By Greg Stoner At the recent VLA/VALL Annual Conference, I helped contribute to the program "The Legally Literate Librarian," with my colleague, Jeanne Ullian, and Terry Long, from the Virginia State Law Library. Our program focused on providing an introduction to commonly used legal terms and explaining how to read and interpret a case. While...Read More

Using Short Individualized Screencasts as a Library Instruction Modality for Off-Campus Students by Suzanne Corriell Can you use the power of pictures in your job as a reference librarian? Yes, you can – easily, effectively, and economically, according to Brad MacDonald, Distance Learning Librarian for Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Lynchburg. MacDonald’s program focused...Read More

Catherine G. OBrion has joined the Virginia Supreme Court Law Library as Librarian-Archivist. Catherine grew up in Richmond, Virginia, in the Bon Air area. She attended the University of Virginia, where she earned both undergraduate and master's degrees in history and, in 1997, a Ph.D. in history. In 2002, she earned a graduate certificate in...Read More

by Nancy Loewenberg I’d like express my appreciation to VALL for its generous grant that enabled me to attend the AALL Annual conference in my hometown of Philadelphia. In addition to the meeting’s excellent and relevant programming, being able to visit some of my old stomping grounds, such as the Rittenhouse Square branch of the...Read More

AALL is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC).http://www.aallnet.org/Home-page-contents/NewsCallout/volunteer-ampc.htmlApplications for AMPC are due November 1. (Note: The committee volunteer form for all other AALL committees will open on February 1. )Read More

by David Knight Many times at conferences, the keynote speaker’s address is something going on in another room while attendees run from booth to booth in the exhibit hall gathering as much vendor swag as possible. That was not the case at the AALL Annual Meeting, as the ballroom for the keynote speaker was packed...Read More

by Lyn Warmath I was a fortunate recipient of a very generous grant from VALL this year. The grant enabled me to attend AALL’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, one of the best conferences I have attended. I am pleased to describe a session I attended at the meeting, the keynote address by Dahlia Lithwick, a...Read More

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 four categories: Open Division: for active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience. New Member...Read More

The Publications Committee is looking for writers for upcoming columns in the Virginia Lawyer. There is an opportunity to write a 750-word article for the Law Libraries column and also for the February Family Law issue (deadline Jan. 8, 2012) and Senior Lawyers issue (deadline March 12, 2012). If you are interested please contact Gail...Read More

Check out the latest issue (Sept/Oct 2011) of Spectrum for a listing of all winners in the different categories. Congratulations to VALL for winning the Best Campaign award for articles published in the Virginia Lawyer and Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Here is the link to pg. 16 (cut and paste into your browser): http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Vol-16/No-1/pr.pdf This was...Read More