by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA Council  ·         Membership is showing strength as the renewal period has just begun - 773 members have renewed and there are 147 new members. ·         VLA’s new web site will go live by May 1. ·         Shari Henry is working on making the VLA Manual consistent with its...Read More

by Ben Almoite   I was privileged to have been chosen to participate in this year’s AALL Leadership Academy, April 4-5, at the Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, in Oak Brook, Illinois. Yes, that’s THE McDonald’s! The location of the two-day workshop was in the same grounds that include McDonald’s Corporate Headquarters, and Hamburger University...Read More

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zarnowski, Frank.  American work-sports: a history of competitions for cornhuskers, lumberjacks, firemen and others.  McFarland, 2013.  230p bibl  index  afp ISBN 9780786467846 <http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/9780786467846> pbk, $35.00; ISBN 9780786491261 ebook <http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/9780786491261 ebook>, contact publisher for price (reviewed in CHOICE April 2014).  Full review available online: http://www.cro3.org/lookup/doi/10.5860/CHOICE.51-4507 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surdam, David George.  Run to glory & profits: the...Read More

April 7 is the deadline for registrations to the Spring Meeting which will be held on April 11 from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm at South University. Make sure you get your registerations in next week to make the deadline. Here is the link to the registration form, food and parking information: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/76518296/VALL_2014_Spring_Meeting_Registration_FINAL.pdfRead More

The VALL Executive Board has directed the Grants committee to award three grants to help members interested in attending the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio. The first of these grants is the Barbara Cumming Professional Development Grant in the amount of $500. This grant is named after a long-time VALL member and was established...Read More

by Paul Hellyer So why should VALLTalk have a series on copyright law, of all things? I would say that for most librarians, there’s no area of law more important than copyright. Being a librarian is all about sharing intellectual property, in one way or another.  We need to know how to get our jobs...Read More

The meeting will be held at South University on April 11 from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. Here is the link to registration information including progam, food and directions: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/76518296/VALL_2014_Spring_Meeting_Registration_FINAL.pdf Deadline is April 7 ... don't let it creep up on you ... apply now!Read More

Barbara RyanInformation SpecialistCity of Virginia Beach / Wahab Public Law Library2425 Nimmo ParkwayJudicial Center, 10BVirginia Beach, VA 23456(o) 757.385.4419(f) 757.385.8742BRyan@VBgov.comRead More

Vice President/President-Elect: Stephanie Miller, Washington & Lee University School of Law Secretary: Christina Vassey, Thomson ReutersDirector: Andrew Winston, University of Richmond School of Law Per VALL by-laws:- Further nominations may be delivered to the Chair of the Nominating Committee by February 15.- If no nominations from the membership are received by the Chair of the...Read More

By Terry Long, VALL Liaison to VLA  Highlights of the VLA Council Meeting: President Kevin Smith said his objectives this year would be: he would like to see more articles in Virginia Libraries; he is working on a statement on the value of a graduate degree in library and information science; and, he wants...Read More