Announcements Articles for Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. - LLSDC

Volunteer opportunities at LLSDC.

To help in these tough times, LLSDC is offering a discounted membership rate for current LLSDC members who are recently unemployed. The discounted membership appears as an "Active" membership but is billed at the student rate ($25 instead of $50). The discounted rate is good through May 31, 2011. Unemployed LLSDC members should contact Frances Brillantine (brillantine@law.edu) to sign up.

Save the date for the 2010 Joint Spring Workshop: 360º Marketing: Selling Libraries to both Users and Decision-Makers Date: April 27, 2010 Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm Location: Library of Congress Mumford Room in the Madison Building Featured Speaker: Katya Andresen, Author of "Robin Hood Marketing: stealing corporate savvy to sell just causes" Sponsored by: LLSDC, DCLA, DC/SLA, FLICC, and OCLC Registration: $60/members, $25/students and retirees, $85/non-members ...

I am pleased to announce that the LLSDC Scholarship and Grants Committee is offering up to 5 grants for the upcoming Legal Research Institute. Because the Institute is in March we have a special deadline for applications for this program. All applications must be submitted to me by noon on February 5. Applications are available at http://www.llsdc.org/en/cms/?78 They can be e-mailed to me at shererjm@state.gov or faxed to 202-647-2971. Please feel free to contact me if you ...

The Law Librarians Society of Washington. D.C. will be holding the 2010 Legal Research Institutes at the Georgetown Law Library on March 9th and 10th. The Legal Research Institutes are one-day introductory workshops on legal research. The workshops cover both print and electronic sources and teach a variety of topics. The workshops are aimed at those who are new to legal research and those who want to sharpen their legal research skills. Institute I (March 9th) will cover case ...

Want to keep up with LLSDC? You're in luck! We've joined Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn! http://twitter.com/llsdc Stay current with the latest info on upcoming LLSDC events. Come tweet with us about the latest industry news. http://www.facebook.com/pages/LLSDC/175471305731 Become a fan and connect with other LLSDC members. You'll also be able to take advantage of a having a great new forum of discussion to share your thoughts and experiences!  ...

LLSDC is running a $25.00 membership promotion in January. Anyone eligible for Regular Membership in LLSDC is invited to join at the rate of $25.00. LLSDC offers invaluable benefits and opportunities to its members, including: A connection with a local network of law library professionals Access to our award-winning newsletter, Law Library Lights Discounts on social events and other educational programs Access to the LLSDC Member Directory and the LLSDC Law Library ...

We are planning to start back up the fiction/leisure reading book club that we had going for several years. The first date is Wednesday, January 20. We will plan on every third Wednesday and the meetings will be from 6-7pm to catch you right after work. To get us started, the reading discussion for January will be very broad - what you read over the holidays and really liked or what you got for a present. Once we get the meetings organized we'll be doing the theme oriented topics again so ...

The LLSDC Membership Directory is located on the main membership page. You can get to this page by clicking the icon, located on the top right of every LLSDC web page. Once you're on the main page, click Memberships and then Search Memberships. You can search by member last name and by company. For help on searching the directory, please see LLSDC Website Help: http://www.llsdc.org/en/helpfiles/ LLSDC has completed the Law Library Directory. It is imperative that you and your company ...

Please join us for the LLSDC Closing Banquet and Sandy Peterson Lecture on May 27.

Be a part of the new LLSDC Mentor Program!

Law Library Lights is accepting articles for the Summer issue.

Election results are in.

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We are making great progress on the LLSDC Law Library Directory -- 75 listings as of this writing! The Law Library Directory is accessible from the LLSDC Publications page (located on the left sidebar of every llsdc.org page). For information on adding your library's listing, please see Website Help (located on the left sidedbar of every llsdc.org page). From the Website Help page, click "Membership and Law Library Directory."

The LLSDC Membership Directory is a separate database from the Law Library Directory. It is generated from data submitted when a person joins LLSDC. The Membership Directory is accessible from the LLSDC Publications page (located on the left sidebar of every llsdc.org page). For information on updating your listing, please see Website Help (located on the left sidedbar of every llsdc.org page). From the Website Help page, click "Membership and Law Library Directory."

The LLSDC election will commence on April 15, 2009 and voting will end at midnight on May 9, 2009. Voting will be via the AALL's online balloting system. By the 15th you will receive an email with your login/password enabling you to vote. The web site at which you will cast your vote is: https://vote.aallnet.org/chp-llsdc/ If you would prefer to vote by paper ballot, please notify me as soon as possible. If you don't receive an email with a login/password by April 15th -- or ...

LLSDC is planning to participate in the AALL Annual Meeting Chapter VIP Program and we need your help! The Chapter VIP Program allows each Chapter to invite up to two guests to attend the Annual Meeting for which AALL will provide complimentary full registration. Full registration includes a ticket to the Opening Event and the Closing Banquet. The purpose of the Chapter VIP Program is to give each Chapter the opportunity to invite individuals from related fields to take part ...

Please join us for the annual LLSDC Town Hall Meeting at Georgetown Law Center. Lunch will be provided. There is no cost to attend. AALL Board Member Sally Wise will give a presentation. We'll also discuss LLSDC finances, the GLP Union List, and the creation of a Law Library / ILL Policies Directory. Register online by clicking the "register now" link on the calendar above or rsvp to: Pamela Lipscomb lipscomb.pamela@arentfox.com 202-857-6269 Directions are ...

LLSDC Scholarship and Grant notice The LLSDC Scholarship and Grant Committee want to let you know that the next deadline for scholarships and grants is April 1st. This will be the last cycle before the AALL Annual Meeting, so if you were considering requesting a grant to cover the registration fee now is the time to apply. The application is available at LLSDC Scholarship/Grants Application Form. Please send the application to me by e-mail or fax. If you have any questions ...