ALLA (WA) News Blog

Librarian This position was originally advertised on Seek . The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) provides legislative drafting services to the Government and publishes official legislation online and in hard copy. The PCO maintains and updates the content of the New Zealand Legislation website, the official source of New Zealand legislation. We are looking for a motivated and experienced person to fill the role of Librarian. This is a sole charge role providing library and knowledge management services to PCO staff. The role maintains and develops the collection of hard copy and online resources and publications. A library or information management qualification is preferred. Understanding of relevant legal information resources would be an advantage. You must be comfortable using technology and online knowledge management services, and be motivated to maintain up to date knowledge and skills. You will have good communication skills and be able to maintain good working rela...

The Department of the Attorney General has released a discussion paper focused on enhancing reprint powers under the Reprints Act 1984 . You can learn more and obtain a copy of the discussion paper here .

Librarian Corporate Services Position No: 005718 Salary/Level: Level 1SC, PSGOGA, $65,165 - $89,345 pa Location: Perth CBD Position Type: Full time Employment Type: Fixed Term ROLE Join a team of qualified and experienced librarians delivering a highly specialised library and information service to the State's judicial and legal officers and members of the legal profession. In this role, you will carry out a range of professional duties including: Provision of legal reference and information services; Information resource management; and System maintenance and support. You will also have the opportunity to participate in planning and policy setting for the Department's network of library collections. To find out more about this opportunity and to apply for this position, see the original advertisement over on Seek.com Closing Date: 2016-12-19 4:30 PM This position was originally advertised on Seek . 

Manager Integrated Law Library Service (353228) This position was originally advertised on Seek .  Hours per fortnight 73.50 hours per fortnight Duties Lead, co-ordinate, and develop and library and information services, particularly specialised legal information services in and through the ILLS. Provide high level professional advice, recommendations and information to the Management Committee on issues, strategies, and policies relating to library and information services. Build and develop cooperative working relationships with Law Society of Tasmania, Crown Law, Magistrates Court and other areas within the Department of Justice and the state government. Manage the human, physical, financial, systems, and information resources of the lLLS. Manage, develop and maintain the collections of the ILLS libraries including rare and historical items. Foster the utilisation of law library and information products and services, particularly online services, through marketing,...

Thanks to Thomson Reuters, ALLA is proud to present Joel Barolsky. Joel is a Senior Fellow of the Melbourne Law School and formerly a Principal of Beaton Research + Consulting.who will present a webinar “2016 Australia: State of the Legal Market". Over the coming months ALLA will collaborate with leaders in the information industry to bring you expertise and knowledge that will enable you to turn information into knowledge. 2016 Australia: State of the Legal Market What the webinar is about The Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor released a report early this year setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2016 and the key issues to influence the market in 2017 and beyond. Joel will discuss the reports highlights and the implications for the legal industry. The report is available to download here. When: Wednesday 7th of December 1pm – 2pm AEDT. Register here . Cost: Free to ALLA members, join us if you are interested W...

Last night the ALLA(WA) Members held a vote whether to sign the proposed new MOU with ALLA Ltd. I am pleased to announce that the vote was carried in the affirmative. The President of the ALLA Ltd has been notified of this decision and sends her congratulations to the WA membership. Thank you to the members who attended and sent in their proxy forms. Natalie McDonald ALLA(WA) President 2016/2017

The Department of the Attorney General has updated their website so that it now includes the library catalogue of the Law Library at the David Malcolm Justice Centre. You can access the library catalogue here . The Law Library at the David Malcolm Justice Centre is at 28 Barrack Street and is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am - 5pm. It is closed on public holidays. The Library is for the judiciary, government legal officers and members of the legal profession, and so it is not open to the public.

It's time to get connected. Last Week, ALLA Ltd. launched ALLA Connect , a program to provide members across the nation an opportunity to share ideas and build networks. The first program will run from 1 February to 31 May 2017. By joining the program, you can connect in a variety of ways to discuss a range of topics that you are passionate about, including: Business & Industry Intelligence Careers & Career Development Collection Management Corporate Governance Current Awareness Ebooks & Everything 'e' Intranets & Information Design Knowledge Management Legal Industry Stakeholder Engagement Training and eLearning  ALLA Connect gives you an opportunity to connect with members in two ways: one-on-one : the project team will connect you with an ALLA member in another division who has similar interests to you. Throughout the progam, the team will send you and your connection 'discussion sparks' to help keep the conversation ...

Dear ALLA (WA) Members,  You’re invited to the MOU Vote and End of Year Celebration to be held from 5.30pm on Wednesday 30th November, 2016. RSVP's close Friday 25th of November. This is an important vote for all members to participate in and ALLA (WA) members have been sent additional information of relevance to the vote on Monday 7th November. This communication also included a proxy form for those who are unable to attend. This fully catered event is exclusively for ALLA (WA) members. If you are not a member of ALLA and would like to join to take part in these, and other important ALLA (WA) initiatives and events, see the ALLA website: http://alla.asn.au/membership/join-alla/ When: 5.30pm Wednesday 30th November 2016 Schedule: 5.30 – 6.30pm MOU Discussion and Vote                  6.30 – 7.30pm End of Year Celebration Where: BGC Conference Centre,              Ground...

There are some wonderful people in the ALLA that sometimes go unnoticed. To acknowledge these people, we are calling for nominations for Certificates of Appreciation. If you would like to nominate a member, please take a look at the Nomination Criteria outlined here and send your nominations to allawaexec@gmail.com . If suitable nominations are received, Certificates will be presented at the End of Year Celebration on Wednesday 30th of November. We look forward to seeing your nominations

You would have seen in this month's President's Corner that the WA Law Library serial holdings are in the process of going online. First published in 1998 and commonly known as the Union List, we are now looking for a new name to bring it into the new century. So have your say. Get creative and email your suggestions to allawaexec@gmail.com . There is a small prize for the most innovative name* with the winner to be announced at the End of Year Celebration on Wednesday 30th November 2016. A big thank you to FIRST Software Solutions for sponsoring this project. *The name needs to be unique in order to register the domain name. 

Did you miss this Tuesday's ALLA Webinar?  A recording of Alison Jones' fantastic talk   Community, contributing, career - Using LinkedIn for Law Librarians is now available for members.  What the webinar is about The key take away message from many management articles on LinkedIn is that regular and thoughtful use of LinkedIn will lead to an avalanche of job offers. But is there more to LinkedIn being a glorified space in which to park your CV? Is it worthwhile taking the risk and making time to contribute to LinkedIn? This webinar looks at LinkedIn from the perspective of: Community – using LinkedIn as a space to build a virtual community of fellow professionals around you, for both networking and learning purposes; Contributing – how making well defined and consistent contributions to LinkedIn improves the experience of your community on LinkedIn and can in turn broaden that community; and Career – how thoughtful use of LinkedIn can lead ...

In case you missed it, the Federal Court recently issued this Practice Note. Please note clause 2.2 where lists of authorities submitted via eLodgment are to include hyperlinks for each case citation to an online resource with that case.

Dear ALLA (WA) Members,  You’re invited to the MOU Vote and End of Year Celebration to be held from 5.30pm on Wednesday 30 th  November, 2016.   This is an important vote for all members to participate in and you will be sent additional information of relevance to the vote in this coming Monday. This communication will also include a proxy form for those who are unable to attend. This fully catered event is exclusively for ALLA (WA) members. If you are not a member of ALLA and would like to join to take part in these, and other important ALLA (WA) initiatives and events, see the ALLA website: http://alla.asn.au/membership/join-alla/ When:  5.30pm Wednesday 30 th November 2016 Schedule:  5.30 – 6.30pm MOU Discussion and Vote                  6.30 – 7.30pm End of Year Celebration Where:  BGC Conference Centre,              Ground Floor, BGC C...

ALLA is proud to present Alison Jones Knowledge Manager with Meyer Vandenberg who will present a webinar Community, contributing, career : Using LinkedIn for law librarians What the webinar is about The key take away message from many management articles on LinkedIn is that regular and thoughtful use of LinkedIn will lead to an avalanche of job offers. But is there more to LinkedIn being a glorified space in which to park your CV? Is it worthwhile taking the risk and making time to contribute to LinkedIn? This webinar will look at LinkedIn from the perspective of: Community – using LinkedIn as a space to build a virtual community of fellow professionals around you, for both networking and learning purposes; Contributing – how making well defined and consistent contributions to LinkedIn improves the experience of your community on LinkedIn and can in turn broaden that community; and Career – how thoughtful use of LinkedIn can lead to a wide range of professional opportuni...

Did you miss the first ever #ALLATweetUp last Wednesday afternoon? The topic of discussion was What does innovation in law libraries look like to you? Questions discussed were: The word innovation has been thrown around a lot recently. What does law library innovation mean to you? What opportunities do you think law libraries have to innovate within their orgs? Is it real or buzz? Do you think the legal industry IS innovating? What do you think are the key elements for effective implementation of innovation in law libraries or the legal industry? What do you think are the roadblocks (if any) to innovation in law libraries? What role do you see library and information professionals hold in legal innovation more generally? How can we as library and information professionals promote, support and encourage innovation within our organisations? ALLA Ltd has put together a great Storify of all the action and we've embedded it below. If you have any ideas that y...

Hi ALLA(WA) Members Natalie McDonald,  ALLA (WA) President Please see below for an update on the services and events of the ALLA(WA). Upcoming ALLA(WA) PD & Social Events The ALLA(WA) CPD Sub Committee have created a calendar of proposed upcoming events for the 2016/2017 period which have been available on the Calendar of Events page.  One event per month will be arranged (sometimes even two), with nothing scheduled over the December-January holiday period. A brown bag CPD session was held on 13th October where Mawghan Elverd, the recipient of the Wolters Kluwer CCH Conference Bursary, shared some of her highlights of the August 2016 ALLA Conference in Melbourne, Victoria.  All who attended came away with some valuable insights. We thank those who took time to provide feedback after this event. The End of Year Celebration will be held on Wednesday 30th November 2016.   A Save the Date has already been emailed to members and shared on our social medi...

In preparation for our upcoming Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Vote and our End of Year Celebration please mark your calendars for 5.30pm Wednesday 30th of November 2016. More details about the MOU, and the event will be shared with members shortly. This fully catered event is exclusively for ALLA (WA) members. If you are not a member of ALLA and would like to join to take part in these, and other important ALLA (WA) initiatives and events, se the ALLA website: http://alla.asn.au/membership/join-alla/

What does innovation in law libraries look like to you? Represent WA and join Law Librarians all over Australia to share your thoughts at the first ever ALLA Tweet Up on 26 October at 7pm AEST. Use the hashtag: #ALLAtweetup Follow: ALLA (WA): @LawLibsWA ALLA Ltd.: @AustLawLibAssoc

Have you ever wondered what the ALLA (WA) Committee has planned for the rest of the year? Ever wondered when we meet to do the planning? Take a look at our Calendar of Events page. This page contains the proposed schedule of CPD and social events, along with the schedule of Committee events for 2016-2017. The Committee meets each month to work towards providing services for our membership. If you wish anything to be discussed a the meeting, please feel free to contact a committee member. Contact details for all committee members are available from the About the Committee page.

Come join us as Mawghan Elverd, the recipient of the Wolters Kluwer CCH Conference Bursary, shares some highlights of the August 2016 ALLA Conference in Melbourne, Victoria. This event is a BYO Brown Bag Lunch Session. When:  1 - 2 pm, Thursday 13th October Where:  Jackson McDonald, Level 17 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth Cost:  Free to members, $5 non-members. RSVP  by COB Tuesday 11th October to Alice Hewitt  a.hewitt@ecu.edu.au Did you know:   Along with our Twitter  @lawlibsWA , ALLA(WA)  now has our own  Facebook page . Stay up to date with news, events, job opportunities by giving us a 'like'.

We're pleased to announce that in addition to our Twitter @lawlibsWA  , ALLA (WA) now has our very own Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/lawlibsWA/  Make sure you give us a "like" and stay up to date with news, job opportunities, events, and everything ALLA (WA).

This position was originally advertised on Seek.com.au Liaison Librarian, Law Join Australia's number 1 University  Career opportunities, professional development, work-life balance. Use your expertise and innovative thinking to truly have an impact. Who says you can't change the world? We expect to do nothing less. Academic Services, University Services Salary: $77,207 - $83,573 p.a. plus 17% superannuation About University Services University Services comprises of 1,600 professional staff focused on providing client centric and innovative services to the University. The group is providing transformational change, defining and influencing future service enhancements within the University of Melbourne. The Liaison Librarian, Law is a member of the Law Library liaison team which sits within the Scholarly Information portfolio. About the role This role provides library liaison services to staff, students and researchers in the Melbourne Law School, Austra...

Come join us as Mawghan Elverd, the recipient of the Wolters Kluwer CCH Conference Bursary, shares some highlights of the August 2016 ALLA Conference in Melbourne, Victoria. This event is a BYO Brown Bag Lunch Session. When: 1 - 2 pm, Thursday 13th October Where: Jackson McDonald, Level 17 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth Cost: Free to members, $5 non-members. RSVP by COB Tuesday 11th October to Alice Hewitt a.hewitt@ecu.edu.au Did you know:   Along with our Twitter @lawlibsWA , ALLA(WA)  now has our own Facebook page . Stay up to date with news, events, job opportunities by giving us a 'like'.

Do you have those moments when the 'Do you remember when...' Or the 'I think this will happen in the future '? Yes? Come on you know you do. Because as librarians we are naturally enthusiastic for the future and preservers of the past. With the final issue of the journal for this year the Australian Law Librarian Journal is looking for people to share their thoughts for the future and memories of the past. But this time it's a bit different… I'm not asking for an article. Rather share your thoughts with a maximum 200-150 words. You can submit multiple thoughts and they can be anonymous of you so choose. Please submit your thoughts but 15 October. Questions? Contact Alex Cato Alex Cato M.L.S BA(Hons) Research Team Leader alexandra.cato@ashurst.com Ashurst D: +61 2 9258 5898 | M: +61 437397624 Originally posted on the ALLA-ANZ listserv. Apologies for cross posting. 

This post originally appeared on WAIN.  Do you have staff that would benefit from gaining skills in RDA? North Metropolitan TAFE, Library and Information Studies, will conduct another four-week online short course commencing Wednesday 12 October 2016 . “RDA is easy as ABC - Introduction to RDA Cataloguing”  Gain expertise in editing AACR2 records into RDA compliant records Ideal for library officers, clerks or library technicians  Access to RDA toolkit and industry standard databases Suitable for a range of libraries Optional class attendance one afternoon for online orientation Course materials and activities all inclusive Full online lecturer support Participation certificate on completion Cost: $395 per student.   For queries or enrolment details please contact  Vanessa Rooney vanessa.rooney@nmtafe.wa.edu.au  

ALLA(WA) CPD session: An outline of types of litigation under the Mining Act 1978 (WA) and some recent cases (Presented by Anthony Papamatheos, Barrister at Francis Burt Chambers) This lunchtime CPD session was hosted at Francis Burt Chambers on Thursday 15th September and was attended by 13 members and 4 non-members. Anthony provided a short overview of the Mining Act 1978 (WA) and Mining Regulations 1981 (WA), including the types of land over which tenements are granted in WA, the types of tenements and their key features and obligations.　 We were also provided with an overview of the application processes, how tenements may be forfeited or surrendered and how underlying land owners or occupiers can seek compensation for loss from mining.　 The session concluded with Anthony discussing some recent cases paying homage to the benefit of strong attention to detail and the importance of point-in-time research in mining law. A paper is available for members who were unable to...

The Australian Law Librarians’ Association Conference 2016 was held 24-26th August 2016 at the beautiful State Library of Victoria. The State Library of Victoria Eight lucky Western Australian delegates were in attendance. (You may have seen the lucky group over on our Twitter ). Events on Wednesday the 24th August included a tour of the Supreme Court of Victoria Library. As well as exploring the magnificent heritage-listed building, delegates were able to view historical items such as the court book that records the fate of Ned Kelly. The first day of the conference program included the Welcome to Country that was conducted by a representative of the Wurundjeri Tribe Land & Compensation Cultural Heritage Council, offering an insight into the history of the Wurundjeri people. Delegates were then privileged to have the Hon. Marilyn Louise Warren present the opening address.  Part of her presentation identified that “knowledge needs to be managed” paying respect to la...

Hi ALLA(WA) Members Natalie McDonald, ALLA (WA) President Each month I’ll be writing a President's Corner post, letting you know about the services and events of the ALLA(WA). ALLA(WA) AGM We held our AGM on 27th July 2016 where the new 2016/2017 Committee were confirmed.  This term we had a few new members join the Committee Catherine Kafentzis from University of WA Law Library and Stephen Griffiths from the Dept of Attorney General’s Library. The details of the new Committee have been updated on the ALLA website , and our blog. The attendance at the AGM and past AGM’s have been poor and one of our focus’ for this year is to look at ways of improving the attendance either by combining the AGM with another event or holding it at different times (i.e. Breakfast).   If you have any ideas or feedback please let me know. Upcoming ALLA(WA) PD & Social Events The ALLA(WA) CPD Sub Committee have been busy creating a schedule of professional development and social e...

A job opportunity for those looking for a sea change - or an island change? The New Zealand Law Society Library is a private library providing information services to the New Zealand legal profession. The Library has an extensive collection (print & electronic), provides research and document delivery services and publishes the LINX database, an index to New Zealand legal materials. We are seeking a motivated, friendly person to work in our Library in Auckland. The work comprises document supply, desk duties, data entry for LINX and various other library assistant level tasks. If you take pride in your work, pay careful attention to detail, are flexible and enjoy a challenge, you may be the person we are looking for. Excellent customer service and communication skills, computer literacy, time management skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential. A tertiary qualification is preferred. Experience working in a law library, or legal knowledge and a librar...

Permanent - Full Time Level 5, PSGOGO 20154, $85,047-$93,993pa Job Description: Manages Library operations and resources to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of library services for the President, Commissioners, Departmental staff and Industrial Relations professionals. Selection Criteria and a full JDF are available from the Jobs.wa.gov.au website . Position Number: 00083227 Applications Close: 5pm, Friday 9 September 2016.

Full Time / 12 month contract. A Library Administrator is required to join a small team which provides library services to the Parliament. The Library Administrator is accountable to the Director and is responsible for the implementation and coordination of the Library's administrative activities.  The Library Administrator also acts as the Personal Assistant to the Director and is the first point of contact between the Library and other Parliamentary sections and outside agencies on administrative matters. Employment is subject to provisions of the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985.  Recreation leave will not be approved on Parliamentary sitting days.  Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory offender history check. Any person who has been, or is currently, active in political or electoral affairs may compromise the strict political neutrality of this position and will not be considered for appointment. For the Job and Person Specification please go to: ...

In case you missed the announcement, copies of the  Commonwealth of Australia and Australian Government Gazettes from 1901 to 2012 are now online at the Federal Register of Legislation https://www.legislation.gov.au/Content/HistoricGazettes These historical gazettes are all in searchable PDF format. More recent Commonwealth Gazettes, from October 2012 onwards, can be found at this link https://www.legislation.gov.au/Browse/ByTitle/Gazettes/InForce/0/0/ These more modern gazettes are available as individual notices in a variety of formats. Thanks to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, in conjunction with National Library of Australia and the Australian Government Solicitor Group in the Attorney Generals Department, for making this possible.

ALLA (WA) invites colleagues to a lunchtime CPD session on Mining Law in WA. Anthony Papamatheos from Francis Burt Chambers will discuss the types of litigation under the Mining Act 1978 (WA)   before the Warden or Warden's Court and will then explain some recent cases. As this is a lunch time session, ALLA (WA) will be providing a light lunch for attendees. When:  1-2 pm, Thursday 15th September 2016 Where:  Francis Burt Chambers, Level 25, 77 St Georges Terrace Perth Cost: Free to all ALLA (WA) members, $10 for non-members RSVP:  To Alice Hewitt (a.hewitt@ecu.edu.au) by Tuesday 13th September 2016. Please note, spaces are strictly limited so please register early.  For more information about our presenter, Anthony Papamatheous, please see his profile on the Francis Burt Chambers website.

As you may know the ALLA Conference 2016 is underway in Melbourne right now - check out Twitter with the hashtag #ALLA2016Conf to follow along. Mawghan Elverd, this year's recipient of the ALLA (WA) / Wolters Kluwer CCH Conference Bursary Winner, was spotted having a chat with Wolters Kluwer CCH's very own Alicia Cohen. L-R: Alicia Cohen (Wolters Kluwer CCH), Mawghan Elverd (Jackson McDonald) Thanks to Wolters Kluwer CCH for their continued support of the Conference Bursary and to ALLA (WA) Committee Member, Luise Crisafulli for her role as our photojournalist. If you're at the Conference, let us know what you think and Tweet us  @lawlibsWA or leave a comment below.

ALLA is proud to collaborate with Kidd's Law Publications and present a webinar on Creating and developing information resources and products – How one small publisher makes themselves indispensable and you can too? Over the coming months ALLA will collaborate with leaders in the information industry to bring you expertise and knowledge that will enable you to turn information into knowledge. Please let your CPD co-ordinator know if you have any suggestions for CPDs. Title of Seminar: Creating and developing information resources and products – How one small publisher makes themselves indispensable and you can too? The seminar, through recounting the story of the development of Kidd’s Law Publications will seek to inform, equip and motivate librarians to seize opportunities to create their own client facing information value added resources and products.  Register now at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4676457525322205188 When: Wednesday 17th of Ausgust at 1p...

I am pleased to welcome the following 2016/2017 committee members: Alice Hewitt, (Vice President, Immediate Past President) Justin Booker, (Treasurer) Anne Young, (Secretary) Gilien Bevan,  Luise Crisafulli,  Linda Simonis,  Stephen Griffiths, and  Catherine Kafentzis. We are delighted to welcome 2 new members this year – Stephen and Catherine. With their wealth of knowledge and specific industry expertise they are valuable additions to the committee. The 2016/2017 committee’s first meeting will be held on 17 August 2016, where we will be discussing news, procedures, events etc for the year.  We will be posting via the Blog and social media, – so please watch this space for more. If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact me at natalie.mcdonald@lavanlegal.com.au  Natalie McDonald ALLA(WA) President 2016/2017

ALLA is proud to collaborate with Oxford University Press and present a webinar on Oxford’s Law eResources. Over the coming months ALLA will collaborate with leaders in the information industry to bring you expertise and knowledge that will enable you to turn information into knowledge. INTRODUCING Oxford Law Online: From Scholar to Practitioner Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, we are a not for profit, ethical organization and one of our prime publishing focuses is in law. This is your opportunity to come and find out everything you wanted to know about our recent acquisition of select book titles from Wolters Kluwer CCH, our free Law Citator tool and to sign up for two month’s free access to all of Oxford’s law resources including the Australian Law Dictionary. At OUP we publish law eBooks, databases, case reports and treaties with subject modules in Finance & Banking Law, Public and Private International Law and International Commercial...

ALLA members are invited to hear CCH's Alicia Cohen sharing with us on     Is eLending really here? Despite the high penetration of digital devices in Australia, demand for physical publications by libraries has remained stable. A perceived lack of demand for eLending has put it on the back shelf, but new and innovative technologies are responding to the future needs of our busy lawyers and business professionals. Over the last three years the team at Wolters Kluwer, CCH has been collaborating with the law librarian community to develop an eLending solution that allows professional libraries to easily offer their users loanable eBooks. This project has developed significantly over the years and now the CCH ePlatform offers a device-agnostic and publisher-aggregated space for all libraries. Promoting research and access to information is a central mission for libraries and also for CCH. eBooks and eLending are another step closer to achieving this. Come along ...

Thanks to everyone that attended ‘IPWA 2016’. The event was a huge success. The images (in jpeg and web ready format) may be viewed on Flickr here – https://www.flickr.com/gp/142003464@N07/646814 © Copyright 2016 Neal Pritchard (Spool Photography) https://www.flickr.com/gp/142003464@N07/31kVJ7 © Copyright 2016 Kirsty McPhee (Tottle Partners) Use of the images: Please note, no money must be made from the use of these images.  All use including personal and corporate social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.), blogs, newsletters and journals etc. that publish the images must include the appropriate credit above. Special thanks to our sponsors; Jade Barnet, LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, TimeBase, Wolters Kluwer (CCH), Western Australian School Library Association and the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia for helping us make this event happen. May this be the first of many collaborative events organised for the library and ...

Information below provided by the Department of the Attorney General: From 1 July 2016, the Law Library at the Supreme Court will close its doors and the Department of the Attorney General will provide library services to legal practitioners at the Law Library at the David Malcolm Justice Centre. Legal practitioners (and other persons doing research on behalf of legal practitioners) can access the Law Library by going to Level 23 of the David Malcolm Justice Centre, and will be given access to the Law Library (which is located on Level 2). The Law Library's opening hours will be 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and services will include: - access to a browsing collection, with loans (other than loose leaf services) to take to court only; - reference desk services; - access to electronic databases at the Law Library (including LexisNexis, Westlaw and CCH) will be available from 25 July 2016; - photocopying and printing; and - document delivery. Fees will apply for photocopying...

Just a quick thank you from the staff of the Law Library of the Supreme Court to everyone who attended the recent Farewell Event. The staff value the support that they have received from the library community and found it lovely to have so many colleagues there that night. Thanks everyone who came along and thanks to our CPD & Events Sub-Committee for organising the event.

In case you missed it, AustLII has recently added these two law reports to their online holdings:   Argus Law Reports 1895-1950 and Argus Law Reports, Current Notes 1896-1950 

The Australian Law Librarians’ Association Ltd (WA Division) in conjunction with Wolters Kluwer CCH, is delighted to confirm that Mawghan Elverd is this year's successful application for the conference bursary. Mawghan will be attending the Australian Law Librarians’ Association 2016 Conference held at the State Library Victoria, Melbourne from 24-26 August 2016. Congratulations Mawghan!

On the 9 June 2016, approximately 95 information professionals met at the State Library of Western Australia to participate in a historical group photograph to capture ‘Information Professionals in Western Australia 2016’. All groups and associations were well represented and happily networked in between the group photographs that were taking place. Thanks to our sponsors – Jade Barnet, LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, TimeBase, Wolters Kluwer (CCH), Western Australian School Library Association and the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia for helping us make this event happen. Below are some sneak peek images of the event... the professional photo’s will be released soon, so keep an eye on the blog!  (Photographs taken by Kirsty McPhee)