This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/Bloomberg Law Continuing Education Grant Program.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Breakfast and Keynote speaker (Crystal)
Keynote Speaker: M.J. Tooey
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We Can ALL Be Leaders – Creating, Innovating, and Acting on Our Plans…Everyday! “People who think about leadership often focus on leadership as something to be attained. Leaders are people at the tops of our organizations. Or maybe they are extroverts or charismatic. Why do we think that way? Leadership can be learned. Leadership is intentional. Leadership is opportunistic. Leadership requires a commitment. During our time together, let’s explore what it means to be a leader and identify the steps on your leadership journey whether you are just starting out or want to move to the next level." M.J. Tooey is Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is the Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Southeastern Atlantic Region and the National DOCLINE Coordination Office. Tooey served as president of the Medical Library Association (2005-2006) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (2012-2013). She is a Fellow of MLA and a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. She received the 1997 MLA Estelle Brodman Award and was the 2016 MLA Janet Doe Lecturer. In 2011 she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s iSchool. |
10:15 - 11:15 AM: Institute Session A (Empire)
Reaping the Benefits of Mentors and Trusted Advisors
This program will delve into the benefits you can gain from cultivating a network of mentors and trusted advisors. Participants will learn how to find their own mentor or advisor, how to build that relationship, why more than one mentor or advisor may be helpful, and why you are never too old (or experienced) to need a mentor. Participants will have a hands-on opportunity to create their own mentorship plan by defining what they need from a mentor, how to find someone who can fulfill those needs, and how to begin developing that relationship.
Kristina L. Niedringhaus, Georgia State University College of Law,
Carol Watson, University of Georgia School of Law,
Caroline Osborne, West Virginia University College of Law
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Institute Session B (Empire)
Early- and Mid-Career Decision-Making; Unpacking the Options for Advancement, Satisfaction, and Balance
This program will explore early- and mid- career decision-making for law librarians. The four panelists represent: different institutions, different experiences with work-life balance, different family needs, and different skill sets. Despite the variations, we have discovered some common themes in our career decision-making. We want law librarians to create safe spaces to talk about professional satisfaction, and we have found SEAALL (the conference and network) to be beneficial on that front.
Franklin Runge, Washington and Lee University School of Law,
Alyson Drake, Texas Tech University School of Law,
Austin Williams, North Carolina Central University School of Law
12:30 - 1:30 PM, Lunch (Crystal)
1:30 - 2:30 PM, Institute Session C (Empire)
Professional Development: One Bite at a Time
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. In this roundtable workshop, participants will brainstorm low-key, manageable professional development tasks. They will then plan ways to snowball these tasks into other related projects, resulting in impressive end-of-year reviews. For example, instead of drafting an article from scratch, why not write a case study or methodological explanation about a project your library is already working on? If you’ve struggled to gain management experience, why not start with managing one project or initiative?
Savanna Nolan, Georgetown Law
Andrea Muto, Georgetown Law
Rachel Jorgensen, Georgetown Law
Jeremy McCabe, Georgetown Law
2:45 - 3:45 PM, Institute Session D (Empire)
Riding the Wave of Change to Transform Your Career Path
In recent years, we have witnessed a rising number of law librarians retire. Simultaneously, libraries are undergoing a restructioning of sorts. As a result of this trend, the law librarianship profession has experienced a spike in the hiring of librarian positions at every level. When librarians leave an institution to advance on to new opportunities, those librarians who remain in the institution generally take on additional duties and responsibilities left by vacant positions. Most law librarians enter the field with a specific career path in mind (i.e. – to become a Director, Head of Public Services, Electronic services librarian, tenured faculty librarian). What happens when you are taken into an alternative direction on that path as your library experiences budget cuts, reorganization or job turnover as you are responding to the changing needs of stakeholders? How do you manage the transition and stay on course? Can you/should you stay on course?
Gail Mathapo, University of Florida College of Law,
Patricia Morgan, University of Florida College of Law
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Full conference attendee arrival
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Opening reception
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakfast, Welcome message, AALL Executive board update and Keynote speaker
Welcome from Dean Gregory Bowman
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Gregory Bowman, William J. Maier, Jr. Dean of the WVU College of Law Gregory W. Bowman was appointed the William J. Maier, Jr. Dean of the WVU College of Law effective May 1, 2015. Before being named Interim Dean in July 2014, he served as the College's Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. A nationally recognized scholar in international trade law and remedies, he joined the faculty in 2009. Bowman is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of WVU (B.A., International Studies & Economics, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa). He also studied in Denmark as a Rotary Exchange Student and received his master’s degree in Economics (with distinction) from the University of Exeter, England, before receiving his J.D. cum laude from the Northwestern University School of Law. Bowman received the Award for Outstanding Teaching from the WVU Foundation in 2014, and he was named “Professor of the Year” in 2011 by WVU Law students. He is the founding director of the College of Law’s Geneva Study Abroad Program. Prior to his teaching career, Bowman practiced law in Chicago and Washington, D.C. with the international law firm of Baker McKenzie. |
AALL Executive board update
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Femi Cadmus, AALL President Femi Cadmus is the Archibald C. and Frances Fulk Rufty Research Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Information Services and Technology, and Director of the Michael J. Goodson Library. Her almost three decades professional career in law libraries spans both academic and law firm libraries where she has taught legal research and analysis, and law practice technology to law students and attorneys. Cadmus comes to Duke Law from Cornell University where she was Edward Cornell Law Librarian, Associate Dean for Library Services and Professor of the Practice from 2011-2018. Her previous professional experience also includes positions at the Law Schools at Yale, George Mason University and the University of Oklahoma. Cadmus is active in regional and national library associations including the American Association of Law Libraries in which she is currently president. She also serves on the advisory boards of LawArXiv, The Global Online Access to Legal Information (GOALI) and LLMC Digital. Her research focus, publications and presentations cover topics such as law and technology, the evolving role of the modern day law library, open access to legal information, and law library management and administration. Cadmus’ educational background includes an LL.B. from the University of Jos, Nigeria, B.L Nigerian Law School, LL.M. (Law in Development), University of Warwick, England, and M.L.I.S. from the University of Oklahoma. She is admitted to practice in New York. |
Keynote Speaker
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Dan Kimble, Director, West Virginia Access to Justice Commission As director of the Access to Justice Commission at West Virginia University School of Law, Kimble works to increase funding for West Virginia’s legal aid organizations and to support projects that will improve residents’ access to legal resources and pro bono services. |
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Session A
A1: Partnership Opportunities to Enhance Access to Justice (Chesapeake)
The Access to Justice gap is real, and it provides real opportunities for librarians and law schools to enhance democracy, enable empowerment to underserved populations, and provide students with transformative experiences in understanding new ways to deliver legal services. This program explores examples of how law schools support access to justice initiatives, emphasizing the partnership and leadership opportunities for libraries. Panelists will discuss existing and potential justice initiatives, including the George R. Farmer Jr. Law Library’s support of the Appalachian Justice Initiative (AJI) at the West Virginia University College of Law, the University of Richmond involvement in efforts of the state Access to Justice Commission, and . Providing robust support to access to justice initiatives constitutes an invaluable, democracy-enhancing institutional role for law libraries.
Nicholas F. Stump, West Virginia University College of Law
Roger Skalbeck, University of Richmond School of Law
Gail Warren, Virginia State Law Librarian
A2: Telling the Library's Story with Data (Lexington)
Law libraries collect a lot of data. We gather statistics for reporting agencies, we gather information through the strategic planning process, or we survey our users regularly. This program will covers ways to use that data to communicate the library's value to non-librarians. This program will cover techniques on how to use the data, such as in annual reports and newsletters, and techniques to create visuals, such as selecting the appropriate infographic to tell your story effectively.
Michelle Cosby, University of Tennessee College of Law
Whitney Curtis, Barry University School of Law
Faye Jones, University of Illinois College of Law
Megan Mall, AALL
Shira Megerman, Boston University School of Law
A3: This is your Brain on Research: Cognitive Theory and Assignment Construction (Stratford)
Are there better ways to craft legal research assignments? This panel discussion will review current cognitive theory (spaced & varied repetition, scaffolding, etc.) and discuss how it can facilitate challenging, fair, and informative legal research assignments. We work with students that have a variety of skill levels and backgrounds. It is critical that we are engaging each member of our classroom in an intentional manner.
Franklin Runge, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Jennifer Mart-Rice, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Alyson Drake, Texas Tech University School of Law
A4: Teddy Talks (Mt. Vernon)
Integrating Legal Tech throughout the Curriculum
Many of our graduates at NCCU Law work in small law firms or public services positions that do not have IT or administrative staff support. To prepare our students for practice, we have sought to introduce students to the law practice technology tools that will make them more efficient, saving them time and money. To expose more students to these tools, we have gone outside of our Law Practice Technology class to integrate the Procertas Legal Technology Assessment into several upper level writing and clinical courses. This Teddy Talk will explain why we chose Procertas as the tool to focus on first, how we went about integrating Procertas into these courses, the bumps we have faced along the way, and how we hope to move forward integrating other tech tools throughout the curriculum.
Austin Williams, North Carolina Central University School of Law
Quit the Juggling Act and Live Your Best Life! Work-Life Integration for Law Librarians
Stressed? Law librarians in firms, academia, and courts often face the unending battle of proving our value as professionals. In doing so, professional duties for many librarians have expanded, in a relatively short period, to include handling more client research matters, filling gaps in course offerings, and increasing participation on committees. For many librarians, expanded duties spill over into time previously dedicated to family, friends, exercise, or other personal duties. With increasing work demands and more personal-life responsibilities, so-called balance falls by the wayside. Several tips and tools will be examined to help you achieve a better quality of life.
Richelle Reid, Emory University School of Law
Hot Coffee and Hot Topics: Barrister Breaks at the Charleston School of Law
During my first year as a faculty liaison librarian, my director and I created an informal conversation series highlighting the research passions of faculty, staff, and alumni. Barrister Breaks create a small group format to allow non-library stakeholders to share, discuss, and explore their interests with students in a relaxed environment. This low-stress opportunity to discuss hot topics in a stand-alone library space brings in participants who may not otherwise come to the library. Join me as I discuss what we did wrong and right from implementation to recruitment and assessment, while engaging stakeholders with our Barrister Breaks series.
Deborah Turkewitz, Charleston School of Law
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Break (Crystal)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Session B
B1: Cornerstones of Democracy: Threats to Voting Rights, Innovations to Restore Fair Elections, and How Librarians Can Act to Strengthen American Democracy (Chesapeake)
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has described libraries as “a cornerstone of democracy.” Currently, voting rights are under threat across the country but also visibly in states comprising the SEAALL region. As cornerstones of democracy, what non-partisan actions should librarians take to strengthen democracy? Participants in this program will learn of the specific threats to voting rights in our region, the non-partisan solutions available to alleviate the threats to voting rights, and the simple professional actions that librarians can take to help the solutions take hold in public consciousness.
Beau Steenken, University of Kentucky College of Law
Sarah Lewis, University of Florida College of Law
Joshua A. Douglas, University of Kentucky College of Law
B2: How to Solve a Problem like Replacing the Acquisitions Librarian (Lexington)
It has finally happened. Your acquisitions librarian of many years has (very happily) retired. However, finding a replacement does not turn out to be as easy as you first thought. Like Maria in the Sound of Music, the acquisitions librarian brings a certain quality to the law library that is as unmistakable as it is elusive to replicate. This program will explore the various dimensions of the role of the acquisitions librarian in today's law library. Panelists will discuss approaches to the acquisitions position such as the traditional role rooted in library technical services, as well as perspectives in emerging technologies, faculty services, and institutional repositories.
Yolanda Jones, FAMU College of Law
Linda Sobey, FAMU College of Law
Dawn Smith, Yale Law School
Billie Jo Kaufman, American University Washington College of Law
B3: Create, Innovate and Act – When 1L Year Isn’t Enough to Master Legal Research: Remapping Your ALR Course(s) (Stratford)
Is your Advanced Legal Research course turning into a Remedial Legal Research course as ours was? Has it become apparent that your rising 2Ls aren’t fully grasping the basics of legal research during their first year either? In January 2018, the law librarians at Emory Law decided enough was enough and set out to create an entirely new way to teach advanced legal research to our upper level students. In Fall 2018, we launched our Mastery ALR Course Series -- an entirely redesigned ALR curriculum consisting of four “mastery” legal research courses (intended to replace our existing ARL course) and open to all of our upper-level students. This session will explore our Mastery ALR Course Series curriculum, provide details of our instructional design considerations and resulting decisions, and discuss our successes and failure as well as highlight some lessons learned throughout both the design and implementation phases of the project.
Christina Glon, Emory University School of Law
Richelle Reid, Emory University School of Law
B4: From Decoder Rings to Deep Fakes: Translating Complex Technologies for Legal Education (Mt. Vernon)
“Technological developments are disrupting the practice of law” is a common refrain, but the last few years has seen some particularly complex pieces of technology become the hot new thing in legal tech. This session will look at blockchain, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and ‘Deep Fakes’ as examples of how librarians can stay abreast of technological developments and inform themselves about their impacts in the legal profession. Then we will look at how to translate the complexities and jargon of these examples into lessons for for-credit courses, one-off informational sessions, or meetings with stakeholders.
Jason Tubinis, University of Georgia School of Law
Rachel Evans, University of Georgia School of Law
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Boxed Lunch (Crystal)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Session C
C1: Copyright and Contract: New Barriers to Public Access to Legal Information (Chesapeake)
Increasingly, official sources of the law are available online. UELMA is the law of an increasing number of states. Courts are ruling in favor of citizens and activists arguing in favor of the public's right to the law. The right to access the law is more universally recognized...or is it? Are state governments in concert with commercial publishers using new tactics to restrict the public's access and use of law online? This session will focus on both the achievements of the movement to give the public access to the law as well as new setbacks. The session will end with a brainstorming session where participants will discuss ways that librarians individually as well as libraries collectively can work to ensure that the public has access to official sources of the law.
Leslie Street, Mercer University School of Law
David Hansen, Duke University
C2: Taking the Scare out of Administrative Law Research: Creating Two Exercises That Stick (Lexington)
*Gasp!* *Blank Stare!* These are some of the student reactions to learning administrative law research. In this program, we will create two exercises, step-by-step, that take the scare out of learning administrative law. We will create an exercise that explains the rolling print schedule of the C.F.R. and an exercise that allows students to uncover administrative documents from a real news piece.
Participants, please bring a laptop or device capable of performing some basic research and document creation. This program will be hands-on in nature, and you will leave with a useable class exercise in hand.
Cassie Rae DuBay, SMU School of Law
C3: The Law School Roaring Twenties/Great Depression: The View from the Director's Suite on the challenges facing Law Schools and Law Libraries in the 21st Century (Deep Dive Part 1) (Stratford)
A century ago, the Roaring Twenties gave birth to the Great Depression. The world of legal education is not much different. Law schools roared up until a decade ago, but they now face challenging times with fewer students and fewer resources. To compound this, our deans focus on USNews rankings sees them funneling money to career services offices and student scholarships, often at the expense of the law library. As universities centralize more operations in the name of "efficiency," there's more bureaucracy in everything from procurement to personnel. Sharing integrated library systems subjects us to decision-making by the big boy on the block -- the main university library. And now that the ABA seems to care less and less about the library's role in the law school, some of us have to continuously justify what we do not only to our deans, but even to our faculty. This program will explore, using problem solving techniques, the daily challenges of the D suite from the experiences of the directors with a range of experiences and a variety of institutions.
Caroline Osborne, West Virginia University College of Law
Jim Heller, William & Mary Law School
Amy Wharton, University of Virginia School of Law
Marie Summerlin Hamm, Regent University School of Law
Roger Skalbeck, University of Richmond School of Law
C4: Becoming ADA Compliant: One Law Library's Role in Achieving Online Accessibility (Mt. Vernon)
Digital content provided by Louisiana State University must comply with accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This applies to all of LSU’s digital content, including course materials, subscription databases provided by the libraries, and the Law Center’s web site. The LSU Law Library is taking a leading role in managing the process of implementing the accessibility standards at the Law Center. Three LSU law librarians will describe their experience partnering with other Law Center and university departments to implement these standards, and to provide advice regarding how to meet the standards to other Law Center departments and faculty.
Todd Venie, LSU Law Center
Melanie Sims, LSU Law Center
Will Monroe, LSU Law Center
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Session D
D1: Teaching a Public Patron to Fish (Chesapeake)
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." How can we help our public patrons to "fish"...without giving legal advice? Benign assistance leads to follow-up questions we should avoid. How do we navigate being helpful without crossing the line? The Access to Justice movement led to some great new resources for public patrons. Our focus needs to change (thankfully) to one of marketing and outreach. How do we reach our local – and remote – communities?
Gail Mathapo, University of Florida College of Law,
Patricia Morgan, University of Florida College of Law
D2: Acting Outside the Box: Seizing Opportunities to Expand Services (Lexington)
This program involves 3-4 panelists from different types of law libraries discussing how they identified organizational needs and found innovative ways for their libraries to increase their value and visibility. Examples may include providing competitive intelligence, serving as academic advisors, and meeting new educational needs. We will also discuss how our involvement with these non-traditional services expanded our career paths.
Laura Chance, Morgan Lewis
Gwendolyn Y. Friedman, Fox Rothschild LLP
Monica Ortale, South Texas College of Law Houston
Amy Spare, Villanova University School of Law
D3: The Law School Roaring Twenties/Great Depression: The View from the Director's Suite on the challenges facing Law Schools and Law Libraries in the 21st Century (Deep Dive Part 2) (Stratford)
A century ago, the Roaring Twenties gave birth to the Great Depression. The world of legal education is not much different. Law schools roared up until a decade ago, but they now face challenging times with fewer students and fewer resources. To compound this, our deans focus on USNews rankings sees them funneling money to career services offices and student scholarships, often at the expense of the law library. As universities centralize more operations in the name of "efficiency," there's more bureaucracy in everything from procurement to personnel. Sharing integrated library systems subjects us to decision-making by the big boy on the block -- the main university library. And now that the ABA seems to care less and less about the library's role in the law school, some of us have to continuously justify what we do not only to our deans, but even to our faculty. This program will explore, using problem solving techniques, the daily challenges of the D suite from the experiences of the directors with a range of experiences and a variety of institutions.
Caroline Osborne, West Virginia University College of Law
Jim Heller, William & Mary Law School
Amy Wharton, University of Virginia School of Law
Marie Summerlin Hamm, Regent University School of Law
Roger Skalbeck, University of Richmond School of Law
D4: Emotional Intelligence in the Law Library (Mt. Vernon)
Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your own emotions and those of others and use this information to guide thinking, behavior, and interpersonal interactions. Emotional intelligence is something that can be learned and developed. There are several assessment tools available to facilitate discussions. Duke Law Library and Academic Technologies conducted voluntary sessions over several months to educate staff about the impact of emotional intelligence on performance, teamwork, and job satisfaction. This session will review the program and assess successes and opportunities for improvement a year later.
Rachel Gordon, Duke University School of Law
Casandra Laskowski, Duke University School of Law
Miguel Bordo, Duke University School of Law
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Break (Crystal)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Session E
E1: Worse Than Death? Taking (Some) Fear Out of Fear of Public Speaking (Chesapeake)
Borrowing from Jerry Seinfeld, "Most people at a funeral would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.” So what makes pubic speaking so anxiety-ridden? You know the content, but why is it terrifying to stand up in front of a group of attorneys, students or peers and deliver an effective and engaging talk such that no one's tempted to look at their phone? If you're still searching for answers to these questions, this program will introduce basic techniques to minimize your presentation anxiety, whether simply employing the art of the pause, meaningful gestures or interjecting a good story.
Andrea Muto, Georgetown Law
E2: Creating a Resume That'll Get You Noticed (Lexington)
If it is true that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” then shouldn’t your resume be picture perfect? While often seen as an obligatory document created simply to land a job, a resume is a chance to showcase the amazing things you done in your career start a conversation with a potential employer. In this program, attendees will learn how to craft a professional resume that will grab a new employer’s attention and will discover what should and should not be included in a resume.
Bret Christensen, Charleston School of Law
E3: Creating New Opportunities: Librarians as Moot Court Coaches, Bar Exam Coaches, Workshop Instructors, and Editors (Stratford)
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” ~ Unknown. Law librarians must constantly evolve their roles to meet their users’ and institutions’ dynamic needs. This evolution can involve seeking out new opportunities that may deviate from traditional concepts of outreach. In this panel, speakers will discuss four non-traditional outreach efforts and how relatively minor initial steps (i.e. volunteering to bench a moot court team, coaching students studying for the bar exam, and co-teaching a criminal post-conviction workshop, and providing traditional citation services) can ultimately lead to greater opportunities for outreach and increased visibility and relevancy within their institutions.
Rob Beharriell, Nova Southeastern University College of Law
Michelle Murray, Nova Southeastern University College of Law
Beth Parker, Nova Southeastern University College of Law
Alison Rosenberg, Nova Southeastern University College of Law
E4: What's Being Used? Evaluating the Collection with Quantitative and Qualitative Data (Mt. Vernon)
The primary purpose of a library is to provide access to knowledge. In the twenty-first century law library, this means providing electronic access to much of the collection, while still maintaining a print collection appropriate to patrons’ needs and use. The cost of legal publishing is increasing while legal education budgets are being cut. It is no longer sustainable for law school libraries to pay for duplicate information in print and electronic format. The question then becomes, what can or should be cut? This program will discuss methods for analyzing the law library collection for weeding and acquisitions purposes.
Lorelle Anderson, FAMU College of Law
Yolanda Jones, FAMU College of Law
Whitney Curtis, Barry University School of Law
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM Networking activities and dine-arounds
9:00 PM S'mores Social (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast, Business meeting, and Keynote speaker
Keynote speaker
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John Mayer, Executive Director of CALI John has been the Executive Director of the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction aka CALI since 1994. CALI is a non-profit consortium of almost all US law schools that works at the intersection of legal education, legal technology and access to justice. CALI publishes over 1000 web-based tutorials that teach the law. All are written by law faculty or law librarians and are assigned by law faculty or used by students for self-study. CALI publishes casebooks under an innovative model. They pay authors to write the books and distribute them - for free - under a Creative Commons license in multiple ebook formats including PDF, epub/Ipad, mobi/Kindle and Microsoft Word. This gives faculty and students maximum permissions and freedom to edit and repurpose the material for their educational needs. CALI is also the developer of A2J Author which is used by law schools, legal aid and courts to automate over 1000 court forms. A2J Author has helped over 5 million people in the last decade. The software is an expert system authoring system used by attorneys, court staff - and by law schools as a teaching tool. John has a BS in Computer Science from Northwestern University and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He can be reached at jmayer@cali.org or followed on Twitter @johnpmayer. |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Session F
F1: Agile, Lean, and Design: OH MY! (Deep Dive Part 1) (Chesapeake)
Design thinking has become a buzz phrase with many people claiming to employ it that are not. This program will cover several models of design philosophy and how to apply them in the law library setting to develop new programs/services to modifying workflows to improve efficiency. Properly executed design methodology can create a more inclusive development process, increasing input from your often more silent counterparts. This session will prepare you for when a Dean, Partner, or another individual up the chain inevitably says, "Figure out this Design Think thing I keep hearing about and how we can apply it." In part 1 of this deep dive will explain design methodology. In part 2, you will put what you learned into practice through a design thinking exercise.
Casandra Laskowski, Duke University School of Law
George Taoultsides, Harvard Law School
F2: How do you Solve a Problem Like Old Media? (Lexington)
Law libraries often have materials in different formats. Some formats, like VHS tape and audiocassette, are deteriorating to the point of needing attention now if the content needs to be retained. We will talk about how Collection Services, Acquisitions, and Media partnered to replace or convert these older materials before the originals were unsalvageable. We'll talk about copyright issues, materials required for conversion, and problems we encountered during the process.
Rachel Gordon, Duke University School of Law
Miguel Bordo, Duke University School of Law
F3: From JD to JM: Constructing a Course for a New Law Degree (Stratford)
Many law schools are implementing new programs targeted at individuals not seeking a juris doctorate. At Florida State University, we recently created a new Juris Masters degree for established professionals who needed a deeper understanding of the law for their careers. This program will focus on the development and unique challenges presented for the librarians in designing introductory online instruction. Reflecting on multiple years of student evaluations and administrative feedback, this program will explore the evolution of course content based upon format, successful program growth, and changing student needs.
Katie Crandall, Florida State University College of Law
Amy Lipford, Florida State University College of Law
F4: Encouraging the Librarian Author with Workshops (Mt. Vernon)
Recent surveys of AALL members demonstrate a high interest in scholarship especially among academic law librarians. But surveys also show that structural supports are missing. Workshops, common among law faculty, can nurture librarian authors in developing strong scholarship and can foster an institutional culture emphasizing the importance of scholarship to the profession. The Kathrine R. Everett Law Library at the University of North at Chapel Hill has launched a workshop series to meet this need. This program will describe our progress so far and offer information and tips for librarians interested in developing programs at their own libraries.
Anne Klinefelter, UNC School of Law
Aaron S. Kirschenfeld, UNC School of Law
Nicole Downing, UNC School of Law
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Session G
G1: Agile, Lean, and Design: OH MY! (Deep Dive Part 2) (Chesapeake)
Design thinking has become a buzz phrase with many people claiming to employ it that are not. This program will cover several models of design philosophy and how to apply them in the law library setting to develop new programs/services to modifying workflows to improve efficiency. Properly executed design methodology can create a more inclusive development process, increasing input from your often more silent counterparts. This session will prepare you for when a Dean, Partner, or another individual up the chain inevitably says, "Figure out this Design Think thing I keep hearing about and how we can apply it." In part 1 of this deep dive will explain design methodology. In part 2, you will put what you learned into practice through a design thinking exercise.
Casandra Laskowski, Duke University School of Law
George Taoultsides, Harvard Law School
G2: Data Visualization: Tips & Tricks
Data visualization has quickly become a fixture in daily life, from presentations of charts and graphs by media organizations to presentations of data analytics and case relationships by legal database providers. This program will walk participants through the four conceptualizations of data presentation, as well as an exploration on using data visualization to persuade your audience. We will present law library examples for each concept, using free and low cost data visualization tools.
Carol Watson, University of Georgia School of Law
Amy Taylor, University of Georgia School of Law
G3: Critical Reading for Law Students -- What Library, LRW, and ASP Can Collectively Do To Help Hone This Indispensable Skill (Stratford)
There is continued confusion about why many law students struggle –both in law school and on the bar exam. One of the most important skills, and possibly lowest hanging fruit, is the ability to critically read. Critical reading may be one of the easiest skills to train yet it is too often overlooked. This program will develop concrete tools and suggestions for how various law school departments including the library, LRW, ASP, and doctrinal faculty can break through silos to collaboratively focus on improving the critical reading skills of law students.
Vicenç Feliú, Nova Southeastern University College of Law
Sara Berman, AccessLex Institute Center for Legal Education Excellence
G4: The Hybrid Law Library Orientation: Video Creation, Face-to-Face Reconfiguration and Comparative Assessment (Mt. Vernon)
In Fall 2018 UGA Law Library changed the orientation process for incoming students. The 3-pronged approach (1) updated a libguide which served as home-base for the online orientation experience, (2) created a brand new video to deliver basic information to 1Ls in the form of a virtual tour, and (3) introduced a one-day outreach which included a resource fair, librarian meet-and-greet, and in-person library tours event to re-enforce the guide and video content. This program will share the reasons why we designed orientation this way, how we did it and assessed impact, and what our results were.
Rachel Evans, University of Georgia School of Law
