Law Via the Internet – Ithaca, NY
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School will host the 2012 Law Via the Internet Conference October 7-9, 2012. mm
Law Libraries - Joint Study Institute - Melbourne, Australia
The 7th Joint Study Institute (JSI) will be held at Melbourne Law School from Wednesday evening, February 13 to Saturday, February 16, 2013.
Joint Study Institutes are hosted by the
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
- Australian Law Librarians Association (ALLA)
- British & Irish Association of Law Libraries (BIALL)
- Canadian Association of Law Libraries/Association Canadienne des Bibliotheques de Droit (CALL/ACBD)
- New Zealand Law Librarians’ Association (NZLLA).
JSI programs provide unique opportunities to network and learn about the law, legal research and topical issues of the host jurisdiction that are of interest to law librarians and the legal profession. The last JSI held in Australia was held in Sydney in 2004. For information about past Joint Study Institute programs, see this page.
Watch for announcements in 2012 about the next JSI program. We look forward to welcoming you to enjoy a stimulating educational program and Melbourne’s diverse cultural, culinary, historical and bibliographic attractions.
Regards,
2013 JSI Co-convenors,
Carole Hinchcliff, Melbourne Law School Library
Robin Gardner, Melbourne Law School Library
Vanessa Blackmore, NSW Attorney General’s Department
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Research Grants - Law Librarianship
The AALL Research & Publications Committee is accepting applications through Monday, December 12, 2011, for research grants from the AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grants Program that may total up to $5000. Details here.
The committee will award one or more grants to library professionals who wish to conduct research that supports the research/scholarly agenda of the profession of librarianship. The grants program funds small or large research projects that create, disseminate, or otherwise use legal and law-related information as its focus. Projects may range from the historical (indexes, legislative histories, bibliographies, biographies, or directories) to the theoretical (trends in cataloging, publishing, or new service models in libraries) to the practical (implementation models for collection, personnel, or infrastructure management).The AALL Research Agenda offers suggestions for possible research projects that cover a wide segment of professional interest, including the profession of law librarianship, law library patrons, law library services, legal research and bibliography, legal information resources, and law library facilities. However, projects are not limited to those described in the agenda, and the committee will consider all applications and research projects.
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Legal History Research Grant - Washington, DC
GW Law is pleased to invite applications for the Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant for 2012.
The Cummins Grant provides a stipend of $10,000 to support short-term historical research using the Special Collections Department at GW’s Jacob Burns Law Library, which is noted for its continental historical legal collections, especially its French collection, with strengths in Roman and canon law, church-state relations, international law, and many incunabula holdings.The grant is awarded to one doctoral, LL.M., or S.J.D. candidate, postdoctoral researcher, faculty member, or independent scholar. The successful candidate may come from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, law, history, religion, philosophy, or bibliography.
The application deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. mw
Canadian Association of Law Libraries - Toronto, ON
The Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliotheques de Droit invites program proposals for the 2012 CALL/ACBD Annual Meeting, Towering Opportunities / Possibilités Immenses, which will take place May 6-9, in Toronto. The submission deadline is Oct. 14, 2011. mw
Ubiquitous Learning Conference 2011 - Berkeley, CA
The 2011 International Conference on Ubiquitous Learning will be held Nov. 11-12, 2011 at the University of California, Berkeley. The Ubiquitous Learning Conference examines the ways in which the affordances of new technologies are changing how, where and when learning takes place. It considers, for example, how computing and networking devices might benefit learning not only in the classroom but well beyond the times and places traditionally considered the purview of education.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is Sep. 6, 2011. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date.
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Future of Law Libraries - Cambridge, MA
The Harvard Law School Library hosts The Future of Law Libraries: The Future Is Now? on June 16, 2011. mw
Call for Papers - Librarians and Copyright - AALS 2012 - Washington, DC
The AALS Section on Law Libraries will hold a program during the AALS 2012 Annual Meeting, Jan. 4-8, 2012, in Washington, D.C., on Libraries and Copyright: Friends, Enemies, or Strangers on a Common Path? The submission deadline is Sept. 16, 2011. This Call for Papers will result in a panel presentation (Jan. 5, 2-5) by three to five authors writing in areas suggested by the program description, which follows: Jump to full post
Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching - Philadelphia, PA
The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University in Philadelphia will host the third Summer Conference on Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching (the “Boulder Conference”) on July 21-23, 2011. The submission deadline is March 18, 2011. Jump to full post
Call for Papers: Law Librarianship
The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee seeks papers addressing any subject relevant to law librarianship.
There are three divisions in the competition: 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 for less than five years); and Student Division (for students in library, information management or law school). Papers in the Open and New Members Divisions must be submitted by March 1, 2011; the deadline for the Student Division is April 15, 2011. mw
UPDATE (Feb. 7, 2011): There is a new due date for submissions in the Student Division of the AALL LexisNexis Call for Papers competition. Articles in the Student Division must be received by May 15, 2011. mw
Legal History, Rare Books Writing Competition
The Legal History and Rare Books Section (LH&RB) of the American Association of Law Libraries, in cooperation with Cengage Learning, announces the third annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is open to students in law, history, librarianship, and related fields. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives. The submission deadline is March 15, 2011. Jump to full post
British and Irish Law Librarians - Newcastle, UK
BIALL (the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians) holds its annual meeting June 16-18, 2011, in Newcastle. The theme is Sharing Experience – Building Best Practice Models for the Legal Information Profession. The call for papers deadline is Oct. 6, 2010.
CALI - Milwaukee, WI
The 2011 meeting of CALI (the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Education) will be at Marquette University Law School June 23-25, 2011. A preliminary announcement is here. The conference website will be here (currently that site has information about the June 2010 conference).
International Legal Information, Malaysian Law - Kuala Lumpur
The International Association of Law Libraries 30th Annual Course in International Legal Information and Law will be held at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 4-8, 2011. The theme will be Dynamics of Malaysian Law in the Global Context.
International Legal Information and Law - The Hague
The International Association of Law Libraries 29th Annual Course on International Legal Information and Law will be Sept. 5-8, 2010, in the Hague. There are three main themes this year:
- The broad reach of international law;
- the role of The Hague as the world capital of international law, and the evolution of international law;
- Tolerance in legal systems as demonstrated in Dutch law.
Legal Research and Information Literacy - San Francisco
The AALS Section on Law Libraries will hold a program during the AALS 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 5-8, 2011, on Legal Research and Information Literacy: The Intersection of Intellectual and Practical Skills. The call for papers deadline is Sept. 17, 2010. Jump to full post
CALI Conference 2010::Reboot Legal Education - Camden, NJ
CALI Conference 2010::Reboot Legal Education will take place June 24-26, 2010, at Rutgers University School of Law | Camden. The deadline for session proposals is May 15, 2010. mw
Ubiquitous Learning - Vancouver, BC
The Ubiquitous Learning Conference will be held at the University of British Columbia, Dec. 10-11, 2010.
The Ubiquitous Learning Conference investigates the uses of technologies in learning, including devices with sophisticated computing and networking capacities which are now pervasively part of our everyday lives, from laptops to mobile phones, games, digital music players, personal digital assistants and cameras. The Conference explores the possibilities of new forms of learning using these devices not only in the classroom, but in a wider range of places and times than was conventionally the case for education.
The call for papers deadline is May 13, 2010. Papers (including some from people who do not attend the conference) may be published in Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal. mw
Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching - Boulder, CO
Colorado Law hosts the Second Boulder Summer Conference on Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching July 8-10, 2010. The call for papers deadline is March 19, 2010. Jump to full post
Law Librarianship Fellowship - Tucson, AZ
The University of Arizona Cracchiolo Law Library has two to three openings for its fellowships in law librarianship. The The job ad is listed here (choose “Search Positions” and enter 44486 as the job number).
In order to be considered for the fellowship you must have a JD and be accepted for admission by the School of Information Resources and Library Science for its Master’s program at the University of Arizona.
In return for working 20 hours a week in the law library you receive free tuition, benefits and a salary of $11,000 a year. There are a few incidental university fees that the fellow must pay and the free tuition is considered income for IRS tax purposes.
For more information, contact Associate Dean Michael Chiorazzi, michael.chiorazzi [at] law.arizona.edu. mw
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