The 2020 PLLIP Summit is set to kick off on Friday, July 10th. For the first time ever the Summit will be presented as a virtual event. While over the past several months, we all have experienced and possibly, over experienced Zoom, WebEx, Google Hangouts, and FaceTime, the Summit promises to be an
AALL Special Interest Section Name Changes: Expanding the Base… Broadening the Appeal
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) announced two name changes for its Special Interest Sections (SIS) this morning. These changes represent a broadening of the SIS appeal to law librarians and information professionals, as well as a modernization of who the SIS represents, and the mission it serves. The two SIS changes are:
- Government
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Free Webinar on Competitive Intelligence Deliverables – This Thursday 11/13
Update 11/18/2014: A recording of the presentation, handouts, and examples are available on the CIBlawg site.
NOTE: The Webinar has been over-subscribed! Unfortunately, this may mean that some of you may not be able to log in and listen.
The Slides of the presentation will be available shortly after the webinar. Seems like AALL and PLL have…
Librarians Taking Their Know-How on the Road: Empowering the Next Generation of Law Firms
[Editor’s Note: Steve Lastres asked if I could repost this information on the Law Library Society of Washington DC (LLSDC) and the Private Law Libraries’ (PLL) “Showcase: Empowering the Next Generation of Law Firms.” The original post was on the On Firmer Ground Blog, which should be in your RSS Reader, and was…
Rethinking My Musings on Future AALL Annual Meetings and the Fate of the PLL Summit
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Quoting fictional movie character, Peter Parker, aka Spiderman (although in some revised form it is likely attributable to a real person), “with great power comes great responsibility”, one must always remember to recognize that as bloggers the words we pen carry great power, and the need to be very responsible is
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Upcoming Webinar – Tech & the Law Firm Library
On April 28th, I will be moderating a webinar featuring Scott Preston (Geek #4) and Sarah Clark Kavanagh where they will put on a program to talk about some of the issues that face both Law Firm Librarians and Law Firm Technology Professionals. Although we face many of the same issue, for most law firms,…