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Southeastern Law LibrarianSoutheastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries’

Spring 2013 Volume 38 Issue 2www.aallnet.org/chapter/seaall

Presidential Ponderings

IsatdowntodraftmyfirstpresidentialmissiveponderinghowluckyandhonoredIamtobehere.Look-ingatthelistofpastpresidentsleavesmealittleawe-struck.Iknowsomanyofthemasfriends,colleagues,andmentors.AndtheonesIdon’tknowpersonally,Iknowbyreputation.ThatgotmethinkingabouthowmanygreatpeopleIhavecometoknowthroughSEAALLovertheyears.Participationintheorganizationgivesusmanyopportunitiestolearnfromeachotherandtoencountereachother–attendingandpresentingprogramsattheSEAALLannualmeeting,chattingatthereceptionandbusinessmeetingatAALL,servingoncommitteesorasofficers.Weexchangeideasascolleaguesandmentors.Wereachouttothecommunitieswherewehostourmeetings.Wewearseersucker(well,lotsofusdo)whensocializingtocreateastrongsenseofidentity.Often,alongtheway,webecomefriends.IappreciatealloftheopportunitiesavailabletomebyvirtueofmembershipinSEAALL.Thankyouforgivingmethisadditionalspecialopportunity,toserveyouasPresident.

WehaveconcludedaverysuccessfulandinterestingmeetinginDecatur.ThankyoutotheChairoftheLocalArrangementsCommittee,SarahMauldin,andherdedicatedcrew:TerranceManion(webmaster),RichelleReid,ThomasSneed,KimberlySnoddy-George,RebeccaVelez,BettyWright,andPamDeemer(who,despitebeingretired,continuestodoyeomanserviceforSEAALL).Theirhardworkpaidofffortheattendees,whoenjoyedlearningandnetworkingandvisitingDecatur.Thankyoualsotothediligentandthoughtfulmem-bersoftheprogramcommittee:JackBissett,ToralDoshi,ElizabethFarrell,EmilyMarcum,FranNorton,SaraSampson,JennyWondracek,andPamDeemer(istherenothingshecan’tdo?).

Noteveryonecangotomultipleprofessionalmeetingsinayear.ThisyeartheSEAALLmeetinginDecaturmeetingturnsouttohavebeenapreviewforAALLinSeattle.SeveraloftheprogramsonthescheduleatSEAALLwillbereprisedatAALL.Inall,IcountednineteenAALLprogramsandoneHotTopicthatwereeitherpresentedatSEAALLorhadspeakersfromSEAALL.Alloftheprogramslookamazing.

IhavejustfinishedreadingRichardSusskind’snewbookaboutthefutureofthelegalprofession,To-morrow’s Lawyers. SusskindwasakeynotespeakeratAALLseveralyearsagoandisaprovocativewriterandthinker.Hechallengesallofustothinkabouthowtheprofessionwillchangeandtoprepareourselves,ifnottoshapethatchangethenatleasttothriveinthatchangedworld.WewillhaveachancetoengagethatsubjectatAALLinanumberofsessions,butparticularlyintheSundayHotTopic,whichwillfeatureafrankandfree-rangingdiscussionwithourSEAALLVIP,JimLehmann,managingpartneratNelsonMullinsRiley&Scarborough,LLC.NelsonMullinsisoneofthelargestlawfirmsinthesoutheast.Mr.LehmannandChristineSellers,aresearchspecialistwithNelsonMullins,willtalkwithusabouttheeconomicchallengesofthepastseveralyearsandtheforeseeablefutureandwhathisfirmlooksforinthenewlygraduatedlawyerstheyhire.Iwillbesolicitingquestionssoon,sopleasebethinkingaboutwhatyouwouldaskamanagingpartnerifyouhad

SEAALL PresidentPamela MeltonAssociate Director for Library Administration - University of South Carolina School of Lawprmelton@law.sc.edu

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Contents1 -- Presidential Ponderings by Pamela Melton3 -- LiiLP Workshop Report by D.R. Jones3 -- 5 Questions ... with Thomas Walter5 -- SEAALL Business Meeting 20136 -- SEAALL Articles & Bylaws Committee Report 2013 7 -- SEAALL Placement Committee Report 20138 -- SEAALL Library Profile - Belmont School of Law10 -- AALL Announcements 11 -- SEAALL Officers 2012 - 2013 12 -- Editorial - Uniform Changes by Brian Barnes13 -- Southeastern Law Librarian Submission Guidelines

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ReaderFeedbackIfyouhavesuggestionsofarticlesorfeaturesyouwouldliketoseeintheSoutheasternLawLibrar-ianpleasecontactBrianBarnes,bcbarnes@loyno.edu.

thechance.

Finally,AALLrecentlycirculatedtheslateofcandidatesfortheExecutiveBoardpositionsinthenextelection.HalfofthecandidatesfornationalofficearemembersofSEAALL!Howgreatisthat?

IhopetoseemanyofyouatAALL.Reconnectwithcolleagues,bystoppingattheSEAALLtable(ifyouhavetime,volunteertositthereawhile)andattendingthecocktailhourbusinessmeeting.Rechargeyourbatter-ieswithgreatideasfortheyearahead,byattendingworkshops,roundtables,andprograms.Rethinkourvalue,toprepareforwhatliesahead.

PRM

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LiiLP Workshop Report

D.R. JonesAssociate Dean, Law Library Director and Assistant Professor of LawCecil C. Humphreys School of Law, The University of Memphis

InApril2013,theKathrineR.EverettLawLibraryoftheUniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHillandtheJ.MichaelGoodsonLawLibraryofDukeUniversitysponsoredtheLegalInformationandInformationLawandPolicy(LiiLP)Workshop.DickDannerfromDukeandAnneKlinefelterfromUNCorganizedandcoor-dinatedtheWorkshop,whichwasheldatUNC-ChapelHill.SEAALLcoveredtheregistrationfeeforChaptermemberswhowereacceptedtopresentattheWorkshop.IwasoneofthemembersacceptedtopresentattheWorkshop.

ThisexcellentWorkshopprovidedagreatopportunityforauthorstoobtainfeedbackandsupportduringacriticalstageinscholarlywriting:thereviewofadraftofanarticle.PresentingauthorswereselectedinFall2012andsubmittedtheirdraftsforreviewbyMarch1,2013.Eachauthor’sarticlewasassignedtoaWork-shopfacultymemberwhowasanexperiencedscholar.AttheWorkshop,therewasa40minutesessiondevotedtoeacharticle(therewereconcurrentsessions).Ateachsession,theauthorprovidedabriefsummaryofthearticle.Theassignedfacultymemberthencritiquedthedraft.Otherfacultymembersandauthorsalsoattendedthesesessionsandofferedcommentsanddiscussion.Therewereasmanyas10peopleinasession.Thisar-rangementprovidedauniqueopportunitytodiscussadraftandreceivefeedbackfrompeoplewhonotonlyhadreadthedraft,buthadsomeexpertiseinthesubjectdiscussed.Areception,dinnerandlunchprovidedgreatopportunitiestomeetandtalkwithotherscholarswhowereonthefacultyorpresentingpapers.

ThereareplanstooffertheWorkshopagainin2014.WatchforfutureannouncementsaboutthedateoftheWorkshopandapplicationdeadlines.

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This is a new feature to the Southeastern Law Librarian.

5 Questions ... with Thomas Walterfeaturing Thomas Walter,

Reference / Computer Services Librarian @ Mississippi College School of Law

What is your favorite legal book and why?

Theobviousanswerismine,becauseIgetpaidforit...butthat’scheating.Idon’tspendalotoftimereadingnovels,andwhenIdotheytendtonotbelegalrelated.ThelastoneIcanrecallreadingwasThePelicanBriefbyJohnGrishamandthatwasanumberofyearsago.Iwouldratherhaveanhistoricalmysterynoveloranon-fictionbook.

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Who has had the biggest impact on your law librarian career?

Noonepersonreallyfitsthatbill.IhavelearnedmostofwhatIknowthroughcontactwiththevariouspeopleIhaveworkedwithovertheyears.EverynewfaceintheLibrarybringsnewexperiencesandideasandpresentsanopportunitytothinkabouthowyoudothingsandadjustthewayyouapproachthejob.Thatisonenicethingaboutbeinganacademiclibrarian;everyyearIgettomeetalotofnewpeople.IfIhavetobepinneddowntooneperson,IthinkitwouldprobablybeKarinDenBleyker.Sheopenedalotofthedoorsthateventuallyledmetobeinghere.

If you could have a law library animal mascot and danger was not an issue what would you choose and why?

Ihadtomakesurecryptozoologicalcreatureswereacceptable,andIwasassuredthewere.That’swhenthechoicebecameobvious:Bigfoot!That’sright,thehairywonderofthenorthwestwoodsand,ifyoubelievetheBigfootFieldResearchersOrganization(http://www.bfro.net/),anactivedenizenofSoutheastMississippiswamps,wouldmakeaperfectlibrarymascot.Bigfootislarge,quietandrarelyseenorheard,perfectforalibraryenvironment.Butthethingabouthavingabigfootinyourlibraryis:evenifyouneverseeorhearhim,youknowhe’sthereandyouareprettysureyoudon’twanttodoanythingtomakehimmad.Ihaveseenthecommercials...Bigfootcouldripyoulimbfromlimb.PrettysurepatronswillobeytheruleswiththethreatofaBigfoothoveringovertheirheads.

If you could change anything in legal publishing or libraries what would it be?

Thenotionthatelectronicresourcescansupplantpaper.Moreandmoreitseemsthepricingofbooksisstruc-turedtoforceyouawayfromtheprintmaterial.Whileelectronicresourcescanprovideeasieraccess,thereisanimpermanencytotheinformation.Whatweknowofancientcivilizationscomesfromwritingsinclay,stoneandpaper.Oncetheelectricityisturnedoffhowwillthefutureknowwhoweareorwhatweaccomplished?

Where is Waldo?

WhenIwasfirstgiventhisquestionIponderedhowtoapproachitforawhile.Thefirst,mostobvious,ap-proachiswhereamImosthappy(layingonmycouchreadingabookwithmyson).ThesecondiswherewouldImostliketovisit(atoss-upbetweenWalesandJapan).Thethirdapproachissomeplaceinmyhometown/stateeveryoneshouldsee(adayintheMississippiDeltacanbothwowyouwiththewondersofnatureandtheabjectpovertysomepeopleareforcedtolivein).ButIdecidedtogoadifferentdirectionaltogether.Belowisade-scriptionofaplaceIhavebeen(nofairpickingarandomspot)andreallythinkisworthavisit.Thefirstpersontoguessthecorrectanswerwillreceiveaprize.Notsurewhattheprizeisyet...thisjustcametome,butitwillbesomethinguseful.Emailguessestowalter@mc.edunolaterthanJuly15,2013.So...where’sWaldo?

Waldoisstandingonanarrowstripofsand,lookingoutoverasmallbodyofwater.Tohisright,astreamfallsoveraweirofstonestobeginitsruntothesea.Lookingatthestream,youwouldneverguesstheriveritwillbecome.Ifyouarelucky,likeIwas,youmayevengettoseeababyMoose!

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SEAALL Business Meeting MinutesDecatur, GA - April 20, 2013

EdHartcalledthemeetingtoorderat8:00a.m.HethankedBloombergforsponsoringthebusinessbreakfast.ArepresentativeofBloombergintroducedherselfandherteam.EdthenintroducedmembersofSEAALL’sexecutiveboardandthenewmemberswhowontheelection:Vice-President/PresidentElectFranNorton,Trea-surerKateIrwin-Smiler,andMember-at-LargeChristineSellers.

Edaskediftherewereanychangestotheminutesofthelastbusinessmeeting,whichtookplaceinBoston,Massachusetts.Therewerenochanges,soEdcalledforamotiontoapprovetheminutes.Thatmotionwasgivenandseconded.Allvotedaye.

BillieBlainedidnotattendthemeetinginDecatur,soEdgavetheTreasurer’sreport.Edreportedabalanceof$31,367.07andthatthechapterwasdoingwell.

Edthenaskedthecommitteechairstogivetheirreports.

CarolWatsonreportedthatthebylawshadbeenupdatedandbroughtintocompliance.

RebekahMaxwellthankedSEAALLmembersfortheirgenerouscontributionstotheDeKalbCountyPublicLibraryandpassedthedonationjararoundtheroomforeveryone’sfinalcontribution.

JackBissett,chairoftheEducationandPublicationsCommittee,gavethereport.Thecommitteehassentthemembershipalmost30noticesofactivitiesofotherchapterswithinSEAALL’sgeographicarea.AftertheAALLmeetinginBoston,thecommitteeinvitedmemberstosubmitprogramproposalsfortheAALLmeetinginSeattle.Twoprogramproposalsweresubmittedforreview,andone,EmilyMarcum’s“GetHired:HowtoConveyYourValue,”wasacceptedbyAALLforitsSeattleprogram.SEAALLhassponsored,andAALLhasproduced,awebinarcalled“TechnologySkillsforthe21stCenturyLawLibrarian:What’sinYourCV?”ItwillbepresentedonWednesday,June5,2013.

SarahMauldingavethereportfortheLocalArrangementsCommittee.ShepresentedtheDecaturmeetingitselfasherreport.EdthankedSarahandpresentedacertificatetoherforherwork.

RyanValentingavethereportfortheMembershipCommittee.HesaidthatthecommitteeisworkingwiththeSEAALLwebmasterstomakeabettermembershipdirectory.Lettersthatwelcomenewmembersandthatso-licitnewAALLmemberstojoinSEAALLaresentoutperiodically.SEAALLhasadded50newmembersthisyearforatotalmembershipof597.AttheAALLmeetinginBoston,SEAALLhadatablethatfeaturedpens,Post-Itnotes,andbeveragecoasters,allwiththeSEAALLlogo.SEAALLwillhaveasimilartableatAALL’smeetinginSeattle.

EdpresentedlifetimemembershipawardstoPamDeemerandSallyWambold.

BeauSteenken,thechairofthePlacementCommittee,reportedthatSEAALLhadmaintainedaprivateroomattheDecaturconference.Thecommitteeislookingforwardtoprovidingmorepositionsforitsmembers.

HeatherCasey,chairoftheNewsletterandPublicRelationsCommittee,mentionedtheSEAALL1Twitterac-count.Shenotedthatlastyearfourissuesofthenewsletter,includingaspecialelectionissue,werepublished.HeathersaidmembersshouldcontactBrianBarnesiftheyhaveideasforarticles,andsheencouragedeveryonetosubmitpublicationstothenewsletter.

ElizabethOutlergavethereportfortheScholarshipCommittee.Elizabethinformedeveryonethatalmost$13,000inscholarshipshasbeenawarded,andshenamedthosewhoreceivedthescholarships.

WendyMooreisthechairofthePost-COSELLOptionstaskforcethatwilldeterminewhatSEAALLmaygetfromCOSELL.ShereportedthatthetaskforcehadmadearecommendationtotheSEAALLboard.

TinaBrooksprovidedtheSEAALLwebmasterreport.ThewebmastersarearchivingthepastSEAALLannualconferencewebsites,andtheyarelookingintocreatingasearchabledatabaseforthemembershipdirectory.

KatherineMarshofLincolnMemorialUniversity’sDuncanSchoolofLawLibraryreportedonthearrange-mentsforournextmeetinginKnoxville,TN.SheintroducedmembersoftheLocalArrangementsCommitteeand,inadrawingwhereEddrewthenameofthewinner,gaveawayagiftbaskettoPamBrannon.

CarolWatson,PamDeemer,andGeorgiaChadwickannouncedthisyear’swinneroftheServicetoSEAALLaward,JackBissett.

EdgavecertificatestoCarolWatsonandJasonSowardsfortheirservicetoSEAALL.BillieBlaine,whowasnotattheDecaturmeeting,alsoreceivedacertificate.

EdofferedhisthankstothemembershipfortheyearheservedasitspresidentandthenpassedthegaveltoSEAALL’snewpresident,PamelaMelton.PamelathankedthecommitteemembersoftheProgramCommitteeandaskedforamotiontoadjourn.Themotionwasgivenandseconded.Themeetingendedat8:37a.m.

Respectfullysubmitted,NickSextonSEAALLSecretary

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2012-13 SEAALL Articles & Bylaws Committee Report

TheSEAALLbylawswererevisedtobemoreinlinewithAALL’sbylaws.Asidefromseveralminortextrevisions,inparticular,ananti-discriminationclausewasadded.ThenewlyrevisedbylawswerevotedonandadoptedattheJuly23,2012SEAALLbusinessmeetingheldatAALL.

SubmittedbyCarolA.Watson,chairoftheArticles&BylawsCommittee

ThePlacementCommitteepostedvacanciestotheSEAALLwebsitethroughout2012-2013.Belowarethestatisticsforthisperiod:

April2012 2May2012 4June2012 4July2012 2Aug.2012 1Sept.2012 2Oct.2012 3Nov.2012 1Dec.2012 1Jan.2013 0Feb2013 1Mar.2013 3Apr.2013 4

Thetotalnumberofjobpostingswas28.ThePlacementCommitteewouldliketothankTinaBrooksattheUniversityofKentuckyandSharonBradleyattheUniversityofGeorgiafortheirserviceasWebmasterandpostingjobstotheSEAALLwebsite.

InadditiontopostingjobstotheSEAALLwebsite,theCommitteeenteredintoapartnershipwiththeSEAALLnewsletter,TheSoutheasternLawLibrarian,listingcurrentpostingsineachissue.TheCommitteealsocreatedanInterviewTipssheet,whichofferssuggestionstojobseekers.ThissheetispostedontheCommittee’sweb-pageandwasmadeavailabletomembersatthePlacementServicestableinDecatur.

TheCommitteecontinueditsemaildiscussionaboutthechargeoftheCommittee,itssize,anditsfeasibilityinthefuture,whichwascarriedoverfromthepreviousyear.TheCommitteerecommendedtotheSEAALLBoardthatnewprospectivemembersbeadvisedoftheexpectedworkload:lightduringtheyearwithmostoftheac-tivitytakingplacewithPlacementServicesattheAnnualMeeting.

TheCommitteealsomaintainedPlacementServicesbothinpersonandviaemailduringtheAnnualMeetinginDecatur.InformationaboutcurrentvacancieswasavailableatthePlacementServicestable;theCommitteealsocollectedresumesonbehalfofapplicants,passingthemalongtopotentialemployerswhichwereinterviewingon-site.MembersconcernedaboutprivacywerealsoabletorequestinformationandsubmitresumestoPlace-mentServicesviaanewemailsystem.ThankyoutoallattendingCommitteememberswhoassistedwithsetupandmanningthetable.

Iwouldalsoliketothankthisyear’sPlacementCommitteemembersfortheirworkthroughouttheyear:Su-zanneCorriell,ScottCraft;MichelleCosby,KatherineMarsh,BeauSteenken,andLisaWatson.

Nextyear’schairofthecommitteewillbeBeauSteenken.

Respectfullysubmitted,DeborahSchanderChair

2013 SEAALL Placement Committee Report

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AttheBelmontCollegeofLawinNashville,Tennes-see,ourbeautifultwo-storylibraryclearlyservesastheheartofthelawschoolexperienceforfaculty,students,staff,andvisitors.Withitsstrikingarchitectureandstate-of-the-artamenities,thelibraryjoinstraditionalquietstudyareaswithspacesforcollaborativeworkandinformalsocializing.Thelibraryhasseatingformorethan300patronswhichincludeseightgroupstudyrooms,alegalresearchclassroom,andaquietreadingroom.Thelibraryisonthesecondandthirdfloorofthelawcollege’s75,000square-footRandallandSadieBaskinCenter,locateddirectlyontheBelmontcampus.TheBaskinCenteralsocontainsthreecourtrooms,14classrooms,officesformorethan25facultymembers,andanundergroundparkinggaragewithover500park-ingspaces.

SEAALL Library ProfileBelmont College of Law Library

InformationbyNathanCollins,LayoutbyBrianBarnes

TheLawLibrarymaintainsbothprintanddigitalresourcesandisparticularlystronginU.S.SupremeCourtmaterials,church/statelaw,Tennesseelegalmaterials,aswellasemergingfieldsoflawsuchasbioethics/bio-technology,anddigitallaw.Furthermore,thelibraryisbuildingstrongcollectionsinHealthLawandEnter-tainmentandMusicBusinessLawtobuildonBelmontUniversity’ssuccessfulprogramsintheseareas.

TheLawLibraryhasadoptedpoliciesthathelpcreateauser-friendlyenvironmentandonethatencouragesuseofthefacility.“Puttingstudentsfirst”isthemantraofthelibrary.Thus,conversationinreasonabletonesbystudentsandpatronsispermissible,foodanddrinksareallowedinthelibrarywithlimitedexceptions,andmanypopularmagazineandnewspapertitlesareavailableforstudentleisurereading.

TheBelmontLawLibraryservesasabeautifulandfunctionalspaceforfaculty,students,andthewiderNashvillecommunity,aswellasprovidingallthenecessaryresourcestofurtherBelmont’smissionofemphasizingchallengingacademics,aservice-mind-edapproach,real-worldexperience,andcommunityleadership.PleasestopbywhenyouareintheNash-villearea!

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Haveanideatoshare?

Needpublicationstohelpwithachievingpromotionortenure?

Wanttopromoteaprojectyouhavedoneatyourlibrary?

BecomeanauthorintheSoutheasternLawLibrarian!!!

ContactBrianBarnes,bcbarnes@loyno.edu.

AtFCIL’sprogram,PiercingtheVeilofSovereignty:TheSourcesofInternationalHumanRightsLaw,you’lllearnhowthemajorhumanrightsinstitutionswork,howtoanalyzehumanrightsissues,andwhererelevantlegalsourcesaremostlikelytobefound.InthefirstpartMarciHoffmanandMaryRumseywilldescribethecharter-basedandtreaty-basedbodiesoftheUN.InthesecondpartGloriaOrregoHoyosofArgentinawillcovertheOAS,Inter-AmericanCommission,andInter-AmericanCourt’sactivities;andJamesHartwillde-scribetheCouncilofEuropeandtheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights.Theprogramisco-sponsoredbyALLandRIPS.BothpartswillbeonSunday,July22nd;thefirstwillbefrom1:15to2:45inHCCroom312andthesecondwillbefrom3:45to5:00inthesameroom.Ms.HoffmanandMs.RumseyaretheauthorsofINTER-NATIONALANDFOREIGNLEGALRESEARCH(MartinusNijhoff2nded.2012).Ms.OrregoHoyoswasthewinneroftheSchafferGrantforForeignLawLibrarianslastyearandMr.HartistheauthorofTheEuro-peanHumanRightsSystem,102LawLibr.J.533(2010).

Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestions.

Bestwishes,

JamesHart

Make AALL Count: Learn Something New!

Announcements

2012 AALL Price Index for Legal Publications Now Available

The2012AALLPriceIndexforLegalPublicationsisnowavailableonAALLNET.Thetable-basedreportincludesdetailsforthemeancostoftitlesandpercentageincreasesoverpreviousyearsforserialpublications,legalperiodicals,loose-leafservices,commerciallypublishedcourtreporters,andsupplementedtreatises.

ThepurposeofthePriceIndexistoprovidememberswithcomparativeinformationaboutpastpricechangestohelpwithbudgetingandcollectiondevelopmentdecisions.IngatheringinformationforthePriceIndex,thecommitteeaskspublisherstoprovidetheirpricing.Ifapublisherdeclinestodoso,itspricingisnotincludedintheindex.

Spring 2013 Law Library Journal Available

TheSpring2013issueofLawLibraryJournalisnowavailableandhasbeenmailedtomembers.TheissuefeaturesarticlesonthelegislativehistoryoftheAffordableCareActandhowthehistoryofthatlegislationisanexampleofthechangingprocessneededtoresearchfederallegislativehistory;howacademiclawlibrarianscanhelptheirlawschoolsenhancethevisibilityoffacultyscholarship;andwaysthattrainingforforeign,compara-tive,andinternationallawlibrarianscanbeimproved.

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SEAALL Officers 2013 - 2014PresidentPamelaMeltonAssociateDirectorforLibraryAdministrationUniversityofSouthCarolinaSchoolofLawColemanKareshLawLibrary

701MainStreetColumbia,SC29208Phone:803-777-3361Fax:803-777-9405Email:prmelton@law.sc.edu

Vice-President/President ElectFrancisX.Norton,Jr.ReferenceLibrarianandAssociateProfessorLoyolaUniversityNewOrleansCollegeofLaw

7214St.CharlesAve.NewOrleans,LA70118Phone:504-861-5548Fax:504-861-5895Email:fxnorton@loyno.edu

TreasurerKateIrwin-SmilerReferenceLibrarianWakeForestUniversitySchoolofLaw

1834WakeForestRd.WinstonSalem,NC27109Phone:336-758-4009Email:irwinsc@wfu.edu

Immediate Past PresidentEdwardHartHeadofTechnicalServicesUniversityofFlorida,LawtonChilesLegalInformationCenter

Gainesville,FL32611-7628Phone:352-273-0721Fax:352-392-5093Email:hart@law.ufl.edu

Member at Large (2012-2014)JenniferFrazierStateLawLibrarianofKentuckyStateLawLibraryofKentucky

StateCapitol,Suite200700CapitolAvenueFrankfort,KY40601Phone:502-564-4848Fax:502-564-5041

Member at Large (2013-2015)ChristineSellersResearchSpecialistNelsonMullins

1320MainSt,17thFloorColumbia,SC29401-2239Phone:(803)255-5532Email:christine.sellers@nelsonmullins.com

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SecretaryNickSextonClinicalAssistantProfessorofLawandReference&InformationDeliveryServicesLibrarianUniv.ofNorthCarolinaSchoolofLaw-EverettLawLibrary

160RidgeRoadChapelHill,NC27599Phone:919-843-7898Fax:919-962-1193Email:nsexton@email.unc.edu

Uniform ChangesBrian BarnesDeputy Law Library DirectorLoyola University New Orleans - College of Law Librarybcbarnes@loyno.edu

Foranyonewhowatchessportsthesedaysandalsohasahistoricalaspectofsportsyoucanattestthatwearenowinaneraofuniformchanges.ThereareafewholdoutsliketheNewYorkYankeeswiththeirhomepinstipesbutbyinlargeteamshaveallsortsofuniformstowearthesedays.Thisisdrivenbymarketingtosellmoreuniformsandinanattempttobehipandcool.

Thiscommentisnotonthedressoflawlibrarianstoday,I’llpassonthat,butabouthowlawlibrarian-shipishangingratherrapidlyonhowweareperceivedandtheimageweportrayasprofessionals.Someinourschoolsanduniversitiesthinklibrariansareanoutdatedideathathavebeenreplacedbyonlineresources.Iknowthiswasthetalkedaboutfearthatwealldismissed10yearsagobecauseitwas“silly”butIdon’tthinkadmin-istratorsunderstandjusthowthatbeliefissillyandwhenitcomestimetosavesomemoneythat“silly”ideaallthesuddenbecomesuseful.Insteadoffallingvictimto“silly”ideaslikethislibrariansshouldbeproactiveandstayaheadofchanges.

Instayingaheadofchangesitisimportanttorealizesomeothersinourschoolsseeusasvaluable,withlibrariesgenerallyprovidingvaluebutintimesofreorganizationsmanynewtasksgetassignedtolibrarians.LibrariesthatoncewereseparatefromITarenowtakingoverlabs;librariesthatprovidevaluableprintmate-rialsareseeingbookspulledfromshelvestoprovidestudyrooms;librariesthenseestudyroomsturnedintostorageforotherdepartmentsorofficesforfacultyorgrowingadministrationdepartments.Allofthesechangesiflookedatinapositivewaycanjustbeseenasuniformchanges.Thingstomakeusmoremarketable,andattimesmorehipandcool.Morestudyroomsarecooltoseriousstudents,librariestakingoverlabsmakethemmorevaluable.

Intheendweaslibrariansneedtorecoginzethatchangeisgoingtohappeneitherwithusorwithout,andifwecanseizeontothatnewlypossiblevaluewecanmakeourlibrariesevenmoreessentialthantheywereinthepast.

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ThisNewsletterisprovidedinapaperlessformat.

TheSoutheasternLawLibrarian(ISSN0272-7560)istheofficialpublicationoftheSoutheasternChapteroftheAmericanAssociationofLawLibraries.ItispublishedquarterlyandisdistributedfreetoallSEAALLmem-bers.Editorialcommentsorsubmissionsshouldbesentto:

BrianC.Barnes--DeputyLawLibraryDirector--LoyolaNewOrleans--bcbarnes@loyno.edu

SubmissionsarepreferredtobesentelectronicallyinMSWordformat.Newsletter Deadlines are:Spring -- May 31, 2013Summer -- August 31, 2013Fall -- November 30, 2013Winter -- February 28, 2014

TheopinionsinthecolumnsarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseofSEAALL.TheSoutheasternLawLibrarianisnotcopyrighted;however,permissionshouldbesoughtfromtheauthorsandcreditgivenwhenquotingorphotocopyingmaterialsfromthepublication.

Submission Guidelines

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