14 Days to Go!!!

We have just two weeks before the start of our conference and all of us here in Baton Rouge are just excited to have you visit us so soon!!! See you all in two weeks!!!

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The SEAALL Community Service 2007 Charitable Campaign

SEAALL has adopted the libraries of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System as the recipients of SEAALL’s 2007 charitable giving campaign. This Baton Rouge school system has accepted many new students forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, and its libraries need donations of money and books to keep up with its suddenly-expanded student body...

The Community Service Committee encourages all SEAALL members to take advantage of this charitable giving opportunity, even if you are not planning to attend the SEAALL Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge. Members may give to these needy libraries in two ways:

1. Write a check to the “East Baton Rouge Parish School System” and note “Library Services” in the memo line. The Community Service Committee will have a table in the exhibit area at the Annual Meeting, where you may stop to write your check.

If you are not going to be in Baton Rouge, you may send your check to: Terrye Conroy, Coleman Karesh Law Library, University of South Carolina, Main & Greene Sts., Columbia, SC 29208.

2. Donate now via Amazon.com from a special SEAALL list of books, videos and other media needed by the libraries. The items you purchase from this list will be sent directly to our contact in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. If given a choice, please choose new books (as opposed to used ones) to donate.

Go to www.amazon.com. Mouse over "Your Lists" at the top of the page. Then, choose "Wish List." Enter "SEAALL" in the "Find someone's Wish List" box, and our SEAALL 2007 wish list will appear.

Once you have retrieved the list, you can manipulate it in numerous ways. You can choose to view only "unpurchased" items to avoid duplication. You can also sort the list "by title" to read through an alphabetical list. Finally, you may want to view the "compact" list which allows you to see more titles at once.

SEAALL members, let’s show the libraries of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System how generous their law library colleagues can be! Please give generously so these school libraries may better serve their many students.

(You may view this message on the SEAALL website at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/seaall/meeting/2007/charitable.htm.)

With thanks to Susan Lewis-Somers

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Call for Volunteers at Registration Desk

The Mystic Krewe of SEAALL requests volunteers to help staff our registration desk. If you're interested in helping, please contact either one of the registration chairs for more information:

Denise Uzee
Tel: 225-382-3473
E-mail Address: denise.uzee@keanmiller.com

Maralena Murphy
Tel: 225-389-2990
Email: maralena_murphy@ca5.uscourts.gov

The registration desk will be open Wednesday, 11 April, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, 12 April, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.; Friday, 13 April, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 14 April, from 8:30 t0 9:30 a.m.

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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Law Librarians and Legal Technologists – Building Synergies in the Net Age

How many times have you, as a law librarian or a legal technologist, dealt with a person from the library or the technology department in your work environment who (you felt) was simply speaking a different language, or who you felt did not understand your goals and the needs of your users? Did you resolve the issue, or did you and the other person walk away, thinking, “X just doesn’t get it! I wish that I didn’t have to deal with X...”

Well, now’s your chance to make it better and your opportunity to participate in an institute designed to make the relationship between law librarians and legal technologists function more smoothly and effectively to meet the needs of your users. Join us (1) to explore effective ways to create more productive working relationships, (2) to foster an open and honest dialogue among information professionals, and (3) to dispel forever those stereotypes that get in the way of great outcomes and productive relationships, while also understanding that there are some legitimate differences. The 2007 SEAALL Institute will bring together law librarians and legal technologists from law firms, courts, law schools, and other institutions to discuss these issues. In addition to your SEAALL colleagues as speakers, other featured speakers are Pablo G. Molina, CIO, Information Systems Technology at Georgetown University Law School Center, Thomas (Tom) R. Bruce, Research Associate and Director, Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, and Courtland M. Chaney, J. Trigg and Bettye Baskin Wood, Jr. Endowed Professor & Instructor at the Rucks Department of Management of Louisiana State University.

Come to Baton Rouge early and join us for this day-long discussion about building and enhancing the necessary synergies to enable us and our users to take full advantage of technology in the Net Age.

Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries

2007 Institute:
Law Librarians and Legal Technologists: Building Synergies in the Net Age
Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


A G E N D A


8:00 a.m. Institute and Annual Meeting Registration


8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Institute Coordinator: Timothy L. Coggins, Associate Dean
University of Richmond School of Law


9:00 a.m. New Territory and Technologies: Getting What Our Users Need When They Need It & Working Together to Meet That Need

Speaker: Pablo Molina, CIO
Information Systems Technology
Georgetown University Law Center


10:00 a.m. Dispelling Stereotypes That Affect Services and Users

Speakers: Thomas (Tom) R. Bruce
Research Associate and Director
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

Lori D. Martin
Library and Research Services Manager
Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP


10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Making the Law Librarian and Legal Technologist Relationship Work: Cooperation & Collaboration Models


Speakers:
Kenneth J. Hirsh, Director of Computing Services
Duke University School of Law Library

Constance (Connie) M. Matzen, Director of Research Resources
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
Billie J. Blaine, Supreme Court Librarian
Florida Supreme Court


12:15 p.m. Lunch


1:30 p.m. Interpersonal Success in the Workplace: How To Make the Relationships and Interactions Work

Dr. Courtland M. Chaney, Ph.D., SPHR
J. Trigg & Bettye Baskin Wood, Jr. Endowed Professor & Instructor
Rucks Department of Management
Louisiana State University


2:30 p.m. Institute Summary: Pulling It All Together: What To Do Next


3:00 p.m. Institute ends

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