1:30 PM
to 2:45 PM
A1: The Bluebook: An Open Discussion Among Editors and Librarians
192 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Moderator: Merle J. Slyhoff; Speakers: Elizabeth G. Adelman, Kumar Percy Jayasuriya, Samuel Kitchens, Saritha Komatireddy Tice, Christopher Yee
Target Audience: Anyone who uses The Bluebook, primarily academic law librarians
Learning Outcomes:
1. Law librarians will gain insight into The Bluebook and better comprehend the rationale behind the rules to better assist their patrons.
2. Bluebook editors will gain insight into the difficulties law librarians face when using The Bluebook with their patrons.
The Bluebook is the bane of all academic law librarians - We wonder if we can cancel the print format if The Bluebook requires it for cite checking. Why does interlibrary loan have to get a copy of the print resource when we know the author must have used an online source? Why are the rules so restrictive in an online age? Law librarians have long struggled with meeting the needs of the journal editors while balancing the needs of the collection and budgetary limits. But why do these rules exist? Why do some law review editors ignore the rules while others follow them as written? Is there a middle road for Bluebook rules? This program will feature an open discussion among law librarians and the editors of The Bluebook. By answering questions posed by the moderator, the editors will explain the rationale behind Bluebook rules, while the librarians will discuss issues they face as they assist users with The Bluebook. The program is not intended to make the editors change the rules "for us," but, instead, to make all users of The Bluebook better informed as they work with their editors and students.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Law librarians will gain insight into The Bluebook and better comprehend the rationale behind the rules to better assist their patrons.
2. Bluebook editors will gain insight into the difficulties law librarians face when using The Bluebook with their patrons.
The Bluebook is the bane of all academic law librarians - We wonder if we can cancel the print format if The Bluebook requires it for cite checking. Why does interlibrary loan have to get a copy of the print resource when we know the author must have used an online source? Why are the rules so restrictive in an online age? Law librarians have long struggled with meeting the needs of the journal editors while balancing the needs of the collection and budgetary limits. But why do these rules exist? Why do some law review editors ignore the rules while others follow them as written? Is there a middle road for Bluebook rules? This program will feature an open discussion among law librarians and the editors of The Bluebook. By answering questions posed by the moderator, the editors will explain the rationale behind Bluebook rules, while the librarians will discuss issues they face as they assist users with The Bluebook. The program is not intended to make the editors change the rules "for us," but, instead, to make all users of The Bluebook better informed as they work with their editors and students.
3:00 PM
to 4:00 PM
B1: Developing Leaders: Inside, Outside and Together
191 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Ryan Saltz; Speakers: Ann T. Fessenden, Mark E. Estes
Target Audience: Law librarians interested in leadership and leadership development
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to explain and discuss the basic concepts and principles of emotional intelligence, and apply leadership concepts to their personal development and the development of their organizations.
2. Participants will discover that it is possible to have an influence at any level, whether you are a director, a middle manager, or new to an organization.
Librarians need to be able to identify abilities in themselves and within developing members of the profession that will allow them to be effective leaders. The three parts to leadership development are: 1) "The Inside," which means to know yourself. Examining the concepts of emotional intelligence will provide tools to better understand your leadership abilities and potential. 2) "The Outside," which means how we relate and use our abilities within our groups and organizations. 3) "The Together," which means it takes a village to raise a leader. Mentoring and feedback are vital to the development of one's own abilities and those around us. This panel discussion/discovery session will provide ample opportunity to discover and interact with the presenters.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to explain and discuss the basic concepts and principles of emotional intelligence, and apply leadership concepts to their personal development and the development of their organizations.
2. Participants will discover that it is possible to have an influence at any level, whether you are a director, a middle manager, or new to an organization.
Librarians need to be able to identify abilities in themselves and within developing members of the profession that will allow them to be effective leaders. The three parts to leadership development are: 1) "The Inside," which means to know yourself. Examining the concepts of emotional intelligence will provide tools to better understand your leadership abilities and potential. 2) "The Outside," which means how we relate and use our abilities within our groups and organizations. 3) "The Together," which means it takes a village to raise a leader. Mentoring and feedback are vital to the development of one's own abilities and those around us. This panel discussion/discovery session will provide ample opportunity to discover and interact with the presenters.
4:15 PM
to 5:15 PM
C1: Glass Half Full? Explore Techniques for Putting Optimism to Work as a Management Tool in Difficult Times
136 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Gail Warren; Speaker: Jean M. Holcomb
Target Audience: Library directors and managers
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify three elements of the "explanatory style" after completing a model assessment tool during the session.
2. Participants will be able to utilize five techniques for challenging pessimistic thinking and building a positive operating framework.
Confronted with difficult times, optimists and pessimists respond in opposite ways. While seeing the glass half full in hard times may at first glance appear to be an optical illusion, the skill of viewing your world through an optimist's lens holds promise. When faced with difficulties, optimists don't give up. They view bad events as challenges to be mastered. Your pessimism/optimism meter is not irrevocably set at birth. Becoming an optimist means more than just putting on a smile, channeling your inner Pollyanna, and hoping for the best. This program will identify techniques for learning new cognitive skills that will help diminish lifelong pessimistic habits. Participants will discover strategies for strengthening personal resilience and decision-making skills, leading to a happier and more productive life.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify three elements of the "explanatory style" after completing a model assessment tool during the session.
2. Participants will be able to utilize five techniques for challenging pessimistic thinking and building a positive operating framework.
Confronted with difficult times, optimists and pessimists respond in opposite ways. While seeing the glass half full in hard times may at first glance appear to be an optical illusion, the skill of viewing your world through an optimist's lens holds promise. When faced with difficulties, optimists don't give up. They view bad events as challenges to be mastered. Your pessimism/optimism meter is not irrevocably set at birth. Becoming an optimist means more than just putting on a smile, channeling your inner Pollyanna, and hoping for the best. This program will identify techniques for learning new cognitive skills that will help diminish lifelong pessimistic habits. Participants will discover strategies for strengthening personal resilience and decision-making skills, leading to a happier and more productive life.
8:45 AM
to 9:45 AM
D1: Hot Topic: Arizona's SB 1070: Necessary Protection from Illegal Immigration or a License to Discriminate?
111 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Moderator: Ronald E. Wheeler, Jr.; Speakers: John Kavanagh, Andy Silverman
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will analyze proponents' objectives in creating SB 1070, opponents' concerns over its implications, and the statute's constitutionality.
2. Participants will identify legal resources useful for researching these issues, so that they can best respond to customers seeking information on how the law may impact them.
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, Arizona's SB 1070, was recently signed into law by Arizona's governor, Jan Brewer. The passage of this statute has spawned vigorous debate not only throughout the U.S., but throughout the Americas. Proponents allege that the law is a necessary step to stem the tide of illegal immigrants flowing into Arizona from Mexico. Opponents charge that this new statute legalizes racial profiling by law enforcement and is certain to be held unconstitutional. Law library customers across the country will soon be asking for information on how this new law is likely to impact them and their families. This program will aid legal information professionals in responding to customer questions by presenting speakers on both sides of the issue of Arizona's SB 1070, its efficacy and its constitutionality.
1. Participants will analyze proponents' objectives in creating SB 1070, opponents' concerns over its implications, and the statute's constitutionality.
2. Participants will identify legal resources useful for researching these issues, so that they can best respond to customers seeking information on how the law may impact them.
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, Arizona's SB 1070, was recently signed into law by Arizona's governor, Jan Brewer. The passage of this statute has spawned vigorous debate not only throughout the U.S., but throughout the Americas. Proponents allege that the law is a necessary step to stem the tide of illegal immigrants flowing into Arizona from Mexico. Opponents charge that this new statute legalizes racial profiling by law enforcement and is certain to be held unconstitutional. Law library customers across the country will soon be asking for information on how this new law is likely to impact them and their families. This program will aid legal information professionals in responding to customer questions by presenting speakers on both sides of the issue of Arizona's SB 1070, its efficacy and its constitutionality.
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10:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
E1: Using Pecha Kucha to Enhance Your Presentations
170 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Carol Watson; Speaker: Wendy E. Moore
Target Audience: All types of librarians
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will evaluate the benefits of using the Pecha Kucha format.
2. Participants will be able to create their own presentations using Pecha Kucha.
Pecha Kucha is a Japanese presentation format developed to easily, efficiently and informally show digital presentations. Pecha Kucha nights are held worldwide in more than 225 cities. Using a fast-paced format, a presenter shows 20 images automatically timed for 20 seconds apiece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds. The dullest topics can be enhanced using this method. The format keeps presentations concise and interest levels high. Use Pecha Kucha to reinvigorate your library presentations and transform them beyond the usual talking-head drone format. Using the Pecha Kucha format, the presenters will demonstrate its vitality and energy, while explaining the benefits of the format.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will evaluate the benefits of using the Pecha Kucha format.
2. Participants will be able to create their own presentations using Pecha Kucha.
Pecha Kucha is a Japanese presentation format developed to easily, efficiently and informally show digital presentations. Pecha Kucha nights are held worldwide in more than 225 cities. Using a fast-paced format, a presenter shows 20 images automatically timed for 20 seconds apiece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds. The dullest topics can be enhanced using this method. The format keeps presentations concise and interest levels high. Use Pecha Kucha to reinvigorate your library presentations and transform them beyond the usual talking-head drone format. Using the Pecha Kucha format, the presenters will demonstrate its vitality and energy, while explaining the benefits of the format.
10:45 AM
to 11:45 AM
F1: The Librarian as Author: AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
75 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator: James M. Donovan; Speakers: Daniel Baker, Benjamin Keele, Carol A. Parker, Lee F. Peoples, Debbie Shrager
Target Audience:
Learning Outcomes:
Come meet the award-winning authors of the 2010 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers competition. Hear the authors discuss how they chose their topics, researched and wrote their articles, got past writer's block, juggled the challenges of writing while working 8-5, and other topics. If you want to hear the words of successful writers, you won't want to miss it.
Learning Outcomes:
Come meet the award-winning authors of the 2010 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers competition. Hear the authors discuss how they chose their topics, researched and wrote their articles, got past writer's block, juggled the challenges of writing while working 8-5, and other topics. If you want to hear the words of successful writers, you won't want to miss it.
4:00 PM
to 5:15 PM
G1: Navigating Your Way to the Classroom: Law Librarians Teaching New Law School Classes
206 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Margaret (Meg) Butler; Moderator: Hilary Hardcastle; Speakers: Amy A. Emerson, Tom Kimbrough
Target Audience: Librarians interested in performing legal research instruction
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to successfully introduce a proposal to their institution for a new legal research course.
2. Participants will design a syllabus and assignments that will measure students' success at achieving learning goals.
The 2007 Carnegie Report on Legal Education calls for significant changes in legal education, including greater emphasis on practical skills development. This could potentially result in greater teaching opportunities for law librarians. The speakers, three librarians who teach upper-level legal research courses, will discuss how they bring "real life" into their classrooms through their lectures, exercises, classroom discussions, and assessment tools. Using a foreign and international legal research class as a case study, the first speaker will guide participants through the necessary steps to design, obtain law school approval of, and implement a course. The second speaker will prepare participants to design a syllabus, including learning goals, and assignments that will measure students' success at achieving those learning goals. The speaker will also address the need to consider students' various learning styles when creating assignments. The final speaker will identify the skills and practices necessary for building one's credibility as a professor, thereby creating an effective classroom presence. This program will help other librarians develop their own legal research course.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to successfully introduce a proposal to their institution for a new legal research course.
2. Participants will design a syllabus and assignments that will measure students' success at achieving learning goals.
The 2007 Carnegie Report on Legal Education calls for significant changes in legal education, including greater emphasis on practical skills development. This could potentially result in greater teaching opportunities for law librarians. The speakers, three librarians who teach upper-level legal research courses, will discuss how they bring "real life" into their classrooms through their lectures, exercises, classroom discussions, and assessment tools. Using a foreign and international legal research class as a case study, the first speaker will guide participants through the necessary steps to design, obtain law school approval of, and implement a course. The second speaker will prepare participants to design a syllabus, including learning goals, and assignments that will measure students' success at achieving those learning goals. The speaker will also address the need to consider students' various learning styles when creating assignments. The final speaker will identify the skills and practices necessary for building one's credibility as a professor, thereby creating an effective classroom presence. This program will help other librarians develop their own legal research course.
9:00 AM
to 10:30 AM
H1: The Economics of Interface: Vendors Respond
158 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker: Julie Jones; Speakers: Ed Walters, Michael L. Dahn, Molly Miller
Target Audience: All librarians who use Lexis or Westlaw, or who train patrons in efficient online legal research
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to teach others how user interface design affects the legal research process.
2. Participants will be able to articulate how market forces and economic pressures influence legal information vendors and their web site designs.
Recent scholarship has theorized that Westlaw and Lexis design their user interfaces to maximize profits to the detriment of legal research. In this interactive session, vendors will respond to this assertion. Using an interview style question-and-answer format, panelists will discuss how their respective companies might harness technology to better serve the legal information industry, and whether the competing needs for efficiency and profit can peacefully coexist. Perspectives from new organizations outside the duopoly, which feature alternative legal research platforms, will augment the conversation. All panelists will candidly discuss the economic realities of online legal research and the provision of digital legal information.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to teach others how user interface design affects the legal research process.
2. Participants will be able to articulate how market forces and economic pressures influence legal information vendors and their web site designs.
Recent scholarship has theorized that Westlaw and Lexis design their user interfaces to maximize profits to the detriment of legal research. In this interactive session, vendors will respond to this assertion. Using an interview style question-and-answer format, panelists will discuss how their respective companies might harness technology to better serve the legal information industry, and whether the competing needs for efficiency and profit can peacefully coexist. Perspectives from new organizations outside the duopoly, which feature alternative legal research platforms, will augment the conversation. All panelists will candidly discuss the economic realities of online legal research and the provision of digital legal information.
10:45 AM
to 11:30 AM
I1: Ten Things Every Law Librarian Needs to Know About Copyright
234 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator: Emily R. Florio; Moderator & Speaker: George Pike; Speakers: James S. Heller, Jennifer W Greig, Joan Shear
Target Audience: People who work in law libraries, newer law librarians
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to list six of the ten key copyright issues for law libraries.
2. Participants will be able to analyze copyright issues that arise in their libraries and form strategies to deal successfully with them.
Come be a part of our studio audience for this week's Copyright Corner radio broadcast, as host and noted Legal Issues columnist for Information Today, George Pike, welcomes our special guest, James Heller, author of The Librarian's Copyright Companion. Mr. Heller will share ten things every law librarian needs to know about copyright, while the copyright players illustrate some important dos and don'ts regarding copyright issues that might arise in your law library. Members of our studio audience and listeners from home will have an opportunity to ask Mr. Heller about their real-life copyright dilemmas.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to list six of the ten key copyright issues for law libraries.
2. Participants will be able to analyze copyright issues that arise in their libraries and form strategies to deal successfully with them.
Come be a part of our studio audience for this week's Copyright Corner radio broadcast, as host and noted Legal Issues columnist for Information Today, George Pike, welcomes our special guest, James Heller, author of The Librarian's Copyright Companion. Mr. Heller will share ten things every law librarian needs to know about copyright, while the copyright players illustrate some important dos and don'ts regarding copyright issues that might arise in your law library. Members of our studio audience and listeners from home will have an opportunity to ask Mr. Heller about their real-life copyright dilemmas.
2:15 PM
to 3:15 PM
J1: The Future of FOIA
35 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker: Susan Nevelow Mart; Speakers: Miriam M. Nisbet, Anne Weismann
Target Audience: Public services, government documents and administrative librarians who are interested in access to federal documents
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify the current and potential future changes to the FOIA law in the Obama administration.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of the ways in which FOIA can contribute to their library missions.
The climate for access to government information has changed since the beginning of the Obama Administration. The new president, on his first day in office, famously changed the climate for the FOIA by issuing a statement that agencies should interpret the FOIA be erring on the side of making information available. Speakers from both sides of the table will discuss the implementation of that mandate, and offer practical advice on making FOIA requests. Miriam Nisbet, Director of NARA's Office of Government Information Services, is one of the speakers. The Office of Government Information Services was established by the Open Government Act of 2007, and the office is charged with reviewing FOIA policies and procedures of administrative agencies to make sure they are in compliance with the law. AALL worked for many years to get the Open Government Act developed and passed. The second speaker will be Anne Weismann, Chief Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), one of FOIA's most outstanding advocates. CREW has made many memorable FOIA requests, and maintains an archive of the documents it has secured.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify the current and potential future changes to the FOIA law in the Obama administration.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of the ways in which FOIA can contribute to their library missions.
The climate for access to government information has changed since the beginning of the Obama Administration. The new president, on his first day in office, famously changed the climate for the FOIA by issuing a statement that agencies should interpret the FOIA be erring on the side of making information available. Speakers from both sides of the table will discuss the implementation of that mandate, and offer practical advice on making FOIA requests. Miriam Nisbet, Director of NARA's Office of Government Information Services, is one of the speakers. The Office of Government Information Services was established by the Open Government Act of 2007, and the office is charged with reviewing FOIA policies and procedures of administrative agencies to make sure they are in compliance with the law. AALL worked for many years to get the Open Government Act developed and passed. The second speaker will be Anne Weismann, Chief Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), one of FOIA's most outstanding advocates. CREW has made many memorable FOIA requests, and maintains an archive of the documents it has secured.
3:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
K1: Extreme Makeover: PowerPoint Edition
187 Attendees
Location
CCC-Room 102-106
Type Programs, AALL Programs
Coordinator & Speaker: Elizabeth Farrell; Speaker: Jennifer Duperon
Target Audience: Librarians involved in teaching and training
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify three principles of designing memorable, engaging, and effective PowerPoint presentations to teach legal research.
2. Participants will be able to revise or design presentations to promote learning.
Do your legal research presentations engage, motivate, and teach audiences effectively? If not, your presentation needs a makeover. Drawing on lessons from the corporate world and literature on learning styles and information retention, this practical program will demonstrate the three principles of designing engaging and memorable PowerPoint slides for legal instruction. Side-by-side comparison of typical, bulleted slides with "made-over" slides will empower participants to renovate existing presentations to boost interest and increase retention of key concepts. This program will feature real legal research examples where images, design and storytelling combine to craft unforgettable presentations.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify three principles of designing memorable, engaging, and effective PowerPoint presentations to teach legal research.
2. Participants will be able to revise or design presentations to promote learning.
Do your legal research presentations engage, motivate, and teach audiences effectively? If not, your presentation needs a makeover. Drawing on lessons from the corporate world and literature on learning styles and information retention, this practical program will demonstrate the three principles of designing engaging and memorable PowerPoint slides for legal instruction. Side-by-side comparison of typical, bulleted slides with "made-over" slides will empower participants to renovate existing presentations to boost interest and increase retention of key concepts. This program will feature real legal research examples where images, design and storytelling combine to craft unforgettable presentations.
