2024 Legal Research Institute

Building Strong Foundations: Maryland Legal Research Fundamentals and Fostering DEIB in Libraries

Friday, March 22, 2024

Conference Schedule | Registration| Venue
Directions & Parking | Public Transportation| Hotels| Contact Us | Program Booklet

Conference Schedule

10:00AM – 4:00PM (EST)

9:00Registration & Breakfast
9:50Welcome
Jessica Mundy, LLAM Vice-President
10:00Keynote: From the Margins to the Core: Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility in the Classroom and the Workplace
Ursula Gorham
10:45BREAK
11:00Maryland Regulations History Research
Tanya Thomas
Improving Equity Through Conversational Intelligence® (Part 1)
Kirstin Nelson
11:45BREAK
12:00Online and In Control: Select Legal Research Resources
Elizabeth Lukes, Julia Roberts, Vickie Yiannoulou
Improving Equity Through Conversation Intelligence® (Part 2)
Kirstin Nelson
1:00LUNCH
2:00Tech-Savvy Tools, Tips, and Tricks for Tomorrow’s Law Librarians
Leland Sampson
Developing an Inclusive Law Librarian Pipeline
Kristina Alayan, Sara Billard, Rachel Englander, Zanada Joyner
2:45BREAK
3:00Maryland Legislative History Research: Foundations, Fundamentals, and …Fun!
Annette Haldeman
Striving Beyond ADA Compliant
Renee Brown, Mariette Largess, Colleen Quinn
4:15Tour of Historic Westminster Hall

Registration

Attendees will have the option to join via Zoom or gather in-person at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. Registration closed on March 8, 2024.

LLAM/MLA/AALL Members
In-Person Attendance
$75
Non-Member
In-Person Attendance*
$100
Students
In-Person Attendance
$40
Virtual Attendance$25
Add-On: Westminster Hall & Burying Ground Tour$5
*Non-member, in-person attendance registration includes LLAM Membership.

Venue

Thurgood Marshall Law Library
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201


Directions & Parking

Garage parking is available within walking distance of the conference location.

  • Baltimore Grand Garage, 21 N. Paca St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
  • Pearl Street Parking Garage, 622 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
  • Metered parking available on Baltimore, Paca, Fayette, and Greene Streets.

Detailed driving directions and additional parking options information available on the University of Maryland Carey School of Law website.


Public Transportation

Garage parking is available within walking distance of the conference location.

Light Rail: Howard Street at Baltimore Street.
Metrorail: Lexington Market Station
Bus: Charm City Circulator, University of Maryland, Baltimore Shuttle, CityLink


Hotels

Information about hotels within a 4-block walk of the conference location is available here.


CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at llam2024lri@gmail.com.


This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/Bloomberg Law Continuing Education Grants Program.