ALLA (WA) News Blog

A few more law library jobs for May.  Librarian Legal Aid Western Australia has advertised for a fill time position of Librarian. Full position details are available from the  jobs.wa.gov.au website . Applications close 29 May 2022.  Law Library Researcher Amicus Legal Recruitment are advertising for a full or part time law library researcher, based in Melbourne. Positions details can be seen on Seek .  Still open positions previously listed on the ALLA (WA) Blog  Team  Leader Library Systems and Technical Services  The Western Australian   Department of Justice has advertised for a permanent full-time position of Team Leader Library Systems and Technical Services. Full position details are available from the  jobs.wa.gov.au website . Applications close 1 June 2022.  Principle Librarian Collections The Supreme Court Library Queensland has advertised for a permanent full-time position of Principle Librarian Collections. Full position details can be seen on the  SCLQ website .  Applicati

Another edition for the week. Busy time in library land.  Team  Leader Library Systems and Technical Services  The Western Australian   Department of Justice has advertised for a permanent full-time position of Team Leader Library Systems and Technical Services. Full position details are available from the jobs.wa.gov.au website . Applications close 1 June 2022.  Principle Librarian Collections The Supreme Court Library Queensland has advertised for a permanent full-time position of Principle Librarian Collections. Full position details can be seen on the SCLQ website .  Applications close 13 June 2022.  Librarian Mills Oakley have advertised for a full time Librarian to joint their Melbourne Library and Research team. Position details can be seen on Seek . International Law Library Opportunities The Law Library of Congress has advertised for the position of Supervisory Librarian, Digital Resources Division . Applications close 17 June 2022.  The Legislative Assembly office, Alberta Ca

If you're like me and you will take any chance to promote your library service to anyone (and everyone) who will listen, you look forward to Library and Information Week to provide an excuse - and emboldening if you will - to spend an entire week taking over the airwaves spruiking the wonderful things you do every day.  Whether it’s something you've been doing business as usual behind the scenes, a resource you feel if missing out on the appropriate levels of client use and adoration, or you're looking to announce a new project, service, or resources - Library and Information Week is a handy time to get your self-advocacy on.  Each year ALIA announces the theme and 2022's theme is Rewrite. Renew. Reimagine. Take a look a the ALIA website for their discussion of the theme.  Let us know how you will be show casing your law library services during 25-31 July 2022. 

De Gruyter has been running an series of workshops on the topic Academic Libraries Reimagined .  On Thursday 19 May the 4th workshop in the series will be on the topic Space Planning in the New Normal .  Even before the pandemic, space issues were a frustratingly common struggle for libraries. And now, as we all prepare to welcome back patrons amid this new normal of pandemic living, re-opening plans have to be carefully crafted. There are no easy considerations. There are no roadmaps. There is only ever-evolving information as research efforts try to keep pace with the spread of the virus. Speakers include Caroline Williams, University Librarain at the University of Queensland and Foster Zhang, Director of the Library at  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou.  Luckily for us, the session is a Perth friendly 3.00pm.  Register for the Zoom event here . If you can't make it a recording will be made available on the De Gruyter YouTube channel . 

Get ready to conference! The ALLA Conference 2022 website is a great resource to find out all you need to know about the conference. Make sure you take a look to check out details about the conference, including special conference rates for accomodation . This year the conference is being held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart , Tasmania and the conference program looks to have some great events in the program! Workshops Per ALLA Conference Tradition, there will be a half-day MOYS Workshop held on 24 August 2022. This 3 hour workshop will be led by staff of the High Court of Australia Library. It costs $75.00 for ALLA members, and $95.00 for non-members. Get in quick though - the workshop will be limited to 12 people.  Tours What is a librarian conference without a tour of a library? There are two tours available to nominate for when completing the registration form . Conference registrants can nominate for a tour of either the State Library of Tasmania or the Andrew Inglis Clark

Reference Librarian (2 positions) Ignite Recruitment are advertising for a Reference Librarian position in a Melbourne legal library. Details for the recruitment can be found on Seek . The Law Institute of Victoria has advertised for a part time reference librarian. Details can be found of the  LIV website .  Other Recently Advertised Library and Information Professional Positions Casual Video Librarian / Seven West Media ( Martin Place, NSW)  Senior Procurement Officer / State Library of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic) - applications close 19 May 2022 *closing soon* Learning Services Specialist / UNSW  (Sydney, NSW) - applications close 22 May 2022 Assistant Director, Government Information Policy and Standards Section / National Archives of Australia (Parkes, NSW) - applications close 22 May 2022 Discovery Services and Systems Librarian / Macquarie University (North Ryde Campus, NSW) - applications close 22 May 2022 Senior Librarian, Collections and Analytics / University of Technology S

Our friends over in Victoria are back again with another great CPD for May.  On Tuesday 17 May at 11am Perth time, ALLA Members are invited to join librarians from court libraries across Australia who manage the unreported judgments publication process.  As lawyers, community members, and librarians increasingly access judgments in their unreported form, it's important to recognise them as an important source of law. Knowing how they come to be can help inform our research.  Presenters from Victoria, Queensland and the High Court will discuss their role and that of their library in publishing judgments. They will cover the publication process, the various stakeholders involved, the impact on the profession, and the unique processes of the work they do. Full details can be found on the NEW ALLA website: austlawlib.org

With just one week to go before the Law Access Walk for Justice 2022 - don't forget to join your fellow ALLA (WA) Members and register for our team ! Registration is free. Walk with us to celebrate the pro bono contribution of the legal profession and to raise funds for Law Access. If you can't make it to the city, are isolating at home, or just don't want to get up that early - you can join in virtually on social media by tagging #W4J22 or simply just make a donation to the team.  To join the ALLA (WA) Team at the link below. You will need to register first. Once you are part of the ALLA (WA) Team you can share the ALLA (WA) team Fundraising page and get sponsored, or donate yourself. JOIN OUR TEAM DATE:                      Tuesday 17 May 2022 TIME:                      7:30am start, event concludes between 8:30 and 9:00am LOCATION:        Meet at The Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay for a 4.4km walk along the CBD foreshore.    Take a look at the event Map here.  OR     Walk 4.

ALLA members from around the country have joined together to work on updating and expanding the Finding the Law Online (FLO) course! This sub-committee, led by ALLA Vic. President Anastasia Stepanovic and along with ALLA (WA)'s own Alice Hewitt as Project Co-Coordinator, will see the development of a new set of online learning modules for FLO. Drawing upon the jurisdictional expertise of  FLO team members - Paula Jane Everett , David McDowell,  Kate Freedman, Alisha Nolan, and Amanda Surrey - we will develop a course for new law librarians, or law librarians new to a jurisdiction, or just librarians trying their hand at legal research. The FLO Team currently has volunteers who will share their knowledge of case law and legislation research for the Commonwealth, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia. For New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Queensland - we are still looking for volunteers. Please get in touch with

ALLA (NSW) have rescheduled their Trove Collaborative Services event! Trove Collaborative Services is a membership model that aggregates content from the collections of nearly 900 Australian libraries and collecting organisations and makes them accessible through the Trove discovery platform. Trove Partners have access to a variety of services connected to Trove including digitisation, cataloguing, resource sharing as well as a range of promotion, learning and support services.  In July 2022, the National Library will be introducing a new Trove Collaborative Service pricing model that incorporates feedback from the Trove Partner community and reflects how services are evolving. Aileen Weir, Director of Trove Partnerships at the National Library, invites ALLA members to a brief webinar on  Monday the 9th of May 10.30-11.30am (AWST)  to hear more about the changes and their implications for law libraries.  After  registering , you will receive a confirmation email containing information

Fans of typography, or those who just enjoy making things look pretty (and functional), may enjoy this resource from Matthew Butterick :   Typography for Lawyers  And for Non-Lawyers:  Butterick’s Practical Typography If you work with information and ideas, then writing plays a central role in your professional life. While we love the AGLC , this is an interesting look at typography, including font choices, that can be beneficial for drafting our internal or marketing documents.  

Reference Librarian The Law Institute of Victoria has advertised for a part time reference librarian. Details can be found of the LIV website .  Manager Reference and Research Services The Library of the High Court of Australia is advertising for an ongoing, full time position of Manager Reference and Research Services. Full details can be found on APS Jobs . Applications close 8 May 2022 .  Other Recently Advertised Library and Information Professional Positions University Librarian / Curtin University Library  (Bentley, WA)- applications close 6 May 2022 *closing soon* Deputy Director - Collection Systems & Infrastructure / Curtin University Library  (Bentley, WA) - applications close 9 May 2022   *closing soon* Assistant Director Information Management and Assistant Director Information Governance / Department of Parliamentary Services (Capital Hill, ACT) - applications close 10 May 2022 *closing soon* Client Services Librarian / Charles Sturt University (Orange, NSW) - applic

The National Archives (UK) have taken on responsibility for the external publication of court judgments under the Public Records Act 1958 (UK) - creating the first publicly available government database of UK judgments. This coincides with the end of a contract with BAILII . This new service is called Find Case Law and will begin by publishing court and tribunal decisions from the superior courts of record – The Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and Upper Tribunals. Going forward, The National Archives will continue to work with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary to include judgments from more courts and tribunals and to add historical judgments to the service. You can access Find Case Law at  https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/   Guidance on how to search the service can be found on the What to Expect page. A press release from the National Archives about the launch can be found here . Law Gazette also wrote a piece on the new service here . Special Thanks to

ALLA Members are welcome to attend the below session from LARISA. You can find out more about LARISA on their twitter @CurtinLARISA