By Jennifer Gonzalez This program at the 2014 AALL Annual Conference was an open and honest discussion on the challenges of creating a shared catalog among many libraries. Three speakers from the University of Washington Gallagher Law Library shared their view of the Alliance, specifically illuminating their struggles and how reality was different from what they […]
by Paul Hellyer In this third installment of VALL’s copyright column, we’ll take a look at Section 108 of the Copyright Act, which covers copying by libraries and archives. This section made its first appearance in 1976, the last year the Copyright Act was completely overhauled. Section 108 expressly allows libraries to make copies of […]
by Suzanne Corriell As E. Terry Long celebrates 40 years as an employee of the Commonwealth this October, she also celebrates 30 years with VALL. As a Librarian at the Virginia State Law Library, Terry was one of the founding members of VALL in 1984, helping it develop from a casual network of […]
by Jennifer Gonzalez For the 2014 AALL Annual Conference, I was fortunate to attend the first-ever AALL Hackathon. A Hackathon is an event where technology-focused people such as developers and designers meet to collaborate on new projects. For the AALL event, these technologists worked with subject specialists (law librarians) who have specific, in-depth […]
Hello, VALL members! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. My favorite time of the year is finally arriving, and there is much going on with VALL that I’d like to share with you. VALL at AALL There was a good contingent of VALL members who attended the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio, […]
by Terry Long Jobline is profitable which indicates more jobs are available. Institutional memberships have increased. An audit was recently conducted of VLA’s finances and no irregularities were found. An audit will be conducted every three years. Richmond Convention Center will be the site of the 2015 annual meeting. The Executive Committee has been […]
by Jane Harrison Ben Almoite, Librarian at the Virginia State Law Library in Richmond, Virginia, has already had a full professional calendar this year. He attended the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Leadership Academy in Oak Brook, Illinois in April – thanks to assistance from a VALL Grant; and he attended AALL’s Annual Meeting […]
The 30th Anniversary Committee is seeking your memories of VALL for inclusion in the VALL Memory Book. if you recall, Ben Almoite talked about this in his President’s Message, and this was also discussed at the fall meeting at South University. Submit your memory to Jane Harrison at jharrison@hunton.com or Sally Wambold at swambold@richmond.edu, and […]
by Alexis Fetzer I was fortunate enough to travel to San Antonio and attend the 2014 AALL Conference with the help of a generous grant received from VALL. My anticipation in attending was fueled all the more after a long battle with flight delays. Finally arriving, I was eager to attend my first session, […]
by Charlie Nelson The San Antonio conference was my second at AALL — I also attended the Seattle event in 2013. Last year I was a wide-eyed newbie who thought I had to attend every possible program, fill my days, and justifying the expense of my trip. I learned a few things for sure, rubbed shoulders with major vendors that I’d […]
