April Meeting: Alberta Law Reform Institute

Please note the change in venue – the Barrister’s Lounge is currently unavailable.

Edmonton Law Libraries Association
Monday, April 18, 2016
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Courtroom B2, Lower Level, Law Courts Building South
1A Sir Winston Churchill Square

Topic:                               Alberta Law Reform Institute

Guest Speakers:           Sandra Petersson, Executive Director
Guest Speakers:           Robyn Mitchell, Legal Counsel
Guest Speakers:           Katherine MacKenzie, Legal Counsel

Our speakers will inform us on how their projects are selected and their process for seeing them to completion. They will also share a few case studies of recent or ongoing projects.

Lunch will be provided | $10 Members, $15 Non-Members

Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] but please cc [email protected] by Thursday, April 14, 2016. We experienced some glitches with our email recently and do not want to miss any communications.

Save the Date:
Dr. Paul D. Paton, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Good News!
We have received a $500 sponsorship donation from LexisNexis Canada. Thank you to Lynn Giddings who put our request for this donation into motion. In our March 23rd meeting we discussed transferring funds from the HeadStart account to our General account to see us to the end of the year; however this donation will see us through.

March Meeting: Vendors’ Forum

Please note the change in venue – the Barrister’s Lounge is currently unavailable.

Edmonton Law Libraries Association
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Stanley A. Milner Library, Room 7 (6th Floor)

Topic:                               Vendors’ Forum

Guest Speakers:           Gisele Abt, Alberta Queen’s Printer
Guest Speakers:           Lynn Giddings, LexisNexis Canada
Guest Speakers:           Ian Braid, Thomson Reuters  Justice J. E. Côté, Juriliber

Lunch will be provided | $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] by Friday, March 18, 2016

Save the Date:
Dr. Paul D. Paton, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, May 25, 2016

January Meeting: Alberta Law Libraries Review

Edmonton Law Libraries Association
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Barrister’s Lounge, 2nd Floor, Law Courts Building South
1A Sir Winston Churchill Square

Guest Speaker:           Sonia Poulin, Director, Alberta Law Libraries

Topic:                          Alberta Law Libraries Review

Ms. Poulin will speak on the Alberta Law Libraries Review released in September. A copy of the Final Report is available here.

Lunch will be provided | $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] by Monday, January 25, 2016

Save the Date:

  Dr. Paul D. Paton, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Hello, ELLA

Hello, ELLA:

It was nice to meet some of you at our events over the past few months including Justice Moen’s talk about Reforming the Family Justice System, Justice Côté’s talk about Practical Legal Research, and more recently, our Christmas Mixer at the Rose & Crown Pub, all with fantastic turnouts!

However, there are still a few of you who I haven’t spoken with very much yet (or at all), so here is a little bit about me:

My interest in law librarianship began when I worked as a part-time library assistant for the Alberta Law Libraries – Edmonton reference branch. I had a very positive experience, and to this day, it remains one of my favourite places to work. I have lived nearly my entire life in Edmonton, and only left the city for a year, when I was completing my MLIS at Western University in London, Ontario. I am currently working part-time as the solo librarian of Emery Jamieson LLP, and have learned a lot (to say the least!) over the past 9 months, which I have to credit to you – the incredible network of knowledgeable and experienced law librarians and legal information professionals I have toured the libraries of and reached out to with obscure questions. I know that it is largely because of ELLA that I have been able to progress so much within the first year of my career in the LIS field, and for that I am truly grateful. On that note, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be the Chair of your society at such an early stage of my career! I look forward to keep learning and growing from seeing and hearing about what all of you do, and how you do it all!

Jane, Ana, and myself are working to continue the trend of arranging more amazing speakers for 2016. We are starting the year off with a bang with 2 events in January, and we hope to see you there!

I wish you all happy holidays, much deserved and needed rest and relaxation, and a happy new year!

Sincerely,
Megan Siu

Chair
Edmonton Law Libraries Association (ELLA)

November Meeting: Practical Legal Research

Edmonton Law Libraries Association
Monday November 16th, 2015
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Barrister’s Lounge, 2nd Floor, Law Courts Building South
1A Sir Winston Churchill Square

Guest Speaker:           The Honourable Justice J.E.Côté

Topic:                          Practical Legal Research

Justice Côté will be discussing his paper on legal research, co-written with D.J. MacGregor. The article was included in the Alberta Law Review special issue: Alberta Court of Appeal 100th Anniversary. It discusses a balanced approach to research as well resources that may be overlooked. The Alberta Law Review is available through HeinOnline which is accessible through the Alberta Law Libraries if you have a card. The citation for the article is 52 Alberta L. Rev. 14.

We think this session is ideal to share with the articling students in our organizations. Please forward this invitation to any of your students who might be interested.

Please Note: Space is limited. We will only be able to have 45 participants attend this session, so please RSVP early to save a spot.

Lunch will be provided | $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] by Thursday, November 12th, 2015

Reminders:
If you have not renewed your membership you can register on the online membership form. Once registered, you can provide payment to the Secretary-Treasurer, Jane Symons, either in person at the meeting or by mail to the address below. Cheques can be made payable to Edmonton Law Libraries Association.

ELLA Directory – we plan to update the directory on the ELLA website at the end of November. Only members who have paid their fees for the 2015-16 year will be included.