Congratulations to Mary Jo Lazun, who was awarded the LLAM grant for attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting in Chicago this year. Mary Jo will be awarded $500 to defray the cost of attending the meeting. Hopefully many LLAM members will be there to network and share ideas with fellow law librarians.
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LLAM Spring Fling 2016
Save the Date!
LLAM Spring Fling
Thursday, May 19, 2016, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Visit Baltimore’s Mount Vernon Place and walk to the top of the newly renovated Washington Monument for breathtaking views.
RSVP required if you want an opportunity to climb to the top! More information on the climb can be found at: https://mvpconservancy.showare.com/ .
Mount Vernon Place
699 Washington Place
Baltimore, MD 21201
For directions and parking information to Mount Vernon Place and the Washington Monument, visit: http://mvpconservancy.org/parking-directions/ .
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Once the monument closes (at 5pm) head on down to Spirits of Mount Vernon (address below) for a fabulous reception. There will be wines specially selected for LLAM and snacks for every palette. The cost for this event is $12.
Spirits of Mount Vernon
900 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
For directions and parking to Spirits of Mount Vernon, visit: http://spiritsofmtvernon.com/930486.html .
RSVP TODAY!
Tickets: $12.00
To purchase tickets for the event, you may send a check addressed to “LLAM” to the LLAM Treasurer:
Thea C. Warner, Librarian
Niles, Barton, & Wilmer, LLP
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
OR
You may purchase tickets by credit card through PayPal! Select the following PayPal Buy Now button: 
Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to our new LLAM Board for 2016 – 2017!
The new Board members will assume their duties at the conclusion of the LLAM Spring Fling event, which will be held in May. Special thanks to Kate Martin for arranging our election!
President: CJ Pipins
VP/President-Elect: Julia Viets
Secretary: Sophie Le
Treasurer: Thea Warner
Board Member: Elizabeth Lukes
Board Member: Joe Neumann
Immediate Past President: James Durham
LLAM Application for Registration Grant for the 2016 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference
LLAM is offering a grant to cover the cost of registration for the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference, July 16-19, 2016, in Chicago.
Selection Criteria:
The LLAM Grants Committee will evaluate an application on the following criteria:
• Lack of financial assistance from employer and/or financial need
• Promise of individual professional development
• Relevance or expressed interest in Annual Meeting program or event
Priority will be given to individuals who are not previous grant recipients, who have not recently attended the AALL Annual Meeting, and who are active members of LLAM.
Responsibilities:
Grant recipient will write a 250-500 word blog post summarizing and commenting on a program or activity that was especially valuable during the conference.
Deadline for submission: All applications must be received no later than Friday, April 22.
To apply for the grant, please fill out the application below. You must be a member of LLAM and AALL at the time of application to qualify for the LLAM grant.
RSVP for LLAM Service Project at the Maryland Food Bank!
Join your LLAM colleagues in a service project on Friday, March 11 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Maryland Food Bank warehouse in Baltimore! You will be helping sort and pack donated food items for distribution to schools, churches, and social service agencies. The Maryland Food Bank relies upon warehouse volunteers like us in order to concentrate its resources on delivering food for the 1 in 8 Marylanders who are food insecure, so your contribution of labor is a meaningful one.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the MFB’s online volunteer waiver form and RSVP to Camilla Tubbs (ctubbs @ law.umaryland.edu) by Friday, March 4 at 12 pm.
We may be assigned to the cool room, so dress in layers. We look forward to seeing you on March 11th!
LLAM LRI: Cybersecurity and You
Cybersecurity is an ongoing and complex issue affecting institutions at the local, state and national level.
Millions of attempts to breach security occur daily to gain access to clinical, legal, financial and other systems. However, where are the fine lines being drawn between insuring data security and enabling access? And what about individual rights? This conference will bring together public and private sector organizations working to prevent or stop cybersecurity threats to discuss the legal, regulatory, and policy framework of cybersecurity. The conversation will cover academic, government and private entities, as well as the preventative measures that individuals should take to guard their own online presence. This conference brings together public and private sector organizations working to prevent or stop cybersecurity threats to discuss the legal, regulatory, and policy framework of cybersecurity. The conversation will cover academic, government and private entities, as well as the preventative measures that individuals should take to guard their own online presence.
Friday, April 8th 2016
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Conference
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Post-Conference Reception
Jump to…
Registration for Conference and Post Conference Reception
Program Schedule
Sponsors
Travel and Venue Information
—Venue
—Parking
—Lodging & Travel
Contact us
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REGISTRATION
Conference Registration is free, but you must RSVP/register here to attend.
Watch the Livestream Video of the event – No RSVP required.
Post-Conference Reception at Westminster Hall is $20, and registration is separate from the conference. To register and pay for the reception:
- Send a Check (mail in)
- To pay the day of the conference, please RSVP via email to Camilla Tubbs
- Click here to purchase tickets with a credit card.
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PROGRAM
9 AM – 10 AM : Registration
10 AM – 10:05 AM : Opening Remarks
Peter Murray, Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore.
10:05 AM – 11:15 AM : Opening Keynote
[Successfully] Operating in Denied Areas Online
The United States Department of Defense defines a denied area as “an area under enemy or unfriendly control in which friendly forces cannot expect to operate successfully within existing operational constraints and force capabilities.” This definition — while customarily applicable to intelligence agents and soldiers/sailors/airmen working in enemy locations — perfectly embodies the experience of today’s regular Internet user as well. Surveillance is heavy. Unfriendly forces control key aspects of the Internet. Operational constraints are severe, and the user’s capabilities are limited. How can average Internet users successfully work online, securely and with reasonable online privacy, nothwithstanding all these challenges?
Keynote Speaker: Joe St Sauver, Ph.D., a scientist at a data driven security company, with previous work experience in higher education, and Interent2/InCommon.
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM : Morning Program A
Panel Discussion – Research Data Sharing and Security
How UMB meets challenges in sharing and securing research data.
Moderator: M.J. Tooey, Executive Director of Health Sciences and Human Services Library / Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, UMB
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM : Morning Program B (Rm. 349)
Securing Legal Information: Threat, Impact, and Awareness
Cybersecurity trends and their impacts on the legal industry.
Speakers: Thomson Reuters Librarian Relations Manager, Wendy Maines, and Technology Manager, Joe Raczynski
12:15 AM – 12:30 PM : Pick Up the Lunch Box & Join the Lunch Program!
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM : Lunch Program
Panel Discussion – UMB Security Collaborative
Collaborative efforts to safeguard the UMB community’s infrastructure, data, and networks
Moderator: Peter Murray, Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore.
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM : Afternoon Program A
National Security, Electronic Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
Massive data collection practices by the government under the Fourth Amendment and their implications for libraries; Current legislative efforts potentially detrimental to library users’ privacy.
Speaker: Michael Greenberger, Professor of Law, UMB
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM : Afternoon Program B (Rm. 349)
How to protect your social network data
How your information on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn is gathered and used
Speakers: Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, and Chris Phillips, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology, UMB
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM : 15 Min. Break
2:45 PM – 4 PM : Closing Keynote
Why online privacy matters in the face of heightened surveillance measures for cybersecurity
Keynote Speaker: Alessandro Acquisti, Ph.D., a Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Closing Remarks
M.J. Tooey, Executive Director of Health Sciences and Human Services Library / Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, UMB
4 PM – 6 PM : Post-Conference Reception and Tour at Westminster Hall.
$20 fee – separate from Conference registration.
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Sponsors
This conference has been organized by the planning committee from the UMB Health and Human Services Library, the UMB Thurgood Marshall Law Library, the Law Library Association of Maryland and the UMB Center for Information Technology. The project has been funded in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00004-C with the University of Maryland Baltimore, and in part from the AALL/Bloomberg BNA Continuing Education Grants Program in association with the Law Librarians Association of Maryland. Post conference reception is also supported by Thomson Reuters.
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Travel and Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) – SMC Building – Ballrooms A&B. 621 W Lombard St. Baltimore, MD 21201. Directions and map.
The post conference reception will be held at Westminster Hall, a beautiful historic building located at the intersection of Fayette and Greene Streets in downtown Baltimore. The church, which was completed in 1852, was built more than 60 years after the Westminster Burying Grounds were established. The Burying Grounds are the final resting place of many famous people, including Edgar Allan Poe, General Sam Smith, and General James McHenry.
Parking
Visitors may park in any University facility except for the following:
- Lexington Street Garage
- Plaza Garage except after 2 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends
Browse this list of University garages.
Directions to the Penn Street and Pratt Street Garages
- From I-95
- Take exit 53 for I-395/MLK Blvd (towards Downtown Baltimore) (.5 mi)
- Merge onto I-395 (.3 mi)
- Take the MLK Jr. Blvd exit (.4 mi)
- Slight Left at N MLK Jr. Blvd (.7)
- Turn Right at W. Pratt St.
- For Penn Garage: Turn Left at first traffic light onto Penn St; entrance to the Penn Street Garage will be on the left. Guest will walk out of the garage and take a left onto Penn St.; they will then go right onto Lombard St.; the SMC Campus Center will be located about half a block east on your right hand side.
- For Pratt Garage: Pass through one light, crossing over Penn St.; turn left for the entrance to the Pratt Street Garage. Guests may enter the SMC Campus Center from level 3 on the East side of the garage (when there is security coverage).
The center is located in downtown Baltimore, within walking distance to hotels, restaurants, and multiple transportation options that include the metro, MARC train, buses, and air travel.
Need to fly in? Baltimore Washington International Airport is located a mere 20-minutes away and the campus is near a light rail stop.
Coming from Washington, D.C.? Use convenient MARC trains. Check it out at http://mta.maryland.gov/marc-train. For more information about transit options, check out: http://mta.maryland.gov/content/transit-information.>
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CONTACT US
The page will be updated on a regular basis with more details!
For general event questions, contact CJ Pipins or Camilla Tubbs.
AALL Scholarship Applications Due April 1, 2016
On behalf of the American Association of Law Libraries and its Scholarships Jury, we would like to inform you of the available scholarships.
AALL offers the Marcia J. Koslov Scholarship, which provides funding for state, court, and county law librarians to attend conferences, seminars, and other live continuing education opportunities, for professional development, networking, and increased leadership roles beyond the usual law library-related conferences.
AALL also offers a Scholarship for Continuing Education Classes, available for all law librarians (not limited to state, court, and county law librarians) who wish to register for continuing education courses related to their fields.
Additionally, the George A. Strait Minority Scholarship is for degree candidates in law school or library school who belong to minority groups and who intend to have a career in law librarianship. If any of you know any students who would qualify for those scholarship opportunities, please feel free to let them know how and where to apply.
In the past, not many librarians have applied for these scholarships. AALL hopes that through publicizing them more, we will encourage more applicants.
As with all AALL scholarships, the Koslov, Strait, and Continuing Education Scholarship applications are due on April 1st. If you know colleagues who should apply, please help us spread the word. Thank you, and good luck!
Please go to http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Member-Resources/scholarships/Marcia-J-Koslov-Scholarship for additional information on the Koslov scholarship, as well as the application.
Please go to http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Member-Resources/scholarships/Scholarship-Applications for the applications for the AALL Educational Scholarships, the George A. Strait Scholarship, and the Continuing Professional Education Classes Scholarship.
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Amy E. Lipford
Resource and Access Librarian
Florida State University
College of Law Research Center
850.644.7488
Alipford@law.fsu.edu
Save the Date! LLAM LRI: Cybersecurity and You!
Friday April 8, 2016
SMC Building, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
Ballrooms A &B (All programs except Programs on Track B) | Room 349 (Programs on Track B*)
Cybersecurity is an ongoing and complex issue affecting institutions at the local, state and national level, and Maryland is at the epicenter, being the home of the National Security Administration (NSA), the U.S. Cyber Command, and home to dozens of cybersecurity firms. Millions of attempts to breach security occur daily to gain access to clinical, legal, financial and other systems. However, where are the fine lines being drawn between insuring data security and enabling access? And what about individual rights?
The Health and Human Services Library, which is home to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region, is partnering with the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, the Law Librarians Association of Maryland (LLAM) and the Center for Information Technology Services (CITS) at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) to explore these questions through a one-day Cybersecurity Symposium. This conference will bring together public and private sector organizations working to prevent or stop cybersecurity threats to discuss the legal, regulatory, and policy framework of cybersecurity. The conversation will cover academic, government and private entities, as well as the preventative measures that individuals should take to guard their own online presence.
The project has been funded in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00004-C with the University of Maryland Baltimore. This event is also made possible by a grant from the AALL/Bloomberg BNA Continuing Education Grants Program, and from funding by the UMB Health and Human Services Library, the UMB Center for Information Technology, and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Symposium Schedule:
10 AM ‐ 11:15 AM : Opening Keynote – Rapidly Changing Field of Cybersecurity Law
Joe St Sauver, Ph.D., a scientist at a data driven security company, with previous work experience in higher education, and Interent2/InCommon, will provide an overview of the rapidly changing field of cybersecurity law, focusing on research data security.
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM : Morning Program A
Panel Discussion ‐ Maintaining Cybersecurity in Higher Education
How UMB Stakeholders preserve cybersecurity while maintaining an accessible, interactive learning environment.
Moderator: M.J. Tooey, Executive Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, UMB
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM :: Morning Program B*
Panel Discussion – Securing Legal Information: Threat, Impact, and Awareness
Learn about cybersecurity trends and their impacts on the legal and law firm industry
Speakers: Thomson Reuters Librarian Relations Manager, Wendy Maines, and Technology Manager, Joe Raczynski
12:15 AM – 12:30 PM : Pick up the lunch box
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM : Lunch Program: Collaborative efforts to safeguard the UMB community’s infrastructure, data, and networks
Moderator: Peter Murray, CIO, UMB
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM : Afternoon Program A
National Security, Electronic Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
Massive data collection practices by the government under the Fourth Amendment and their implications for libraries; Current legislative efforts potentially detrimental to library users’ privacy.
Speaker: Michael Greenberger, Professor of Law, UMB
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM : Afternoon Program B*
How to protect your social network data
How your information on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn is gathered and used.
Speakers: Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, and Chris Phillips, CITS, UMB.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM : 15 Min. Break
2:40 PM ‐ 4 PM Closing Keynote
Alessandro Acquisti, Ph.D., a Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will discuss why online privacy matters in the face of heightened surveillance measures for cybersecurity.
4:00 – 6:00: Post-Conference Reception and Tour at Westminster Hall for LLAM Members. $20 fee – separate from Conference registration.
SNOW DATE CHANGE January LLAM Program
Please join us on Wednesday, February 3rd at the State Law Library of Maryland in Annapolis for the January 2016 Program: Finding Justice: A History of Women Lawyers in Maryland Since 1642, presented by the Honorable Judge Lynne Battaglia.
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Maryland State Law Library,
361 Rowe Blvd
Annapolis, MD 21401
Directions and Parking Information here: http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/aboutus/directions.html
The event is a BYO brown bag lunch, but drinks, fruit and desserts will be provided by our hosts. To RSVP contact Camilla Tubbs by email (ctubbs@law.umaryland.edu) or at 410-706-0792. We hope to see you there!
Earlier in the day, the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library will be hosting a LLAM-sponsored breakfast and briefing at 8:00 a.m. for Maryland Legislative Day. Please contact Joan Bellistri, Director of the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library at 410-222-1387, for details.
A LLAM Board Meeting will be held from 11:00 am – noon at the State Law Library, just prior to Judge Battaglia’s program.
Maryland Library Legislative Day: Please Join Us!
MLA’s Maryland Library Legislative Day will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. The day will begin in the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library with a LLAM-sponsored breakfast and briefing at 8:00 a.m. Governor Hogan has scheduled the State of the State address at noon that day. As a result, there will be no session that day. (The Maryland Library Day Proclamation will occur on Tuesday, February 2.) At present, it is uncertain when most of the visits will be scheduled. The Enoch Pratt Free Library is sponsoring an evening reception for the Governor, legislators, and library community. LLAM members are encouraged to attend any or all of the events. Questions? Contact Joan Bellistri, Director of the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library at 410-222-1387.
LLAM’s Holiday Party and Silent Auction
Thank you for celebrating the holidays with LLAM at the Crush Kitchen and Winehouse in Annapolis!
The Holiday Party and Silent Auction on December 11th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm was a success and raised over $400 to be divided between the Maryland Food Bank and the LLAM Scholarship Fund.
LLAM’s Holiday Party and Silent Auction
Celebrate the holidays with LLAM at
Crush Kitchen and Winehouse
114 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 216-9444
on Friday, December 11, 2015,
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are $25.00 per person.
Click the following Buy Now button to purchase tickets. You can also add a donation to the LLAM scholarship fund to your total payment:
Alternatively, you may send a check paid to the order of “LLAM” to:
LLAM c/o Thea Warner
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
If you would like to donate an item to the LLAM Silent Auction, please complete the form below:
Crush Kitchen & Winehouse is Annapolis’ oldest winebar.
Parking at Crush: Crush is adjacent to the Loews Annapolis Hotel (126 West St., Annapolis, MD 21401). Guests of Crush have access to Loews Hotel Parking. Self Parking is $8; Valet Parking is $10.
Parking is also available at the Knighton Garage (1A Colonial Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401) for $5 all day.
Holiday Party Menu:
Hors d’oeuvres
- Stuffed Mushrooms(v)
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Chicken Skewers
- Crab Balls
- Prosciutto Wrapped Dates
- Crab Dip
- Tuna Tar Tar on Cucumber
- Blue Cheese Cranberry Tart (v)
- Bruschetta (v)
- Assortment of Fruit
- Antipasto Platter
- Crudites
- Cheese Platter
Beverages
1 complementary specialty cocktail, glass of wine, or glass of beer included
Email Camilla Tubbs at ctubbs @ law.umaryland.edu if you have any questions!
Save the Date for these Upcoming LLAM Events!
The LLAM Programs Committee has put together an exciting list of events. Please check out the list below and mark your calendar so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Camilla Tubbs, ctubbs @ law.umaryland.edu.
- Monday, November 9th from noon – 1:00 p.m.: LLAM Brownbag Lunch Lecture – International Arbitration Research by Jason Hawkins. Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Room 4403, University of Maryland School of Law. Directions and Parking Information here: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/about/directions.html. To RSVP, please contact Camilla Tubbs, at ctubbs @ law.umaryland.edu.
- Friday, December 11th from 6 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: LLAM’s Holiday Party & Silent Auction will be held at the Crush Kitchen and Winehouse, 114 West St, Annapolis, MD 21401. Registration and auction information will be announced soon.
- Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: LLAM Brownbag Lunch Lecture at the Maryland State Law Library. Judge Lynne Battaglia will discuss her book, “Finding Justice: A History of Women Lawyers in Maryland since 1642.”
- February 3rd, 2016 (Time TBD): MLA Legislative Day
- Friday, March 11th, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm: LLAM Service Project with the Maryland Food Bank, 2200 Halethorpe Farms Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227. Registration information will be announced closer to the date.
- Friday, April 8th 2016, All Day: LLAM LRI Cybersecurity Conference, University of Maryland – Baltimore. An all-day conference at the UMB Campus Center, followed by a reception for LLAM members at Westminster. Registration information will be announced closer to the date in the Spring.
November Program
Please join us Monday, November 9th at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law’s Thurgood Marshall Law Library for the November 2015 Program!
Jason Hawkins Presents: International Arbitration
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Thurgood Marshall Law Library Room 4403
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
The event is a BYO brown bag lunch, but drinks and desserts will be provided by our hosts. To RSVP and/or request discount parking passes contact Camilla Tubbs by email or at 410-706-0792. We hope to see you there!
Directions and Parking
LLAM November Program
Please join us Monday, November 9th at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law’s Thurgood Marshall Law Library for the November 2015 Program!
Jason Hawkins Presents: International Arbitration
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Thurgood Marshall Law Library Room 4403
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
The event is a BYO brown bag lunch, but drinks and desserts will be provided by our hosts. To RSVP and/or request discount parking passes contact Camilla Tubbs by email or at 410-706-0792. We hope to see you there!
Directions and Parking
LLAM October Program & Board Meeting!
We hope you can join us on Friday, October 30th at the University of Baltimore Law Library for the October 2015 Program!
Scott Stevens Presents: Shadow Laws
How to find laws that are not directly published anywhere, but govern our daily lives.
To RSVP and/or request discount parking passes contact Joanne Dugan Colvin by email or at 410-837-4373.
11:00 – Noon. LLAM Board Meeting
Noon – 1:00 p.m. LLAM Program: Shadow Laws
University of Baltimore Law Library
John and Frances Angelos Law Center
1401 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
The event is a BYO brown bag lunch, but drinks and desserts will be provided by our hosts so please RSVP. We hope to see you there!
Directions
Map and Parking
Local Accommodations
Image Credit: Wellcome Library, London http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) has a new logo and color scheme!
Take a look at the top of our webpage to see the new logo, which incorporates an outline of Maryland with our acronym. Special thanks to Jenny Rensler for updating our webpages with the new look! Thanks to Mark Desierto for organizing our efforts to obtain logo proposals and bids from several graphic artists. Thanks to Mark, and also to Rachel Englander, for helping us obtain tablecloths with new LLAM logos for vendor halls and displays. The new tablecloths are navy blue with a white logo outline, matching the one posted at the top of our webpages. Special thanks also goes to Kate Martin for getting this project moving at the very beginning!
In addition, our new LLAM tablecloth and logo made their first appearance recently in the vendor hall of the 2015 AALL Meeting & Conference in Philadelphia. Special thanks to Immediate Past President Kate Martin, who handled table arrangements and displays. Also, thanks to Mark Desierto, who managed the logo proposals and ordering of the two new tablecloths (which are identical, but in different sizes).
You’re invited!!!
You’re invited to join the LLAM LRI (Legal Research Institute) Committee for 2015 – 2016. We’ve already begun to gather volunteers for the committee, and would like your help!
This year’s LRI, a cybersecurity symposium, will be held in March / April of 2016, and will be co-sponsored with the University of Maryland – Baltimore’s Health Sciences & Human Services Library. The targeted audience will be librarians, IT personnel, government administrators, and attorneys interested in cybersecurity issues. We need help with planning, logistics, and implementation. You can determine your level of participation based on your interests and availability – from intensive planning to hosting a table at the event.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Camilla Tubbs at ctubbs[at]law.umaryland.edu. Camilla Tubbs (LLAM Vice President / President–Elect) and C.J. Pipins (LLAM Secretary / Treasurer) will be serving as co-chairs of the LRI Committee.
Our LRI Committee will begin work soon!
– James Durham, LLAM President
LLAM Dine Around in Philadelphia
Join the LLAM Dine-Around in Philadelphia
Saturday, July 18th at 6:00 pm
If you are you attending the 2015 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference in Philadelphia, please consider joining the members of LLAM for the annual “LLAM Dine-Around.” This year, the group will meet at Alma de Cuba, 1623 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, a Cuban-fusion restaurant that is a 20 minute walk (shorter via Metro) from the Convention Center. Vegetarian options are offered. The reservation, under the name of “James Durham,” is for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening, July 18. To view photos and a menu, visit www.almadecubarestaurant.com/. Vegetarian options are offered. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to james.durham[at] mdcourts.gov, so that the reservation can be amended to accommodate the actual size of our group. See you in Philly!
Library of Congress (3 positions)
The Library of Congress has three positions available in Washington, D.C. Full vacancy announcements at USAJOBS.gov.
Job Title:Librarian (Preservation Specialist)
Agency:Library of Congress
Job Announcement Number:140308
Salary Range: $52,668.00 to $68,465.00 / Per Year
Open Period:Tuesday, June 16, 2015 to Tuesday, June 30, 2015
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407169900
This Librarian serves as a preservation specialist in the Preservation Directorate of Library Services. The Librarian uses expert knowledge and skills to undertake preservation research to preserve the Library’s rarest, most valuable, and heavily accessed art, books, manuscripts, photographs, recorded sound, moving image, and other special media collections.
Job Title:Librarian (Manuscript – Historian)
Agency:Library of Congress
Job Announcement Number:150142
Salary Range:$90,823.00 to $118,069.00 / Per Year
Open Period: Friday, June 12, 2015 to Monday, July 13, 2015
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/406842800
The Librarian (Manuscript Historian Specialist) position has primary curatorial and acquisition responsibilities for the political, military, and legal collections of the Manuscript Division that fall in the modern period, roughly from 1900 to the present. Included in this time frame are hundreds of collections, notably the papers of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge as well as cabinet members from those and subsequent administrations; dozens of members of Congress; Supreme Court Justices; journalists and publishers; military officers and defense secretaries; diplomats and foreign intelligence officers; and countless other American luminaries. The Manuscript Division is one of the foremost special collections repositories of the world. The specialist works under the general supervision of the chief of the Manuscript Division, who provides guidance concerning the general scope, direction, and objective of assignments. This position is located in the Manuscript Division of Library Services.
Job Title:Librarian (Reference Librarian)
Agency:Library of Congress
Job Announcement Number:150026
Salary Range:$52,668.00 to $68,465.00 / Per Year
Open Period:Tuesday, June 9, 2015 to Monday, July 6, 2015
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/406371900
The Reference Librarian provides assistance to researchers in the culture, history, literature, politics, political structure, economies, humanities, and social sciences of the assigned countries and regions in the Asian Division. Clients include Congress, foreign and US Government agencies, national and international scholars, research and scientific institutitons, the professional and business communities, and the general public. Librarians respond to inquiries that are received in person, by telephone, by correspondence and by electronic media. Librarians recommend items for acquisition.
LLAM Spring Fling Rescheduled for June 6
LLAM Spring Fling
Saturday, June 6, 2015
1:00 p.m. Private tour of the Homewood House Museum (The group will meet in the gift shop at the back of the house, where docents will begin the guided tour.)
2:00 p.m. Tea in the wine cellar of the Homewood House Museum
The Homewood House Museum
Johns Hopkins University Campus
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
For directions and parking information, visit http://www.museums.jhu.edu/homewood.php. Click on “Plan a Visit.” Then, click on “Directions and Parking.”
Tickets:
For persons who previously purchased tickets for the earlier event (scheduled for May 2 which was canceled due to a large rally downtown), please contact Bijal Shah, LLAM Treasurer, at bshah @ ubalt.edu to confirm your wish to attend the June 6 event, or to request a refund.
Adult ticket: $12.00
Children under 18 years: $10.00
To purchase tickets for the event, you may send a check addressed to “LLAM” to:
Bijal Shah
University of Baltimore Law Library
1401 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
OR
You may purchase tickets through PayPal by selecting the buttons below:
Cost: $12 for adults $10 for children (under 18)
(Note to PayPal users buying for adults and children: If you select the “BuyNow” button for adults, then return to this page and select the “BuyNow button for children, you can select the “Check out with PayPal” button and pay for all tickets requested at one time.)
Hope to see you there!
LLAM Election Results
The election results are in. 44 members logged their votes and here is a list of our newly elected board members.
Camilla Tubbs – Vice President & President Elect
Thea Warner – Treasurer
Pat Behles – 1 Year Board Member
Elizabeth Lukes – 2 Year Board Member
Returning board members are:
James Durham – President
CJ Pipins – Secretary
Kate Martin – Past President
Also, the proposed Amendment of LLAM Bylaws Article III. Membership was approved by a vote of 36 to 7.
Thank you so much to everyone who voted.
Congratulations to the newly elected members.
C.J. Pipins
LLAM Secretary
Maryland Partners for Justice – May 14 in Baltimore
The work of law librarians will be a topic at the conference this year: “Access to Justice through Access to Legal Information” with Catherine McGuire, Dave Pantzer, Mary Jo Lazun and Sara Witman on the panel. Here is the program description: Knowledge of the law and the legal system is an important component in providing Access to Justice. Everyone says “it’s all online” – but where? Law librarians will showcase free resources that can be used by legal services providers for their own research or as referrals to clients or anyone interested in accessing legal information. The Maryland State Law Library website contains a wealth of information on legal resources and legal research including links to free online legal resources. The Maryland People’s Law Library is “a legal information and self-help website maintained by the Maryland State Law Library.” Everyone knows how to use Google but may not be familiar with the Google tools for accessing legal resources. Learn the many ways that Google can enhance legal research for attorneys and non-attorneys alike.
The early bird rate – until April 24 – is only $95 ($105 after). Considering this includes breakfast and lunch in addition to the great programming there is no good reason to miss this conference. In addition to the law library program another interesting program will be “Serial” – How the Popular Podcast Impacts the Court System. It is great opportunity for law librarians to let the legal community know the role we play in access to justice.
Find out more here: http://probonomd.org/about-us/conference/?utm_source=2015PJC%20Early%20Bird%20Announcement%20%20&utm_campaign=PJC15%20Early%20Bird&utm_medium=email
It would be great to see more of the law library community this year!
Joan M. Bellistri
Law Library Director
Anne Arundel County Public Law Library
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, RM 303
P.O. Box 2395, 8 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
joan.bellistri@aacounty.org
410-222-1387 P
410-268-9762 F
March LLAM Program – Copyright: What Librarians Need to Know in 2015 (UPDATED)
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This post has been updated as of 3/18/2015 to include the PowerPoint Presentation for this program. CLICK HERE FOR THE PROGRAM MATERIALS: LLAM Copyright
National Plan for Access to US Government Information
Earlier this week at the Maryland State Archives, Mary Alice Baish the U.S. Superintendent of Documents, presented the National Plant for Access to US Government Information to a group of LLAM members for our February Program. The attached PDF is a copy of her Powerpoint presentation. Check it out for some really helpful nuggets of information!
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