by Gail Warren In early 2013, utilizing an “Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project Grant” from the American Bar Association, the Supreme Court of Virginia convened an Access to Justice Planning Committee, chaired by Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn. The committee was charged with determining whether an access to justice commission was needed in […]
by Sally Wambold Kent Olson has dubbed Gail a VALLKyrie. I was so delighted by this designation that I thought all VALL members should know who their VALLkyrie is! Gail remembers becoming VALL president in 1999 after she began working at University of Richmond. She also served as secretary and newsletter […]
By Evelyn Campbell Factory Man is about John Bassett III, a third generation factory man, whose family built the Bassett Furniture Company, once the world’s biggest wood furniture manufacturer in the world. It is also more than a story about a fascinating man who stood up against price dumping from China and fought to […]
Remembering our colleague, Joan Cochet, who passed away on Oct. 9, 2014. Joan’s Obituary From the National Center for State Courts: NCSC and nation’s court community experience lossNCSC Library resource manager touched many lives NCSC and the nation’s court community lost a friend and colleague October 9 with the unexpected death of Joan Cochet, NCSC […]
By Jennifer Gonzalez This program at the 2014 AALL Annual Conference was an open and honest discussion on the challenges of creating a shared catalog among many libraries. Three speakers from the University of Washington Gallagher Law Library shared their view of the Alliance, specifically illuminating their struggles and how reality was different from what they […]
by Paul Hellyer In this third installment of VALL’s copyright column, we’ll take a look at Section 108 of the Copyright Act, which covers copying by libraries and archives. This section made its first appearance in 1976, the last year the Copyright Act was completely overhauled. Section 108 expressly allows libraries to make copies of […]
by Suzanne Corriell As E. Terry Long celebrates 40 years as an employee of the Commonwealth this October, she also celebrates 30 years with VALL. As a Librarian at the Virginia State Law Library, Terry was one of the founding members of VALL in 1984, helping it develop from a casual network of […]
by Jennifer Gonzalez For the 2014 AALL Annual Conference, I was fortunate to attend the first-ever AALL Hackathon. A Hackathon is an event where technology-focused people such as developers and designers meet to collaborate on new projects. For the AALL event, these technologists worked with subject specialists (law librarians) who have specific, in-depth […]
Hello, VALL members! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. My favorite time of the year is finally arriving, and there is much going on with VALL that I’d like to share with you. VALL at AALL There was a good contingent of VALL members who attended the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio, […]
by Terry Long Jobline is profitable which indicates more jobs are available. Institutional memberships have increased. An audit was recently conducted of VLA’s finances and no irregularities were found. An audit will be conducted every three years. Richmond Convention Center will be the site of the 2015 annual meeting. The Executive Committee has been […]
