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...Read More

By Jane Harrison In 1984 Ann Roberts Caudle was the first to wear the VALL president’s hat. The association began as the Richmond Area law Libraries (RALLA) in 1981. As the membership grew beyond the Richmond area, and, so not to be confused with the also newly-emerging Richmond Association of Legal Assistants (RALA), a change...Read More

by Paul Hellyer   Earlier this month, the Second Circuit decided Authors Guild v. HathiTrust. This is an important copyright case for libraries, and it’s a definite win for us. For those of you unfamiliar with it, HathiTrust is an online digital library created by a partnership of university libraries. It contains millions of full-text...Read More

Yes, it's that time again ... time to renew your VALL membership! You should all have received an email from Chris Vassey about your membership 2014-2015. If you haven't or would like membership for a new staff member, please click here for the membership form: VALL membership form 2014-2015Read More

Submitted by Terry Long, VALL Representative to VLA Council   ·         VLA’s finances are in good shape. Recent VLA sponsored conferences have made small profits. The endowment has made a modest gain. ·         The Fundraising Committee has raised a little over half the amount needed for the annual VLA Conference. ·         ALA’s Legislative Day had...Read More

Greetings, VALL members,   This is your friendly, neighborhood 2014-2015 President here with my first message and VALL update. It’s been nearly two months since the Spring Meeting, and things are already in full swing as we enter the summer (by the way, whatever happened to our spring weather?!).   The Spring Meeting was a...Read More

The College of William & Mary's Wolf Law Library launched Wythepedia on May 1 in honor of Law Day. This online encyclopedia dedicated to the college's and the nation's first law professor, George Wythe, features descriptions of the library's George Wythe collection, Wythe's life and death by poisoning, his letters and papers, and even some poetry....Read More

At the April 11 VALL meeting hosted by South University, VALL members had the opportunity to write in the Five Star VALL Memories Book passed around by Sally Wambold. If you were not at the meeting, you can still share your  VALL memories by posting in the comments section of this blog entry or emailing...Read More

Andrew Winston has written A Bibliography of Resources on Mindfulness in the Law which was published in the April 2014 Virginia Lawyer. To access the article:  http://www.vsb.org/docs/valawyermagazine/vl0414-libraries.pdfRead More

  It was a beautiful day in Glen Allen for the Spring meeting (it didn't rain and there was no snow) and that bright object in the sky was actually the sun!   VALL attendees registering at South University for the meeting   Having a bite and catching up with other Vallers before the conference...Read More