At the April 11 VALL meeting hosted by South University, VALL members had the opportunity to write in the Five Star VALL Memories Book passed around by Sally Wambold. If you were not at the meeting, you can still share your VALL memories by posting in the comments section of this blog entry or emailing […]
Andrew Winston has written A Bibliography of Resources on Mindfulness in the Law which was published in the April 2014 Virginia Lawyer. To access the article: http://www.vsb.org/docs/valawyermagazine/vl0414-libraries.pdf
It was a beautiful day in Glen Allen for the Spring meeting (it didn’t rain and there was no snow) and that bright object in the sky was actually the sun! VALL attendees registering at South University for the meeting Having a bite and catching up with other Vallers before the conference […]
by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA Council · Membership is showing strength as the renewal period has just begun – 773 members have renewed and there are 147 new members. · VLA’s new web site will go live by May 1. · Shari Henry is working on making the VLA Manual consistent with its […]
by Ben Almoite I was privileged to have been chosen to participate in this year’s AALL Leadership Academy, April 4-5, at the Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, in Oak Brook, Illinois. Yes, that’s THE McDonald’s! The location of the two-day workshop was in the same grounds that include McDonald’s Corporate Headquarters, and Hamburger University […]
————————————————————————— Zarnowski, Frank. American work-sports: a history of competitions for cornhuskers, lumberjacks, firemen and others. McFarland, 2013. 230p bibl index afp ISBN 9780786467846 <http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/9780786467846> pbk, $35.00; ISBN 9780786491261 ebook <http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/9780786491261 ebook>, contact publisher for price (reviewed in CHOICE April 2014). Full review available online: http://www.cro3.org/lookup/doi/10.5860/CHOICE.51-4507 ————————————————————————— Surdam, David George. Run to glory & profits: the […]
April 7 is the deadline for registrations to the Spring Meeting which will be held on April 11 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm at South University. Make sure you get your registerations in next week to make the deadline. Here is the link to the registration form, food and parking information: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/76518296/VALL_2014_Spring_Meeting_Registration_FINAL.pdf
The VALL Executive Board has directed the Grants committee to award three grants to help members interested in attending the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio. The first of these grants is the Barbara Cumming Professional Development Grant in the amount of $500. This grant is named after a long-time VALL member and was established […]
by Paul Hellyer So why should VALLTalk have a series on copyright law, of all things? I would say that for most librarians, there’s no area of law more important than copyright. Being a librarian is all about sharing intellectual property, in one way or another. We need to know how to get our jobs […]
The meeting will be held at South University on April 11 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. Here is the link to registration information including progam, food and directions: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/76518296/VALL_2014_Spring_Meeting_Registration_FINAL.pdf Deadline is April 7 … don’t let it creep up on you … apply now!
