Candidate Profile: For Vice President / President-Elect, LLSDC
Current Title and Contact:
Roger Skalbeck, Associate Law Librarian for Electronic Resources & Services
Georgetown Law Library, Washington, D.C.
JD, George Mason School of Law (2005)
MSLIS, Dominican University (1996)
Candidate Statement
On my first day in a law library, I checked in the first advanced sheet for volume one of West’s Federal Reporter, Third Series. There are now over 600 volumes in this series, and a lot has changed in law libraries since then. Gone are the days of dedicated research terminals, optimism about CD-ROMs, and debates about cancelling Shepard’s (remember when it was on Westlaw?). Now we’ve got WestlawNext, Bloomberg, vendor consolidation, smart phones, and the Law.Gov movement. Through all of this, LLSDC has thrived, adapted and evolved.
If I’m elected as LLSDC’s Vice-President / President-Elect, I will use my knowledge and experience in law libraries to help guide our active association. Washington has a wealth of law librarians, and LLSDC is well-known as an active organization involving hundreds of law firm, academic, government and corporate information professionals. I’d like to spend time helping LLSDC remain relevant and engaged, both inside and outside the beltway.
Biography and Background (selective)
Work Experience
Georgetown Law Library (DC)
Associate Law Librarian (2006-Present)
George Mason School of Law (DC)
Technology Services Librarian (2000-2006)
Howrey LLP (DC)
Electronic Initiatives Librarian (1999-2000)
Williams & Connolly (DC)
Systems Librarian (1997-1999)
Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth (MN)
Knowledge Analyst (1996-1997)
Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman (MN)
Librarian and Library Assistant (1993-1996)
Professional Involvement
AALL Copyright Committee (2009-2011)
Chair, 2010-2011
Board Member, LLSDC (2007-2009)
Co-Host, Law Librarian Conversations podcast
with Rich Leiter (2009 – Present)
Columnist: Tech Talk, LLSDC Lights
2003-Present
Presntations:
AALL: 2000,2001,2002,2006,2008,2010
CALI: 2009; Computers in Libraries: 2008
Other:
Webmaster for LLSDC (1999) & MALL (1997)
