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

LLSDC's listserv is offered to provide effective communication and resource sharing among members of the Law Librarians' Society of Washington D.C. The list is hosted by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Information on the listserv is located on LLSDC's website: http://llsdc.org/en/cms/?210. AALL is experiencing problems with discussion lists this week. According to Wed Administrator Christopher Siwa: "Due to the large volume, we are experiencing delays with ...

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 is ready to start work on a Law Library Directory. The LLSDC website has a ...

Please join the LLSDC Board in welcoming Ed O'Rourke as our new Assistant Treasurer / Treasurer-Elect. In January, LLSDC Assistant Treasurer Heather Bourke resigned her position with Georgetown Law Library and also with LLSDC. Heather is now with the U.S. House of Representatives and no longer a member of LLSDC. Heather did a great job both as Assistant Treasurer and as LLSDC Archivist. She will be missed! Laura Bedard, Special Collections Librarian at Georgetown Law, ...

LLSDC has a new committee: the Government Relations Committee (GRC). This committee was formed by Leslie Street and Catherine Dunn, both of Georgetown Law Library. Interest in forming an LLSDC Government Relations Committee was sparked by a recent program featuring Mary Alice Baish and Emily Feldman from the AALL Washington Affairs Office. The Government Relations Committee's purpose is to monitor pending national, state, and local legislation as well as executive and administrative action ...

The LLSDC Nominations Committee is now accepting nominees for the 2009 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) Usually individuals nominated for these positions have, through previous SIS or committee work, established their potential for senior leadership. Self nominations are welcome! Please ...

A belated thank you to West for sponsoring our wonderful Holiday Party this year. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Margaret Bartlett and Pepper Hamilton for providing us the great location and hosting the party. And last but not least, thanks to our Arrangements Chair, Pam Lipscomb.

Please join us for the LLSDC Holiday Party at Pepper Hamilton on December 3, 2008. Online registration is open (you can pay online or print your form and mail a check). Thank you to Westlaw for sponsoring the Holiday Party.

The LLSDC Foreign & International Law Special Interest Section needs you! Volunteers are needed to serve as President and Vice President / President Elect for the Foreign & International Law SIS. The President is responsible for maintaining the SIS website, holding 3-4 educational and/or social events per year, and keeping members informed via articles on the LLSDC website. The VP helps the President as necessary and becomes familiar with how the SIS is run. Please contact ...

The AALL Latino Caucus requests the help of LLSDC members for it's annual meeting, to be held at the AALL convention next year. The Caucus needs: An LLSDC member willing to serve as a contact person for their Annual Baile (salsa dancing). The contact person would identify potential locations for the baile and help with directions and maps. Speaker recommendations: the Caucus would like someone local (an attorney or professor) to speak on legal issues facing ...

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The "CALL FOR PAPERS" HAS BEGUN! Have you been thinking of writing an article of interest to law librarians? The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee has just the incentive to get started. The Committee is soliciting articles in three categories: Open Division: for active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience; New Members Division: for recent graduates and AALL members who have been in the profession ...

Please join us at the LLSDC Opening Reception for a Viennese Tea on September 17, 2008. Online registration is open (you can pay online or print your form and mail a check). Thank you to LexisNexis for sponsoring the Opening Reception.

Information on how to update your listing in the Membership Directory.

Membership renewal is now underway.

Information on website help files.

Membership renewal is coming!

Election results are in.

Volunteers are needed to staff the DC Publicity Booth.

The summer issue of Law Library Lights is now online.

Did you know that LLSDC members can add job announcements to the online LLSDC Jobline for no charge?