ALLA (WA) News Blog

ALLA(WA) invites one and all to our Icebreaker Breakfast! (Please see attached flyer.) Kirsty McPhee, Knowledge and Business Development Manager, Tottle Partners will speak on: Shaken and Stirred: Adding value by adding CPD programs for lawyers. Information professionals are increasingly looking outside the box for ways to add value to their organisations. This session will focus on the successful introduction of an accredited Continuing Professional Development program for lawyers in a mid-tier Perth law firm. Date: Wednesday 25 February 2015 Time: 7:30am - 9:00am Venue: Jackson McDonald Level 17, 225 St Georges Terrace RSVP: Luise Crisafulli: lcrisafulli@chambers.francisburt.com.au by COB 18 February 2015 A light breakfast will be provided! Presentation sponsored by Thomson Reuters

Natalie McDonald is now Legal Information Manager at Lavan Legal. Congrats, Natalie! Best wishes in your new position.

Parkes Legal Support Recruitment have advertised the following role on seek.com.au : Legal Research Librarian - 6 month contract 9.30am to 6.00pm Newly Created Role Small Cohesive Team Newly created role! Top Tier Law Firm. Exceptional opportunity with above market salary and a fabulous list of benefits. You will be responsible for: Providing complex reference services to internal clients (both print and electronic resources) Conducting complex research tasks Classifying and cataloging new library materials Assist in evaluating electronic products providing feedback Set up and distribute media searches to users Assist with knowledge centre tours / inductions Assist with legal research training when required National and local projects as required To be considered for this position you will need to meet the following: A minimum of 2 years experience in a law library Relevant qualifications are highly desirable Experience with online resources for legal an...

La Trobe University have two positions available and hope to fill one of them with someone with a law background. Senior Research Advisor (Library) Full time , continuing (Melbourne, Bundoora) Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2015 at 11:55pm Position Enquiries: Eva Fisch, Manager Research, 9479 2926, e.fisch@latrobe.edu.au http://www.seek.com.au/job/27962052?pos=1&type=standout Senior Research Advisor (Library) Part Time , 0.4 time fraction (Melbourne, Bundoora) Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2015 at 11:55pm Position Enquiries: Eva Fisch, Manager Research, 9479 2926, e.fisch@latrobe.edu.au http://www.seek.com.au/job/27961250?pos=3&type=standout

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is currently offering free access to ten a rticles covering the topics of RDA and ISBD. Access to these articles is free until April 30, 2015. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly provides an effective international forum for information and discussion in the field of bibliographic organization. This highly respected journal considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, use, and usability of bibliographic records, including the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification; provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic data in modern society.

For those who teach human rights law, the following might be a useful resource: Have You Got That Right ? is a series of videos that explores human rights questions, including asylum, detention, marriage equality, and surveillance. The project is intended to consist of 10-episode series, each with a different theme. Four episodes have been created so far.

For the "did you know?" file: A few months back, the New York Times published an article explaining that the US Supreme Court has a habit of revising its decisions, without any public notice of the change. The article notes that some legal publishers do receive updated versions, but the specifics of this are not discussed. Hein Online , for one, responded with a blog post of their own to point out that their database includes both the original judgment texts as well as updated versions. Something to keep in mind when doing US case law research! For more information and some examples, see: Liptak, Adam. “Final Word on U.S. Law Isn’t: Supreme Court Keeps Editing.” The New York Times , May 24, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/us/final-word-on-us-law-isnt-supreme-court-keeps-editing.html . "The US Supreme Court Does What?!" Hein Online Blog, June 20, 2014. http://help.heinonline.org/2014/06/the-u-s-supreme-court-does-what/