by Jane Harrison Ben Almoite, Librarian at the Virginia State Law Library in Richmond, Virginia, has already had a full professional calendar this year. He attended the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Leadership Academy in Oak Brook, Illinois in April – thanks to assistance from a VALL Grant; and he attended AALL’s Annual Meeting […]
The 30th Anniversary Committee is seeking your memories of VALL for inclusion in the VALL Memory Book. if you recall, Ben Almoite talked about this in his President’s Message, and this was also discussed at the fall meeting at South University. Submit your memory to Jane Harrison at jharrison@hunton.com or Sally Wambold at swambold@richmond.edu, and […]
by Alexis Fetzer I was fortunate enough to travel to San Antonio and attend the 2014 AALL Conference with the help of a generous grant received from VALL. My anticipation in attending was fueled all the more after a long battle with flight delays. Finally arriving, I was eager to attend my first session, […]
by Charlie Nelson The San Antonio conference was my second at AALL — I also attended the Seattle event in 2013. Last year I was a wide-eyed newbie who thought I had to attend every possible program, fill my days, and justifying the expense of my trip. I learned a few things for sure, rubbed shoulders with major vendors that I’d […]
By Jane Harrison In 1984 Ann Roberts Caudle was the first to wear the VALL president’s hat. The association began as the Richmond Area law Libraries (RALLA) in 1981. As the membership grew beyond the Richmond area, and, so not to be confused with the also newly-emerging Richmond Association of Legal Assistants (RALA), a change […]
by Paul Hellyer Earlier this month, the Second Circuit decided Authors Guild v. HathiTrust. This is an important copyright case for libraries, and it’s a definite win for us. For those of you unfamiliar with it, HathiTrust is an online digital library created by a partnership of university libraries. It contains millions of full-text […]
Yes, it’s that time again … time to renew your VALL membership! You should all have received an email from Chris Vassey about your membership 2014-2015. If you haven’t or would like membership for a new staff member, please click here for the membership form: VALL membership form 2014-2015
Submitted by Terry Long, VALL Representative to VLA Council · VLA’s finances are in good shape. Recent VLA sponsored conferences have made small profits. The endowment has made a modest gain. · The Fundraising Committee has raised a little over half the amount needed for the annual VLA Conference. · ALA’s Legislative Day had […]
Greetings, VALL members, This is your friendly, neighborhood 2014-2015 President here with my first message and VALL update. It’s been nearly two months since the Spring Meeting, and things are already in full swing as we enter the summer (by the way, whatever happened to our spring weather?!). The Spring Meeting was a […]
The College of William & Mary’s Wolf Law Library launched Wythepedia on May 1 in honor of Law Day. This online encyclopedia dedicated to the college’s and the nation’s first law professor, George Wythe, features descriptions of the library’s George Wythe collection, Wythe’s life and death by poisoning, his letters and papers, and even some poetry. […]
