ALLA (WA) News Blog

A new book out this month is This Is What a Librarian Looks Like . It features photographs of over 200 Librarians along with original essays by such authors as George R.R. Martin, Amanda Palmer and Nancy Pearl. You can see some of the images at this gallery from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2017/may/29/tattoos-and-baseball-caps-this-is-what-a-librarian-looks-like-in-pictures I hope some Law Librarians are in there...

On 1 May 2017, the Australian law Librarians' Association (Western Australian Divison) wrote to the Attorney-General to highlight the issue of self-represented litigants' access to legal information following the closure of the Law Library at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. ALLA (WA) members and the media were provided with a copy of the memo. Recent contact with the Department of the Attorney General has confirmed that as of 16 May 2017 the matter has been assigned to a research team within the Department. There is no indication of a date for further actions.

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There are 100 librarians, library technicians and library lovers today at Library Leadership: A Celebration! Speed networking with librarians is certainly not a quiet exercise! Check out our Twitter @lawlibsWA and follow #LibrariesWA for updates and more from speakers including Dr Carmen Lawrence, Jennefer Nichols and members of the LIS profession in Western Australia!

Update: There was an incorrect date on yesterday's post about the LexisNexis session of insights from their Legal and Regulatory Technology Review. The correct date for the session is 25 of May. You can register for the event at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8204403317089221891 Updated details are: When: Thursday 25th of May Time: 1-2 Cost: Free for members. Not a member? Join now! We Thank: LexisNexis Hashtag: #Legaltechnology A recording of the session will be made available to members after the session.

About the Webinar:  In 2016, LexisNexis conducted a Legal and Regulatory Technology Review across a number of legal entities. The purpose of the study was to gain a greater understanding of technology attitudes, infrastructure and device usage. This information provides LexisNexis with insight to ensure we are developing resources that are compatible with your environments. Register for the event at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8573569843649963523 When : Thursday 18th of May Time: 1-2 Cost: Free for members. Not a member? Join now! We Thank: LexisNexis Hashtag: #Legaltechnology A recording of the session will be made available to members after the session.

Two positions have recently been advertised for full time librarian positions in Sydney law firms: Allens Linklaters   Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers

Last night on Biblia (ALIA West's Blog), we saw that our Vice President, Alice Hewitt, has been busy at work helping plan the Library Leadership: A Celebration. See if you can spot her in the post Collaboration in Action! Library Leadership: A Celebration For more information on the Library Leadership: A Celebration event, check out our previous post , or our Facebook event . Spaces are filling, but you've still got time before registrations close on May 12.