March 2, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Summary: This webinar will cover the legislative branch of government in the US – its structure, its law-making powers, and its legal publications. Emphasizing the differences between Canadian and US legislative publications, this session will focus primarily on free websites which provide access to federal legislative work. Bio: Professor […]
Comments Off on CALL webinar: US Legislation for Canadian Legal Researchers (Part One) Continue Reading...Any VALL member is welcome to post a job on the VALL website. Please only post job opportunities that are related to libraries or library adjacent roles (eg. records management, archival work, hybrid library roles). To post a job, you need to be logged in to the website. Once logged in, click on the “New” […]
Comments Off on Job Posting Policy Continue Reading...On December 1, 2016, Dom Bautista, the Executive Director of the Law Courts Centre, spoke to VALL members about “How Law Librarians Can Give Back”. Dom presented the group with the opportunity to volunteer their time as law librarians through the Amici Curiae workshop series, helping self-represented litigants fill out legal forms. This opportunity is […]
Comments Off on Amici Curiae Volunteer Intake Package Continue Reading...Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:00am – 11:30am The Justice system has been described as in crisis. Following the release of the Action Committee on Access to Family and Civil Matters’ report in 2013 a number of initiatives across the country have been launched to address the issue. With the increase in self- represented litigants this […]
Comments Off on CALL Webinar: Libraries and Access to Justice Continue Reading...Please join VALL for our February Brown Bag session, where Jonathan Jacobsen of Andornot Consulting will lead a round-table discussion on DBTextworks. Past, present and future users of DBTextworks are all welcome. RSVP early and don’t forget to bring your lunch! Date: Tuesday February 21st, 2017 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Place: Norton Rose Fulbright. 510 […]
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