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VALL Committees 2011 – 2012

by Suzanne Corriell Bylaws:To review and revise the VALL Bylaws and Constitution as directed by the Executive Board or as needed. Anthony Brown Ikwueme – Chair and Board LiaisonSuzanne CorriellJulie Stuckey Collaborative Communication Initiatives:Purpose: In charge of collaborative communications efforts such as the VALLTalk blog and the VALL Wiki. Evelyn Campbell – Chair and Board […]

VASLA Summer Meeting at VCU’s James Branch Cabell Library

Come network and learn at the VASLA Summer Meeting on Friday, August 5. The programs and presenters promise to be quite engaging.Plus, the half-day schedule means you can be through by lunch-time. Check It Out! Lending E-Readers and iPads at VCU Libraries Karen Cary, Head, Collection Management, VCU Librarieswith Mary Anne Dyer, Catalog Librarian for […]

VALL Social@AALL

The deadline is fast approaching to RSVP for the VALL luncheon. This is a popular event so be sure that you RSVP by Monday, July 11, 2011 to Suzanne Corriell. Please click here for details and form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AmwujOwiR5TEDx3ZjthuPKYzsh0cn7wXzDdbWHziMpY/edit?hl=en_US

News from UVA’s Arthur J. Morris Law Library

The University of Virginia Arthur J. Morris Law Library is undergoing summer renovations, including carpet replacement and a new Reference Desk. You can follow news of the transformation in the Morris Library’s blawg, “MoreUs” (http://uvalaw.typepad.com/library/) and on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/uvalawlibrary), both launched this spring.

News on former VALLER

Congratulations to Femi Cadmus who will be taking up her appointment in August as the new director of the Cornell University Law Library! Femi is currently the associate director for administration at Yale Law School’s Lillian Godman Library. We are very pleased for Femi and we wish her all the best!

Message from the President

It has been an honor serving as the 2010-2011 Vice President of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries. In coordinating our meetings this past year, each personal interaction with a library professional reinforced my respect for my colleagues and pride in my profession. Everyone I encountered was helpful, responsive and eager to take any steps […]

Farewell to Barbara Baxter!

Retiring Director of Ehrhorn Law Library, Barbara Baxter & Dean Mathew Staver VALL bids a fond farewell to Barbara and wishes her well in her retirement. Barbara has been a longtime friend to VALL … hosting VALL meetings and participating in VALL programs. She began her academic career at another start-up law school, Regent University, […]

Welcome to Ben Almoite!

Andrea & Ben Almoite at an old lava flow in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park VALL welcomes Ben who is the newest librarian at the Virginia State Law Library, a division of the Supreme Court of Virginia, in Richmond. He was previously a reference librarian with Keller and Heckman LLP in Washington, DC. He is a […]

VALL Membership Renewal

From Chris Vassey Thank you for your commitment to our Association’s goals of developing and increasing the usefulness and efficiency of law libraries, promoting librarianship and fostering a spirit of cooperation among members of the profession. VALL is the only state-wide association dedicated to the unique needs and interests of law librarians and law librarianship. […]