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1998 Press Releases

Releases are listed beginning with the most recent:

  • The 1999 American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) Satellite Videoconference, "Quality Customer Service: Beyond "How May I Help You?" will be held on April 15, 1999 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time... (more) 12/23/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Professional Development Committee will offer a program on Space Planning & Technology for Academic Law Libraries on March 12-13, 1999 at Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina... (more) 12/16/98

  • Are you concerned about how competent and confident your patrons are with electronic research? Four of our colleagues have drafted a discussion document that addresses "End-User Electronic Information Competencies." Bobbie Studwell, Jill Porter, Leigh Semples, and Faye Jones believe that it's time for law librarians to step forward and define basic legal research competencies... (more) 11/06/98

  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publishing Group, impacting the future of free public access to public information... (more) 11/05/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) will host a Satellite Videoconference on April 15, 1999, from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The theme of the videoconference will be customer service... (more) 10/28/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries is pleased to announce the 1999 slate of candidates for Executive Board office. Ballots will be mailed to all members by March 1, 1999 and successful candidates will be announced in early April 1999... (more) 10/26/98

  • Customer Service is the theme of the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) Satellite Videoconference to be held on April 15, 1999 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This videoconference is being presented through a partnership between AALL and West Group and is part of AALL's continuing efforts to maximize professional development opportunities... (more) 10/23/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) monthly magazine, the award-winning AALL Spectrum, has just begun its third year of publication... (more) 09/30/98

  • AALL Professional Development Committee will continue its series of copyright workshops with programs in San Diego and Seattle this fall... (more) 09/14/98

  • Informal Notes from the Executive Director 07/6/98
    • Universal Citation Guide
    • International Federation of Library Associations, IFLA, Boston 2001 Conference August 15-26, 2001
    • Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee
    • Treasurer's Orientation Held at AALL Headquarters

  • West Group, in conjunction with the American Association of Law Libraries, announced a comprehensive schedule of seminars and promotions designed to present information on the terms needed by today's information managers at the upcoming 1998 AALL Annual Meeting, July 11-16 in Anaheim, California... (more) 06/15/98

  • Informal Notes from the Executive Director 05/28/98
    • Membership Survey Response Rate Reaches 47%
    • Grants & Scholarships Awarded
    • Topics for 1998 Chapter Roundtables Confirmed
    • Anaheim Annual Meeting Update
    • Medical Library Association Centennial Celebration Held in Philadelphia, May 22-27, 1998
    • Two New AALL Partnerships Explored

  • The deadline for registration is approaching for the AALL/BIALL/CALL Joint Study Institute, to be held September 7-10, 1998 at the University of Cambridge. The registration deadline is July 31, 1998... (more) 05/18/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) today introduced the first three guides in the eight-volume series, Law Libraries: Making Information Work Resource Guides. Funded with a contribution from LEXIS-NEXIS, the series focuses on the management of legal information by law firms... (more) 04/21/98

  • ACTION ALERT: April Recess Push for Co-sponsors for H.R. 3048 and S. 1146. Many of our AALL members have been participating during the spring congressional recess in district meetings with their representatives to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 3048 or S. 1146... (more) 04/09/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) announces the four new incoming members to its Executive Board who will assume office in July 1998... (more) 04/06/98

  • Noted information technology expert and author Tom Davenport will be one of the keynote speakers at the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) 91st Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California, July 11-16, 1998. Davenport will speak on Sunday, July 12, about information and knowledge management.... (more) 04/02/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) Grants Program will accept applications for consideration until May 1, 1998. The program's purpose is to assist librarians who hold promise of future involvement in the law library profession... (more) 04/02/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is producing a series of eight resource guides for law firm library managers over the next 18 months with generous support from LEXIS-NEXIS. The guides are designed to educate decision-makers on critical information issues affecting law libraries... (more) 03/25/98

  • The preliminary program for the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) 91st Annual Meeting at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, July 11-16, 1998 is now available... (more) 03/12/98

  • LEXIS-NEXIS in conjunction with the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is offering its newly-developed Teaching Research in Academic Law Libraries (TRIALL) Conference. Based on the successful LEXIS-NEXIS-sponsored Teaching Research in Private Law Libraries Conference (TRIPLL), TRIALL will offer a professional development opportunity regarding instruction in an academic setting. The TRIALL Conference will be held July 9 - 10, 1998 in Anaheim, California... (more) 03/04/98

  • ACTION ALERT: Time is running out, and we still need additional co-sponsors for S. 1146, the "Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act" introduced by Sen. John Ashcroft (R-MO), and H.R. 3048, the "Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act" introduced by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA)... (more) 03/04/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is now accepting submissions for its Call for Papers competition. This annual awards program, which recognizes scholarly works on subjects relating to law librarianship, is sponsored by New York-based legal publisher Matthew Bender & Company... (more) 03/03/98

  • Informal Notes from the Executive Director 02/28/98
    • Ballot Mailing Schedule and Election Results
    • Dues Invoice Schedule
    • Committee on Citation Format Users Guides
    • Staff Retreat on a "Customer-Driven Service Strategy"
    • Salary Survey Data Results
    • AALLNET Use In January & February 1998
    • Chapter Relations Update on LLAGNY Membership Service
    • 1998 Annual Friends of the Law Library of Congress Wickersham Dinner

  • Noted legal technology expert G. Burgess Allison will be one of the keynote speakers at the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) 91st Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California, July 11-16, 1998. Allison will speak on Tuesday, July 14, addressing the enormous impact technology has had on the legal profession... (more) 02/25/98

  • The Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries (COSELL) will fund a limited number of cooperative and/or educational projects. The competition is open to COSELL member libraries as institutions or to any librarian working at a COSELL member library... (more) 02/18/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) Professional Development Committee will present the workshop, "Copyright Law in the Age of Technology," on May 6 & 7, 1998, at the University of Pennsylvania's Biddle Law Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... (more) 02/11/98

  • Informal Notes from the Executive Director 01/30/98
    • Anaheim Annual Meeting
    • Spring Executive Board Meeting
    • Credentialling Report
    • AALL LEXIS NEXIS Resource Guide # 1 Hot Off The Press
    • 1998 Symposium of Law Librarians and Publishers Scheduled for April 2-3, 1998
    • 1997 Salary Survey

  • "The Age of Technology: Your Guide to Change Management" is the theme of the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) 2nd Annual Satellite Videoconference, to be held on April 16, 1998 from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This videoconference is being presented through a partnership between AALL and West Group and is part of AALL's continuing efforts to maximize professional development opportunities at national, regional, and local levels... (more) 01/30/98

  • The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), along with the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) and the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL), will co-sponsor the first in a series of biennial joint study institutes. This first AALL/BIALL/CALL Joint Study Institute (JSI) will be held September 7-10, 1998 at the University of Cambridge... (more) 01/21/98

  • ABA Techshow 98, the world's leading technology conference created by lawyers for lawyers, will be held March 26-28, 1998 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, Illinois. This 12th international conference on technology for leading law firms and law-related organizations is presented by the American Bar Association through the Law Practice Management Section... (more) 01/06/98

  • The Montana Supreme Court has adopted a public domain, medium-neutral citation format for its opinions. In an order issued December 16, 1997, the court unanimously agreed that accommodation must be made for information appearing in electronic format. In its order, the Court stated that it wished to make its opinions and substantive orders more accessible to the print and broadcast media and to members of the public... (more) 01/06/98

  • Entries and nominations are now being accepted for several awards to be presented in 1998 by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). These include two new awards, one which is focused on external library marketing and the other on internal library publications. Deadline for all award submissions is February 1, 1998... (more) 01/05/98
 
 
 
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