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2012 AALL Conference Tweets from @libraryfocus - Part Two

Missed AALL in Boston or just looking for some extra conference take-aways? Here are my conference tweets from the 2012 AALL conference.

• The @LibraryCongress has a new Aesop's Fables app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aesop-for-children/id538815234?mt=8&ls=1 … #aall12  ‏@atweber retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• How ebooks affect libraries - See pew report http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/06/22/libraries-patrons-and-e-books/ … #aall12 @danielschuman retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Full house at the iCan! session. One hour of iPad/mobile talk. In 2011 - 15% of attorneys using were tablets… now 33% ! #AALL12 ‏@jenelle retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Interested in hearing a little more about linked data? Tina will talk about it at #AALL12, Tues, 3:45pm http://aall12.sched.org/event/da5104f6cbc46628b136c6ae6fb2cc83 …  @LawLibCongress retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Good point. Research guide is not a bibliography. (so not a list of links or call nos.) Need good annotations #aall12  ‏@kimnayyer retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• More e-books doesn't mean less workload. #aall12
• From 6/12 survey of 85 law firm librarians, 12% providing e-books, 21% plan purchase in next year, 38% have tested them. Reynolds #aall12
• #aall12 epub format is best starting point for creating ebooks. Free and open. Can use it as a starting point for other formats. @Librynth retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• "technical services" better explained as "information resources management" #aall12 ‏@gebhardtr retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Interested in customized eBook lending & mgt, LexisNexis & Overdrive? Stop by booth 117. More info: http://www.governmentinfopro.com/federal_info_pro/2012/06/the-lexisnexis-digital-library-.html … #aall12
• Meiser stresses important of being device agnostic so e-book consumers retain ability to make own choices with regard to device. #aall12
• Thanks @needalibraryjob - Glad you like @libraryfocus conference tweets! I believe in sharing conference take-aways.
• The majority of the room just raised their hands when asked if they are using SharePoint in their org in SharePoint session. #aall12
• For all its strengths,SharePoint not perfect. Many SharePoint lovers would happily join an I Hate SharePoint club. Tuvell #aall
• Thanks @AALL2012 for bloggers table in back of some of sessions. Really helps! #aall12 Librarians can tie in to SharePoint admin by supporting taxonomy management (metadata management). Tuvell #aall12
• @marisabendeich You did a great job of adding value to e-book session via your comments.Library uses a SharePoint discussion board to manage requests for research, materials, or library services. Wells #aall12
• Loving the SharePoint as a Showcase for Library Resources and Knowledge Repositories session in HCC - RM 312. #aall12
• Consider using tracking software for SharePoint such as Research Monitor, Ntext or Onelog for SharePoint metrics. Wells #aall12
• Collaboration & partnership – SharePoint provides another way to get involved. Reynolds #aall12
• Pop culture changes very quickly. What works as a good pop culture reference in teaching one year may not work the next. #aall12
• When using pop culture references in teaching, understand the group you are in front of. Can they relate/will they be interested? #aall12
• Use pop culture refs like film clip to support instructional goal not just for fun or it will damage its value as teaching tool. #aall12 Find and share pop culture clips for instruction via this wiki - http://ivegotahit.pbworks.com . #aall12
• Read Matt http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2011/02/an-interview-with-matthew-braun/ … and Margaret's interviews http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2011/07/an-interview-with-margaret-wood/ … from #ICLblog before their #AALL12 presentation at 10:15.  @LawLibCongress retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Don’t leave #aall12 without visiting LexisNexis at Booth 117! Here's all the info about LexisNexis at AALL - http://www.governmentinfopro.com/federal_info_pro/2012/07/aall-2012-attendees-dont-forget-to-visit-lexisnexis-at-booth-117.html …
• Come LIKE the new LexisNexis for Government page on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/LexisNexisforGovernment … #aall12 Miss the #aall12 Finding Your Inner Nancy Drew: Public Records Resources Online? Here's info from session - http://www.governmentinfopro.com/federal_info_pro/2012/07/aall-2012-finding-your-inner-nancy-drew-public-records-resources-online.html …
• Private Social Networks will create Walled Gardens (Intranets) that are different and useful. — @sabrams #PLLSummit12 #AALL12
• @glambert retweeted by Marie Kaddell @jwburchfield: #aall12
• by 2050 @richardSusskind the average desktop machine will have more knowledge, processing power than all of humanity. @mdmlibrarian retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Interested in embedded librarianship? Check out David Shumaker’s blog: http://www.embeddedlibrarian.com . #aall12
• The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in the communities. David Lankes #aall12
• You want to bake embedded librarianship in to the way your organization operates. Shumaker #aall12
• Embedded librarians build relationships with particular group, share its goals, provides custom, high-value contributions to group. #aall12
• Building your presence as embedded librarian: Be persistent. Find a champion. Be self-promoting. Be patient. Young-Jones #aall12
• Importance of embedded librarianship model: May reduce rent, book, and salary expenses. May centralize non-reference work. Smith #aall12
• Importance of embedded librarianship model: It can be easy to understand story. May improve organization, library & librarian. Smith #aall12
• Great Cool Tools cafe session at #aall12 - Here's the handout - http://cssis.org/sites/cssis.org/files/cool_tools_cafe_2012_handout_0.pdf …
• Wish I could be at #aall12 this year! As always the tweets from Marie @libraryfocus are must follow ones-... http://fb.me/1VAjb9sCA  @needalibraryjob retweeted by Marie Kaddell

2012 AALL Conference Tweets from @libraryfocus - Part One

Missed AALL in Boston or just looking for some extra conference take-aways? Here is part one of my 2012 AALL conference tweets.

• At #aall12 in Boston? Stop by and visit LexisNexis at Booth 117! Here's all the info about LexisNexis at AALL - http://ow.ly/cprul 
• Federal Law Librarians Caucus meeting today at 12PM at #aall12 - RM: Sheraton-Clarendon AB. Learn more about the declassification process. Check out the National Declassification Center - http://www.archives.gov/declassification/ … #aall12
• Interested in declassification of government docs? Check out the National Declassification Center’s Blog - http://blogs.archives.gov/ndc/  #aall12
• National Declassification Center program at #aall12: 371 million page backlog – growing exponentially.
• Facts and figures do not motivate ppl in the same way. Advocacy through Storytelling at #aall12  @jenelle retweeted by Marie Kaddell
• Important to keep in mind that NARA does not have declassification authority. Shenberger #aall12
• Check out the AALL Federal Law Librarians Caucus - http://www.aallnet.org/caucus/fllc/  #aall12
• Jane Sanchez, GPO, giving great session with Q&A at #aall12
• Federal Law Librarian Caucus meeting. Hurry over to Finding Your Inner Nancy Drew: Public Records Rsch session with DOJ's Jennifer McMahan & Bridget Gilhool. HCC RM 311 #aall12
• Public Records Resources Online: How to Find Everything There Is to Know About Mr. X/Ms. X. http://www.governmentinfopro.com/PublicRecordsGuide.pdf … -McMahan & Gilhool #aall12
•  Public Records searching: Don’t forget about genealogy sites like http://www.deathindexes.com/  & http://www.findagrave.com/ . McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: For vital records check out: http://www.vitalchek.com/  & http://www.vitalrec.com/  (some content $). Gilhool #aall12
• Public Records searching: Real property info: try NETR http://publicrecords.netronline.com . Gilhool and McMahan #aall12
• Public Records search: Lexis Duns Market Identifiers, SEC Filings, NetProspex & Exec Directories highlighted. Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: Gov contractor info - Federal Central Contractor Registration https://www.bpn.gov/ccrsearch/Search.aspx … Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: For non-profits: http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ … Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: Looking for who owns website – Try http://www.domaintools.com/  Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: May have to go back – WayBack Machine http://www.archive.org  Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Public Records searching: For old newspapers check out http://www.newspaperarchive.com/  (not free) Gilhool & McMahan #aall12
• Missed Finding Your Inner Nancy Drew: Public Records Resources Online session at #aall12 - Here's info from session - http://www.governmentinfopro.com/federal_info_pro/2012/07/aall-2012-finding-your-inner-nancy-drew-public-records-resources-online.html …

AALL 2012 Attendees: Don't Forget to Visit LexisNexis at Booth 117

At AALL in Boston? Make plans to visit LexisNexis at Booth #117, where knowledgeable product representatives will demonstrate LexisNexis® products and services. Come see what we have in store to help you succeed!

EXHIBIT HOURS

• Sunday –      July 22:  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Monday –     July 23:  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday –    July 24:  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

DON’T MISS THE SPECIAL RECEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT LAW LIBRARIANS SPONSORED BY LEXISNEXIS — Sheraton Boston Hotel, Gardner AB  — Sunday, July 22, 2012 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.  (Please RSVP directly to Amy.fenning@lexisnexis.com). 

PROGRAMS

• Law Firm Libraries: Your E-book Future Has Arrived — Monday July 23, 2012 1:15pm - 2:15pm
• Paper Sources, Electronic Sources, and Platform Choices: Training Practicing Attorneys on What to Use When — Tuesday July 24, 2012 2:30pm - 3:15pm

EVENTS 

• AALL Opening General Session/Keynote — Sunday July 22, 2012 8:45am - 10:15am
• AALL Association Luncheon — Tuesday July 23, 2012 12 pm 

2011 – 2012 SPONSORSHIPS

• AALL Grants
• AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
• Annual Meeting Opening General Session/Keynote Speaker
• Association Luncheon
• CS-SIS Breakfast and Business Meeting
• Diversity Symposium and Reception
• GD-SIS Breakfast and Business Meeting
• International Attendees Joint Reception (AALL/FCIL/IALL)
• Leadership Luncheon for Committees, SISs, and Chapters
• LISP-SIS Business Meeting & Breakfast
• PLL-SIS Annual Business Meeting Luncheon
• SCCLL-SIS Breakfast, Business Meeting and Silent Auction
• SR-SIS SC on Lesbian and Gay Issues Reception

AALL RESOURCES

• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Site:  http://www.aallnet.org/events/
• AALL 2012 Daily Paper – The Hub: http://www.aallnet.org/conference/more/daily-paper.html
• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Conference Planner:  http://aall12.sched.org/
• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Registration:  http://www.aallnet.org/conference/get-there/registration
• Experience Boston:  http://www.aallnet.org/conference/while-there/experience

I am attending AALL and hope to see you here! If you can’t attend, I will blog the conference on the Government Info Pro - http://www.governmentinfopro.com/. Follow my conference tweets @libraryfocus. The conference hashtag is:  #AALL12. The AALL theme is:  Learn. Connect. Grow.

We'll also be keeping you informed about conferences and events on the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/LexisNexisforGovernment. If you haven't LIKED the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page yet, now is a great time to do it! 

Federal Law Librarians Caucus Meeting at AALL 2012 in Boston

For those of you attending AALL, there will be a Federal Law Librarians Caucus Meeting on Sunday, July 22^nd from 12 PM – 1 PM at AALL in Boston.  It will be held in Sheraton-Clarendon AB.

Jane Sanchez, Director, Library Services and Content Management, will speak on the following topics, among others:  FDsys, training on FDsys via iCohere and in-person, GPO’s cataloging & indexing program, the importance of their collaborations and partnership with federal agencies, the FDLP forecast, the importance of the new Fedlink working group for the FDLP, as well as planning and managing the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).  Mary Alice Baish, Assistant Public Printer, Superintendant of Documents will be attending as well and will discuss her role as Superintendant of Documents.

 

LexisNexis at AALL 2012 in Boston

LexisNexis is proud to support the 105th Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Association of Law Libraries in Boston, Massachusetts, July 21 – 24, with special programs, scholarships, events, and exhibits. 

Make plans to visit LexisNexis at Booth #117 in Boston, where knowledgeable product representatives will demonstrate LexisNexis® products and services. Come see what we have in store to help you succeed!

EXHIBIT HOURS

• Sunday –      July 22:  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Monday –     July 23:  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday –    July 24:  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Passes:  If you are interested in an exhibit hall only pass for AALL 2012 please contact me.

DON’T MISS THE SPECIAL RECEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT LAW LIBRARIANS SPONSORED BY LEXISNEXIS — Sheraton Boston Hotel, Gardner AB  — Sunday, July 22, 2012 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.  (Please RSVP directly to Amy.fenning@lexisnexis.com). 

PROGRAMS

• Law Firm Libraries: Your E-book Future Has Arrived — Monday July 23, 2012 1:15pm - 2:15pm
• Paper Sources, Electronic Sources, and Platform Choices: Training Practicing Attorneys on What to Use When — Tuesday July 24, 2012 2:30pm - 3:15pm

EVENTS 

• AALL Opening General Session/Keynote — Sunday July 22, 2012 8:45am - 10:15am
• AALL Association Luncheon — Tuesday July 23, 2012 12 pm 

2011 – 2012 SPONSORSHIPS

• AALL Grants
• AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
• Annual Meeting Opening General Session/Keynote Speaker
• Association Luncheon
• CS-SIS Breakfast and Business Meeting
• Diversity Symposium and Reception
• GD-SIS Breakfast and Business Meeting
• International Attendees Joint Reception (AALL/FCIL/IALL)
• Leadership Luncheon for Committees, SISs, and Chapters
• LISP-SIS Business Meeting & Breakfast
• PLL-SIS Annual Business Meeting Luncheon
• SCCLL-SIS Breakfast, Business Meeting and Silent Auction
• SR-SIS SC on Lesbian and Gay Issues Reception

AALL RESOURCES

• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Site:  http://www.aallnet.org/events/
• AALL 2012 Daily Paper – The Hub: http://www.aallnet.org/conference/more/daily-paper.html
• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Conference Planner:  http://aall12.sched.org/
• AALL 2012 Annual Meeting Registration:  http://www.aallnet.org/conference/get-there/registration
• Experience Boston:  http://www.aallnet.org/conference/while-there/experience

I will be attending the conference and look forward to seeing many of you there! If you can’t attend, I will blog the conference on the Government Info Pro - http://www.governmentinfopro.com/. Follow my conference tweets @libraryfocus. The conference hashtag is:  #AALL12. The AALL theme is:  Learn. Connect. Grow.

We'll also be keeping you informed about conferences and events on the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/LexisNexisforGovernment. If you haven't LIKED the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page yet, now is a great time to do it! 

If you have any questions about LexisNexis at the AALL 2012 Annual Meeting, please email me.

AALL 2011: Federal Law Librarians Caucus Meeting

Thanks to Jennifer McMahan, Supervisory Librarian, U.S. Department of Justice, for providing this information about the Federal Law Librarians Caucus Meeting at the 2011 AALL Conference in Philadelphia.

The Federal Law Librarians Caucus Meeting is scheduled at AALL for Tuesday, July 26^th from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm at the Marriott-Independence Ballroom Salon 3. 

Emily Feldman of AALL will speak to Federal Law Librarians Caucus about the Federal Inventory/Law.gov project.   

Jennifer notes in her message on the caucus listserv:

If there are other items you’d like to discuss, or anyone else you want to hear from, please let me know ASAP.  Otherwise, we’ll hear from Emily (and possibly Emily Carr as well) on their project and then have a general discussion.

Government Info Pro Podcast: Episode 12

During AALL, this summer, I had a chance to sit down with Andrea Muto, recently back from working on the Afghanistan Rule of Law Project (ARoLP) and interview her for the Government Info Pro Podcast.  

I know that you are going to enjoy hearing about some of Andrea Muto's experiences as an information professional working in Afghanistan.

MP3 File

You can listen to the podcast in three ways:

• right from the embedded player in this post
• download the mp3 from the link right below the player
• subscribe to the Government Info Pro Podcast on iTunes

 

 

SHOW NOTES:

Here is a short description of this project as provided to me by Andrea:

The Afghanistan Rule of Law Project (ARoLP) was funded by USAID, and implemented by Checchi & Company Consulting from 2005-2009. ARoLP was the US presence in the justice sector, first working with the Ministry of Justice (legislative drafting training, organizing and publishing laws), then later tasked with Supreme Court training and administrative reform (developing judges' training curriculum and materials, collaborating on writing the first Judicial Code of Conduct, publishing Supreme Court Cases). The development of the law library at the Independent National Legal Training Center (INLTC) rounded out judicial training and curriculum components.

The INLTC is located on the campus of Kabul University, situated between the Law & Political Science and Shari'a law faculties. It is a quasi-governmental organization, built by the Italian Embassy, administratively staffed by by the NGO International Developmental Law Organization and run by a Board whose representatives include the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Attorney General's Office. USAID was invited to design and staff the first full-service law library in the country at the INLTC, since its Rule of Law project was heavily involved with both the Supreme Court and MoJ, and because its international staff included a law librarian (myself) who had joined ARoLP in February 2007.

The INLTC Law Library is actually full of firsts. It is the first library to catalog its collection in three languages (Dari, Pashtu and English) using Koha open-source software. It is the first law library to provide patrons legal research training, and a nascent version of first CALR courses. It is the first whose staff wrote the first Dari-Pasto legal research manual in the country in more than 30 years. It is the first to offer its resources via a web site in three languages (www.inltclawlibrary.org).

Here are some additional links of interest:

• The INLTC Law Library's web site (Icon for English is in the upper-left corner of the page) 
• USAID releases regarding the opening of the law library: http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/Article.386.aspx and  http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/Article.390.aspx
• USAID follow-up release regarding the library's progress
• USAID release describing ARoLP
• FCIL announces Masoud has won its scholarship
• The INLTC Law Library is part of a group of world-wide using Koha open-source cataloging software

Also, take a look at this post out on the Pace Law Library Podcast site: On Law Librarianship in Afghanistan. It has a good summary of the AALL Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) program: The Past, Present, and Future of the Law Library and Librarianship in Afghanistan: The Challenges and Rewards of Building a Library After 30 Years of War. Among the resources listed there is a link to a podcast of the actual program. I attended this session and can tell you that it was one of the standout programs of AALL 2009. and that this podcast will be well worth a listen. Speakers were Mr. Ahmadullah Masoud, Andrea Muto, and Blair Kaufmann.

AALL 2009 Conference Reviews from SLA's Legal Division

The Summer 2009 SLA Legal Division Quarterly (LDQ) includes some AALL 2009 conference session reviews. If you could not attend AALL 2009 or want to revisit one of these programs from the perspective of another attendee, these conference review articles will be of interest:

• Conference Review: “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” by Molly Caple
• Conference Review: "Creating Groupies: How to Add Value, Make Yourself Irreplaceable and Beat the Pants Off of Google" Rosalie Sanderson
• Conference Review: " Be the CEO of Your Life: Finding Balance in the Flexible Job Age" Amy Affelt

AALL Federal Law Libraries Caucus

Do you know about the AALL Federal Law Libraries Caucus? Among the missions of the Caucus is the promotion of collaboration, resource sharing, and best practices among federal law libraries.

The caucus was formed as the result of a meeting of Federal law librarians at the 2006 AALL conference in St. Louis. The caucus is open to librarians from all types of federal law libraries, including but not limited to: the Department of Justice, federal agencies, and the federal judiciary. To join the Caucus, sign up for the discussion forum and send your contact information to Chris Tighe for the directory.[Federal Law Libraries Caucus - AALL]

AALL 2009: Finishing Up

It seemed like the  2009 AALL Annual Meeting had just started...

and then it was done. The Conference Center emptied out as the last of the programs wound down and suddenly we were finished.
 

We can look forward to AALL 2010 in Denver. In the meantime, if you are looking for handouts from this year's conference you can find them here - AALL 2009 Conference Handouts.

*This article has also been posted on the official AALL 2009 blog: The Capital Crier.