ALLA (WA) News Blog

The adventures of the Finding the Law Project continue!  So it’s time for another update from the Project Lead, Anastasia Stepanovic, and Project Coordinator, Alice Hewitt. Our last update on the ALLA (WA) Blog was back in June – and since then we have presented at the ALLA (WA) Conference, published articles in the Australian Law Librarian journal, and we’ve gained a lot of ALLA member feedback and suggestions – end even a few new members to the project team.  At the ALLA Conference 2022 in Hobart, Anastasia and Alice presented a paper paying respect and homage to the evolution of Finding the Law – including all its various names, formats, and teachers. The presentation was centred around where ALLA had began this sort of law librarianship skills training, the different names the course was titled over time, and the different divisions that took the lead over time. The conference presentation was delivered using Rise Articulate, the building ground of the new FLO Project and ...

 Our good friends at ALLA Victoria have scheduled another great PD event open to all ALLA members. From Student to Lawyer: How univeristy libraries are preparing students for real-world legal research How are university libraries preparing law students for real world research? Are there gaps in graduates’ research skills and knowledge that law librarians should be prepared for? Academic law librarians Caroline Knaggs from Monash University, and Michelle Bendall from Deakin University, will present and discuss the programs run at their institutes to prepare students for legal practice. For a perspective from the other side, we will also hear from law librarian John Guerrato, who will discuss his experience working with graduates in a Victorian law firm. When: Thursday 14 July 2022 at 11.00am Perth time.  Register via Zoom here . You will need your ALLA Member Number.  Not an ALLA Member and intersted in attending? Why not join, membership details can be found on the A...

Back in May we brought you an update on the start of the new National Finding the Law Online (FLO) Project (you can see it here Do you know about FLO? ).  Below is an update from the Project Lead, Anastasia Stepanovic, and Project Coordinator, Alice Hewitt. 

This week's Curtin Corner Webinar may be of interest to those working in the eLearning space when training their library clients.  From the JCIPP abstract:  The popularity of subscription video on demand platforms during COVID-19 prompted a new era in this form of entertainment. For people with disability, accessibility features such as captions and audio description became more available through the influx of international providers. At the same time, a larger audience also began using these features as part of their lockdown television experience. This presentation reports on research into captions and audio description, and finds that international legislation and audience preference has much wider benefits than might be expected. One Audience for Accessibility: How Captions and Audio Description Help Everyone Professor Katie Ellis, Director, Centre for Culture & Technology, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Curtin University   Date: Friday 1...

Strategic Plans for Libraries Tuesday 9 November, 10.00am (AWST) In this session two law librarians share their experiences developing and implementing strategic plans for their libraries. Register online : NOTE: this event is open to ALLA members only, please have your membership number with you when you register. At the Supreme Court of Victoria, consultation with the legal sector helped develop a five-year strategic plan that reflected the desire for a modern and dynamic Law Library of Victoria. The plan aims to establish a digital library service to support current and future generations of the legal profession to deliver better justice outcomes for all Victorians. Law Library of Victoria Librarian Laurie Atkinson will present the strategic plan and describe the consultation process, how the plan evolved, became operational, and how progress is measured. From the Supreme Court Library Queensland, David Bratchford will focus on the process of developing SCLQ’s current strategic plan...

Creating Engaging Online Content for Library Users: Introducing Kahoot! and Padlet Thursday 7 October 11.00am (AWST) Michelle Clarke from K&L Gates and Anastasia Stepanovic from the University of Melbourne will share their knowledge of Kahoot! and Padlet, two free platforms that have helped them create engaging online content for library users. Register online : NOTE: This event is open to ALLA members only, please have your membership number with you when you register. As online learning replaces face to face library sessions, librarians may find themselves looking for affordable options to create interesting course content.  In this session two experienced librarians share their knowledge of Kahoot! and Padlet. Kahoot! Kahoot! is a widely used cloud-based tool to create and deliver teaching and testing quizzes. It’s used in educational institutions as an online game-based learning platform and includes a free component. In this online session Michelle Clarke from K&L Gate...

Earlier this year the online legal database Justis and case citator JustCite combined to form the new platform JustisOne . The JustisOne case citator cross-references case law with UK legislation and continues JustCite's excellent feature of providing access to reported versions of cases via direct links from citations to the source of the report (where they are available) from publishers as diverse as Westlaw, LexisNexis, and ICLR. A free-to-ALLA (WA) members web-based training sessio n will be held at 3pm Perth time Tuesday the 27th of November . Participants need a reliable internet connection, a PC with audio output (ie: speakers or headphones). The session will last approximately 45 minutes. For further information and to sign up to take part, please email Stephen Griffiths by 4pm Thursday the 22nd of November.

This post originally appeared on WAIN.  Do you have staff that would benefit from gaining skills in RDA? North Metropolitan TAFE, Library and Information Studies, will conduct another four-week online short course commencing Wednesday 12 October 2016 . “RDA is easy as ABC - Introduction to RDA Cataloguing”  Gain expertise in editing AACR2 records into RDA compliant records Ideal for library officers, clerks or library technicians  Access to RDA toolkit and industry standard databases Suitable for a range of libraries Optional class attendance one afternoon for online orientation Course materials and activities all inclusive Full online lecturer support Participation certificate on completion Cost: $395 per student.   For queries or enrolment details please contact  Vanessa Rooney vanessa.rooney@nmtafe.wa.edu.au