SANDALL's Fall Workshop

This year’s workshop will focus on using technology for disintermediated learning:
Michael Saint-Onge of Lexis-Nexis will discuss techniques for successful teaching and training via Webinars and Jane Larrington, Judith Lihosit, and Anna Russell of the University of San Diego will lead a hands-on experience creating videos to enable time-shifted learning. Katie Brown of the AALL’s executive board will also speak. The workshop kicks off with lunch, generously sponsored by CEB: Continuing Education for the Bar and LexisNexis.

Location:
University of San Diego Legal Research Center, Room 113, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA (Free Parking!)

Time:
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:00 p.m.  – 5:00 p.m.

Cost:
$25.00 SANDALL Members | $35.00 Non-Members
$15.00 Unemployed Members & Student Members

Pay Online By Credit Card:  https://sandall-fall-workshop-2013.eventbrite.com

OR

RSVP with Check Payable to “SANDALL”:
Shannon Malcolm (Vice President, SANDALL)
Qualcomm, Inc.
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
*Join your colleagues for a happy-hour reception at the University of San Diego’s O’Toole’s Lounge immediately following the workshop.

Join us for SANDALL Buddies' kick-off event of 2012-2013!

Come have a hearty brunch at Studio Diner and meet people interested in law librarianship. SANDALL Buddies pairs library students, new librarians, and other types of librarians who are interested in the field of law librarianship with experienced law librarians. It’s fun and you get the inside view from those in the know. 
 

When: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 11 a.m.

Where: Studio Diner  4701 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123, 858-715-6400

 

RSVPs to Betsy Chessler at bchessler@mofo.com

 

What is SANDALL Buddies?

SANDALL Buddies is the San Diego Area Law Libraries Association's (a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries) mentoring program launched in 2010 that pairs professional law librarians with library students, new librarians and other information professionals who are interested in the field of law librarianship. The program goal is to encourage and support mentees by providing real world information, advice and access to networks that are sometimes unavailable to those starting out in this field.

 

This year’s co-chairs:

Betsy Chessler, Sr. Assoc. Librarian, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shannon Macolm, Sr. Librarian, Qualcomm Library & Information Services

SANDALL President in the news!

Our fearless president has recently been in the news! The San Diego Daily Transcript has a great article about Brent Bernau: "USD law librarian follows his heart," By DOUG SHERWIN, The Daily Transcript. Friday, September 7, 2012. Next stop, national news! Congrats Brent.

Proposed SANDALL Bylaw Changes

Below are the proposed bylaw changes approved by the SANDALL Board on 11-16-11 and 11-28-11. Voting on these bylaw changes will occur May/June 2012.

If approved by SANDALL members, this change in bylaws will be effective upon the installment of the 2012-2013 SANDALL officers.

The proposed bylaws:
ARTICLE 5. OFFICERS
SECTION 2. TERMS OF OFFICE
a) The vice president/president-elect shall serve a two-year term, the first year as vice president, and the second year as president. Following the two-year term, the outgoing president shall serve one additional year on the board as immediate past president (non-officer position). A new vice president/president-elect shall be elected each year. The Vice President/President Elect and President shall both assume office at the close of the annual meeting following his or her election.

b) The Secretary and the Treasurer. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall each assume office at the close of the annual meeting following their respective elections and shall each serve a term of two (2) years except as otherwise provided for by these Bylaws. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected in alternate years. The Secretary of the Association shall be elected in even numbered years, and the Treasurer of the Association shall be elected in odd numbered years.

The current bylaws:
ARTICLE 5. OFFICERS
SECTION 2. TERMS OF OFFICE
a) President. The President shall assume office at the close of the annual meeting following his or her election and shall serve a term of one (1) year except as otherwise provided for by these Bylaws.
b) Vice President. The Vice President shall assume office at the close of the annual meeting following his or her election and shall serve a term of one (1) year except as otherwise provided for by these Bylaws.
c) The Secretary and the Treasurer. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall each assume office at the close of the annual meeting following their respective elections and shall each serve a term of one (1) year except as otherwise provided for by these Bylaws.
[Current bylaws posted at: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/sandall/bylaws.htm]

Cloud Computing, DropBox, Google Docs, Prezi and more

For those of you who can’t join us today, here is the URL for the live uStream:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sandall-brown-bag-usd-1-11-12

Cloud Computing: DropBox, Google Docs, Prezi, and more
Speaker: Alma Ortega, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian, USD Copley Library
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 noon-1pm

Recording of Brownbag: Results of Law Firm Legal Research Survey

Missed Patrick Meyer's brownbag? Listen to the recording at TJSL's media site.
Please note that the mike wasn’t turned on until a minute or so into the presentation.

The PowerPoint presentation and a draft article that incorporates the numbers from Patrick's 2010 research are both available at either his SSRN or SelectedWorks sites. It’s the second article from the top on the SSRN site. The top article is from 2009.

Brownbag: Results of Law Firm Legal Research Survey

Patrick Meyer will summarize results from his recent law firm legal research survey, which determined what research functions, and in what formats, law firms require new hires to be proficient. Such information effectively answers the question of what sources and types of research should be taught in an integrated fashion.

In the spirit of recent pronouncements by governing bodies and scholars that law schools should focus on preparing students for law practice, law firm survey results indicate a need to integrate the teaching of online and print-based research resources and to emphasize cost-effective research. Come out to see which types of resources firms are telling us to teach in an integrated fashion.

When: Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 9
Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Room 229
1155 Island Ave.
San Diego, 92101

Can't attend in person? Watch from your desktop at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sandall-brownbag-11-9-2011-tjsl