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From AALL: RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution. It provides our members with a new and easy way to keep up-to-date with AALL. We offer several RSS feeds, includeing headlines, summaries, and links back to AALLNET for the entire article.
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If You’re Going to AALL in Portland…
Don’t forget to join your colleagues at the ALLUNY/LLAGNY/NJLLA Joint Reception on Monday, July 14, 2008 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. See you there!
If You’re in the Neighborhood on July 20th…
From the 7/1/08 APP.com (Asbury Park Press): To commemorate Monmouth County’s 325th Anniversary and the dedication of the expanded Eastern Branch Library, an all day Gala Celebration has been scheduled for Sunday, July 20. To view the contents on www.app.com, click here.
En Francais
The Law Foundation of Ontario, an organization that funds programs and initiatives in Ontario, Canada, has now launched a French version of its website.
West Virginia Law Library Open Once Again
In a follow-up story, even though it is still in need of a law librarian, the 23rd Judicial Circuit regional law library in Martinsburg, West Virginia is once again open to the public.
West Virginia Library To Get New Law Librarian
We reported last week that the Berkeley County Law Judicial Center in Martinsburg, West Virgina has had to close its doors to the public for the past year because it does not currently have a law librarian. In response to publicity about this situation, the chief justice of the West Virginia Court of Appeals has directed the state court system’s executive director to hire a librarian for this library as soon as possible.
For more on this development, click here.
West Virginia Bars Users From Law Library Due To Lack Of Librarian
Eastern West Virginians in need of valuable legal resources and research assistance literally have been locked out of a publicly funded regional law library for more than a year, according to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals’ top librarian.
“Since we are without a librarian at the moment, I am reluctant to leave the library open,” Kaye L. Maerz said Thursday at the library in the Berkeley County Judicial Center in Martinsburg.
For more on this story, Click Here.
The Law of the Sea
Those of you who are planning to take cruises this summer might be interested in this blog post by Mary Flood about just how many of your rights you sign away in the standard cruise contract! The post discusses a presentation that was made to the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries during a five-day legal conference that took place on a Carnival cruise ship.
NJ ‘Excess Funds’ Law Goes Into Effect
Under a new state law, local municipalities are now authorized to tap into public libraries’ “excess funds.” In a nutshell, if a public library does not spend all of its budgeted money and the local government gets the approval of the library trustees, the money could be returned to the municipality. For more details, click here.