Rarely a day goes by without our reference staff receiving at least one request for general counsel information. The likelihood and ease of success of locating this information depends on the company type, size and location. For publicly-traded U.S. (and many Canadian or U.K.) companies, a visit to the Corporate Governance section of the company’s […]
Kent C. Olson from the University of Virginia Law Library has authored Principles of Legal Research which is due out this summer. It may not be out yet but Kent is giving us a preview of a portion of the book which should prove invaluable to all law libraries. As an appendix to the book, […]
Competitive Intelligence (CI) does not involve covert operations or espionage but it is sleuthing … nearly almost always in electronic form. Law librarians have been doing CI sleuthing for a while and have seen an increase in the number of fee and free tools available nowadays. I could spend days just listing them, but that […]
Leslie Ashbrook Leslie is a reference librarian at the University of Virginia School of Law Library. She received her JD from the University of Missouri, her MSIS from the University of Texas and her BA from the College of William & Mary. Leslie who is originally from Chillicothe, Missouri, enjoys the outdoors and pursues hiking, […]
A number of the directories were distributed at the VALL Winter Meeting at George Mason Law Library today and the rest will be mailed out by Victoria Levy. Everyone should receive their directories by March 17. If you do not, please contact Victoria at vlevy@hnton.com.
National Library Week (April 12 – 18) will be upon us before we know it. Check out ALA’s website for ideas: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm Volunteer in Washington, D.C. for the AALL MeetingPlease join your colleagues in volunteering your time to make the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., a success.Volunteers are needed for:Family Social Hour; Registration Bag Stuffing; […]
Heather Buchanan, JoAnn Featherston, Clarissa McAdoo & Phyllis Harrison Workshops empower residents with resourcesBy Tracy Agnew (Contact) Suffolk News-HeraldPublished Saturday, February 21, 2009 On Friday, people from around Suffolk gathered at the Redevelopment and Housing Authority for empowerment. The monthly empowerment workshop, hosted by SRHA, brings in representatives of community resources to speak to attendees […]
The Layoff List: American Lawyer This list from the American Lawyer tracks employment changes at the Am Law 200, Global 100 and other firms. Just click on the firm of interest and you will find articles about what layoffs if any have taken place: http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202425647706 The Layoff List: BlogsHere are some of many blogs with […]
Cathy Palombi, Access Services Librarian at the University of Virginia School of Law Library, sailed around the world with the Semester At Sea program this past fall with 700 undergraduates and 100 faculty and staff from all over the country. UVA sponsors this “floating university,” which has been in existence since 1963, and each semester […]
Congratulations to Tony & Rosie Ikwueme! Ariana Somto Ikwueme arrived on February 7, at 6:44 am, weighing 7 lb. 13 oz. She joins brother Bradley. Both mother and child are doing well. __________ ASL and Virginia Tech Launch New Program to AwardCertificate of Graduate Studies in Natural ResourcesThe Appalachian School of Law and Virginia Tech […]
