming, and editing an informational video that will both engage and educate your viewers. Whether you're a total technophobe or a home-movie pro, you, too, can make a great video for your library.
4:15 PM
to 5:15 PM
C6: Information Discovery and NELLCO's Universal Search Solution: A Twitterpated Conversation About the Future of Finding
75 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Moderator: Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki; Speakers: Judith A. Gire, Daniel P. Rosati, Roberta Woods
Target Audience: Reference/research librarians, electronic resource librarians, IT librarians, wired librarians
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will gain an understanding of the enterprise search model and how it differs from a federated search.
2. Participants will become aware of vendor-related issues that may need to be resolved in order to implement a new discovery model successfully.
Based on the experiences gained by participants in the IMLS-funded NELLCO Universal Search Solution (USS) project, the panelists and attendees will discuss pathways to the future for libraries to improve discovery in an era of ubiquitous information resources and dwindling budgets. Enhancing patrons' timely discovery of relevant information will be an important role for librarians and a necessary goal of legal information providers to insure continued market share in an increasingly competitive market. The role of open source projects like the USS, Drupal, and the Extensible Catalog Project will be included in the discussion. We will assign a twitter hashtag for this session and invite attendees to bring their devices and join the dialogue. The tweets will be monitored by a moderator and pulled into the panelists' discussion where relevant.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will gain an understanding of the enterprise search model and how it differs from a federated search.
2. Participants will become aware of vendor-related issues that may need to be resolved in order to implement a new discovery model successfully.
Based on the experiences gained by participants in the IMLS-funded NELLCO Universal Search Solution (USS) project, the panelists and attendees will discuss pathways to the future for libraries to improve discovery in an era of ubiquitous information resources and dwindling budgets. Enhancing patrons' timely discovery of relevant information will be an important role for librarians and a necessary goal of legal information providers to insure continued market share in an increasingly competitive market. The role of open source projects like the USS, Drupal, and the Extensible Catalog Project will be included in the discussion. We will assign a twitter hashtag for this session and invite attendees to bring their devices and join the dialogue. The tweets will be monitored by a moderator and pulled into the panelists' discussion where relevant.
8:45 AM
to 9:45 AM
D6: Research Guides 2.0: Creating Guides that Patrons Love with Less Hassle
280 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Elizabeth Farrell; Speakers: Sarah Glassmeyer, Thomas R. Boone
Target Audience: Librarians who want to implement or improve web-based presentation of research guides
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to assess the benefits and drawbacks of various commercial and open-source research guide platforms, and identify the best solution for their library.
2. Participants will be able to create a strategy for efficiently creating and updating content on web-based research guides.
Research guides are a favorite tool of law librarians for sharing information with patrons, but the task of creating, updating and distributing them is time-consuming. There are now a number of software solutions that aim to streamline this process and enable librarians to create user-friendly, multi-media research guides. This program will compare the commercial and open-source applications available, including the popular LibGuides product, and provide participants with tools necessary to make an informed decision for their library. Panelists will also showcase strategies for implementing these systems, and explore best practices for creating and managing research guide content.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to assess the benefits and drawbacks of various commercial and open-source research guide platforms, and identify the best solution for their library.
2. Participants will be able to create a strategy for efficiently creating and updating content on web-based research guides.
Research guides are a favorite tool of law librarians for sharing information with patrons, but the task of creating, updating and distributing them is time-consuming. There are now a number of software solutions that aim to streamline this process and enable librarians to create user-friendly, multi-media research guides. This program will compare the commercial and open-source applications available, including the popular LibGuides product, and provide participants with tools necessary to make an informed decision for their library. Panelists will also showcase strategies for implementing these systems, and explore best practices for creating and managing research guide content.
10:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
E6: A Baobab Grows in Brooklyn: Training U.S. Law Students to Work in a South African Legal Aid Clinic
32 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Jean J. Davis
Target Audience: Librarians and others who select and use legal sources pertaining to developing countries such as South Africa
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will describe the strengths of electronic (free and fee-based) and print sources for legal research in South Africa.
2. Participants will develop strategies to support U.S. law students who research and interview clients in clinical settings abroad.
Jean Davis will discuss the research training that she provided to intrepid Brooklyn Law School students who worked in a 2009 pilot program at the University of the Western Cape Legal Aid Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. She will incorporate the students' comments about using sources and overcoming research challenges. If the students provide permission, she will show some of their photographs. Davis will compile a publicly accessible web guide highlighting free sources (examples: Southern Africa Legal Information Institute and Index to South African Periodicals), subscription databases (examples: SA ePublications database of South African legal journals and Jutastat), and "hidden gems" (example: a clinic manual developed for South African law students in 2005).
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will describe the strengths of electronic (free and fee-based) and print sources for legal research in South Africa.
2. Participants will develop strategies to support U.S. law students who research and interview clients in clinical settings abroad.
Jean Davis will discuss the research training that she provided to intrepid Brooklyn Law School students who worked in a 2009 pilot program at the University of the Western Cape Legal Aid Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. She will incorporate the students' comments about using sources and overcoming research challenges. If the students provide permission, she will show some of their photographs. Davis will compile a publicly accessible web guide highlighting free sources (examples: Southern Africa Legal Information Institute and Index to South African Periodicals), subscription databases (examples: SA ePublications database of South African legal journals and Jutastat), and "hidden gems" (example: a clinic manual developed for South African law students in 2005).
10:45 AM
to 11:45 AM
F6: Partnering with Public Libraries to Expand Services
80 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Liz Reppe; Speakers: Marcia J. Koslov, Sara Galligan
Target Audience: Librarians who wish to expand the reach of their services outside the boundaries of their library
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will take away concrete ideas of what types of additional services they can implement to reach out to the community.
2. Participants will learn the pros and cons of a partnership with public libraries.
Law library services are often limited by hours and locations. Public libraries tend to have longer hours, convenient locations and are generally well-known to the community. Panelists will explain how they have been able to reach the public with new services they have created in partnership with public libraries. Such services include: volunteer attorney clinics held in public libraries, a law library branch located within a public library, public legal information sessions held in the public library, and law library collections located within public libraries.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will take away concrete ideas of what types of additional services they can implement to reach out to the community.
2. Participants will learn the pros and cons of a partnership with public libraries.
Law library services are often limited by hours and locations. Public libraries tend to have longer hours, convenient locations and are generally well-known to the community. Panelists will explain how they have been able to reach the public with new services they have created in partnership with public libraries. Such services include: volunteer attorney clinics held in public libraries, a law library branch located within a public library, public legal information sessions held in the public library, and law library collections located within public libraries.
4:00 PM
to 5:15 PM
G6: Hillmon's Bones: Solving a 19th Century Legal Mystery with 21st Century Research
90 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Moderator: Karen Selden; Speakers: Jane E. Thompson, Marianne Wesson
Target Audience: Instructors, legal historians and other professionals who want to learn the fascinating story behind one of the most famous exceptions to the hearsay rule; reference librarians who want to learn practical tips for approaching a multi-faceted historical legal research project
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to explain the details of the Hillmon case, how this case created an exception to the "Hearsay Rule" of evidence, and if the findings of the 21st century research team support the creation of this exception.
2. Participants will be able to the describe research methods and resources that were used to solve the mystery of who was buried in John Hillmon's grave.
Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Hillmon is the landmark 1892 U.S. Supreme Court case that created Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3), which allows statements of intention to be admissible as evidence in court. Learn how a law professor's scholarly interest in this rule eventually lead to the exhumation of a corpse to prove who was buried in Hillmon's grave-and ultimately determined whether the Supreme Court erred in creating this rule. This fascinating case study also highlights the role of historical and legal research techniques and how various materials, formats and repositories (including the National Archives and local historical societies) played their own unique and valuable roles. This case has something for everyone-librarians, lawyers, unsolved mystery fans, and western history buffs.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to explain the details of the Hillmon case, how this case created an exception to the "Hearsay Rule" of evidence, and if the findings of the 21st century research team support the creation of this exception.
2. Participants will be able to the describe research methods and resources that were used to solve the mystery of who was buried in John Hillmon's grave.
Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Hillmon is the landmark 1892 U.S. Supreme Court case that created Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3), which allows statements of intention to be admissible as evidence in court. Learn how a law professor's scholarly interest in this rule eventually lead to the exhumation of a corpse to prove who was buried in Hillmon's grave-and ultimately determined whether the Supreme Court erred in creating this rule. This fascinating case study also highlights the role of historical and legal research techniques and how various materials, formats and repositories (including the National Archives and local historical societies) played their own unique and valuable roles. This case has something for everyone-librarians, lawyers, unsolved mystery fans, and western history buffs.
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
H6: Looking Up from the Bottom: Bankruptcy Law and Research
87 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator: Shannon Silvey Burchard; Moderator: Diane Rodriguez; Speakers: Joshua M. Fried, Leslie Ann Forrester
Target Audience: Primarily firm librarians, but those in academic and court/county law libraries will also benefit from the content
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be presented with an introduction to the sources of bankruptcy law, the structure and jurisdiction of the court system, bankruptcy terminology and concepts, and key documents in a bankruptcy case.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of how information contained in bankruptcy filings can be useful for business intelligence gathering, as well as legal research and practice.
Business and consumer bankruptcies have been at the forefront of the news, and law librarians need a basic understanding of the process. Although bankruptcy is a federal statute, most of the proceedings take place in the bankruptcy courts that are adjunct courts to the district courts. Therefore, state law is largely applied to determine rights among parties. This program will explain the major concepts of bankruptcy law, including the various chapters and how they function; the appeals process; and where opinions are reported. Using PACER and other sources, we will also examine the more common documents filed in bankruptcy courts by debtors and creditors to uncover information that those unfamiliar with the bankruptcy process may not have suspected existed.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be presented with an introduction to the sources of bankruptcy law, the structure and jurisdiction of the court system, bankruptcy terminology and concepts, and key documents in a bankruptcy case.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of how information contained in bankruptcy filings can be useful for business intelligence gathering, as well as legal research and practice.
Business and consumer bankruptcies have been at the forefront of the news, and law librarians need a basic understanding of the process. Although bankruptcy is a federal statute, most of the proceedings take place in the bankruptcy courts that are adjunct courts to the district courts. Therefore, state law is largely applied to determine rights among parties. This program will explain the major concepts of bankruptcy law, including the various chapters and how they function; the appeals process; and where opinions are reported. Using PACER and other sources, we will also examine the more common documents filed in bankruptcy courts by debtors and creditors to uncover information that those unfamiliar with the bankruptcy process may not have suspected existed.
10:45 AM
to 11:30 AM
I6: The Frugal Librarian: Pinching Pennies (Relatively) Painlessly in Your Law Firm Library
128 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Michael Saint-Onge
Target Audience: Law firm librarians looking to make their budgets go further
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will identify concrete ways to cut costs in the library without compromising the quality of service.
2. Participants will demonstrate to management that they are exploring alternative ways to cut expenses.
You've been asked to do more with less, but your budget is already cut to the bone. What's left? You'll be surprised at what your colleagues have done to stretch their dollars! Join us for a lively discussion of suggestions taken from private law librarians in a recent survey (to be conducted in the spring of 2010). Topics will include collection rebalancing, managing online costs, harnessing inexpensive technology, maximizing staff hours and expertise, uncovering those hidden expenses, and level-setting expectations within your firm - given the new economic realities. This session will be fun and fast-paced, with something for everyone. You'll walk out convinced that it is possible to pinch pennies (relatively) painlessly in your law firm library.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will identify concrete ways to cut costs in the library without compromising the quality of service.
2. Participants will demonstrate to management that they are exploring alternative ways to cut expenses.
You've been asked to do more with less, but your budget is already cut to the bone. What's left? You'll be surprised at what your colleagues have done to stretch their dollars! Join us for a lively discussion of suggestions taken from private law librarians in a recent survey (to be conducted in the spring of 2010). Topics will include collection rebalancing, managing online costs, harnessing inexpensive technology, maximizing staff hours and expertise, uncovering those hidden expenses, and level-setting expectations within your firm - given the new economic realities. This session will be fun and fast-paced, with something for everyone. You'll walk out convinced that it is possible to pinch pennies (relatively) painlessly in your law firm library.
2:15 PM
to 3:15 PM
J6: Tax Research 101
115 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker: Erika Beck; Speakers: Jennifer A. Lawton, Rosalie M. Sanderson
Target Audience: The non-tax specialist who would like to expand their understanding of the basics of tax research
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be familiar with core concepts of tax law language and research.
2. Participants will have the ability to perform basic research using appropriate resources specific to tax law.
Why is tax research so different? This program will empower the new or infrequent tax researcher who would like to better understand the fundamentals of tax law. The presentation will give an overview of the many types of primary and secondary sources unique to tax research both in print and online, including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and IRS pronouncements. The four trial courts for federal tax cases and the concept of judicial deference will be explained. The program will also provide a basic research strategy and discuss some common errors made by researchers who are unfamiliar with this area of the law. The presenters are experts in the field from a variety of settings, including law firm, academic and publishing.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be familiar with core concepts of tax law language and research.
2. Participants will have the ability to perform basic research using appropriate resources specific to tax law.
Why is tax research so different? This program will empower the new or infrequent tax researcher who would like to better understand the fundamentals of tax law. The presentation will give an overview of the many types of primary and secondary sources unique to tax research both in print and online, including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and IRS pronouncements. The four trial courts for federal tax cases and the concept of judicial deference will be explained. The program will also provide a basic research strategy and discuss some common errors made by researchers who are unfamiliar with this area of the law. The presenters are experts in the field from a variety of settings, including law firm, academic and publishing.
3:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
K6: Researching Oil and Gas Law
67 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 605-607
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Lauren Schroeder; Moderator: Daniel Baker
Target Audience: Librarians who are interested in learning about resources in the area of oil and gas law
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify oil and gas resources in print and online.
2. Participants will find out how to locate and use the resources described.
According to the Department of Energy, oil provides more than 40 percent of this country's energy, and more than 99 percent of fuel for vehicles. The Energy Information Administration's statistics list natural gas consumption in 2008 at 23.2 trillion cubic feet, the second highest amount on record. These numbers make it very clear that oil and gas are important parts of the entire nation's economy, not just of the economies of states with the largest deposits of them. Law librarians in academic, firm, government, and other environments need to be aware of how to conduct research in this field of law. This program will outline both primary and secondary sources concerning oil and gas law, and describe how to locate and use these materials.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify oil and gas resources in print and online.
2. Participants will find out how to locate and use the resources described.
According to the Department of Energy, oil provides more than 40 percent of this country's energy, and more than 99 percent of fuel for vehicles. The Energy Information Administration's statistics list natural gas consumption in 2008 at 23.2 trillion cubic feet, the second highest amount on record. These numbers make it very clear that oil and gas are important parts of the entire nation's economy, not just of the economies of states with the largest deposits of them. Law librarians in academic, firm, government, and other environments need to be aware of how to conduct research in this field of law. This program will outline both primary and secondary sources concerning oil and gas law, and describe how to locate and use these materials.
