ALLA (WA) News Blog

Should you end a sentence in a text message with a full stop? Maybe not, according to a study by researchers at Bingham University. In fact according to this study, when sentences in text messages are followed by a full stop the sender is perceived as insincere. Read more about this research here .

Need help with your summer reading selection? Editors of The New York Times Book Review have published their list of 100 Notable Books of 2015. See the list here .

Fiona, Mawghan, and Linda were selected by their fellow ALLA(WA) members to be awarded ALLA certificates of appreciation in 2015. Thank you all for their service, leadership, and mentorship. Fiona Archibald Fiona’s dedication to ALLA (WA) and her long standing commitment as a valuable member of the WA Committee show that she is a worthy recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation. The Committee has relied heavily on her knowledge of ALLA and of law librarianship – and her impeccable editing skills are appreciated almost as much as her good humour and caring. She has previously put great effort into coordinating the ALLA (WA) blog and we are grateful for all her valued contributions over the years. Mawghan Elverd Mawghan has gone above and beyond the call of duty over the course of her presidency of ALLA (WA) and service to the Committee. Not only did she put a lot of energy into leading ALLA (WA), she even volunteered to stay on as President for a second term. She remains a valu...

 Larissa and Justin Booker welcomed their son Grayston to the world on 11 August. Congratulations to the proud parents and big brother Sterling!

Just in case you are unaware of this survey, the State Law Publisher is seeking feedback on the use of its website.  A quick response is all that is needed. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/default.html Lisa Webb

Larissa and Justin Booker are now the proud, but no doubt exhausted, parents of a son.  Sterling made his appearance on 12 April, weighing in at 3.394kgs and measuring 47cms in length. Congratulations to you both and welcome to you, little man.  

Our former President, Lei Lin, has a new challenge ahead. She has a wedding to organise as she recently became engaged. On behalf of the membership Lei, we wish you much happiness in the future.

This was published in today's Australian Financial Review http://www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/advocacy/Letter%20to%20the%20Editor%20of%20the%20Financial%20Review.pdf

Geoff Hanmer has his say - Last hurrah for the traditional university library http://www.afr.com/p/national/education/last_hurrah_for_the_traditional_CQI1R9IvIeaaG7IL4y5axH Stay tuned for ALIA's response tomorrow!

...for Natalie McDonald. In a herculean effort, Natalie has served thirteen consecutive years on the ALLA (WA) Committee but will bid adieu at the AGM on 14 August. On behalf of the membership, the remainder of the Committee thank Natalie for her valued contribution and sage advice over the years.  We wish her all the best in her life post-Committee and hope that she doesn't miss preparing agendas and taking minutes too much!

Kirsty McPhee was appointed National Vice-President at the ALLA AGM on 13 September.  Hence, she will become National President of the Association in September 2013. Congratulations to Kirsty on this personal achievement which is also a fillip for law librarianship in this State.  May you have a rewarding twelve months and don't forget that you have the support of your colleagues in Perth should you need it.

Justin Booker continues to provide fodder for this blog.  At the ALLA Conference Dinner he won a prize for one of the best tweets related to the Conference.  For his efforts, he received a copy of one of guest speaker John Birmingham's books which the author graciously signed with a personal message to Justin's tweeter alter-ego.

Kirsty McPhee of Tottle Partners and Mawghan Elverd of Jackson McDonald were awarded ALLA Certificates of Appreciation on Thursday at the national AGM.  These awards are given "to a member of the Australian Law Librarians' Association who has made a significant contribution to ALLA or to the profession of law librarianship generally in 2011-12".

It is with much pleasure that we announce that Justin Booker and Larissa Pryce were married on Saturday, 1 September.  Congratulations to you both - we wish you a future filled with happy days.  This photo was taken after the wedding reception - in a sign of the times, on Justin's iPod.

It is my pleasure to announce that the 2012 CCH ALLA(WA) Conference Bursary has been awarded to Justin Booker (UWA). Justin will receive $1500 towards the costs of attending the 2012 ALLA Conference – Respect the Past, Embrace the Future – in Brisbane in September. After the conference, Justin will give a presentation to the WA members to share the experience and knowledge he has gained. We received a number of excellent applications – I would like to thank everyone who took the time to apply and encourage those who were unsuccessful to apply again in 2013. I would like to thank CCH for their generosity and support of this award – without their financial assistance the Association would not have been able to offer this opportunity to our members. Congratulations Justin. Kind regards, Kirsty McPhee ALLA(WA) President

Sky Atkins safely delivered Thomas Algernon on 5 July.  Our warmest congratulations to Sky, Paul and big brother, Oliver, on the new addition to their family.

Congratulations to Lisa Kadir who is the Perth winner of an iPad from CCH Australia. Lisa's winning recommendations were: 1.  Package ebooks as gift-with-purchase for purchases of hard copy books; 2.  Adopt co-publishing model:  allow firms the ability to add links to commentary, thus producing a brand new content which can be shared with clients internally and externally in device-agnostic environments; and 3.  More filtering options which are easier to use.

Congratulations to Amanda Surrey - Manager, Group Legal with BHP Billiton in Melbourne - on being awarded the 2012 Fellowship to attend the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference in Boston in July.

Congratulations to Jennifer Moore (ECU) who received the $1500 ALLA(WA) National Conference Bursary to attend the 2011 ACTioning the Law Conference in Canberra. Jennifer is a worthy recipient of this award, and we look forward to her sharing her conference experience at the upcoming the Post-Conference Wrap Up.

Congratulations to Robyn Schofield who is the 2010 recipient of the ALLA Lynn Pollack Memorial Scholarship . Robyn commenced her career at Craven Law Library, The University of Notre Dame Australia in 2006.  Since 2008, Robyn has been employed as the Senior Law Library Technician and is currently undertaking an undergraduate degree via distance education for a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Library and Information Management) Charles Sturt University , Wagga Wagga. Robyn received free registration to attend the 2010 ALLA/NZLLA conference in “Cross Currents: Charting our Future” held in Melbourne from 29 September to 1 October 2010. Congratulations to Mawghan Elverd who received the $1500 ALLA (WA) National Conference Bursary to attend the same conference. Mawghan works as a library technician at Jackson McDonald and consistently shows enthusiasm in attending Association functions. She impressed the committee with her dedication to the profession and her enthusiasm for law l...