by Michele Gernhardt, Frosty Owen & Lisa Reinhard Anyone reading the news about law libraries today or any other day since the economic downturn in 2008 comes across the same phrases again and again. “The new normal,” “doing more with less,” “cost-cutting measures,” “belt-tightening,” “shrinking budgets,” “shrinking headcounts,” “shrinking footprints,” etc., are constants in the […]
By Terry Long, VALL Liaison to VLA Highlights of the VLA Council Meeting: • VLA’s financial picture looks good. Membership did not decrease in the last fiscal year – it increased by 1. • VLA Conference o Exhibit hall is sold out, with 5 vendors wait-listed. o 373 registrants thus far o $10,000+ raised in […]
If there are changes to your membership information after your membership renewal forms were submitted, please make sure you let VALL know because the 2013-2014 Directory will need to be updated. Please submit all changes in membership information to Chris Vassey at christina.vassey@thomsonreuters.com by Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
by Evelyn M. Campbell When I was setting up my itinerary for AALL in Seattle I knew I had to attend this program – Finding the Veronica Mars Within: Using Social Media for Investigative Purposes in Legal Research. Not too many years ago I had written a series of articles and presented programs on how […]
by Patty Petroccione Attending the AALL Annual Conference is a valuable experience for all law librarians; however for a “solo” like me it is essential. It is not only important for my professional growth and well-being; it is for my personal sanity as well. Other than reading list serve messages, and when time permits, occasional […]
Congratulations to Anthony and Rosie Ikwueme on the birth of their daughter, Sofie Chnwendum, who arrived on Aug. 11, 2013, at 5:02 pm. Sofie weighed in at 8 lb. and was 21 inches long. Both mother and baby are doing well, and we wish them all the best.
Alexis is the new reference and research services librarian in the Muse Law Library at the University of Richmond School of Law. She was born in Lake Charles, LA, and earned her B.A. in History from Louisiana State University in 2008. She remained at LSU for her J.D. (2011) and M.L.I.S. (2013), during which time […]
Andrew is the research and instructional services librarian in the Muse Law Library at the University of Richmond School of Law. He also teaches legal research in the first-year program and has developed a course on innovative technologies in law practice that he taught for the first time in the spring of 2013. Prior to joining Muse […]
Welcome to Mei Kiu Lo who is the new catalog/systems librarian at the University of Richmond Law Library! Before moving to UofR, Mei Kiu had been the state and federal publications cataloger at the Library of Virginia. She has a B.S. in China Studies from Hong Kong Baptist University, an MLS from the State University of […]
Timothy L. Coggins, Associate Dean for Library and Information Services & Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law Library received the Oakley Award at AALL’s Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, on July 14. Tim has played a significant role in AALL’s government relations program since its inception and has been an outstanding […]
