Law Librarian Conversations

Episode 11: August 20, 2010 – Net Neutrality

Roger — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:33:29 +0000

In this episode, regular hosts Richard Leiter and Roger Skalbeck are joined by Marvin Ammori and Richard Dooling to discuss the Verizon-Google proposal for net neutrality and the impact that it could have on law libraries and legal publishing. Regular guest Connie Crosby joins the discussion to talk about net neutrality, the future of the web and some related news updates from the legal landscape.

Episode 10 – August 6, 2010 – AALL Hall of Fame and Latest Legal News

Roger — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:23:38 +0000

Recorded live August 6, this episode starts with a discussion with Frank Houdek, who explains the origins of the AALL Hall of Fame, which is also featured in a recent article from AALL Spectrum. This is the first in a series of segments we hope to have about the history of AALL and law librarianship, discussing with Frank Houdek how events of the past tie in to the present.

In the second part of the episode, panelists discuss a blog post critical of some aspects of the Law.gov movement, as well as a follow-up post responding to these concerns.

Richard Leiter leads the discussion of these topics and other recent news with Roger Skalbeck, Greg Lambert, Ed Walters and Margie Maes.

Links discussed in the show can be found on the LawLibCon delicious page for Episode 10.

Episode 9: July 16, 2010 – Reactions and Re-Cap of AALL 2010 in Denver

Roger — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:28:25 +0000

For this episode of Law Librarian Conversations, show participants look back on the 103rd annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. The conference was held in Denver, Colorado from July 10-13, and estimates are that there were 2,670 registered attendees. On this show, host Rich Leiter talks with Meg Kribble, Tom Boone, Ken Hirsh and Margie Maes to look back at the conference.

Listen in to hear some post-conference discussions. Also, registered attendees should look to the AALL2Go site to find recorded versions of sessions you may have missed at the conference. The live stream sessions should be there now, and the others are coming online soon.

Tune in to the conversation and follow us on Twitter for news about future shows.

Episode 8: July 13, 2010 – Recorded Live in Denver 2010

Roger — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:53:26 +0000

For Law Librarian Conversations Episode 8, we present a collection of short interviews recorded from the exhibit hall in Denver on the last day of the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference. Topics include discussion of Twitter coverage of the conference, conference programming, and a host of other reactions.

Hosts Roger Skalbeck and Rich Leiter interview several people including Bill Beintema, Janet Sinder, Sara Sampson, Tom Boone, Pam Brannon, Ed Walters, Kama Siegel, Ken Hirsh, Judith Kaul and Sarah Glassmeyer. There are also visits with vendors Law360, Docket Navigator and FastCase. A highlight is Christina Rosas from Law360 singing “Summertime.” Enjoy!

Episode 7: July 6, 2010 – AALL Conference Preview

agroothuis — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:01:05 +0000

In this episode we preview the upcoming 2010 AALL Conference.

Episode 6: May 24, 2010- Librarian as Professional and Cost-Effective Legal Research

Roger — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:30:21 +0000

Episode 6 covers two main topics: Discussion of whether ‘Professional Librarian’ is an oxymoron and questions of how and why it’s relevant to discuss cost-effective research.

Professional Librarian: An Oxymoron? This is the title of a series of blog posts from Ryan Deschamps, e-Learning Services Manager for the Halifax Public Libraries in Nova Scotia Canada. The panel discussed Ryan’s ideas about defining and debating the “Professional” worker concept in modern library settings.

As a second topic, two special guests helped discuss merits and relevance of teaching cost-effective legal research to law students. These guests were Sarah Gotschall, University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law and Todd Venie, Georgetown Law Library.

Regular hosts Richard Leiter, Roger Skalbeck, Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki and Margie Maes join the discussion of these and other issues.

All links discussed on the show are online in the Episode 6 Links collection on the Delicious bookmark site.

Episode 5: May 7, 2010 – Net Neutrality, Knowledge Management, Privacy Week and More

Roger — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:36:08 +0000

Episode 5 of LawLibCon covers a broad range of topics: Net neutrality, Knowledge Management in libraries, privacy week and summer library conference announcements.

Starting things out, Professor Marvin Ammori of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law summarized recent developments with the Federal Communications Commission and their efforts to foster network neutrality, in light of the recent Comcast decision in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Up next is a discussion of Knowledge Management in private law firms, and the role of librarians in KM decision-making, discussing a set of blog posts on the topic gathered by Greg Lambert, who joined the conversation.

Regular hosts Richard Leiter, Connie Crosby, Roger Skalbeck, Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki and Marcia Dority Baker talk about these issues, including a discussion of privacy week, Facebook privacy changes, and summer conference plans.

All links discussed on the show can be found in the Episode 5 Links on Delicious bookmark site.

Episode 4: April 16, 2010 – Latest Legal Tech News

Roger — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:07:28 +0000

For this episode, we cover the latest technology topics to highlight their potential impact on law libraries. Special guests on the show include Jason Eiseman, Sarah Glassmeyer and Tom Boone. Regular hosts Richard Leiter, Roger Skalbeck and Marcia Dority Baker led the discussion through these topics: National Library Week, location-based online services, iPad, HTML5 and other related topics. Most of the links discussed are in the bookmark collection for Episode 4 in the LawLibCon Delicious account.

Episode 3 – April 2, 2010 – Collection Development in Academic Law Libraries and its Impact on Teaching Legal Research

Roger — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:52:37 +0000

For this episode, four guests join to discuss collection development in academic law libraries in the face of budget cuts. Michael Chiorazzi, Mark Estes, Greg Lambert & Margie Maes. This discussion is led by Richard Leiter, who starts out the conversation by quoting Michael Chiorazzi who once said “if it’s serial, it’s toast” in the context of print acquisition planning. Discussion topics also include looking at how collection development impacts legal research instruction as well as other topics.

Episode 2 – March 19, 2010 – “A Conversation with Roberta Shaffer, Law Librarian of Congress”

Roger — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:41:31 +0000

Law Librarian of Congress Roberta Shaffer joins the conversation with this episode’s panel of Keith Ann Stiverson, Mary Alice Baish, Roger Skallbeck and Marcia Dority Baker. Roberta shares her vision for the Law Library as the leading legal information resource in the country and the world. Exciting initiatives include work on a comprehensive tribal law collection, One World Law Library and much more.

Chat room transcript from March 19, 2010