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OBITER DICTA President’s Letter

Anne Rajotte – UConn School of Law Library

Vol. 30 Number 2

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There are several scholarship opportunities coming up. We soon will be opening applications for scholarships for the AALL annual meeting, as well as the LLNE spring meeting.

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President’s Letter Anne Rajotte

Spring Meeting April 21st Quinnipiac Law Library

SNELLA Members Give Public Librarians Continuing Education Class In Legal Research

It was great to see so many of you at our Winter Dinner at The Library in Wallingford. It was a fitting setting for us to get together and catch up on what’s new in our libraries.

As we move into spring, we are preparing for our Spring Meeting, being held at Quinnipiac Law Library on April 21. The topic of this meeting is on welcoming and working with a new generation of law librarians and lawyers. Liza Rosenof, of Suffolk University School of Law Library, will give a talk on her paper “Mentoring Across Generations: The Training of a Millennial Librarian.” Continuing in that theme, SNELLA member Chris Graesser will discuss a new training program she has implemented as Information Resources Manager at Robinson & Cole.

Law Day 2017

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FRIDAY, APRIL 21st

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Finally, we will be sending out ballots at the end of April to elect a Board for the coming year. I urge anyone who would like to become more involved with SNELLA to run for a position or volunteer for a committee for the coming year. We are a small, but strong, organization, and we can only remain that way with your participation.

Anne Rajotte – SNELLA President 2016-2017 Reference Librarian UConn School of Law anne.rajotte@uconn.edu

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The Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries’ Marketing Committee created this law day poster for 2017 based on the American Bar Association’s design and with the help of graphic designer Mary Ann Rodd.

Happy Law Day!

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SNELLA Members Give Public Librarian

Continuing Education Class on Legal Research

Those of us that work with the public know that there is a large gap between people who need legal assistance and those who actually get it. Those in this gap often attempt to represent themselves in court and are in need of legal information and assistance with how to find and use legal materials.

Many of these self-represented litigants visit one of the public law libraries in the state, but many do not. This can be due to inability to travel, inconvenient hours, or just that they do not know about them. As a result, public libraries are often on the front lines of providing legal information.

Recognizing this, in 2013 the Connecticut Judicial Branch Access to Justice Commission created a Workgroup on Public Libraries and Access to Justice. One of the many initiatives that emerged from this group was to provide instruction to public librarians in legal information and resources, increasing access to legal information for public librarians.

SNELLA members Chris Roy, Jeff Dowd, and Anne Rajotte, along with Judicial Branch Court Planner Cheryl Halford, developed a “hands on” legal research class. In this class, the participants received instruction in the Connecticut legal system and materials, how to find answers to common legal questions, how to conduct a legal reference interview, and the difference between providing legal information and providing legal advice. In addition to instruction, the participants had a chance to practice their new skills by working through typical legal reference questions with the assistance of the instructors, and even practicing legal reference interviews and receiving feedback.

Anne Rajotte – SNELLA President 2016-2017 Reference Librarian UConn School of Law anne.rajotte@uconn.edu

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The Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries are excited to announce the launch of our redesigned NewsLog. One new feature is the ability to subscribe to our blog posts by email. Simply click on the subscribe button and enter your email address to begin

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