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

Open/Closed Information

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:25:27 GMT

ILL Suspensions & Address Changes

Jenner & Block LLP - Moving

If you got something, return it by 5/19

Last Resort ILL ONLY 5/13-5/30

New Address:

1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001-4412
ILL Pickup - 6th floor Office Services

Summer Hour Changes

Catholic University Law Library - May 13 - August 16, 2008:
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 10:45 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Sunday Noon - 8:45 p.m

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Federal Law Librarians Special Interest Section

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:07:10 GMT

Bylaws | Officers | Recent and Future Activities | | Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metro Area Bylaws Click here to view the bylaws of this section. President Mary Ann Keeling (2008-2010) Law Librarian U.S. Customs & Border Protection E-mail: maryann.keeling@dhs.gov Voice: 202-572-0550 President-Elect Vacant Recent and Future Activities TODAYS MEETING: FUTURE EVENTS: See Calendar for details RECENT EVENTS: Agency Day (May 25, 2006); GPO Tour (with Education Committee; March 30, 2006); Agency Day (May 25, 2005); Agency Day (May 23, 2003); Agency Day (May 7, 2002); Using Contractor Services (March 20, 2002); Downsizing the Collection - Dealing with Shrinking Budgets and Space (Jan. 24, 2002); Marketing Tips & Techniques (Oct. 10, 2001); Trials and Tribulations of Solo Law Librarianship (July 24, 2001); Agency Day: Services of the Library of Congress for Federal Agencies (May 11, 2001); Federal Law Librarians Program on Acquisitions and...

2007-2008 Membership Renewal

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:45:09 GMT

THE LAW LIBRARIANS’ SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. A chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries Federal I.D. #52-1121282 WORD FORMAT: http://www.llsdc.org/attachments/wysiwyg/47/LLSDCMembershipRenewalForm.doc ONLINE DIRECTORY INFORMATION: NAME _____________________________________________________________ TITLE/POSITION ____________________________________________________ EMPLOYER/ORGANIZATION __________________________________________ STREET ADDRESS _________________________________________________ SUITE/FLOOR/ROOM NO. _____________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE ______________________________________________ OFFICE PHONE NO. _________________________________________________ OFFICE FAX NO. ____________________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS ___________________________________________________ ARE YOU APPLYING AS A NEW MEMBER? ______________ Yes __________ No ARE YOU A CURRENT MEMBER OF AALL? ______________...

Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:02:04 GMT

Objective | Membership | President | Recent and Future Activities | Links of Interest Objective The Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section provides a forum for the exchange of ideas about issues of concern to academic law libraries as well as the opportunity for academic librarians to meet their colleagues from other law schools. Membership Membership is open to any Regular, Student, or Life member of the LLSDC with an interest in academic law libraries. To join the Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section: click here President Kasia Solon (2007-08) Reference Librarian, Jacob Burns Law Library The George Washington University Law School E-mail: ksolon@law.gwu.edu Voice: 202-994-2687 Vice President Trina Robinson Head of Acquisitions, Jacob Burns Law Library The George Washington University Law School E-mail: trrobinson@law.gwu.edu Voice: 202-994-8550 Activities FUTURE EVENTS: See Calendar for more upcoming events. RECENT...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22:14 GMT

LLSDC MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: FULL MEMBER: A. REGULAR - - - Any person in Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia employed by a law library, a government library of a general library having a separately maintained law section, or previously engaged in such work within the last seven years may be elected to membership by the Executive Board upon recommendation of the Membership Committee and the payment of dues. Full Members shall have the right to vote, the right to belong to Special Interest Sections, and to hold any elective or appointed office in the Society. B. INSTITUTIONAL - - - Any law library in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia may become an institutional member upon payment of annual dues. The annual dues shall be based on the number of memberships purchased by the institutional member, who will own the memberships. The library director shall designate individuals as members and have authority to transfer the membership to other library staff members....

Membership Committee

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:53:02 GMT

Membership Form

Purpose
The Membership Committee oversees the process by which new members join the society and provides some form of orientation for new members.

Chairperson

Mary Elizabeth Woodruff (2007-08)
Troutman Sanders LLP
E-mail: membership@llsdc.org
Voice: 202-274-2876

Website Committee

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:52:22 GMT

Purpose
The Web Committee is responsible for the maintenance of the Society's website. The Web Committee welcomes your feedback and input. Send general comments, suggestions, and corrections to the webmaster.

Chairperson

E-Mail: webmaster@llsdc.org

United States Statutes and the United States CodeHistorical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and SourcesPart of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:32:36 GMT

Compiled by Richard J. McKinney Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Last revised in January 2008 The U.S. Statutes at Large is a chronological arrangement of all laws enacted by Congress. The U.S. Code is an updated, subject arrangement of all general and permanent U.S. law so enacted. Historical Outlines, Explanatory Notes, Lists Basic Overview on How Federal Laws Are Published, Organized and Cited [PDF] How to Find U.S. Statutes and U.S. Code Citations [PDF] (Fourth Rev. Ed, 1980; Office of the Federal Register) Positive Law Codification in the United States Code [PDF] (Office of the Law Revision Counsel) United States Code: Historical Outline and Explanatory Notes [PDF] United States Code: List of Positive Law Titles with Enacting Cites and Location to Revision Notes [PDF] Unraveling the Mysteries of the U.S. Code: A Q&A [PDF] United States Statutes: Historical Outline and Source Notes [PDF] U.S. Statutes at Large: List of Documents and Information...

GPO Congressional Publication Releases Project

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:17:32 GMT

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18-22, 2008 The following thirty publications were announced by the GPO Congressional Sales Program (202-512-1809) February 18-22, 2008. As of March 3, twenty-five of these titles (83 %) are available from the GPO Access Hearings database. Four additional titles are available in PDF; from the Committee site only. LLSDC Legislative Research SIS GPO Project Volunteers, legisllsdc@yahoo.com HOUSE BUDGET Hearing: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: What Will Be the Long Term Effect on the Federal Budget? August 2, 2007. Serial No. 110-18. GPO Stock No. 552-070-36862-1. $7.00. GPO Access http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS89941 HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES Hearing: Recent Events in the Credit and Mortgage Markets and Possible Implications for U.S. Consumers and the Global Economy. September 5, 2007. Serial No. 110-58. GPO Stock No. 552-070-36883-3. $18.00. GPO Access http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS89797 HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS Hearing: Affirmation of...

Law Library Lights

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:45:48 GMT

Vol. 51, No. 3 (Spring 2008) Public Relations 2007-2008 Editorial Staff: Editor Shannon O’Connell Williams & Connolly, LLP soconnell@wc.com 202/434-5303 Assistant Editor Matthew Braun Burns Law Library, George Washington University mbraun@law.gwu.edu 202/994-8545 If you would like to write an article for Lights, please contact Shannon OConnell at soconnell@wc.com. The themes for the 2007-2008 issues of Lights are as follows: Fall 2007: The Education Issue Explores the differnt types of teaching LLSDC members do in their law firms, schools, courts, governement agencies, etc. Also covers educational opportunities in the field of law librarianship: MLS programs, continuing professional education, and workshops. ...

State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:48:41 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations Website Links and Telephone Numbers AL - AK - AZ - AR - CA - CO - CT - DE - DC - FL - GA - HI - ID - IL - IN - IA - KS - KY - LA ME - MD - MA - MI - MN - MS - MO - MT - NE - NV - NH - NJ - NM - NY - NC - ND - OH - OK OR - PA - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VT - VA - WA - WV - WI - WY Other State Gov. Info. Links - Commercial Sources Alabama Legislature - Code of Alabama, Alabama Administrative Code - - State Gov. Operator 334-242-8000, Senate 334-242-7800, House 334-242-7600 - - Legislative Reference Service 334-242-7560, State Law Library 334-242-4347 Alaska Legislature Online, Alaska Statutes, Alaska Admin. Code, Public Notices - - State Gov. Operator 907-465-2111, Senate 907-465-3701, House 907-465-3725 - - Legis. Info Ofc 907-465-4648, Legis. Library 465-4844, State Law Lib. 907-264-0585 Arizona State Legislature - Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Admin. Code - - State Gov....

LLSDC Officers

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:14:05 GMT

Executive Board

2007-2008 Officers

President, Abigail Ross
Keller and Heckman LLP

Vice President, Frances Brillantine
Catholic University of America
Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library

Recording Secretary, Barbara Fisher
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

Corresponding Secretary, Amy Taylor
Georgetown University Law Library

Treasurer, Laurie Green
Bryan Cave LLP

LLSDC Check Request Form

Assistant Treasurer/Treasurer, Dawn Bohls
Ropes & Gray

Immediate Past President: Billie Jo Kaufman

2007-2008 Board Members

Roger Skalbeck
Georgetown University Law Library

Karen Silber
Bureau of National Affairs Inc.

Lisa Harrington
Holland & Knight LLP

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:33:09 GMT

LLSDC/SEAALL Joint

2008 Conference

Program Materials

1) Information Wars Handout
Raymond T. Nimmer, Dean, University of Houston Law Center

2) Walking in a Wiki Wonderland (LLSDC/SEALL)

Ellen Callinan delivered a presentation at the LLSDC/SEALL 2008 Joint Conference on March 29 in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Ellen discussed the opportunities wikis offer to librarians to emerge as KM leaders.

Her PowerPoint can be found here: http://www.axelrothandassociates.com/events/SEALL08_ECallinan.htm
Conference Information:

Preliminary Program / Registration Form / Hotel Information / SEAALL Institute / Thursday Night Reception / Mentoring Program / Placement Form / Full Registration Packet

Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Section

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:51:10 GMT

Object | Membership | Officers | Activities | Links of Interest | ILL Closings/Suspensions Object The ILL/SIS reaffirms the object of the LLSDC and, in addition, strives to further the sharing of resources through communication, networking and education. Please review our Inter-Library Loan Guidelines (.pdf format) for additional details Membership Membership in the ILL/SIS shall be open to any member of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. interested in interlibrary loan. Officers President Susan M. Golden (2007-08) Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP E-mail: susan.golden at spiegelmcd.com Voice: 202.879.4054 Vice-President/President-Elect Jennifer Dollar (2007-08) Activities Bylaws Changes Details & Form to download and return April Meeting - Copyright with Mike Songer April 17 @ Zuckerman Spaeder See Calendar for details Links of Interest AALL Document Delivery Caucus: Law Library Document Suppliers ALAs RUSA Standards and...

Selected Congressional Research Service Reports on Congress and Its Procedures

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:26:04 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book (Links to most other CRS Reports on the Internet) 98-995 Amending Process in the House of Representatives, The (50 pp.; Updated 4/16/03 - via Senate.gov) 98-853 Amending Process in the Senate, The (33 pp.; Updated 11/26/07 - via Senate.gov) 98-728 Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses (2 pp.; Updated 2/2/01 - via LLSDC.org) 98-706 Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How Each Kind Is Used (3 pp.; Updated 08/04/03 - via LLSDC.org) RL30378 Black Members of the United States Congress 1870-2007 (65 pp.; Updated 09/05/07 - via Senate.gov) 98-437 Calendars of the House of Representatives (3 pp.; Updated 1/11/05 - via LLSDC.org) 98-878 Casework in a Congressional Office (35 pp.; Updated 12/22/04 - via LLSDC.org) RL32878 ...

Publications Committee

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:06:53 GMT

Purpose The Publications Committee coordinates the production, marketing, sale and distribution of certain Society and SIS publications. Two Society publications, Law Library Lights, and the Legislative Source Book, are handled by separate Committees and are not directly supervised by the Publications Committee. Chairperson Keith Gabel (2007-2008) Stewart & Stewart E-mail: kgabel@stewartlaw.com Voice: (202) 466-1267 Fax : (202) 466-1288 Publications LLSDC Publications include the following titles: General Legal Publications Union List, 8th edition (now includes COUNSEL) Law Library Lights (Law Library Lights Committee) Legislative Source Book (Legislative Research SIS) Union List of Legislative Documents Union List of Legislative Histories

Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:19:33 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Public Law Number Listing - Commercial Histories - Explanatory Notes Popular Name Listing Antidumping Act of 1921 (DoC Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 67-10, May 27, 1921, ch. 14, Title II, 42 Stat. 11 (19 USC §§ 160-171, repealed; see 19 USC § 1671 et. seq.) (19 CFR pt. 351, 354) Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (FRB Leg. Hist) (S. 256 -LoC) Pub. L. 109-8, April 20, 2005, 119 Stat, 23 (11 USC § 101, et. seq.) Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994 (Hse Judiciary - Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 103-419, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4338 (S. 2372 - LoC) (42 U.S.C. § 1975 et. seq.) (45 C.F.R. pt. 701 et. seq.) Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (DoC Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 92-583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1230 (16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930) Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976 (DoC Leg. Hist.) Pub. L. 94-370, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1013 (S. 586 - LoC) (16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930) ...

An Overview of the Congressional Record

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:22:05 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications by Richard J. McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian Federal Reserve Board Law Library Last revised in February, 2008 Originally published by the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. Law Library Lights; Winter 2002, Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 16-22 PDF Version [Annals] [Register] [Globe] [Record] [Contents] [Digest] [Index] [Appendix] [Electronic CR] [Citing] [Senate] [House] [Notes] House and Senate Journals Article I, section five of the Constitution of the United States provides that each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings and from time to time publish the same. Pursuant to this clause, the Journal of the United States House of Representatives and the Journal of the United Sates Senate have provided legislative action proceedings for their respective bodies since 1789. They include no verbatim or summary remarks of debates - just the legislative...

LLSDCs Legislative Source Book

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:45 GMT

LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Table of Contents Current Status Table on Selected Legislation (110th Congress - PDF - concerns banking, finance, economic policy, and federal government operations and personnel policies) - - Final Status Table on Selection Legislation (all in PDF): - - - 109th Congress, 108th Congress, 107th Congress, 106th Congress Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metropolitan Area Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents With Years/Congresses Available (in PDF) & ( in HTML) & Types of Legis. Docs (in PDF) Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioners Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent (PDF version) Finding and Establishing Direct Links to THOMAS and GPO Access Documents GPO Congressional Publication Releases (weekly lists of recently published GPO Congressional documents for sale transcribed from a twice daily recording) Internet and Online Sources of U.S. Legislative and...

Federal Legislative History Research: A Pratitioners Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:07:13 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book By Richard J. McKinney* and Ellen A. Sweet** © 2001 Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. Last revised in January, 2008 Detailed Outline | Written Narrative | Part II | Other Related Web Sites PDF Version | Bibliography to Law Journal Articles DETAILED OUTLINE with links to WRITTEN NARRATIVE A. Introduction: What Federal Legislative Histories Are and How They Are Used 1. Compilation of related legislative docs that precede the enactment of a U.S. public law 2. Used by federal agencies, attorneys and courts to interpret a law a. At the least tells you general purpose of a law or particular title in a law b. Usually harder to decipher legislative intent in smaller provisions in a law 3. Controversy about relying on documents that are not enactments a. Many law journal articles written debating the merits of leg. histories b. Recent critics, textualists like Justice Scalia, have dampened...

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH: A Practitioners Guide to Compilng the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:09:24 GMT

Laws, Policies, and Performance Measures Relating to Federal Agency Web Sites

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:03:17 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book The following are not exhaustive and do not, for instance, pertain to electronic government sales of products and publications. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (Title 13, P.L. 105-277 @ 15 USC Chap. 91) - - If agency web sites collect information from children, agencies must seek parental permission. Computer Security Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-235 @ 15 USC Sec. 278g-3 - - Agency web sites must have security controls consistent with federal computer system standards. See also OMB Circular A-130, App. III, Presidential Decision Directive 63, and Executive Order 13221 of Oct. 16, 2001 - Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age. Depository Library Program (44 USC Sec. 1902) - - Agency publications, including web publications, are to be made available to depository libraries through the Superintendent of Documents. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304 @ 17 USC Chap. 12 & 13) - - Agencies must protect...

Laws and Links Related to General Federal Agency Operations

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:49:13 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, 1990 (H.R. 2497 - LoC) & of 1996 ( (H.R. 4194 - LoC) Pub. L. 101-552, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2736 Pub. L. 104-320, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3870 (5 USC 571 et. seq.) Administrative Procedure Act, 1946 Pub. L. 79-404, ch. 324, June 11, 1946, 60 Stat. 237 (5 USC 551-559) Annual Appropriations - General Provisions, FY2006 (H.R. 3058 - LoC) Pub. L. 109-115; Div. A, Titles VII & VIII, 119 Stat. 2396, 2491, Nov. 30, 2005 (not included in USC) Anti-Deficiency Act (restrictions on appropriations - background via GAO) Act of July 12, 1870, 41st Cong., ch. 252, § 7, 16 Stat. 251 See also R.S. § 3679, 1878 and 34 Stat. 49, 1906 (31 USC 1341 et. seq., 31 USC 1511 et. seq.) Buy American Act, 1933; Buy American Act of 1988 (H.R. 4848 - LoC) Pub. L. 72-428, Tit. III; March 3, 1933, 47 Stat. 1520 Pub. L. 100-418, Tit. VII, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1545 See also: Buy American Act provisions in above...

Federal Legislative Research: A Practitioners Guide, Part II

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:44:28 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book by Richard J. McKinney* and Ellen Sweet** [Part I] [Compiling Older Histories] [Sifting for Legislative Intent] [Links to Related Sites] [Journal Bibliography] Compiling a Federal Legislative History from Older Records In compiling legislative histories for older (pre 1970) U.S. public laws, the first priority is to find the public law number (or statute citation) and from it the bill number that was signed into law which you can use as a key to find the legislative actions on the bill. If you know the popular name of an Act you can generally find its public law number in the Popular Names Table of United States Code (U.S.C.) or in the Popular Name table of the commercially produced United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) or the United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.). The table or the index to the Code will also cite to the U.S. Code sections where each part of a law that is general and continuing was assigned by the Office of...

Schedule of Volumes to the U.S. Serial Set

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:20:28 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Schedule of Volumes to the U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1970 to Current 91st Congress - - 2nd Session (1970) - PDF 92nd Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1971-1972) - PDF 93rd Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1973-1974) - PDF 94th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1975-1976) - PDF 95th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1977-1978) - PDF 96th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1979-1980) - PDF 97th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1981-1982) - PDF 98th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1983-1984) - PDF 99th Congress - - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1985-1986) - PDF 100th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1987-1988) - PDF 101st Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1989-1990) - PDF 102nd Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1991-1992) - PDF 103rd Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1993-1994) - PDF 104th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1995-1996) - PDF 105th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions (1997-1998) - PDF 106th Congress - 1st and 2nd Sessions...

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Legislative History

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:09:29 GMT

Public Law 109-8, April 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 23 (S. 256) 109th Congress (2005-2006): S. 256 (Bill information on THOMAS - Library of Congress) 02/07/2005 - Introduced by Sen. Grassley, R-IA (S. 256 - Bill Texts). 02/10/2005 - Hearing by Senate Judiciary Cmte (Cmte Hearing site) 02/17/2005 - Reported from Cmte on the Judiciary without written report. 02/28/2005 - Statement of Administration Policy supporting S. 256. 03/10/2005 - Passed Senate with amendments 74 to 25 (see All Actions). 04/08/2005 - Reported from House Judiciary Cmte (H. Rept. 109-31). 04/14/2005 - Passed by House 302 to 126 (see All Actions on S. 256). 04/20/2005 - Signed by President (41 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 641) 04/20/2005 - Became Public Law 109-8, 119 Stat. 23 (CRS Summary) Related Legislation: S. 329 (Bill information on THOMAS - Library of Congress) 02/09/2005 - Introduced by Sen. Rockefeller, D-WV (S. 329 - Bill Text). H.R. 685 (Bill information on THOMAS - Library of Congress) 02/09/2005 - Introduced...

Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metropolitan Area - Part III

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:54:26 GMT

AdminOff - Ag/USDA - Attorneys/USAO - CivRgts/USCCR - CoastGd/USCG - Commerce/DoC - CFTC - CompCur/OCC - CPSC - CADC - CAFedCir - - CAVetClaims - Customs - Education - Energy - EPA - EEOC - EOIR - EOP - FCA - FAA - FCC - FDIC - FEC - FERC - FHWA - FreddieMac - FJC - FLRA - FMC - FMSHRC - FannieMae - FRB - FRTIB - FTC - FDA - GAO - GPO - HHS - HUD - Immigration - Interior/DoI - IRS - ITC - Jus/USDoJ - Labor/DoL - LoC - MSPB - NASA - NARA - NLRB - Navy - NRC - OSHRC - OPIC - Patent/USPTO - PBGC - Penatgon - Pers/OPM - Postal/USPS - SEC - Senate - Sentencing/USSC - SBA - SSA - SSA/oha - State - SpCt - STB - TaxCt - Trans/DoT - Treas - VA See also Part I, Part II and Federal Agencies Directory - LSU Compiled by the Federal Law Librarians Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. Labor/DOL Labor, U.S. Department of Library Name: Wirtz Labor Library Address: 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Rm....

Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metropolitan Area - Part II

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:52:26 GMT

AdminOff - Ag/USDA - Attorneys/USAO - CivRgts/USCCR - CoastGd/USCG - Commerce/DoC CFTC - CompCur/OCC - CPSC - CADC - CAFedCir - - CAVetClaims - Customs - Education - Energy - EPA - EEOC - EOIR - EOP - FCA - FAA - FCC - FDIC - FEC - FERC - FHWA - FreddieMac - FJC - FLRA - FMC - FMSHRC - FannieMae - FRB - FRTIB - FTC - FDA - GAO - GPO - HHS - HUD - Immigration - Interior/DoI - IRS - ITC - Jus/USDoJ - Labor/DoLLoC - MSPB - NASA - NARA - NLRB - Navy - NRC - OSHRC - OPIC - Patent/USPTO - PBGC - Penatgon - Pers/OPM - Postal/USPS - SEC - Senate - Sentencing/USSC - SBA - SSA - SSA/oha - State - SpCt - STB - TaxCt - Trans/DoT - Treas - VA See also Part I, Part III and Federal Agencies Directory by LSU FHWA Federal Highway Administration / DOT Library Name: Departmental Library Address: 400 7th St., SW, Rm. 4232 Nassif Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20590-0001 Phone Number: Reference -- 202/366-1388 Fax...

Directory of Federal Law Libraries in the D.C. Metropolitan Area - Part I

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:48:38 GMT

January 2004 AdminOff - Ag/USDA - Attorneys/USAO - CivRgts/USCCR - CoastGd/USCG - Commerce/DoC - CFTC - CompCur/OCC - CPSC - CADC - CAFedCir - - CAVetClaims - Customs - Education - Energy - EPA - EEOC - EOIR - EOP - FCA - FAA - FCC - FDIC - FEC - FERC - FHWA - FreddieMac - FJC - FLRA - FMC - FMSHRC - FannieMae - FRB - FRTIB - FTC - FDA - GAO - GSA - GPO - HHS - HUD - Immigration - Interior/DoI - IRS - ITC - Jus/USDoJ - Labor/DoL - LoC - MSPB - NASA - NARA - NLRB - Navy - NRC - OSHRC - OPIC - Patent/USPTO - PBGC - Penatgon - Pers/OPM - Postal/USPS - SEC - Senate - Sentencing/USSC - SBA - SSA - SSA/oha - State - SpCt - STB - TaxCt - Trans/DoT - Treas - VA See also Part II, Part III, and Federal Agencies Directory - LSU Compiled by the Federal Law Librarians Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. Entries are arranged alphabetically, usually under the primary word in the agency name. AdminOff Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...

Selected Telephone Numbers and Web sites with Useful Legislative Information

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:16:15 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Prepared by the Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. Last updated in January 2006 Congress - Cong. Support Organizations - Executive Branch State & Local - Non-Subscription Web Sites - Subscription Sources Congress U.S. Senate Home Page (http://www.senate.gov/) - - Schedule, Senators, Leadership, Committees, - - Roll Call Votes, Rules, Glossary, History U.S. House of Representatives Home Page (http://www.house.gov/) - - Schedule, Members, Leadership, Committees, - - Roll Call Votes, Rules, Historical Highlights Capitol Switchboard - - Senate: 202-224-3121 (Operator assistance) - - House: 202-225-3121 (Operator assistance) Daily Floor Action & Scheduling Information Senate: 202-224-6191 (Republican Cloakroom) - - 202-224-8601 (Republican Cloakroom recording) - - 202-225-4691 (Democratic Cloakroom) - - 202-224-8541 (Democratic Cloakroom recording) House:...

Scholarships and Grants Committee

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:41:09 GMT

Purpose The Scholarships and Grants Committee reviews the eligibility of candidates for receipt of educational funds under the Societys Scholarships and Grants Program. April 1st is the next application deadline. LLSDC Scholarship/Grants Form LLSDC Scholarship/Grants Procedures and Guidelines (Because of recent changes to the procedures and guidelines it is important to read them before filling out the form.) Deadlines are April 1, August 1, and December 1 Chairperson Ms. Joan Sherer (2007-08) Senior Referernce Librarian, Legal Ralph J. Bunche Library U.S. Department of State 2201 C. St. NW, Room 3239 Washington, DC 20520 Phone: (202) 647-1146 FAX: (202) 647-2971 E-Mail: shererjm@state.gov Committee Members Karen Silber Law Librarian Bureau of National Affairs E-Mail: ksilber@bna.com Jeanne Faubell Library Director Zuckerman Spaeder LLP E-Mail: jfaubell@zuckerman.com (202) 778-1800 Grant/Scholarship Resources AALL Scholarships Committee ...

Quick Links to House and Senate Committee Hearings and Other Publications

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:26:03 GMT

Questions and Answers in Legislative and Regulatory Research

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:36:09 GMT

January 1999; Last Revised in October, 2004 Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book The following material was taken and edited from an article appearing in the March/April 1998 issue of the Law Librarians Society of Washington D.C. newsletter, Law Library Lights (v. 41, no. 4), entitled Legislative Inquiries and Conundrums. The authors were members of the Legislative Research Special Interest Section and included Catherine Rogalin with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; Rick McKinney with the Federal Reserve Board; Debbie Atkins now with Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal; Carol Waesche with Steptoe & Johnson; Ellen Sweet, now with the National Education Library; Charlotte White with Covington & Burling; Judy Manion with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; and Julia Taylor, now with Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky. This re-edited version was prepared by Rick McKinney and Ellen Sweet. The following 27 questions and answers are organized into six general subject categories; see below....

Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents with Years/Congresses Available

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:29:04 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book By Richard J. McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Last updated, January 2008 (Note: in each listing group non-fee based sources precede those that are fee based in italic) Legislative History Electronic Compilations (selected committee reports & other related documents) LLSDC.org/ has links to 25+ free histories; guide to compiling leg. hist’s; other related resources THOMAS – has bill histories (from 1973) w links to related bills (1989), repts (1995), CR p. (2001) Various govn’t (DoJ, DoC), commercial & non-profit electronic collections of individual histories Westlaw - has a linked legis. history Web site (http://integrationsolutions.westlaw.com/gov/leghist/) Westlaw - has linked legis. history links to public law cites (PL 93-259, etc.) from 1974 to present Westlaw - has LH (1948+); Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TELECOM-LH) & others via A&P Westlaw - begun digitization of thousands of GAO...

Finding and Establishing Direct Links to THOMAS and GPO Access Documents

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:15:24 GMT

By Richard J. McKinney Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Last Revised - January, 2005 [Introduction] [Bill Status, Texts, Reports on THOMAS] [Cong. Record on THOMAS] [Bills & Reports on GPO Access] [Public Laws on GPO Access] [Cong. Record on GPO Access] [Fed. Reg. on GPO Access] [C.F.R. on GPO Access] [U.S.C. on GPO Access & Others] Introduction THOMAS (http://thomas.loc.gov), the Library of Congress home page for legislative information and GPO Access (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/), a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, are the two principle sources for free Web access to U.S. government legislative and regulatory information. Unfortunately, when using the search engines on the THOMAS and GPO Access databases it becomes apparent that many times the documents found have only temporary uniform resource locator (URL) addresses as revealed by the letters temp somewhere in the URL or the word retrieve at the end of the URL. If you want to e-mail a...

Quick Links to House and Senate Committee Hearings and Other Publications

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:55:59 GMT

LLSDC Listserv

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:50:28 GMT

How to Subscribe How to Post How to Unsubscribe Listserv Archives Note About LLSDC List Other Listservs Searching / Finding Listservs How to Subscribe LLSDCs 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). The old list was hosted by George Mason University. This list will be phased out in early 2008, and will soon be unavailable. To sign up, send an email to: join-llsdc@aallnet.org You can also sign up for the LLSDC list here: http://share.aallnet.org/read/ You will need to confirm your list registration before it becomes active. There is no requirement that you be a member of LLSDC in order to subscribe to the list. How to Post: To post to the list, send an email to: llsdc@aallnet.org -- You must be a list subscriber in order to post. How To Unsubscribe: If you do not wish to participate in this email...

Union List of Legislative Documents 1994, 3rd Edition

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:42:07 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book Materials Available in PDF Format Only Description Pages Size Preface to the 3rd edition iii 4k Directory of Participating Libraries 1-32 45k Subject Specialty Areas 33-43 14k Listing of Documents Almanac of American Politics Almanac of the Unelected: Staff of the U.S. Congress Calendar of the House of Representatives (Final) CIS Index/Abstracts to Publications of the U.S. Congress CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index CIS U.S. Serial Set Index Congress and the Nation (CQ quadrennials) Congressional Bills and...

Union List of Legislative HistoriesInformation on the 7th Edition & Supplement

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:48:40 GMT

The Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce the availability of its latest publication, the 7th edition of the UNION LIST OF LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES (previously published by Fred B. Rothman & Co.). This 700 page loose-leaf publication lists the legislative history collections of more than 120 libraries in the Washington, D.C. area and includes several thousand legislative history compilations to U.S. public laws from 1790 to 1998. Most of the histories were painstakingly compiled in-house, and each compilation normally contains a copy of the public law as enacted along with the various bill versions, reports, and Congressional debates associated with the laws development. Often, hearings, committee prints, and other documents are also included. In addition to listing the holding library, the Union List provides contact information, addresses, and interlibrary loan policies. Also available is the 2002...

A Research Guide to the Federal Register and the CFR

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:55:31 GMT

Part of LLSDCs Legislative Source Book A Research Guide to the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations By Richard J. McKinney Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Last revised in December, 2007 Originally published by the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. as an article in the Fall, 2002 issue of Law Library Lights, Vol. 46, No. 1, p. 10-15 [History of FR] [History of CFR] [Contents/Org] [Electronic Sources] [Finding Older Issues] [Citations & ID#s] [Indexing] [LSA] [Notes] [Guide in PDF] Historical Development of the Federal Register In earlier times U.S. Executive branch agencies and the Office of the President would each publish their own regulations in various separate publications, be they gazettes, bulletins, rulings, digests, pamphlets, notices, codes, certificates, orders, and the like. This profusion of authoritative documents, especially as agency regulations began to mushroom in the 1930s, made it extremely difficult...

Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:54:12 GMT

Object | Membership | President | Recent and Future Activities | Links of Interest Object The PLL/SIS cultivates the profession of law librarianship within private law libraries to foster a spirit of ethical cooperation among private law librarians and to provide for further continuing education for private law librarians. Membership Membership shall be open to any regular, life, or student member of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. President Tricia Peavler (2007-08) Jenner & Block LLP E-mail: ); document.write(tpeavler); document.write(@); document.write(jenner.com); document.write(); // end hiding contents --> tpeavler@jenner.com Voice: 202-639-6011 Recent and Future Activities FUTURE EVENTS: See Calendar for details Check out the PowerPoint Presentation from the November TREATY RESEARCH session, given by Jennifer ONeal. RECENT EVENTS: Happy Hour at the Iron Gate Inn (May 8, 2003); Happy Hour at Barnes and Noble Booksellers (Apr. 10,...

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Questions and Answers in Legislative and Regulatory Research

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:44:30 GMT

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY RESEARCH December, 1999; Last Revised in October, 2004 The following material was taken and edited from an article appearing in the March/April 1998 issue of the Law Librarians Society of Washington D.C. newsletter, Law Library Lights (v. 41, no. 4), entitled Legislative Inquiries and Conundrums. The authors were members of the Legislative Research Special Interest Section and included Catherine Rogalin with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; Rick McKinney with the Federal Reserve Board; Debbie Atkins now with Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal; Carol Waesche with Steptoe & Johnson; Ellen Sweet, now with the National Education Library; Charlotte White with Covington & Burling; Judy Manion with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; and Julia Taylor, now with Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky. This re-edited version was prepared by Rick McKinney and Ellen Sweet. The following 27 questions and answers are organized into six general subject...

Law Library Lights - Past Issues

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:28:29 GMT

The Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc., publishes Law Library Lights for the education and enjoyment of its members. Lights, formerly published five times a year, began quarterly publication in Fall, 2001. Please find below past issues. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the current editor. Current Issue Vol. 50, No. 2, Winter 2007 ARTICLES: The Very Busy Life of a Joint Degree Student by Alison A. Shea From Electronic Resources to Librarian Relations: Making the Switch by Cindy Carlson Which Hat Will I Wear Today? by Leanne B. Battle A Day in the Life of the Covington & Burling LLP Reference Desk by Elizabeth LeDoux and Dawn Bohls The World Bank Law Library: A Truly Global Experience by Laura Lalime-Mowry and Olesya Zaremba My Life as a Solo Librarian: Master of My Domain ...

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LLSDCs Legislative Source Book

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:09:02 GMT

Academic SIS Archives

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:49:40 GMT

2006-2007 Academic Year: Roundtable on Teaching Legal Research (April 26, 2007); Brown Bag Luncheon on Cataloging (March 29, 2007); Joint Brown Bag Luncheon with ILL SIS (Feb. 22, 2007); Brown Bag Luncheon on Faculty Services (Nov. 17, 2006); Tour of the Georgetown Law Schools John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library (Oct. 19, 2006); Annual Picnic (Sept. 22, 2006 at CUA Law School) 2003: Guided tour of Ancient Manuscripts exhibit at the Library of Congress (Sept. 3, 2003); State Department Library Tour (June 18, 2003); A Southern Barbeque (June 18, 2003) 2002: Law Librarians Night at the Bowie Baysox (June 11, 2002); Academic SIS: Tour of the National Library of Medicine (March 15, 2002) 2001: SIS Meeting & Picnic (Oct. 5, 2001); Baysox Night (Jun. 1, 2001); Joint Brown Bag Luncheon with PLL SIS: Research Skills for Summer Associates (Apr. 24, 2001); Brown Bag Luncheon on Basic Book Repair (Jan. 26, 2001) 2000: Annual Picnic (Sept. 13, 2000 at CUA Law Library);...

Volunteer Coordinator

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:22:57 GMT

Purpose
The Volunteer Coordinator organizes and coordinates a pool of LLSDC members wishing to assist any group within the Society as needed.

Contact the Coordinator to volunteer your time for committee work or any other efforts in which you are interested.

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Julia Leggett
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Public Relations Committee

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:12:57 GMT

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The Public Relations Committee promotes the fundamental objectives of the society by increasing public understanding and support of law libraries and law librarianship; by stimulating public interest through encouraging the use of law library services and making legal information more accessible; and by enhancing the image of the profession. Please contact the LLSDC President if you are interested in serving on this committee.