ALLA (WA) News Blog

  The below is posted on behalf of the Australian Law Librairan Journal Editor, Damaris Olea .  If you are currently sending journal content to our journaleditor@alla.asn.au and are receiving bouncebacks, you can alternatively email journal-editor@austlawlib.org The team is currently in transition to the new email [ journal-editor@austlawlib.org ] and the old email domain alla.asn.au will be switched off by the end of the year 2022. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.  Fiona Macdowall, Business Manager can be contacted via alla-journal-bus-manager@austlawlib.org To access the journal, you can click on the link >> https://search.informit.org/journal/auslawlib

The latest edition of the Australian Law Librarian  journal is available now available from Informit . Volume 30, Issue 2 is packed with some great articles. See below for some highlights! 45 years of ALLA (WA) Following on from celebrating our 45th Birthday on 31 March 2022 , ALLA (WA) President, David McDowell spent some time digging around in the ALLA (WA) archives and wrote a great piece.  Take a look at the article, and the ALLA (WA) Committee is working on an in-person event to celebrate 45 wonderful years.  David McDowell, '45 years of ALLA (WA)' (2022) 30(2) Australian Law Librarian  69 State and Territory News You can also hear more from David, and other Divisional Presidents in the regular State and Territory news column of the journal Lisa Capps, David McDowell, Anastasia Stepanovic and Joanna Longley, 'State and Territory news' (2022) 30(2)  Australian Law Librarian  57 President's Letter Want to hear what is going on with ALLA National? Na...

This post is on behalf of the Australian Law Librarian  Journal Editor, Damaris Olea.  Call for Writers | Australian Law Librarian  The Australian Law Librarian journal offers a unique environment to publish articles that focus on law librarianship, legal research, knowledge management, technology developments, and professional development topics. Contributions to the journal can open doors and connect you with your community of law librarians, technicians, knowledge managers, and information managers working in the legal sector - as well as help you grow professionally in your career.  If you are interested in submitting an article, the article word count is flexible. Further information is available on the journal page on the ALLA website and also see "Notes for Contributors" If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Damaris Olea Editor Australian Law Librarian Journal | Australian Law Librarians' Association

The Australian Law Librarians' Association journal, the Australian Law Librarian is now available on Informit, with the December 2021 issue (Volume 29, Issue 4) now available on the platform. This edition is packed with articles stemming from the ALLA Virtual Conference 2021 #ALLA2021 - including some papers from the conference presenters including: Evolution of publishing commonwealth legislation / Meredith Leigh Human rights in a prison library - the legacy of Alexander Maconochie / Belinda Lawson The present moulds the future: what are we doing now to develop future ready law graduates? / Annette Goodwin Engaging the future with legal research skills / Paula Everett Reflections on AustLII's 25th anniversary - where we came from and where we are going / Richard Hunter Future progressive: ALLA survey of legal publishers and e-books / Monika Zygmuntowicz Empowering innovation in legal knowledge management, now and in the future / Virginia Ginnane A timely reminder to attendees ...