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

Looking to attend the AALL annual meeting this year? AALL has provided LLSDC with grant funds to pay the registration fee for one of our members. April 1 is the deadline for applying for this scholarship, and for all other LLSDC scholarships. More information is available on the Scholarships Committee web page. On April 4, Jenner & Block will host our annual Town Hall Meeting. This is your chance to meet the current board and learn more about how LLSDC functions. Our guest ...

The Opening Reception will be on Wednesday, September 22, from 5:30 to 7:30, at Bryan Cave. Additional information and registration is available online (http://www.llsdc.org/en/cev/264). Please come and meet the new board, SIS presidents, and committee and focus group chairs. Thank you to Lexis-Nexis for sponsoring this event.

In April 2010, the Department of Justice, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court co-hosted the first ever Federal Law Librarians’ Conference. Previously, the Justice Libraries had held internal conferences for the DOJ librarians in 2006 and 2008. Following a discussion at the Federal Law Librarians Caucus meeting at AALL in 2009, it became apparent that the existing conferences held by the major library associations were not meeting the needs of federal law and ...

The LLSDC Legislative SIS and Federal SIS co-hosted a very successful program on February 23rd called: "Lost Laws: What We Can't Find in the United States Code." The brown bag lunch program conducted by Will Tress, Law Library Director and Assistant Professor at the University of Baltimore and held at Troutman Sanders, was attended by 33 people. Professor Tress gave an excellent discussion on conducting official and essential research on the U.S. Code for federal statutory law research. He ...

The Franklin Square group hosted a lunch at Paul Hastings on February 4th. The guest speaker was Victoria Barnes from Questel-Digipat. Questal is a database service focused on international patent and trademark information (but not copyright information) and it features databases covering 85 patent and trademark authorities around the world. It can be searched by various languages, by invention-specific family, and by numerous other categories. If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint that ...

Give the Gift of Opportunity During this time of year as we hunt for the perfect gifts for family and friends, consider giving a tax-deductible gift donation to a deserving member of your profession through this opportunity. LLSDC's scholarships and grants allow members to attend an AALL Annual Meeting, go to library or law school, or participate in a workshop. This education and participation in turn makes our profession stronger. On our website you'll find ...

The Business Side of Law Firms - What Librarians Need to Understand to Succeed in the New Law Firm Reality AALL PLL Webinar held Dec 9 Speaker: Barry Strauss, Executive Director, Wiley, Rein LLP Coordinators: Cathryn Ahearn, Kate Martin, Scott Bailey Barry Strauss, Executive Director of Wiley, Rein challenged librarians to rise to the stark changes facing us in the new law firm reality of layoffs, shrinking budgets and heightened insecurity. His basic message was clear: earn ...