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LLNE News, Volume 30, Issue 2, 2011 1
Newsletter of the Law Librarians of New EnglandVolume 30, Issue 2, 2011
LLNENews
Cont. on page 5
Access to Justice and Law LibrariesHow can libraries get involved?
• Find out what your state is doing. Currently, there are 30 states with access to justice commissions or organizations. Enter your state’s name and “access to justice” in an online searchtofindoutwhat’shappening.Ifalawlibrarian is not involved, call your colleagues andfigureoutastrategytogetalawlibrarianintothemix.Ifit’simpossibletoplacealibrarian at the commission level then volunteer on working committees that are relevant, such ascommitteesworkingonselfhelpcenters.The point is have librarians taking part in the decision making processes, not merely helping out but educating decision-makers about what law libraries are already doing.
• Educateyourselfonresourceswithinyourstate. What have others already done that you candrawupontoshowyourcommunity?InMassachusetts,IwasontheCommitteeonSelf-Represented Litigants that decided all people involvedwithworkingwithself-representedlitigants would need additional guidance. Usingmaterialsfromotherstatesasmodels,wedeveloped materials. Now the Massachusetts Trial Court has three publications available:
For the self-represented litigants: Representing Yourself in A Civil Case: Things to Consider When Going to Court http://www.mass.gov/courts/admin/ji/ repyourself.html
By Marnie WarnerLaw Library Coordinator, Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
WhenLauraOrr,LawLibrarianfortheWashingtonCounty Law Library in Oregon, contacted members oftheState,CourtandCountylist-servtofindoutwho was involved in access to justice activities, only twelve states responded, including Maine and Massachusetts.Moreofusneedtobeinvolved.
Aslawlibrarians,weneedtobepartoftheaccesstojusticemovementforatleasttworeasons.First,giventheincreasingnumbersofself-representedseekingreliefinthecourts,weneedtohelpourpatronsbetterunderstand how to work with these litigants who are, by and large, inexperienced, uncertain, and more apt to make errors than seasoned attorneys. Public law librarianshelpbothself-representedlitigantsandthejudgeswhopresideovertheircases;lawfirmlibrarianshelptheirattorneysdealingwithself-representedlitigants as an opposing party; and academic librarians helptheirstudentsunderstandtheparametersoflimitedassistancerepresentation.Second,giventhatmany states have initiated collaborative activities between the courts, bar associations and legal aid organizations, not participating in these activities deprivesusofanopportunitytodemonstratewhatwe do every day which, in turn, helps us avoid being marginalized. Libraries have a place at the table. We need to be visible and vocal, to help shape the vision ofhowaccesstojusticewillbeachievedinourstates.
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LLNENewsNewsletter of the Law Librarians of New England
TABLE OF CONTENTSFeatured Articles
SusanM.FaragoBusiness Manager, LLNE News
SocialLawLibraryBoston, MA 02108
(617) 523-0018, Ext. 304 fax(617)523-2458
The Law Librarians of New England (LLNE)isachapteroftheAmericanAssociationofLawLibraries.LLNE News, the chapter newsletter, is published quarterly on the LLNE webpage at http://www.aallnet.org/chapters/llne. LLNE does not assume any responsibility forthestatementsadvancedbythecontributorstoLLNE News nordotheviewsexpressednecessarilyrepresenttheviewsofLLNEorits members. Any questions concerning LLNE Newsincludingrequestsforreprintsshouldbedirectedto:
1 Access to Justice and Law Libraries
6 LLNE Member Presentations & Preview AALL
9 Awards and Grants
13 Maine Dine Around
14 OfBooksandBruins
16 The Phila Phiphteen
17 LLNEMembersPresentAALLPosterSessions
17 WecometotheNewLLNEOfficers
The LLNE News is available at: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llne/LLNENews/index.htm or keep up to date on all LLNE news at the LLNE Blog, http://llne.blogspot.com/
EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief
Kyle K. CourtneyManager,ResourceSharingAndFacultyInformation DeliveryHarvardLawSchoolLibrary 1545 Massachusetts Ave Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138-2903 617-495-5510 [email protected]
Business Manager
SusanM.FaragoHeadofAdministration and Human ResourcesSocialLawLibraryBoston, MA 02108(617) 523-0018, Ext. 304 [email protected]
Editors’ NoteHappysummerandwelcometoanotheradditionofthe LLNE Newsletter!
Wehavesomegreatarticlestoofferthisissue.OurguestcolumnistthisissueisformerPhiladelphiaresidentLisaJunghahn.Shehasalistofgreatsights,experiences,andfoodintheCityofBrotherlyLoveforourAALLmeeting.ShehasalsodesignedaGooglemapslinkforustofindthosegreatplaces.
Wearealsointroducinganewcolumnfromthepubliclawlibraryperspective.TheHeadoftheTrialCourtLibrariesofMassachusetts,MarnieWarner,has written great piece on law libraries and access to justice.AndourownStephenSalhanygivesushisinsightintothevictoryoftheBostonBruins
fromaresearchperspective.Also,readaboutallourLLNE’ers programs at AALL – come out and sup-port their poster sessions, presentations, and round tables!
Thisissueofthenewsletteralsocontinuesourregu-larfavoritessuchasAccessPoints,ThinkingAboutTechnology,andacontinuationoftheseries“AgentsfortheBooks.”
HaveaGreatSummerandseeyouinPhiladelphia!
Kyle and Susan
Layout EditorSusanVaughnReferenceLibrarianMoakley Law LibrarySuffolkUniversityLawSchool120TremontStreetBoston, MA 02108(617) [email protected]
3 Editors’ Note
4 President’s Message
10 Thinking about Technology
11 AgentsfortheBooks
12 ThisIssueinHistory
15 Access Points 18 DirectoryofOfficersandChairs
In Every Issue
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President’sMessage
GreetingsfromMaine,whereitisfinallyfeel-ing like summer! With summer comes the AALL AnnualMeeting,agreatopportunityforallofusto reunite. We have met on two earlier occasions this year, at Northeastern University and Yale Law School,whereweheldexcellentworkshops!AtNortheastern we learned ways to improve work-place morale and at Yale we explored ways to overcomebarrierstoinformationsharing.Whenwe get together in Philadelphia, we will be hold-ing our luncheon and business meeting (Monday July25from12:00-1:15atthePhiladelphiaMar-riott Downtown) and we will be electing new officersfortheExecutiveBoard.TheNominationsCommitteeofElaineApostola,BetsySwanandMichelle Pearse have put together an excellent slateofcandidatesfortheopenpositionsontheboard. They are Vice-President/President Elect: KyleCourtney,HarvardLawSchool;Treasurer: MelanieCornell,UNHLaw,formerlyFranklinPierce Law Center; and Education Co-Directors (2 needed):DianeD’Angelo,SuffolkLawSchooland Byron Hill, Bowditch and Dewey.
With these new additions, to the board, we must saythankyoutosomeoftheoutgoingboardmem-bersandcommitteechairs,includingSueZago,ImmediatePastPresident,RaquelOrtiz,Chairofthe Communications Committee and Margaret Cianfarini,ChairoftheScholarshipCommittee.IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankallthreeoftheseladiesfortheirlongstandingservicetoLLNE.IthasbeenmypleasuretoworkwiththemandIlookforwardtoourcontinuedcollabo-rationatLLNEandelsewhere.ThankyouforallthatyouhavedoneforLLNE!
ThenextyearpromisestobeaverybusyoneforLLNE, as we will be hosting the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting in Boston! The 2012 Local Arrangement Committee Co-Chaired by Katherine Coolidge, in-comingLLNEPresidentandSueZagofromNorth-eastern University have posted a survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JWD5LBC. Please visit thatsightandvolunteerforoneoftheAnnualMeet-ingcommitteesifyouhaven’talreadydoneso.Weneedallhandsondecktomakethisasuccessfulmeeting.Ifyouhavebeenthinkingaboutgettinginvolved in LLNE, now is the time!
Inclosing,Iwouldliketosaythatithasbeenaplea-sure to serve as the LLNE President. This is a great organization,madeupofsomanytalentedpeople.Iamgratefulfortheopportunity.
• Use your website or an organization’s website toprovidelegalinformationsopeopleareabletobecomemoreself-reliant.Internetaccessprovidespeoplewithameansofansweringmanyoftheirlegalquestionsatanytimedayornight.The MA TCLLs website, http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/,offersa“LawAbout…”pagewhichpullstogetherinformationonover150topics.Tocontinueasleadersintheprovisionoflegalinformation,librariesneedtobevisibleontheInternet.
• Get public librarians and public libraries involved. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored national training sessions forpubliclibrarianstogettheminvolvedinaccesstojustice.Researchfindsthat“publiclibraries provide access to government agencies thatnowoffermanyformsandservicesonline.More than 26 million people used public library computers to get government or legal informationortoaccessgovernmentservices”From Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, March 2010.
Inaperfectworld,everyoneneedinglegaladviceorrepresentationwouldfinditatanaffordablepricebutourworldisnotperfect.Today,morepeoplearechoosing to represent themselves either by choice or by necessity, and the courts, legal aid organizations, and libraries are grappling with what that means to intermsofrealaccesstojustice.Lawlibrariesareapartofthatequation,andweneedtotapintoourwealthofday-to-dayexperienceaddressingthesechallenging problems to help decision-makers in this state and national movement. Also, we must explorehowwemightadapttobetterservetheself-represented. Clearly, there is a huge need. Now how do we help to make access to justice a reality?
For court staff:Serving the Self-Represented Litigant: A Guide By and For Massachusetts Court Staff.http://www.mass.gov/courts/serving-self-rep-guide.pdf
For judges:Judicial Guidelines for Civil Hearings Involving Self-Represented Litigantshttp://www.mass.gov/courts/ judguidelinescivhearingstoc.html
For attorneys, the Committee developed a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) program in which people can contact an attorneyforspecifictasksorcourtevents. The LAR program is currently available in the Housing, Probate and Family, and the District Courts forcivilcasesonly.Thematerialsforattorneysarelocated athttp://www.screencast.com/users/VLP/folders/LAR%20Training
• Publicizeexistingservicesforself-representedlitigants.Recently,I’vefoundmyselfwonderingiftheword“library”isn’tsomehowintimidatingtosomesegmentsofthepopulation.Peopleassumea“lawlibrary”isforjudgesandattorneys,notforanaveragecitizenlookingforhelpwithalegalquestion.I’vewonderedwhether libraries shouldn’t publicize services as “self-helpcenters”andskiptheword“library.”The Hidalgo County Law Library in Edinburg, TXinstalleda“Self-HelpLegalWorkstation”featuringacomputer,aprinter,andanonlineconnection directly to TexasLawHelp.org, a legal aid website. All public computers in the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries (MA TCLLs)haveInternetaccessandareattachedto printers. Maybe we ought to promote them as“Self-HelpWorkstations.”Itmightchangepeople’sperceptionofthe“lawlibrary.”
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A4: Finding and Getting Your Next Lateral or Promotional Position LLNECo-moderators:PamelaPeiferandSuzanneL.Wones,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary
SaturdayJuly24th,1:30–2:45pm@PCC-Room204(A)
Manygraduatesfreshoutoflibraryschoolknowhowtopreparefortheprocessofgettingtheirfirstjob. Yet, many are not as prepared when they are readytoapplyforalateralorpromotionalposition.Similartolastyear’sround-robinpostersession,“WhatIsItYouDoAgain?”,eachposterstationwilldiscussakeyissuethatneedstobeaddressedbeforepursuingyournextcareermove.Issuestobead-dressed include: updating and rewriting your resume, interviewing do’s and don’ts, jumping to a new kind oflibrary,networking,andtoolsAALLofferssuchas the Career Center and Members Only section. Participants will listen to a short presentation by the poster creator, and then have the opportunity to ask questions.Participantswillbenotifiedwhenit’stimeto move to the next station, where the process begins again.
C3: Battledecks AALL
SundayJuly24th,4:15–5:15pm@PCC-Room201(C)
LLNE Coordinator/Co-moderator: Meg Kribble, HarvardLawSchoolLibrary
At Battledecks, aka PowerPoint karaoke, intrepid volunteersarechallengedtogivecoherentfour-minute presentations without any preparation-be-causetheywillseetheir12slidesforthefirsttimeastheypresent.Battledecksisagreatworkoutforlibrarians who speak and teach, because it requires fastthinking,strongspeaking,andimprovisation.TheslidesforBattledeckshaveallbeencreatedby
AALL members using Creative Commons images withproperattribution.Thethemeoftheinaugu-ral Battledecks AALL will be “The Law Library Goes to 11.” Battledecks presentations at Lawberry Camphavebeenthoughtful,passionate,surprisinglyinsightful,andlaugh-out-loudfunny.Battledecksisoftenacut-throatcompetition,buteveryonewillwinthis time. Do you have what it takes?
D3: The New Collaboration Tools: Let’s Work Together!
MondayJuly25th,8:45–9:45am@PCC-Room108(AB)
LLNE Coordinator: Meg Kribble, Harvard Law SchoolLibrary
Howdoyoucollaboratewithothers?Whatiftheywork in other cities, countries, and time zones? New projectmanagementplatformssuchasBasecamp,collaborativemindmapping,andwireframe/mockuptoolslikeMockingbirdandBalsamiqjoinfamiliartools like wikis and Google Docs to make teamwork easier,regardlessofwhereeveryoneislocated.JoinlegalinformationconsultantsConnieCrosbyandKathieSullivanforatourofthelatestcollabora-tivetoolsbeingusedinanumberofindustriesandexplorehowlawlibrariescanusethem.Beforetheconference,CrosbyandSullivanwillcreateawikiforcollectingresourcesanddiscussionsaboutthesetools; watch the CS-SISblogforaninvitationtoparticipate.Lessonsfromthiscollaborationwillbeincorporated into the presentation.
G4: Anatomy of a License Agreement
Monday July 25th2:15-3:30pm@PCC-Room204(A),
LLNE Moderator: Christine L. Graesser, Connecti-cut Legislative Library and Tracy L. Thompson-Pr-zylucki,NewEnglandLawLibraryConsortium,Inc.
Librariansareregularlyfacedwithreviewingandapprovinglicenseagreementsfortheacquisitionofonlineinformationsources.Lackofuniformityamongpublisheragreementscanconfusethemost-seasoned librarian and put the library at risk should acompletedcontractnotmeetexpectations.Inthissession,apanelofexpertswillconductadetailedre-viewoftheelementsofalicenseagreement,includ-ing language restrictions and their meaning, payment terms,authorizedusersanduses,performanceobli-gations,indemnificationprovisions,anddefinitionofkeyterms.PanelistswillalsosummarizerelevantprovisionsofthePrinciples for Licensing Electronic Resources and the AALL Guide to Fair Business Practices.
I4: Google Book Settlement and Orphan Works
Tuesday July 26th,10:45-11:30am@PCC-Room204(A)
LLNE Coordinator/Moderator: Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki, New England Law Library Consortium
Through its book scanning project, Google has an-nouncedaloftygoaltosomeday“makethefulltextofalltheworld’sbookssearchablebyanyone.”Asifthat weren’t big enough, it wants to sell these books. Intheprocess,Googlehasencounteredlegalprob-lems and is involved in a protracted settlement that seekstogiveitanaffirmativegrantofthecopyrightsnecessary to start selling books. James Grimmel-mann,alawprofessorfromNewYorkLawSchool,has tracked the Google project closely and regularly blogs about it. For this session, Grimmelmann will summarizethecurrentlegalstatusoftheproject,andwillputtheGoogleBookSettlementincontextoftheoverallquestionoforphanworksintheUnitedStates.
F2: Can the FCC Regulate the Internet?
Monday July 25th10:45-11:45am@PCC-Room201(A)
LLNECoordinator/Moderato/Speaker:RyanHar-rington,YaleLawSchool,LillianGoldmanLibrary
In2009,AALLsponsoredawell-attendedpanelonnetworkneutrality.Intheinterim,threesignificantevents have occurred: the FCC released an order dealing with network neutrality, and that rule was overturned by an appeals court, based on the reason-ing that the FCC does not have the congressional authority to create such a rule. Finally, in December 2010,theFCCreleasedasetofrulesonnetworkneutrality . The speakers will explain the new rules and how the ruleswillaffectourprofession.Particularattentionwill be paid to the impact the court decision should have on the rules that were released in December.
H3: Coding Potpourri: A Survey of Programming Languages and Tools Used in Library Applica-tions Today
Tuesday July 26th,9:00-10:30am@PCC-Room201(C)
LLNESpeaker:JasonEiseman,YaleLawSchool,Lillian Goldman Library
Target Audience: Librarians who implement web technologiesorwishtocommunicateeffectivelywiththeirITdepartmentabouttheirimplementation Programming languages and the web tools they create permeate today’s library. Daily, librarians makedecisionsaboutthetoolstheyofferpatronsonline.TheyconsultwithITstaffaboutimplement-ing online tools, but they may not have a realistic ideaofwhatthey’rerequesting.Mostlibrariansknow a little, want to know more, and are willing to
LLNE at AALL - Cont. from previous page.LLNE Member Presentations & Previews
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self-educate—butmaynotknowwheretostart.Thisprogramwillprovideanoverviewofseveralpro-gramming languages that are currently being used by libraries. Panelists will discuss how they use these languagestocreateonlinetoolsforpatrons,designanddisplayeffectivewebpages,andmanipulatecataloging records.
Empiricist or Empirical Reference Librarian?: Structuring an Empirical Legal Research Pro-gram
Monday July 25th2:15-3:30pm@PCC-Room102(A)
LLNESpeaker:SuzanneWones,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary
FordhamLawLibraryhiredaReferenceLibrarian/EmpiricalResearchSpecialistandotheracademiclawlibrariesareincludingknowledgeofempiricalresearchmethodsintotheirreferencelibrarianjobdescriptions.AttheHarvardLawSchoolLibrary,there are two empirical research positions: Em-pirical Research Fellow and Empirical Research Consultant.DukeUniversitySchoolofLawhasanEmpirical Research Associate position, as well as areferencelibrarianwhocoordinatesthelibrary’sEmpirical Legal Research Program. These are a fewexamplesofhowlawlibrariesarerespondingtofaculty’sincreasingdemandforempiricallegalresearchsupport.Whileothersessionshavefocusedonresourcesfordoingempiricalwork,thisprogramfocusesonhowacademiclawlibrariesaremeetingtheneedsoffacultymembersbycreatingempiricalpositionswithinorinconjunctionwiththelibrary.Itwilladdressthefactorsthatledtheseinstitutionstocreate the empirical legal research programs and the structuresoftheseprograms.Panelistswilldiscusshow the programs were implemented and will evalu-ate the programs’ strengths and weaknesses.
Cool Tools Cafe
Sunday,July24th,1:30-2:45pm@PCC-Room113 (AB)
Target Audience: All law librarians interested in tech gadgets and tools
LLNE Members:
• JocelynKennedy,UniversityofConnecticutSchoolofLawLibrary(iPhone/iPadproduc-tivity apps including Evernote and Dropbox)
• MegKribble,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary(iPhone/iPadappsJustforFun)
F3: “Friending” the Courts: Grappling with Social Networking in Litigation and the Justice System
MondayJuly25th,10:45–11:45am@PCC-Room108(AB)
LLNECoordinator/Moderator:JulieM.Jones,U.S.Courts Library
Socialnetworkingsitesspreadinformationeffort-lessly. For litigants and courts, this can be both riskyandbeneficial.CouldyourspousegainaccesstoyouremailsandIMsinFacebookduringadi-vorce? How can courts engage in social networking in such a way that maintains impartiality and ethical standards while promoting public trust and account-ability? This panel will discuss social network-ing issues that arise during litigation, provide an overviewofarecentgroundbreakingstudybytheConferenceofCourtPublicInformationOfficers(CCPIONewMediaReport),andsurveythefed-eralcourts’reactiontoanduseofsocialnetworkingsites. This session will answer substantive legal and policy questions surrounding social networking and the justice system.KarenSalazrecommendsattendeesviewthisYouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDBhg60UNI)priortothesession.
LLNE at AALL - Cont. from previous page.
Putting the “M” in ERM: Best Practices in Elec-tronic Resources Management (Workshop W-2; with CS-SIS)
Saturday,July23,2011—8:00a.m-5:00p.m@PCC-Room 203(A)
LLNE Member: Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki, Speaker,NewEnglandLawLibraryConsortium,Inc.
Electronic resources present managers with distinct challenges,includingpersonnel,workflow,licens-ing,andmarketingissues.Acentraltoolforhandlingthesechallengesisaneffectivemanagementprogramthat supports and maintains both expanding electronic collections and diminishing print collections. Does yourlibraryuseacomplexvarietyofstaffrolesandinteractions to manage electronic resources? This workshopwillexplorebestpracticesformanagingelectronic resources. Panelists will address admin-istrative and technical issues including: selection, access,workflowanalysis,licensingoptions,ERMvendors,training,marketing,andstaffing.AttendeeswillparticipateinthereviewofERMtasksanddesignjobdescriptionsforERMstaff.Learntomanageelec-tronic resources and not allow them to manage you! A pre-workshoplistofselectedreadingswillbeavail-
LLNE at AALL - Cont. from previous page. Awards and Grants to the Annual Meeting
The AALL Grants Program enables law librarians toparticipateintheprofessionaleducationaloppor-tunities that are provided at the Annual Meeting or to engage in original research on topics important to lawlibrarianship.Grantsarefundedbycontributionsfromfirmsandindividuals.
AALL Chapter Grant Winner
Byron Hill, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
ALL Annual Meeting Grant Winner
CarliSpina,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary
Eachyear,inrecognitionofitsroleinfurtheringthecontinuingeducationofitsmembers,theLawLibrariansofNewEnglandallocatesfundstohelpmake possible attendance at the AALL Annual Meet-ing.
LLNE Scholarship Winner
RebeccaBearden,UniversityofConnecticutSchoolofLawLibrary
RIPS-SIS Annual Meeting Grant
Elliott Hibbler, Western New England College SchoolofLaw
Congratulations to our all the LLNE members!
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Agents for the Books by Warren YeeThinking about Technology
Love the One You’re With (for Two Years, Anyway)byMegKribble,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary
This spring, something unusual happened to me. Withinamonth,I’dpurchasedtwonewgadgetsthatIdisliked.Ifoundthembothfrustratinganddisappointing.Ievenreachedthepointofdeletingmypersonalinfofromonetoreturnit.SinceI’musedtolovingnewtoys,thisexperiencewassurprising and unpleasant. The gadgets in question? MyiPad2andDroidphone(anHTCInspire,tobeprecise).
SinceIcan’tdenychargesofbeinganApplefangirl,thefirstisthemore surprising and was also the more disappointing. How long had Iwaitedforwhatturnedouttobea .7MP camera with all the photo qualityofanoldflipphone?!Anoutrage,Mr.Jobs!Therestofmydislikecamefromfeelingoddlyclaustrophobicduetothelackoftopographical clues that come with aphysicalkeyboard.I’mabigkeyboard shortcut user and doing everything by blind touch cramped my style.
IfeltisolatedinmyiPaddislike.Everybody else loved them! What was wrong with me?
The more annoying gadget was the Droid, which feltlikeunjustpunishmentbecauseI’dchosenitspecificallytoexperienceanewOS.WhileoneofthebeautiesoftheDroidOSisthatitismorecustomizablethantheiPhone,thatisalsooneofthechallenges.It’sascaryworldwhenAppleisn’tdictatingeverydetailoffunctionality.AfterusingiPhone voicemail, it was also an unwelcome surprise tohavetodealwiththevoicemailladyagain,forone
thing. Then there was an evening where no matter whereIwasinmyapartment,Icouldn’tmakeorreceivecalls.I’mnowsurethatwasapoorlytimedglitch with my carrier, but that had never happened with my iPhone.
WhereIfeltisolatedwiththeiPad,Ifeltinsufficientlynerdy/coolandsmartwhenitcameto the Droid. What was wrong with me? And what hadIbeenthinkinggettingtwonewgadgetsinsuchclose proximity, anyway? Well, it’s now been three monthsandasIwritethis,bothgadgetsarestillwithinarm’sreach.I’mdraftingthiscolumnwiththeiPad.ThoughImaynoteverlovethemlikemy
Roku player or my old iPhone, I’vegrowntolikeandrespectthem. Here are some things that helped me get there:
SeekinghelpfromfriendsWhenitcametotheDroid,Iwasn’t going to struggle alone. A fewofmylawlibrarianfriendsareavidDroidusers,soIaskedthemwhattheirfavoriteappsare.Fromtheirsuggestions,Igot a better home screen that is less cluttered than the iPhone interfaceandaniPhone-likevoicemail system that, as a bonus,freaksoutmyfamilywhen it greets them by name. Ialsolearnedaboutappsthat
automatically change settings like the ringer volume and screen brightness when the phone detects that I’mathome,work,oronthego.AsfarasIknow,the iPhone doesn’t have anything like that. Wicked cool.
Askingthequestion:amIdoingitwrong?ItgraduallydawnedonmethatpartoftheiPadproblemwasme.I’vecovetedthesleekMacBook
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door.
My MLS didn’t
prep
are me for any of
these things.
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This Issue in Vermont History(WewillfeatureotherNewEnglandStateseveryissue)
July 8, 1777-TheConstitutionoftheVermontRepublicwasadoptedatataverninWindsornowknownastheOld Constitution House.
July 8, 1777-ThenameoftheVermontRepublicwaschangedfromthe“RepublicofNewConnecticut”to“Vermont”fromtheFrenchforGreenMountains,lesVertsMonts.ThenamechangewassuggestedDr.ThomasYoung, a Boston Tea Party leader.
On July 31, 1790-UnitedStatesPatentNumberOne,signedbyGeorgeWashington,wasissuedin1790toSamuelHopkinsofPittsford,Vermontforaprocesshedevelopedformakingpotashoutofwoodashes.
July 30, 1609-FrenchexplorerSamueldeChamplainclaimedtheareaofwhatisnowLakeChamplain,givingtothemountainstheappellationoflesVertsMonts(theGreenMountains).
August 18, 1920–EdnaBeardwasthefirstwomantorunintheVermontgeneralelectionandwonaseatintheVermontHouse.
September 11, 1814-CommodoreMacDonough’sfleetisvictoriousagainstBritishinBattleofPlattsburgh,savingVermontfromcertaininvasion.
September 14, 1941-VermontLegislaturedeclareswaronGermanyinordertomakesuretheVermontmili-tary servicemen are paid a wartime pay bonus.
October 3, 1828-WilliamLloydGarrisonbeginspublishingJournaloftheTimes,anabolitionistpaper,inBennington,Vermont.
October 19, 1864–“St.AlbansRaid.”Confederatesoldiersattackedcitizens,stoleatotalof$208,000fromthebanksinSt.Albans,andfledtoCanada.TheraidwasthenorthernmostlandactionoftheCivilWar,takingplaceexclusivelyinSt.Albans,Vermont.
October 22, 1763-DanielChipman,thefirstreporterofVermontSupremeCourtdecisionsisborninSalisbury,Conn.
November 3, 1838–Legislatureabolisheslawthatrequiresanyimprisonmentforfinancialdebts
November 17, 1825–VermontStateLibrarycreated
December 18, 1880-WomenwerefirstallowedtocastavoteinVermontinschooldistrictelections.
Airforyears,andhopedtheiPadcouldfunctionasalaptopreplacement,althoughit’snotmeantto.Seealsomykeyboardissues.OnceItooktimetoplaywithappsthattakeadvantageoftheiPad’sformatandinterfacestrengths,Ibegantoseethelight.
Do you need more gadgets?Sometimesthesolutiontogadgetwoesismoregadgets. That sounds like typical American consumergluttony,butit’strue.AfterIgotaphysicalkeyboard(theniftyZaggmate/Logitechmodel)fortheiPad,Inotonlysawthelight,butfeltthe love.
Asking the question: what’s good about it?Even when both gadgets were still being annoying, there were some good things about them. Every readingappontheiPadhasbeenadelight.Istartedreading more news as a result. The Droid phone’s camera(withflash!)issogoodthatInolongercareaboutthefeebleiPadcamera.Besides,haveyouseensomeonetakephotoswithaniPad?Itlookspretty silly.
Be patientIfyou’dtoldmeafewmonthsagothatI’dstillhavethesedevices,Iprobablywouldhavescreamed.Withtime,I’velearnedtoaccepttheirquirksandfigureouthowtomakethemworkforme.Ialsolearnedthat it’s not necessary to love every device in one’s life.Whoknew?Thisweekend,Iputbothboxesinto recycling. There are still mysteries, like why the Droid randomly won’t send email when connected toanetwork.Someday,Imayfigureitout.Ontheother hand, it’s only two years until my contract is up.
Thinking About Technology - Cont. from page 10.
Maine Dine Around: An SLA Boston/LLNE Social Event
Dine Around in Portland, Maine at the Portland Lobster Company!
Summerishere!Pleasejoinotherinformationpro-fessionalsfromMaineandotherpartsofNorthernNewEnglandforadeliciousdinneratthePortlandLobsterCompanyonThursday,July28thfrom6:00to 8:00 pm. The Portland Lobster Company is lo-cated in downtown Portland, Maine on Commercial Streetandhasagreatmenuwithreasonableprices.They also have nice outdoor seating close to the water.Comeandchatwithotherinformationprofes-sionalsinthisopenforum!Thisisagreatchancetogettogetherwithothersinyourprofessionanddis-cusscommonissuesinyourfield–plusenjoysomeMaineseafood!!!
Date: Thursday, July 28th at 6:00 pm
Place: Portland Lobster Company
Cost:Yourownfoodanddrink
Registration: Please register via SurveyMonkey by July 22nd, so that we can provide the restaurant an accuratecountofattendees(http://www.surveymon-key.com/s/mainesummerdinearound2011)
Parking: Folks should park either on Commercial Street(ifyoucanfindaspot),intheFisherman’sWharfParking,orvisithttp://www.portlandmaine.comformoreparkingoptions.
“Dine Arounds” are smaller, more casual meals whereyoucanconnectwithotherSLAcolleaguesandotherfellowcolleagueswhilehavingagoodtime!
Questions? Contact: Kami Bedard at kbedard at pierceatwood.com or 207-791-1142
Hope to see you there!
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Access Points
Introducing a new column with a cataloger’s point of view…
RDA Test Coordinanting Committee Recommends Adoption of RDAbyStephanieHudnerandLauraHartnettNortheasternUniversitySchoolofLawLibrary
Theresultsofthe2010U.S.RDAtest(ofwhichNortheasternUniversitywasanofficialtestpart-ner) have been analyzed and published. Based on thefindingsofthetest,theRDATestCoordinat-ingCommitteerecommendsthattheU.S.nationallibraries—theLibraryofCongress,theNationalAgriculturalLibrary,andtheNationalLibraryofMedicine—adoptRDA,butnotbeforeJanuary2013.AdoptionofRDAwillbecontingentonvarious tasks, including rewriting RDA instruc-tions in plain English, completing the Registered RDAElementSetsandVocabularies,enhancingthefunctionalityandcontentoftheRDA Toolkit, solicitingdemonstrationsofprototypeinputanddiscovery systems that use the RDA elements and relationships, and making progress towards a re-placementforMARCtotakefulladvantageoftheRDAidentifiersandlinkeddata.1 To this end, the LibraryofCongresshasalreadylaunchedaninitia-tivetodetermineatransitionpathforMARC.2
ThefullReportandRecommendationsoftheU.S.RDATestCoordinatingCommitteeisavail-ableontheLibraryofCongress’TestingResourceDescription and Access Webpage: http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/
1 Report and Recommendations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee(9May2011,revisedforpublic release 20 June 2011). 13-14, http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/rdatesting-finalreport-20june2011.pdf2 LibraryofCongress,Bibliographic Framework Transition. http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/index.html (viewed June 30, 2011).
PCC and OCLC on RDA
TheProgramforCooperatingCataloging(PCC)supports the decision to implement RDA and has alreadyformedthreetaskgroupstoprepareforthetransitiontoRDA.Forinformationontheworkofthetaskgroups,see:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-Task-Groups.html
OCLCguidelinesforcreatingandeditingrecordshave not changed since the RDA testing period. Libraries may continue inputting AACR2 or RDA recordsinOCLC,butmaynotconvertfull-levelrecordsfromAACR2toRDAorviceversa.3 OCLC plans to issue a discussion paper later thisyearaboutthefuturepossibilityofrecordswithdifferentpracticesinWorldCat.Inaddition,OCLC will be participating in the PCC task groups on RDA.
AALL Annual Meeting Programs on RDA
IfyouwillbeattendingAALL,thereareseveralprogramsonRDAthatmaybeofinterest:
• RDAforEveryone:ResourceDescriptionand Access Explained to Non-Catalogers (D1: 7/25/11, 8:45-9:45AM)
• The RDA Decision and What it Will Mean forMeandMyLibrary!(TS-SISProgram:Hot Topic: 7/26/11, 9:00-10:30AM)
• The RDA Test : Law Catalogers’ Perspec-tives(I1:7/26/11,10:45-11:30AM).
3 OCLC Policy Statement on RDA Cataloging in WorldCat for the U.S. Testing Period and Beyond. http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/policy.htm (viewed June 30, 2011).
Of Books and BruinsByStephenSalhany,UniversityofMaineLawSchool
Here in the Boston area, we’ve been impressively fortunateintermsofthesportslandscapeoverthepasttenyears.WiththeBruinstriumphintheStan-leyCupplayoffsthisyear,eachofthefourprofes-sional sports teams in the area can now lay claim to at least one championship over the past decade. TheBruinswereperhapsthemostunlikelyofthefranchisestojointheelitegroupofwinners,astheyhadbeenmiredinalongslumpofmediocrity.ThisslumpwasendedinamostunlikelyfashionaseachoftheBruins’longstandingdroughtswasconqueredthis season. The Bruins had gone 17 years since win-ningaGame7ofanykind(1994:Round1vs.Mon-treal); this year they won three Game 7s. Until this year, the Bruins had not made the Final in 21 years (1990 vs. Edmonton). And the Bruins had not won theStanleyCupsince1972,aspanof39years.Aswesawfromthehugecrowdsthatgatheredtocel-ebrate the Cup win, there was an enormous amount ofpent-upenthusiasmthatwasfinallyallowedtobereleased when the Bruins won the Cup.
Hockeyhassomewhatlessofanonlinepresencethanbaseballandfootball,buttherearestillplentyofgoodsourcesofstatisticalinformationandanec-dotes.Afewgoodplacestobegin:
HockeyReference:www.hockey-reference.com. RunbythesamefolkswhooperatetheamazingBaseballReferencewebsite,HockeyReferencedoesn’tyethaveB-Ref’sformidablecollectionofstatistics, tools, and blog posts, but it’s got the basics down right. Current standings, player statistics, play-offresults,historicalleaguereferencesareallhereinthesamefamiliarformatusedbyB-Ref.Thisisasitetokeepafutureeyeuponastheycontinuetoaddfeaturestobringituptonear-B-Refcapabilities.
InternetHockeyDatabase:http://www.hockeydb.com.Thislong-timesitehasmoreinformationthantheHockeyReferencesitecurrentlydoes,butitcomesinalessuser-friendlyformat.Still,theamountofdatahereisstaggering.WanttoknowhowJokeritoftheFinnishEliteLeaguedidin1991?
It’shere.(Theyfinished9th). Extensive minor league, college, and senior pro statistics are here as well, coveringanimmensenumberofleagues.Aparticu-larlycoolpartofthissiteisthetradingcardsection,whichhascardchecklistsforahugenumberofplay-ers,soifyou’reacollectoryoucanseehowexten-sive your collection really is.
I’dliketorecommendacoupleoflesser-knownbooks which are well worth a read and which pro-videalotoflocalbackgroundandflavortothesport:
Game Misconduct: Alan Eagleson and the Corrup-tion of Hockey(ISBN9781551990187),byRussConway.-AlanEaglesonwasthelongtimeheadoftheNHLPlayers’Associationanditsfirstexecutivedirector.ConwaywasasportseditorfortheLaw-rence Eagle-Tribune who began investigating Eagle-sonaftertalkingtoplayerswhohadbeenhavingtroublecollectingontheirinjurysettlements.Afterlearning that Eagleson was demanding kickbacks fromplayersinordertocollectontheirinjurysettle-ments, Conway launched an investigative report and wroteaseriesofarticlesdetailingextensivecorrup-tionbyEaglesoninhisroleasheadoftheNHLPA.Most crucially Conway discovered that Eagleson, as Bobby Orr’s player agent, had deliberately steered OrrtosignwiththeChicagoBlackhawksasafreeagentasafavortoownerBillWirtz,eventhoughtheBruinshadofferedOrran18%ownershipstakeinthe team, a stake that today would be worth around $50million.Eaglesonwaseventuallyconvictedofmailfraudandembezzlementandservedjailtime.ThestoryofConway’sinvestigationandEagleson’strial is recounted in Game Misconduct. Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey(ISBN978-1599218069)byGeorge Plimpton. - George Plimpton is most well knownforhissportsbooksdetailinghiscomicat-temptstoplayprofessionalsports.HereishistaleoftryingoutasagoaliefortheBostonBruins.Herecountsmeetingaplethoraoffamousandinfamouscharacters,includingJim“Seaweed”Pettie,DonChrerry, and Gerry Cheevers. He even plays 5 min-utes in goal in an exhibition game against the Phila-delphia Flyers. Funny and touching this is one book thatshouldn’tbemissedbyhockeyfans.
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The Phila PhiphteenLisa Junghahn, Harvard Law Library
ThislistofrecommendedsightsandexperiencesisbroughttoyoubyformerPhiladelphiaresidentLisaJunghahn(currentlyareferencelibrarianatHLS).This Google Map represents the below attractions:
Phila Phiphteen for AALL 2011
Top 5 Sights
• National Constitution Center http://constitutioncenter.org/ncc_home_Landing.aspx
Begin your experience with “Freedom Rising,” an award-winning theater productionfeaturingadramatic storyteller who takes you on a journey from1787tothepresent.This librarian shivers at thesoundofPresidentRonald Regan exhorting: “Gorbachev, tear down that wall.”
• Rodin Museum http://www.rodinmuseum.org/
• Schuylkill River Walk (Passes Museum of Fine Arts) http://www.schuylkillrivertrail.com/index.php?/trail/overview/philadelphia/
• Betsy Ross’ Househttp://www.betsyrosshouse.org/
• Italian Markethttp://www.phillyitalianmarket.com/
Top 4 Neighborhoods
• Queen Villagehttp://philadelphia.about.com/od/neighborhoods/a/queen_village.htm
• Old City (North of Market Street)http://www.oldcitydistrict.org/
• Rittenhouse Square (Park, adjacent to a nice public library)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse_Square
• Northern Libertieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Liber-ties,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
Top 3 Bars
• Nineteen(foragreatviewofthecity)http://www.yelp.com/biz/xix---nineteen-philadelphia
• DirtyFranks(forthePabstset) http://www.yelp.com/biz/dirty-franks-bar-philadelphia
• MidtownContinental(forthecocktailset;withroof-deck)http://www.yelp.com/biz/conti-nental-midtown-philadelphia
Top 2 Foods
• Gelato at Capogiro (better thanItalianwooterice)http://www.yelp.com/biz/capogiro-gelato-philadelphia-3
• Soft pretzel with mustard (better than cheese steak)http://www.yelp.com/biz/center-city-pretzel-co-philadelphia
Top 1 City
• Philadelphia is a City of Firstshttp://www.philadelphiausa.travel/group-tour-planners/planning-tools/escort-notes/philadelphia-firsts/
Contact Lisa with questions, thoughts & jokes: [email protected]
LLNE Members Present AALL Poster Sessions
Asanaddedenhancementtotheeducationaloffer-ings at this year’s Annual Meeting, poster sessions willbeondisplayintheExhibitHallaspartoftheAALLMemberServicesandActivitiesArea.AALLmembershaveputtogetherawealthofgreatideasto share with Annual Meeting attendees – and LLNE membersCarliSpinaandMichellePearsehavetheirown poster sessions. They will be on hand during thepostersessionpresentationperiodonSunday,July24from9:00-10:00a.m.toanswerquestionsand discuss their work, but their poster will be on displaythroughouttheentiretyoftheAnnualMeet-ing.
Carli’s poster session is on “The Library Analytics Toolkit.”Aslibrarieshavefacedincreasingeco-nomic pressure in recent years to prove their worth, statistics have become more important as a means topromotetheactivitiesandimpactofthelibraryand to develop long-range plans. This project, which is sponsored by the Harvard Library Lab, seeks to developanopensourcesoftwaretoolthatallowsuserstovisualizearangeofdifferentlibraryusageeventsandstatisticsinafullyconfigurableanalyticsdashboard.Userswillbeabletoconfigurepersonal-izeddashboardstofocusonstatisticsthataremostrelevant to their work or to see higher-level statistics that apply to the library as a whole. This will allow users to visualize changes in usage patterns due to evolvingpatronneedsandwillprovidesupportforresource allocation to address these needs.
Asthefirststageofthedevelopmentofthissoftwaretool,CarliandthestaffattheHarvardLawLibrarymetwithavarietyoflibraryprofessionalstoidentifywhichstatisticsaremostusefultodeterminehowstatisticsarecollectedandusedandtoidentifyfuturetrends in library statistics. The poster will describe theprojectandtheresultsoftheresearchstage,whichwillinformthesoftwaredevelopmentprocessand provide insights into how libraries may use the Library Analytics Toolkit.
Michelle’s poster session is on “Partners in Publish-ing: How Librarians Can Help Journals Publish Bet-ter”(withBenjaminJohnKeele,CollegeofWilliam&Mary,WolfLawLibrary).MichelleandBen’sposterwillpresentavarietyofwayslibrariescanincreasetheirservicestoandvisibilityofstudent-editedlawjournals.Specifically,theposterwilldiscuss how librarians can help increase the quality andtherange,depth,andpersistenceofjournals’availability to researchers, which is based on a paper thattheyhavebeenwritingforthepastfewmonths.For example, librarians can help journals develop publication agreements that encourage easy access, appear in major databases and indexes, develop moreusefulmetadataandstructures,provideempiri-cal support and data curation services, and distribute content through social media and other new plat-forms.Adoptinganyoftheseideaswillhelplibrar-ians improve their school’s journals and make those journals more valuable as publishing venues.
Please come by and meet Carli and Michelle at the PosterSession,Sunday,July24,9:00-10:00a.m.
Welcome the New LLNE Executive Board Officers
TheAALLAnnualMeetingisfastapproaching.WiththatcomestheelectionofnewofficersfortheLLNEExecutiveBoard.Thefollowingaretheslateofcan-didatesfortheupcomingelection: Vice-President/President Elect: Kyle Courtney, Harvard Law School Treasurer: Melanie Cornell, UNH Law, formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center Education Co-Director: Diane D’Angelo, Suffolk Law School and Byron Hill, Bowditch and Dewey, LLP WehopetoseemanyofyouinPhiladelphia!TheelectionofofficerswilltakeplaceattheLLNELun-cheon held at the AALL Annual Meeting on Monday July25from12:00-1:15atthePhiladelphiaMarriotDowntown.
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DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND CHAIRSOFFICERS
President
Ms.ChristineI.HeplerAssociate Law Library Director UniversityofMaineDonaldL.Garbrecht Law Library 246 Deering Ave Portland, ME 04102-2837 (207) 780-4827 fax(207)[email protected]
Vice President/President Elect
Ms. Katherine K. Coolidge, Esq.Law LibrarianBulkley, Richardson & Gelinas1500MainSt.,Ste.2700Springfield,MA01115-5507(413) 272-6275fax(413)[email protected]
Treasurer
Ms. Karen QuinnChiefLibrarianRhodeIslandStateLawLibraryFrank Licht Judicial Complex250BenefitStreetProvidence,RI02903(401) 222-3275 fax(401)[email protected]
Secretary
BarbaraSchneiderHead Law LibrarianBerkshire Law LibraryCommonwealthofMassachusetts, Trial CourtCourt House76EastStPittsfield,MA01201(413) 442-5059fax(413)[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Ms.SusanD.ZagoAssociate DirectorNortheastern University Law Library400 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115-5098(617) 373-3331fax(617)[email protected]
Education Directors
Ms. Diane D’AngeloReferenceLibrarianSuffolkUniversityLawLibrary120TremontStreetBoston, MA 02108(617) 573-8608fax(617)[email protected]
Ms. Liz PeoplesLibrarian Relations Consultant LexisNexis 160FederalSTFl22Boston, MA 02110-1700 (617) 248-6754 [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Archives/History
Michael HughesAssociate DirectorQuinnipiacUniversitySchoolofLaw Library275 Mount Carmel Ave.Hamden, CT 06518(203) 582-3318fax(203)[email protected]
Communications
Raquel M. OrtizAssociate DirectorBoston University – Pappas Law Library765 Commonwealth Ave.Boston, MA 02215(617) 353-8855fax(617)[email protected]
Government Relations
Ms. Camilla Tubbs ReferenceLibrarianandLecturerin Legal Research YaleLawSchoolLillian Goldman Library P.O. Box 208215 127WallSt.NewHaven,CT06520-8215 (203) 432-7535 fax(203)[email protected]
Internet Subcommittee
Raquel M. OrtizAssociate DirectorBoston University – Pappas Law Library765 Commonwealth Ave.Boston, MA 02215(617) 353-8855fax(617)[email protected]
Introduction to Legal Research Course
Ms. Lisa Junghahn Research Librarian HarvardLawSchoolLibrary1545 Massachusetts Ave Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138-2903 (617) 495-3174 fax(617)[email protected]
Membership Development
Cathy BreenLaw LibrarianUnitedStatesAttorney’sOfficeUnitedStatesCourthouse1CourthouseWay,Suite9200Boston, MA 02210(617) [email protected]
Public Relations Subcommittee
Diane D’AngeloReferenceLibrarianMoakley Law LibrarySuffolkUniversityLawSchool120TremontStreetBoston, MA 02108(617) 573-8608fax(617)[email protected]
Newsletter Subcommittee
Kyle K. CourtneyManager,ResourceSharingAndFacultyInformationDeliveryHarvardLawSchoolLibrary1545 Massachusetts Ave Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA [email protected]
SusanVaughnLegalReferenceLibrarianMoakley Law LibrarySuffolkUniversityLawSchool120TremontStreetBoston, MA 02108(617) 573-8199fax(617)[email protected]
Scholarships
MargaretCianfariniSerialsLibrarianHarvardLawSchoolLibrary1545 Massachusetts Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138(617) 496-2105fax(617)[email protected]
Service
Ms. Amanda MerkLibrarianSeyfarthShawLLP2SeaportLaneSuite300Boston, MA 02210(617) 946-4800fax(617)[email protected]
DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND CHAIRS
