Author Archives: WPLLA

2016-2017 Annual Report

WPLLA continued to provide programming opportunities that included on-site and remote capabilities to accommodate members.   Roundtables continue to be popular with our members.  WPLLA hopes to offer more informal social events to help strengthen networking for members. In 2016-2017, the Programming Committee chaired by Joel Fishman offered several well-attended programs.  These included: Honorable Judge R.Continue reading “2016-2017 Annual Report”

Members of AALL are “making a difference in a multitude of ways”

From the September 6, 2017 Law.com article Quiet No Longer: Law Librarians ‘Forgo the Status Quo‘ : Law firm libraries are making a positive impact by promoting justice, combating misconceptions, and navigating change. And most importantly for the legal services sector, they are delivering value by conducting legal and business research, managing the procurement of criticalContinue reading “Members of AALL are “making a difference in a multitude of ways””

Link Roundup – September

Digitized Bound Congressional Record 1941-1950 Now Available The U.S. Government Publishing Office, in partnership with the Library of Congress, has made digitized versions of the Congressional Record (Bound Edition) from 1941-1950 available on govinfo. This release covers debates and proceedings of the 77th through the 81st Congresses.   JSTOR launches updated design and navigation JSTORContinue reading “Link Roundup – September”

White Paper: Taking a Closer Look at the Changing Role of Today’s Law Librarian

Thomson Reuters just released a white paper discussing the evolution of the role of the law librarian: The legal profession has undergone nearly a decade of fundamental change, and perhaps no single role has seen greater impact than the law firm librarian. Budget pressures, shrinking law library footprints, a decreasing reliance on print, a greater push forContinue reading “White Paper: Taking a Closer Look at the Changing Role of Today’s Law Librarian”

Link Roundup – August

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant An explanation regarding how the Declaration of Independence encapsulated the political theory that lead to the writing of the Constitution eleven years later.   5 Powerful Books to Inspire Women Lawyers   A reading list with three core beliefs in mind: First, knowledge is power. Second, womenContinue reading “Link Roundup – August”

Productivity Tools

Guest Post by Sarah Steers With technology putting us on call 24/7 and the needs of family, friends, community, and work stretching us in about 187 different directions (combined with that nagging feeling we’re not enjoying the last few weeks of summer as much as we should), maybe a few new productivity tools would helpContinue reading “Productivity Tools”

Link Roundup – June

  Copyright Office Releases Updated Draft of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition   First proposed updates to the Compendium since it was released in 2014 Give Philly libraries the resources they deserve   Philadelphia libraries need a larger operating budget OCLC and Wikipedia Library link citations to millions of library materials  Continue reading “Link Roundup – June”

Pew Report: Lifelong Learning and Technology

Guest post by Sarah Steers Lifelong learners, personal and professional learners, major technology adopters: regular library users can be identified in a myriad of ways, according to the April 2016 Pew Research Center report Lifelong Learning and Technology. The Pew Research Center offered a good synopsis of the report on March 22, 2016.  Pew found that: 73%Continue reading “Pew Report: Lifelong Learning and Technology”