ALLA (WA) News Blog

Hi ALLA(WA) Members Natalie McDonald, ALLA (WA) President Please see below for an update on the services and events of the ALLA(WA). Upcoming ALLA(WA) PD & Social Events The End of Year Celebration was held on Wednesday, 30 November 2016.  LexisNexis kindly offered their venue for the night where members enjoyed a selection of canapés and wine whilst they toasted the end of year with colleagues. A brown bag CPD session was held on 14th February 2017 where the membership gathered to discuss negotiations with publishers on subscription renewals.  The session stipulated no publishers.  The session was well attended and discussions very informative.  Members who attended received notes from the session. An Employment Law Fundamentals is planned for March. MOU Update On Wednesday 30th November 2016, the same date as the End of Year Celebration, the ALLA(WA) membership held a vote to sign the proposed new MOU with ALLA Ltd.  The vote was carried i...

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ALLA (WA) invites Librarians involved in the negotiation of law subscriptions to a Publisher Negotiations Roundtable CPD event. Subscription renewals are coming up, so it’s time for the Librarians (No Publishers) to get together and discuss our negotiation experience. We all complain about how difficult it is to get the publishers to limit their uplift in pricing each year, and we are all facing pressure by our organisations to reduce expenditure. This roundtable event is an open discussion opportunity to share our knowledge to  work towards getting a better deal. A light lunch will be served. When: 12-1pm, Tuesday 14 th of February 2017 Where: Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6, Brookfield Place Tower 2, 123 St Georges Terrace, Perth Cost: Free to ALLA (WA) Members, $20 for non-members. No Publishers. RSVP: by Friday 10 Feb to Alice Hewitt a.hewitt@ecu.edu.au . Please include relevant dietary restrictions. Due to the format of this event spac...

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In case you missed it, because I know I did, the Law Times Reports are at HeinOnline in their Law Journal Library. This old law report series is hard to find in print and difficult to copy when found as they are usually bound in large volumes. The coverage at HeinOnline covers the full run of this report which was 1859-1947. Thanks to Sky for the tip.

A Collection of Impossible Ideas - Copyright Law Are you interested in what copyright law could look like if we started with a blank slate? Free of treaty obligations, business models and politics, what might copyright law be like in the future if it were designed to further the public interest? Monash Law School would like to invite you to register for our 23 January complimentary webcast, facilitated by Dr Rebecca Giblin, Director of Graduate Studies at Monash Law School. Dr Giblin will present the results of ‘ a collection of impossible ideas’, a thought provoking project that explores how the law could better procure to creators the fruits of their labours, ensure better outcomes for the world’s most disadvantaged populations and solve orphan works. You’re invited you to take part in this special conversation by tuning in on 23 January. Can’t make the date? Everyone who registers will receive via email the full video, audio and slide deck of the presentation. So, if...

Legal Information Management Volume 16 / Issue 4, December 2016 Published Online in December 2016 Editorial Editorial David Wills Legal Information Management, Volume 16 / Issue 4 , December 2016, pp 205 - 205 doi: 10.1017/S1472669616000451 Published Online on 28 December 2016 Obituary Elaine Wintle 1953–2016 Legal Information Management, Volume 16 / Issue 4 , December 2016, pp 206 - 206 doi: 10.1017/S1472669616000463 Published Online on 28 December 2016 Law Librarianship: An Evolving Profession Up the Value Chain: Transition from Law Librarian to Research Analyst Helen Marshall, Kelly Taylor Legal Information Management, Volume 16 / Issue 4 , December 2016, pp 207 - 211 doi: 10.1017/S1472669616000475 Published Online on 28 December 2016 Embedded Legal Information Professionals: Challenges and Opportunities Peter Wilson, Cosmo Anderson Legal Information Management, Volume 16 / Issue 4 , December 2016, pp 212 - 218 doi: 10.1017/S1472669...