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

Thanks to the candidates in this years election, and congratulations to the newly elected board members. The Closing Reception will be on May 18 at the CUA Law School, with special guest speaker, Jon Garcia of ABC News. We are grateful to Westlaw for their generous sponsorship of this event. I am grateful to the many volunteers who have made this year a success. We are fortunate to have so many talented, energetic, and dedicated people as members of the Society.

The Town Hall meeting was a great success. More than 40 members joined the Board and AALL Board Member Donna Williams for a review of LLSDC and AALL over the past year. This year's election will be held from April 15 through May 9. You will receive an email with voting information. For a list of candidates and their biographies, visit the Election Committee's web site. Our Closing Reception will be held in the latter half of May. We will welcome new board members, and ...

In our continuing effort to respond to the needs of our members, LLSDC has added a third training session on FDsys, the new online database for government documents, hosted by the Government Printing Office. Per GPO rules, training sessions can be held only at depository libraries. Our thanks go out to the staffs at Georgetown's Law Library, George Washington's Gelman Library, and American University's Law Library for hosting these sessions. If you haven't attended already, your next ...

The mid-term elections may be over, but LLSDC elections are just getting started. We are looking for volunteers to work on the Nominations Committee or to run for office. The Nominations Committee prepares the slate of candidates for the 2011 election. Candidates are needed for the following positions: Vice President / President Elect (3 year term) Assistant Treasurer / Treasurer (2 year term) Corresponding Secretary (2 year term) Board Member at Large ...

This annual event for members of the Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section takes place on November 3 at the George Washington University Law School. Come and kick off the new year with your colleagues. More information is available on the calendar.

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