Category «Librarian Resources»

Features – Issues in Document Retrieval with DOCS Open

Issues in Document Retrieval with DOCS Open By Matthew S. DelNero

Matthew S. DelNero is a Litigation Technical Support Specialist at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in Boston, Massachusetts. At Mintz Levin, Matthew is focused on improvements to the Litigation Sections internal research capabilities. As part of that process, he has worked extensively with DOCS Open. Matthew graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University in 1998. As a Junior at the university, he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society. Matthew begins his legal studies at Harvard Law School in September, 1999.

Subjects: Features, Information Management

Extras – What’s Happening at the AALL Annual Conference, July 11-15, 1998.

What’s Happening at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference, July 11-15, 1998

If you are attending the AALL Conference, and would like to share any information or experiences with our readers, send an e-mail message to Sabrina I. Pacifici. This page will be continuously updated as we receive information from our roving reporters at AALL.

Subjects: American Association of Law Libraries, Extras

Guide on the Side – Getting Proposals Accepted Within Your Organization

Guide on the Side Getting Proposals Accepted Within Your Organization By Marie Wallace

Marie Wallace has enjoyed a fulfilling career as a librarian, beginning in 1951 in academia with the University of California and transitioning in 1971 into the private law library world until her 1995 retirement from O’Melveny & Myers. She is the 1997 recipient of the American Association of Law Libraries’ highest honor, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. Throughout her professional life, Marie has been a guiding force in the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, Practising Law Institute’s programs for law librarians and Teaching Legal Research in Private Law Libraries (TRIPLL).

Subjects: Guide on the Side, Writing Skills

Features – Building Bridges Between Law Firm Managers: Technology is the Key

Building Bridges Between Law Firm Managers: Technology is the Key By Linda Sedloff Orton

Linda Sedloff Orton is President of Intelligent Marketing Solutions, Inc. She is also President of the New York Metropolitan Chapter of NALMA (Marketing Association). Linda is a marketing consultant and recruits and places marketing professionals in professional service firms. She has worked in New York and London for top law firms as the first marketing director for four firms, a recruitment manager and initially as a litigation paralegal and case manager. She has a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Subjects: Features, Law Library Management

Features – Knowledge Management: Part II

Knowledge Management Part II By Nina Platt

Nina Platt , who has worked in public, academic and special libraries, spending the last 10+ years as technical services/systems librarian in law libraries, is currently working as an information management/library automation consultant. Nina also compiled and maintains the Piper State Court Directory , a directory of state appellate court decisions on the Web.

Subjects: Features, Information Management