ALLA (WA) News Blog

If you have not yet seen it, you might be interested in signing the online petition in support of Trove. Details available via the link below https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/fund-trove-1

The Law Library at the Supreme Court of Western Australia closes at the end of June 2016. An integrated library service for government lawyers, the judiciary and the legal profession will be provided by the library of the Department of the Attorney General which is scheduled to operate from the David Malcolm Justice Centre, 28 Barrack Street, Perth from July 1 2016 In light of the pending closure of the Law Library at the Supreme Court of Western Australia, to help celebrate the wonderful service and acknowledge the fantastic work of the library staff, you are invited to attend the Supreme Court Law Library Farewell hosted by ALLA (WA). This event is open to all.  When: Thursday 23 June 2016 Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm Where: The Boheme, 300 Murray Street Perth RSVP: Gil Bevan gilien.bevan@allens.com.au by Tuesday 21 June 2016.

The ALLA journal has now made it into high altitude accompanying me on a trip to Nepal. We started with a few days sightseeing in Kathmandu. I was amazed to see a sign saying "central law library" whilst on a taxi ride. Note the reconstruction work to the old royal palace here, due to earthquake damage. My family and I then set off for a trek outside the city of Pokhara. We caught a glimpse of the famous mountain Machhapuchare, or Fishtail, which has never been climbed to the top, as well as Annapurna South. I was very glad to have the journal with me and read it cover to cover! Though visibility worsened so we couldn't see mountains after the above we still enjoyed experiencing the Nepalese countryside and villages. Anne Young KM Librarian (Litigation and Regulatory) DLA Piper Editors Note: This blog post was originally posted stating that the famous mountain was called "Machu Pichu", the correct mountain name has now been updated. (...

The legal world in the U.S is about to be shaken up with a new legal research service called Ross Intelligence. Lawyers can type in their legal research question to be taken straight to the answer. Question is: which publications and information is this system searching? Read the full article here . Picture taken from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36303705

In light of the pending closure of the Law Library at the Supreme Court of Western Australia, to help celebrate the wonderful service and acknowledge the fantastic work of the library staff, you are invited to attend the Supreme Court Law Library Farewell hosted by ALLA (WA). This event is open to all.  When: Thursday 23 June 2016 Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm Where: The Boheme, 300 Murray Street Perth RSVP: Gil Bevan gilien.bevan@allens.com.au by Tuesday 21 June 2016.

From WAIN: Escape together! ALIA & RIMPA New Grads and Curtin LIS Alumni networking event The ALIA & RIMPA New Grads and Curtin LIS Alumni are hosting a networking event in June! It’s taken us a few months to organise our first event of 2016; we’ve been working to make our gatherings as exciting and worthwhile as ever. The June event will be held at Mystic Clue, one of Perth’s real-life room escape puzzle adventures. We will be put inside a themed room, in groups of up to eight people, to follow a story, read clues and solve puzzles in order to get out of the room. The event will be a great way for new library and records people to get to know each other, because team work will be vital for success! What: Team work and puzzle solving to complete room escape game Where: Mystic Clue, Unit 7/ 1451 Albany Highway Cannington WA 6107 When: 4.45pm, Saturday 18 June 2016 (the games start at 5pm, latecomers will not be able to join in) Cost: $30 per person (to be paid on the ...

The Supreme Court Library Queensland is currently recruiting for the position of Judgments Support Officer (CCAD): Judgments Support Officer This position works within a small team to provide a range of judgments and sentencing information services, including the Library's CaseLaw services, the Queensland Sentencing Information Service (QSIS) and the Criminal Codes Appellate Decisions (CCAD) database. RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain, update and validate databases of sentencing statistics to ensure currency and reliability Undertake the production and processing of content for the QSIS, CCAD and CaseLaw  services, and provide administrative support, to ensure efficient and timely service delivery Assist with the analysis and validation of data in QSIS and CCAD to ensure the integrity and accuracy of those services Monitor developments in case law and legislation relevant to QSIS, CCAD and other judgments services and compile summaries of case law as required Support the Judgments S...