The VALL Spring 2024 Meeting will take place at Williams Mullen in Richmond, VA on Wednesday, May 8th. Details on programming, sponsorship, and registration will be distributed soon!Read More

A discussion and collaborative exploration of topics in law library diversity, equity and inclusion, with a focus on library employee recruiting and retention. This is sponsored by VALL, SWALL, NOCALL, ORALL, LLSDC, and ALLA. As a resource to use before the event, we developed a reading list of articles, organizations and efforts to create and...Read More

Guest post by: Maureen Moran, Research & Faculty Services Librarian, Richmond School of Law Ah, student loans.  They both make your dreams possible and limit your possibilities when it comes time to repay them.  Fortunately for those of you who work in or are interested in public interest organizations, government service, nonprofits, nonprofit education, or...Read More

In their day to day, librarians and lawyers need to tailor their writing to fit various contexts and audiences. Web content, academic scholarship, and work emails all require different writing styles and levels of formality, but the undergirding principles of effective written communication are the same. Effective writing has brevity, clarity, and the correct tone....Read More