Explore insights from Bloomberg Law’s Attorney Workload & Hour Survey, including new content around the time attorneys in different roles and stages of practice spend on common tasks.

Register today to learn more about the candidates for AALL Vice President/President-Elect prior to the upcoming election on October 1, 2023.

Register today to learn more about the candidates for AALL Executive Board Member prior to the upcoming election on October 1, 2023.

The program will begin with a panel discussion about the concept of equity and the relationship between diversity, equity, and inclusion. The panelists will also discuss how issues of equity arise in middle management and provide a framework for an equity-based approach. Participants will then have an opportunity to apply this framework to a law library-focused case study.

Do you have a great program topic in mind for AALL 2024? Join Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair Saskia Mehlhorn and Vice Chair Lisa Goodman for an informal conversation about putting together a fantastic program proposal for next year’s conference.

This program will provide an overview of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) to increase visibility of library resources to make them accessible in an open web. As a case study, the Homosauraus, international linked data vocabulary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) will be introduced to promote inclusivity in metadata and to adapt the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into the library catalog.

In this program, panelists will discuss the value of adding DEI to collection development and explore how DEI principles are applied in collection policies from various libraries, including how these library policies were conceived and effectively implemented.

This session will cover the basics of the process review activity, provide best practices of how to implement it on your team, and identify the benefits of this type of activity beyond process improvements.

The Great Resignation is having a serious cause and effect on our profession—less applicants and increased demand—and amplifies the need for immediate and sustained attention to be paid to the state of our hiring pipeline. What can we do to recruit potential colleagues, ensure diversity and inclusion, and provide the tools, training, and resources new law librarians will need to navigate successful careers and contribute to the larger law librarian landscape over time?

In this panel program, a former Strait Fellow and two law librarians will share their experiences as fellows and mentors, and provide guidance and best practices to institutions seeking to create or expand existing programs.