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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 ...

Unfortunately, due to insufficient contributions, we have been forced to delay the publication of the journal till the new year. A combined Issue 4 2017 and Issue 1 2018 will be published in March next year. Because it will be a combined issue the journal is seeking articles on two topics: Professional development Share your experiences on mentoring, being mentored and growing as a professional Library, Information and The law As library and information professionals, many of us spend our days researching the law, with this issue we take the time to reflect on the law. Share your thoughts on the latest developments in the law. Contributions are needed by 20 January 2018.  We also warmly welcome articles outside of these themes. The journal is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to your field by sharing your knowledge and learning with the wider profession and I hope you will consider contributing. Regards, Alex Cato Journal Editor, ALLA Ltd This wa...

Have a desire to write a journal article? What about present at a conference? We've found some opportunities from all over the world. Conferences CALL/ACBD Conference 2018 The Canadian Assocaition of Law Libraries / L'Assocation Canadienne des Bibliotheques de Droit Conference will be held on 27-30 May in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Submissions for Conference Sessions and Lighning Talks are open until October 20. The theme is Build Bridges | Broaden Our Reach. See the conference website for more details.  Journals Australian Law Librarian Journal The Australian Law Librarian   is seeking  contributions for the upcoming issue.  Centred around the theme of professional development, issue 4 of the journal is the place to share your experiences in mentoring, being mentored and growing as a professional. As a professional, you never stop growing. With this issue, we invite you to share your experiences, learnings, and thoughts on mentoring and professi...

The Australian Law Librarians' Association is currently seeking contributions to the upcoming issue of the Australian Law Librarian. Centred around the theme of mentoring, issue 4 of the journal is the place to share your experiences in mentoring, being mentored and growing as a professional. As a professional, you never stop growing. With this issue, we invite you to share your experiences, learnings, and thoughts on mentoring and professional development. We also warmly welcome articles outside of this theme. Submissions are needed by 25 October so there's still plenty of time to get your writing cap on!! Questions? Contact journaleditor@alla.asn.au

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.