The William Taylor Muse Law Library at the University of Richmond seeks a Reference and Research Services Librarian. A brief description of the position appears below. Reference and Research Services LibrarianWilliam Taylor Muse Law LibraryUniversity of Richmond School of Law Responsibilities: This full-time position will provide reference and research services and instruction for faculty, students […]
What do law librarians do when they fall victim to this economic downturn, when their organizations tell them that they are no longer relevant and that their services are not needed? Do they curl up in a ball and feel sorry for themselves? That would be a resounding “no”. They find a new path and […]
Our friend, colleague and longtime VALL member, Pat Burton passed away on June 2. Those of us who had the privilege of knowing Pat will never forget her larger than life personality and that distinctive voice that needed no introduction. Below is Pat’s obituary from the Virginian Pilot. Patricia Ann Burton SUFFOLK – Patricia Ann […]
Many thanks to VALL shutterbug Cindy Carlson for the majority of the images in the slide and also to Sally Wiant who also provided some images.
Applications are due June 1! Please contact Victoria Levy at vlevy@hunton.com or send a message to the blog master for a copy of the application form if you did not receive the one that Victoria sent out to the listserv last week.
Congratulations to Jane Baugh of Woods Rogers on being elected PLL vice-chair/chair elect! Jane will take on the responsibilities of vice chair in July 2009 and will serve as chair of PLL from 2010 – 2011.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rittenburg/2480972708/ The Colonnade from the Chapel The Spring meeting will be hosted by Washington and Lee Law Library in beautiful Lexington and will be a joint meeting with the Virginia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. The first program will be a discussion of library directions in tough economic times, featuring Sally Wiant of Washington […]
Thanks to a VALL grant, I was able to attend the Computers in Libraries (CIL) conference in Arlington, VA held March 30 – April 1. I’ve always wanted to attend a CIL conference to learn about new technologies and ways different types of libraries are applying that technology. This year, two of my colleagues and […]
Virginia State Law Library Gail Warren and her team kicked off National Library Week with an open house for everyone in the building. There was a cake celebrating the theme Worlds Connect @ Your Library and there were also M&Ms echoing the same theme. National Library Week Cake Folks enjoying the open house As part […]
Congratulations to Isabel Paul, Michele Gernhardt, Robert Davis and Heather Buchanan on being awarded grants to attend the 2009 AALL Annual Conference in Washington, DC! Isabel was awarded the LexisNexis Librarian Relations-sponsored VALL grant to AALL. Michele, Robert and Heather were awarded VALL grants to AALL. Keep an eye out on the blog later this […]
