ALLA (WA) News Blog

This even may be of interest to your law library clients.  The Australian Academy of Law is hosting an event on Judicial Independence, Monday 22 August 2022 at 3-4.30pm Perth Time.  Judge Jose Matos, president of the International Association of Judges, and Justice Jacqueline Gleeson, High Court of Australia will be speaking on challenged to judicial independence, including the current situations in Poland, Turkey, and Afghanistan, along with considering what Australian judges might learn from challenges to judicial independence in foreign jurisdictions.  The event will be livestreamed from the Federal Court of Australia Sydney.  For more details or to register, see the Australian Academy of Law website . 

ALLA Members are invited to attend a CPD session on "Searching JADE: An advanced look under the hood".  ALLA is proud to present Isabella Elena Carrozzi. Isabella is JADE and The Victorian Report's Paralegal. Isabella will present on "Searching JADE - An advanced look under the hood". Topics covered include: Filter your search using JADE’s Advanced Search features and focus matches. View case law and legislation citations at paragraph and section level using JADE Clips and set up JADE Alerts. Take a tour of the My JADE Library to store your documents and customize your legal research. Search repealed legislation and compare amendments with Legislation Visualisations. Annotate, create tags, export and share documents on JADE with clients and colleagues. Ask any questions relating to JADE’s legal research functionality, and learn how you get can customized editorial help from JADE About the Presenter Isabella Elena Carrozzi is a third year Law and Commerce student...

 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...

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...

An in person and online event that may be of interest to ALLA (WA) members: The Australian Academy of Law is pleased to host this free public event, chaired by Professor Robyn Carroll, UWA Law School. The flyer for the event can be found here , which outlines the session: The nature of the trial process proceeds on the assumption that the fact finder is able to assess the reliability and credibility of a witness giving oral evidence. Findings from psychological research and neuroscience studies indicate that memory is a reconstructive process that is susceptible to distortion. Questions arise as to a whole range of aspects of the imperfection of human memory. The legal system as a whole has not adopted all of the research findings on memory even though these findings may have implications not only for eye witness testimony but for how evidence is assessed. Speakers at the event include Professor Ulrich Ecker, University of Western Australia and Justice Craig Colvin, Federal Court of A...

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 ....

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

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 Friday the 8th of April 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 about joining the webinar.

Information Innovation, University of Technology Sydney is hosting a webinar on the topic of Hidden Seams: Auditing Knowledge, Information & Communication.  When: Thursday, 25 November 2021, 3.00 - 4.30pm Register: Via Meetup . The session will be delivered via Zoom.  About the Session The disciplines of knowledge management, information management and corporate communications have all developed tools to assess organisations, often known as “audits”. While these techniques have developed separately, and have had different histories and drivers, they often overlap in the behaviors they target and techniques they use. This session investigates: How the the traditions of communication, information and knowledge audits developed Similarities and differences between them What practitioners from these different disciples can learn from each other About the Presenters Patrick Lambe is a globally recognised knowledge management practitioner who was originally trained in Informatio...

This year the ALLA (WA) Committee was pleased to offer ALLA (WA) members Kate Hewit and Vidagdha Bennett bursaries to attend ALLA's first ever, and slightly delayed, virtual conference. We congratulate them both on their successful applications for the bursary.  As part of the bursary both Kate and Vidagdha have written a short blog post recapping their experience of the conference.  To help them write this piece, the ALLA (WA) provided the following questions as prompts: How did you find attending the conference virtually? What were the advantages and disadvantages? Would you been keen to attend a virtual conference again or prefer a face-to-face conference?  Who was your favourite speaker / favourite session and why? What did you learn that you will find helpful in your current position?  Did you meet anyone interesting in the breaks / virtual meeting rooms? What was your overall experience with these meeting rooms?  What session would you recommend peopl...

vLex Justis is hosting a webinar providing a comprehensive overview of vLex Australia on 10 November  at 7.00am Perth time.  The session, led by Lin, one of vLex's in house trainers will provide a comprehensive overview of vLex Australia, including the extensive primary and secondary sources available in the vLex Australia collection. Lin will explore how this collection can be used alongside vLex’s recently updated AI assistant, Cloud, and Word tools too.  Register for this Zoom session here . Other vLex Justis sessions are scheduled regularly and can be found here . 

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...

AustLII , in conjunction with Open Access Australasia , is presenting a free webinar on the topic Re-thinking the economics of legal publishing in Australia Tuesday 19 October, 9am Perth Time Australian university libraries currently spend significant amounts on subscriptions to the main commercial legal services, via traditional subscription models.  In this presentation AustLII's Philip Chung & Andrew Mowbray will discuss how AustLII is seeking to develop a ‘post-transformative agreement’ with libraries that will sustainably fund open access publishing in the subject domain of law, leading to a new economics for open access and commercial publication generally. The webinar will be delivered via Zoom. Register here .  About AustLII The Australasian Legal Information Institut e (AustLII) is an open and free access publisher, which is the most relied upon provider of legal information in Australia. The core AustLII service contains an integrated collection of nearly 900 dat...

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...

Hi ALLA (WA) Members, Just a reminder that the ALLA Conference 2021 takes place this week – Kicking off on Thursday 23 September with a Welcoming Address from Her Honour Chief Justice Helen Murrell from the ACT Supreme Court, followed by a Keynote Address by the Honourable Justice Stephen Gageler AC from the High Court of Australia. Due to Covid restrictions, the conference is being held virtually. This allows us all to access the program of speakers and events this year from the safety of our home or workplace. If you want to know more about the presentations to help plan your schedule, including abstracts, click on the title of the session in the Conference Program . Be sure to register , if you haven’t done so already. Registrants will be able to access the conference recordings for 6 months following the conference. If you aren’t registering – all ALLA Members are encouraged to attend the ALLA Ltd. Annual General Meeting at 12:38pm on Thursday, where we can hear from Nat...

It's ALLA Virtual Conference 2021 Month! Our first ever fully virtual conference takes place on Thursday 23 September and Friday 24 September 2021.  The Conference Program is now available in an interactive format allowing you to view session times in your own time zone - where ever you plan to tune in.  Sure, a 7am start might be a bit rough normally, but the perk of a virtual conference is: no one will know if you are logging on in your fuzzy slippers (hopefully, we won't need them by then) and munching away on your breakfast of choice.  Of course, if you would rather sign in at a "normal" hour, don't forget that the sessions are all being recorded and remain available to registrants for 6 months following the session.  Key note speakers and special guests this year include: Stephen Gagelar AC, Justice of the High Court of Australia Helen Murrell, Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court Meridith Leigh, acting First Parliamentary Conusel with the Commonwealth O...

The 2021 New Zealand Law Librarians Association Online Conference takes place Monday 23rd - Friday 27th August, and registration is complimentary to ALLA Members.  The virtual conference theme is waiho i te toipoto, jaua i te toiroa - stronger together. The Conference Program includes a range of expert speakers and some standout sessions include: The Coming Storm: Value-added carbon zero knowledge services in the mid 21st century Te Ao Marama: The Response to calls for Transformative Change American Legal Research for New Zealand Librarians Australian Legal Research for New Zealand Librarians Building Resilience Lightning Sessions including - Flexible Working in Your Library, Opening Up in Lockdown - Parliament's Engaging Response, The Department of Mysteries, and more From Native Land Court to Maori Land Court 1865-2021 Cultural Confidence, One Word at a Time Each day of the conference, sessions are scheduled to run from 8.00-10.30am Perth Time - making this one of the easier int...

ALLA Members are invited to attend a virtual CPD event on the topic of knowledge management.  The session will discuss the latest updates from the world of knowledge management, hearing from Amanda Surrey (Knowledge Manager, Consultant and Facilitator) who will be hosting a panel discussion on recent developments in Knowledge Management in the world outside law.  Amanda will be joined by Alison Jones, Knowledge Manager at Geoscape Australia and Brad Adriaanse KMLF (Knowledge Management Leadership Forum) stalwart with a strong focus on L&D and Organisational Design. The session will be delivered via GoToWebinar at 11.00am Perth time on 19 August 2021 .  This session is free to ALLA Members. Members will have received an email with details of how to register.  Attending and wanting to join the conversation on Twitter? Follow us @lawlibsWA  and ALLA National  @AustLawLibAssoc and use the hashtag #allaknowledge

The Law Council of Australia is delivering an online webinar of the topic of "Frontline legal services in times of crisis".  The legal assistance sector has carried many Australians through times of extreme crisis, with recent years no exception – from bushfires to the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will explore the achievements of the sector in trying times, and examine the challenges it has come up against. Leaders in the sector Rowan McRae, Nassim Arrange and David Woodroffe will join with the Law Council’s President, Dr Jacoba Brasch QC, to identify improvements to be made so that the sector is better equipped to respond in future emergencies. The session will be delivered via Zoom on Wednesday 11 August 2021, at 3.00pm Perth Time. Register Here . 

The application deadline for ALLA National Conference Fellowships has been extended to close of business, Friday 2 July 2021. Full details can be found in our past blog post .  ALLA (WA) Members An ALLA (WA) Bursary for the ALLA Conference 2021 will be advertised following the announcement of the ALLA National fellowship recipients. The ALLA (WA) Committee wishes all applicants the best of luck.