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A Chapter of the Amer ican Assoc iat ion of Law L ibrar ies
President’s Message
La w L i br ary Ass o c iat i on o f M ary la nd
BY JEAN HESSENAUER Librarian Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
First, I would like to thank Joannie Bellistri for hosting the breakfast that LLAM provided for the librarians who attended Legislative Day in Anna‐polis in February. I went to the evening reception and everyone thanked us for providing breakfast and for providing a location to meet and start out the day’s activities. At our last meeting, the LLAM Board voted to make a commitment to the Ronald McDonald House. We will serve two dinners there — one in the spring and one in the fall. LLAM will contrib‐ute $100 toward each meal. I have been serving dinner there once a month for several years, and it is very simple. You figure out a menu, purchase the food, prepare the meal, then get to the House by about 5:30 p.m. to serve it. I have found that it is best to keep everything simple because there is usually only enough time to warm up the food, not really start from scratch to make a whole din‐ner. Arrival time is about 5:30 p.m., dinner is served at about 6:15 p.m. and we are usually fin‐ished by 7:45 p.m. The process does not require a lot of our time, and it is greatly appreciated. About four people are needed for each dinner, but others could volunteer to make a dessert, etc. I will send out the dates to ask for volunteers; we will be doing this very soon. It really is a reward‐ing experience and one that makes you realize how lucky you are never to have endured such a
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY Kurt Meyer reports from the January program, featuring the AALL Government Relations Office and MLA Legislative Officer ….………………….…...…... 3
PACER POLITICS Accessibility of federal court records becomes a hot topic on the internet………………………... ……..… 4
O MARYLAND, MY MARYLAND CODE John Cannan compares our lovely state code to the federal code …………………….…………….………. 9
READY REFERENCE RESOURCES Sara Witman provides more free online resources to tackle some frequently asked questions ……...….. 11
. . . AND MORE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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L L A M N e w s hardship that these children are facing. Note to anyone planning on attending the AALL Convention in D.C. in July: Remember that they are giving a reduced rate if you register by the end of March. With the economy the way it is, you should definitely consider this option. As the An‐nual Meeting approaches, we can also see who is planning on going for just a day or an evening and maybe set up carpools. I hope to see everyone at our Maryland author “LLAM Reads” program on the 20th. The last two programs with local authors have been very enter‐taining.
Archives Committee ‐ Joe Bennett Government/Vendor Relations ‐ Joan Bellistri Membership Committee ‐ Pat Behles Newsletter Committee ‐ Sara Witman Placement Committee ‐ Tonya Baroudi Program Committee ‐ Joanne Dugan Public Relations Committee ‐ Catherine McGuire & Anne Morrison Publications Committee ‐ Maxine Grosshans Technology Committee/Webmaster ‐ Kurt Meyer
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Standing Committee Chairs 2008—2009
March 2009
President ‐ Jean Hessenauer Vice‐President/President Elect ‐ Joanne Dugan Secretary ‐ Susan Herrick Treasurer ‐ Bijal Shah Immediate Past President ‐ Janet Camillo Elected Board Member ‐ Glen Spangler Elected Board Member ‐ Thea Warner
Board of Trustees 2008—2009
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Deadlines Friday, March 20 The application for the LLAM grant for the AALL Annual Meeting must be received by the Grants Com‐mittee by Friday March 20. Contact: JCamillo@mcccourt.com Friday, March 27 The deadline for applications for research grants from the AALL Research Fund is Friday March 27. A single grant of up to $1,425, or multiple grants totaling $1,425, may be awarded. Info: www.aallnet.org/committee/respub/ Tuesday, March 31 Register for the AALL Annual Meeting by March 31 to receive an additional $50 discount off the already reduced early registration rate. Info: www.aallnet.org/events/09_registration.asp
Wednesday, April 1 AALL scholarship materials are due by April 1. (No kidding.) There are many educational scholarships available for all types of AALL members. Info: www.aallnet.org/services/scholarships.asp Contact: Jim.Gernert@usdoj.gov The AALL Annual Meeting grant is due by April 1, as well. (Still not kidding.) Grants for registration costs are available for experienced members and new mem‐bers/students. I n f o : www . a a l l n e t . o r g / c omm i t t e e / g r a n t s /grant_application.asp Tuesday, June 30 The last day to apply for the October AALL Leadership Academy in Oak Brook, Illinois is June 30. Info: www.aallnet.org/prodev/event_leadership academy.asp
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On January 16, LLAM members met at the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library to hear speakers from the AALL Government Relations Office as well the Legislative Officer for the Mary‐land Library Association. The program started off with Mary Alice Baish, the director of AALL’s Government Relations Office (GRO). She gave some history regarding her office. Originally established in 1989 by Bob Oakley, it was called the Washington Affairs of‐fice. In the fall of 2008, it was renamed because the mission of the office had been significantly broad‐ened to include efforts at the state and interna‐tional levels. Mary Alice then went on to explain some of the new issues her office was currently addressing. First of all, her office advocates about preservation issues to the federal government. This is an especially hot topic be‐cause of the mass digitization effort called FDSYS (pronounced “fed‐sys”) that is currently underway. As you may know, digitization presents issues both in terms of preservation and authentication. The Government Relations Office advised the Government Printing Office on both of these matters and Mary Alice was proud to say that they followed many of her office’s recommendations. She then went on to discuss new issues that would be popping up with President Obama’s new administration. First of all, there is concern about the government’s role in managing infor‐
mation and changes made to that information. As a re‐sult, the GRO advocates f o r v e r s i o n c o n t r o l (allowing the viewer to keep track of changes made to government documents) and for a public domain citation system. Another important issue for the Office — as well as for many LLAM members — is PACER. Widely used by law librarians, this is the electronic fed‐eral depository for court records. And, as many of you know, it is not free. This fee limits access to information which is why Mary Alice’s office ad‐vocates for free PACER access. Although some people in the federal government are reluctant to give up the millions of dollars generated from PACER fees, Mary Alice seemed optimistic that free access to PACER will be granted in the near future. In fact, there is currently a pilot program
where PACER information is free to those who access the service from federal depository libraries. Two other important issues that the GRO is dealing with are copy‐right and privacy. Copyright is an issue because of the United States’ i n v o l v em e n t i n t h e An t i ‐Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The Government Relations Office
along with AALL’s Copyright Committee advo‐cate that this treaty and others like it should in‐corporate fair use provisions. Additionally, the Government Relations Office advocates for changes to be made to Section 215 of the PA‐TRIOT Act (the “library” provision) which allows the FBI to investigate library records after acquir‐
BY KURT MEYER Research Librarian University of Maryland Law Library
Government Relations Office briefed members on AALL legislative advocacy
Mary Alice seemed optimistic that
free access to PACER will be granted in the
near future.
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ing a court order. Next to speak was Emily Feldman, the office’s Advocacy Communications Assistant. She gave LLAM members tips on how to get the message out and stay active. Emily encouraged LLAM members to subscribe to the GRO’s monthly newsletter and to regularly read their blog at www.aallnet.org/aallwash. Additionally, she en‐couraged us to talk to our congressional represen‐tatives. This is especially important for LLAM members because many of Maryland’s representa‐
tives are on committees that deal with issues im‐portant to the GRO. Lastly, Emily encouraged us to attend Advocacy Training at the Annual Meet‐ing in DC this summer. During this session, AALL members will be briefed on AALL’s most impor‐tant legislative goals and, afterward, will have the opportunity to meet their congressional delega‐tions. Denise Davis, the director of the Cecil County Public Library spoke next. Denise is also the Leg‐islative Officer for the Maryland Library Associa‐
tion and in this capacity she works with libraries across the state of Maryland to advocate for legislative decisions that are beneficial to Maryland’s libraries. She gave us a general picture of what is going on Maryland regarding libraries and what we can do. She reminded us to keep in touch with our state legisla‐tors and to develop relationships with them. It is not only important to contact them to express support or disapproval for upcoming legis‐lation that will affect libraries but also to thank them for making deci‐sions which help libraries. Denise aptly pointed out that a thank you call or letter will have a great impact on the legislator’s future decisions, because it will show you really care about Maryland’s libraries. In sum, this was an extremely infor‐mative program which emphasized the need for law librarians to be active and to remain informed. For more information regarding the Government Relations Office or the Maryland Library Association, please visit their websites : Maryland Library Association http://www.mdlib.org/ AALL’s Washington Blawg http://aallwash.wordpress.com/
PACER: Public records at a price — for how long?
The domain of law librarianship, specifically access to federal court documents, has become a hot topic on the internet. It looks like internet advocacy groups are discovering what we’ve known for a while — there’s often nothing free or easy about obtaining public records. Carl Malamud believes that there’s no reason that access to the copyright‐free documents on PACER should cost taxpayers 8 cents a page. (Those cents add up. According to a New York Times article on the issue, the system recently ran a sur‐plus of around $150 million.) Malamud founded public.resource.org, which col‐lects and hosts public records, including documents from PACER, online. Possibly in response to a 2006 resolution from AALL, the government set up a pilot program where free PACER access was offered from federal depository li‐braries, but it was suspended last fall, when an advocate downloaded about 20% of the PACER database for Malamud’s project. When the New York Times re‐ported about the suspension in February, talk spread quickly online. Talk is also back in Congress; Sen. Lieberman recently questioned the necessity of the fees. In the last few weeks, Malamud has become somewhat of an internet hero. And now he would like to head up the GPO as Public Printer. Read more about the campaign at yeswescan.org. A key item of his campaign — get librarians more involved in the printing office:
“Librarians are the bedrock of the public domain and the defenders of our fundamental right to access knowledge. GPO should work even more closely with our libraries and reform the Federal Depository Library Program to support them better. “
For Malamud’s position papers (including a proposal to update the Federal Regis‐ter), see public.resource.org/change.gov/.
—Sara Witman, Research Librarian Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander
Chapter News
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LLAM to contribute time, money to Ronald McDonald House At the January meeting, the Board voted to make a commitment of volunteers and $200 toward two meals at the Ronald McDonald House of Maryland. About four volunteers are needed for this spring and for the fall. If you are interested in getting involved in one or both of the dinners, contact president Jean Hessenauer at jhessenauer@tydingslaw.com.
Grant available for AALL Annual Meeting registration LLAM is once again providing a grant to cover registration for the 2009 Annual Meet‐ing. To apply for the grant, you must fill out an application and return it to the LLAM Grants Committee by Friday, March 20. The
committee will make a decision by the end of March in order to take advan‐tage of all the discounts offered by AALL. Any member of LLAM can apply for the grant . For more information or to request an application, email Janet Camillo at
JCamillo@mcccourt.com.
LLAM hosts breakfast for Library Legislative Day in Annapolis On February 4, LLAM once again provided breakfast at the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library for attendees at Maryland Library Day at the Maryland State Legislature. Other highlights included a talk from Delegate Mary‐Dulany James (District 34A) and an evening reception. Throughout the day, library repre‐sentatives met with Senators, Delegates and their aides to promote library issues and to encourage support for libraries. Special thanks to Joan Bellistri, chair of the Government/Vendor Relations Committee, for organizing and hosting the breakfast.
LLAM endorses 21st Century Right to Know project LLAM voted to endorse the 21st Century Right to Know project, an agenda coordinated by OMB Watch with recommendations to the Obama administration, such as improving the use of Web 2.0 technologies, rescinding Execu‐tive Order 13233 on Presidential Records, re‐versing the ʺAshcroft Memoʺ on FOIA to en‐courage agency disclosure, and reforming the classification system. The full report of recom‐mendations is available at c h a n g e . g o v / o p e n _ g o v e r n m e n t /entry/21st_century_right_to_know/.
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Member News
Professional Updates Trevor Rosen, former librarian at Shapiro Sher, and Andy Zimmerman, Director of Li‐brary Services at Gordon Feinblatt, published an update to their article, “A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases” on LLRX at www.llrx.com/features/lawyerlicenses.htm. One highlight from the new update: The Vir‐ginia State Bar now posts a comprehensive online lawyer licensing database. Thanks for your hard work on this great resource, Trevor and Andy! On February 27, Joan Bellistri, of the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library, and Catherine McGuire, of the Maryland State Law L ib r a ry , pre s en t ed a program,
“Organizing Your Fellow Librarians. The Development of A Framework for Coopera‐tion: The Conference of Maryland Court Law Library Directors.” Janet Camillo, of the Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Li‐brary, was the program coordinator. The pro‐gram was presented to Virginia Association of Law Libraries members at their winter 2009 meeting at George Mason University Law Li‐brary. Do you have news you’d like to share with your LLAM colleagues? Please send any professional or personal news you’d like to share to Sara Witman at switman@gfrlaw.com
Pics wanted!
LLAM News is always looking for photographs of your library. Got a great shot? Send it to switman@gfrlaw.com.
and resolutions passed by Congress. (Bob Ber‐ring says such issues rarely occur, which is scarily like declaring, ʺThis ship is unsinkableʺ — and we all know what happened the last time someone said that!) With the Maryland code, there is little in the way of oddities to mystify the user. Probably the strangest official annotations that the user will encounter are ʺRevisorʹs Notes.ʺ These are notes from the Revisor of Statutes to help explain changes to articles as they are revised from the black 1957 code to the new ma‐roon code. Federal code sections have notes as well and you would be amiss to glance over them too quickly. These notes are not only annotations to the law, but can be permanent and general law, too. There are many reasons as to why this happens. For instance, the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, which codi‐fies public law into the USC, is not empowered to change the text of code titles enacted into positive
law. So if the text of the public law has been written in such a way that it won’t fit in the code, it is inserted into a note. But it is in legislative history that the true distinctions between ease of use of both codes can be drawn. While there may be more informa‐tion created during federal legisla‐tion’s journey from bill to codified law, tracking that process can be
like treading quicksand compared to the more straightforward path of Maryland law. Enough has been written about Maryland legislative history that I do not have to repeat the steps here. You should know the drill by now: Look at the his‐torical parenthetical; go to the Laws of Maryland; pos‐
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As a Maryland law librarian, you know you work in the best state in the Union. Maryland has the best flag, a fact attested to by the late great Kurt Vonne‐gut; its state song is a cheerful Christmas tune (marred only by its unfortunate lyrics) and it has, by far, the best state code. Compare Marylandʹs code to those of its sister states: California’s is too long, Wyoming’s is too short; New York’s is too confus‐ing, and no one can really fathom Pennsylvania’s recodification efforts. Maryland’s code, with its topi‐cal titles and mostly straight‐forward style, is head and shoulders, or rather, binding and pagination above the rest. To understand how wonderful the Maryland code is, let us compare it to its federal counterpart, the United States Code (USC). With the Maryland code, what you see is what you get. The USC, on the other hand, has this odd ʺpositive lawʺ distinction. To make a USC title offi‐cial, Congress has to pass a bill enacting a code vol‐ume into positive law. When this is done, the title then becomes con‐clusive evidence of the law of the land. This has only been done with about half of the almost 50 titles that are currently available. For example, the USCʹs Title 28, Judici‐ary and Judicial Proceedings, has been enacted into positive law while Title 49, Transportation, has not. Titles not made into positive law are still prima facie evidence of what federal law is. However, occasionally, you have to be mindful of where to find the “most offi‐cial” version of the law. If you have an attorney in a hair‐splitting argument over the finer points of fed‐eral law and the issue arises from a title that is not positive law, he or she might want to review and cite to Statutes at Large, the official statement of laws
BY JOHN CANNAN Legal Reference Librarian Law Library of Congress
Maryland with its topical titles and, mostly, straight forward style is head and shoulders, or rather, binding and
pagination above the rest.
O Maryland, My Maryland Code
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sibly go to the House and Senate Journals; and then go to the legislative bill file. (Montgomery County’s Janet Camillo likes to say you can always visit the State Department of Legislative Services library to look at their files with section changes instead of doing it yourself. My reply is “Where is the fun in that!?” It’s like saying why bother going to Paris, you can just ask somebody who has been there what itʹs like!) Federal law operates on the same principles as Maryland legislative history. To trace the history of a law, you first find its publication in Statutes at Large, get the bill number, go to the Congressional Record to find any debates on the legislation, and hunt for any reports issued by committees that took up the matter. The federal legislative process does have the advan‐tage of numerous publications that help you trace the legislationʹs path from bill to law and any infor‐mation that was created along the way that might help you interpret it. (No thin bill files here!) If it is a recent law, i.e. 1989 ‐ present, much of what you need is going to be available on the Library of Con‐gressʹ Thomas website at www.thomas.gov. And if it is a really old law, i.e. from 1789 ‐ 1875, you can find some material on it at the Library of Congressʹ Cen‐tury of Lawmaking website at memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/. Anything between 1876 and 1988 requires a visit to a library or some help from the commercial services. Resources such as committee reports and testimony are available on microfiche or digitally from the Congressional Information Service now owned by Lexis. Hein has done a fantastic ef‐fort of making PDF versions of everything from the Congressional Record to Statutes at Large to historical copies of the USC available online. (They even have historical copies of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations for you regulatory junkies out there.) Of course, West offers legislative history in its U.S. Code and Congressional Administrative News and with a database of legislative histories compiled by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Now all this stuff is well and good if you are trying to find the legislative history to a bill that made a full law. It does not work as well if you are trying to
find a legislative history to a bill that changed only part of an existing law, say an amendment to a sec‐tion in the U.S. Housing Act, the Social Security Act or the laws for Medicaid and Medicare. (Strangely, public benefits legislation is a most difficult and unwieldy beast in the wilds of legislative history to deal with.) In this case, locating the history of an amendment can be like finding a proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack. Now, fearless reader, that I have created a near ter‐minal state of suspense akin to the climax of The Dark Knight (or, for those ʺindieʺ fans, a frantic state of anxiety akin to watching Rachel Getting Married), Iʹll save tracking the legislative history of an amend‐ment for next issue. Tune in next time when weʹll tackle ʺThe Curious Case of the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option!ʺ
March LLAM Reads — Donald Shomette Friday, March 20, 12—1 pm University of Maryland Law Library Level 4 Study Lounge Please join us for a presenta‐tion by Donald Shomette, author and maritime archae‐ologist. He will speak about pirates, shipwrecks, and other maritime history of the Chesa‐peake, as well as the legal aspects of his work. Books will be available for purchase. Drinks and dessert will be provided. RSVP Joanne Colvin at jdugan@ubalt.edu.
Events Calendar May
Spring Fling Friday, May 8 Save the date! Clear your calendar for the early evening of Friday, May 8th. You wouldn’t want to miss out on the Spring Fling fun this year!
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July The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley Saturday, July 25 Georgetown Law Library Washington, D.C. The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship is a symposium that brings together academic bloggers, law librarians, and experts in preser‐vation to tackle the bigger, more imperative challenges that will influence legal scholarship and democratic access to legal information. The symposium will include opening remarks by Bob Berring, as well as panels and a break‐out sessions on blog preservation. For more information, a full schedule, and registration information, visit: www.ll.georgetown.edu/ftls/
April Movie Night at the Bar Library Judgment at Nuremberg Friday, April 17, 6 pm Courtroom 400, Mitchell Courthouse 100 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD The Baltimore Bar Library will present Judg‐ment at Nuremberg on April 17, with University of Baltimore School of Law’s Mortimer Sellers serving as commentator. The $15 ticket in‐cludes popcorn or candy and a soda. For more information, call 410‐727‐0280 or email jwbennett@barlib.org.
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When you work a reference desk — virtual or real — it’s often surprising what “ready refer‐ence” questions come up again and again. Here are a few that I have received several times at a law firm, along with the free online resources that I used to send requestors hap‐pily on their way with accurate and valid in‐formation. “How can I tell what zip codes are in Harford County?” The best resource I have found for this ques‐tions (or variations thereof) is the Maryland State Data Center’s Postal Service Zip Code Maps. The Maryland State Data Center pro‐vides PDF maps by county that both delineate zip code areas and list all zip codes in that county. For a sample of Harford County see www.mdp.state.md.us/MSDC/Zipcode_map/ 2008/harfzc08.pdf [PDF]. I have not found a similar free resource for states other than Maryland; if you know of any please let me know. “What’s the status of Baltimore City Council Bill 09‐237?” Recent Baltimore City Council bills can be tracked using the Baltimore City Legislative Information Center. After searching and find‐ing the bill by keyword, bill number or date, the system allows you to pull up a Master De‐tail Report that includes the bill text and amendments. The report also includes a legis‐lative history of the bill that tracks all referrals and actions. Naturally, the Baltimore City De‐partment of Legislative Reference in City Hall (410‐396‐4730) is also a great resource when it
comes to City legislation. (Their collection of Urban Renewal Plan files has saved my neck twice in the last month alone!) “Who is lobbying for this company in Maryland?” The Maryland State Ethics Commission’s Lob‐bying Reporting System offers a public access search for review of lobbying registrations. Search by employer or by lobbyist. Informa‐tion is available from October 2005 to the pre‐sent. “What is this pill?” There are two great pill identifier sites online. Both RxList Pill Identifier and Drugs.com Pill Identification Wizard allow you to search their databases by the color, shape and imprint number of the pill. Search results include de‐tailed descriptions of the drugs, but the most useful aspect of the results are the accompany‐ing photos of the pills.
BY SARA WITMAN Research Librarian Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander
Rescue resources for ready reference II More free online sources for recurring questions
Maryland State Data Center’s Postal Service Zip Code Maps www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/dw_PostalService_Zipcode_map.htm Baltimore City Legislative Information Center legistar.baltimorecitycouncil.com/mattersearch/ Maryland State Ethics Commission’s Lobbying Reporting System https://lobby.ethics.state.md.us/publishedreports/ RxList Pill Identifier www.rxlist.com/pill‐identification‐tool/article.htm Drugs.com Pill Identification Wizard www.drugs.com/imprints.php
Links
Tools for success in today’s economy In response to the US recession and its impact on law libraries, AALL has created a wiki for Tools for Success in Today’s Economy, at aallnet.pbwiki.com. On the wiki you will find:
• Tips for operating your law library with a tight budget
• Advice on negotiating contracts with vendors
• How to interview effectively for your next job
• Resources for professional develop‐ment
• And much more Any AALL member can add material to the wiki, so you are encouraged to use the tools and share more resources that will help our friends and colleagues in AALL.
Super Size your AALL Conference Registration This year when you register for the AALL Conference, you can pre‐order the complete set of all 66 educational program recordings and the keynote speaker address in download‐able MP3 format for just $99 (members) or $149 (non‐members). MP3 CDs will also be available for $199 (members) or $299 (non‐members). This collection of educational con‐tent is valued at nearly $800! The special discounted price will not be available after the Annual Meeting, so be sure to pre‐order with your registration at: www.aallnet.org/events/09_registration.asp
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Member Appreciation Discount available for 2009 Annual Meeting AALL wants to help during these tough eco‐nomic times. Members who register by March 31 will receive an additional $50 Member Ap‐preciation Discount off the already reduced early registration rate (deadline: June 1). Reg‐ister by March 31 and save up to $150. To register online, visit: www.aallnet.org/events/09_registration.asp
Take the lead: Apply for the 2009 AALL Leadership Academy Law librarians in the early stages of their ca‐reers can get ahead in the profession by at‐tending the 2009 AALL Leadership Academy, October 16‐17, at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, Illinois. Train for leadership roles by acquiring both the self‐awareness and strategies you need to emerge as a leader within your organization and the profession. Academy participants will use self assessment tools, group exercises, case studies, and skill practice to develop key sig‐natures of leadership. Selected fellows will participate in pre‐engagement exercises, be matched with a mentor, and receive ongoing leadership development opportunities. Applications will be accepted May 1—June 30. For more information, visit: www.aallnet.org/prodev/event_leadership academy.asp
AALL Announcemets
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Law Library Association of Maryland c/o Sara Witman 233 East Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21202
your experiences and your insights into our profession. The editor will be glad to assist with the process of bringing your ideas to print. Send articles, letters to the editor, news updates, advertising inquiries, photo‐graphs, comments, and suggestions to the Newsletter Committee, preferably via e‐mail. Photographs and print‐only materials are also welcome by post mail. Newsletter Committee Chair: Sara Witman switman@gfrlaw.com, 410‐576‐4010 Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander 233 E. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21202
The LLAM Newsletter Committee wel‐comes submissions from LLAM mem‐bers on a variety of engaging topics, including but not limited to legal re‐search tips, member news, and local events. Submit your contribution by May 15 for inclusion in the June 2009 issue! LLAM News is a quarterly publication of the Law Library Association of Mary‐land, a chapter of the American Associa‐tion of Law Libraries. LLAM members are the most important part of this news‐letter. The articles appearing herein are by us and for us. We encourage all members to submit articles to LLAM News. Please share
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