by Jason Zarin As a recent transplant to Virginia and new member of VALL, I was very fortunate to receive a grant this year to attend the AALL annual meeting in Chicago. The reference librarians at the University of Richmond Law School are reevaluating the way legal research has been taught over the last few...Read More

by Greg Stoner This July, with extremely generous support from both VALL and my employer, I attended the AALL Annual Meeting in Chicago. As I had previously attended the Annual Meeting only once before (in 2010), I was particularly excited to be able to participate once again. The theme of this year’s meeting, “Make It...Read More

by Alex Jakubow Attending the recent AALL meeting in Chicago symbolized my formal transition into academic law librarianship.  I never attended law school.  I never received any formal training in library science.  Instead, I spent most of my twenties earning a Ph.D. in political science.  The data science skills I acquired during the course of...Read More

Submitted by Lara Dresser  Highlights of the VLA Council Meeting: ·         Seeking submissions for the 2016 annual edition of the Virginia Libraries Journal—deadline August 1st: http://www.vla.org/call-for-submissions--virginia-libraries-2016 ·         The VLA is applying for a library license plate with the DMV. The VLA license plate committee is having a slogan contest (ends June 16). The VLA Executive...Read More

Hello, VALL members and happy summer!  As my term as President has now come and gone I would like to take a moment to thank all VALL members for a great year for our organization and look forward to many more milestones and achievements! To my colleagues on the executive board - thank you for...Read More

Congratulations to Anthony Ikwueme, director of Ehrhorn Law Library, Liberty University School of Law, on being awarded this prestigious fellowship! Here is more information about the award and what Tony will be doing over the summer: Carnegie Fellowship Tony will be headed to Nigeria. "My first task will be to help develop a curriculum for...Read More

Congratulations to the following VALL members for being award grants to attend the AALL Annual Meeting in Chicago in July: The Barbara Cummings Grant; AALL Chapter Registration Grant:Alison HancockWilliams Mullen VALL Grants:Greg StonerMcGuireWoods Jason ZarinUniversity of Richmond School of Law Library Alex JakubowUniversity of Virginia School of Law Library As a condition of receiving the...Read More

The Spring Meeting was held on April 8, 2016, at the Washington & Lee Law School in Lexington. About 30 VALL members made the drive to Lexington on a cool and clear day to attend the programs and witness the changeover of officers. It was a beautiful drive into Lexington Fred Dingledy from William &...Read More

by Gail Zwirner I retired a year ago after a 42 year career in law, first as a paralegal, then as a librarian.  Last year you honored me by making me a Lifetime Member.  On this anniversary, I reminisced about my career, of which VALL was a big part.  Many times we are asked to...Read More

By Gail Zwirner VALL reached a major milestone in August 2015 in our collaboration with the Virginia State Bar.  Roger Skalbeck’s article on legal research technologies for the Law Libraries column in the Virginia Lawyer was the 100tharticle we contributed. Our relationship started in April 1997 when Donna Bausch, in an outreach and public relations...Read More