LLSDC

09/15/2025

Our opening ceremony is this week! Join your colleagues for appetizers, drinks and fun. For those who have never attended, this is a great way to network and meet new friends.


Wednesday, September 17th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm

The Lincoln Restaurant

1110 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington DC

Metro Stop: McPherson Square

Registration:
https://www.llsdc.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=125&Itemid=1&year=2025&month=09&day=17&title=2025-opening-ceremony&uid=5cbf8d13715e82c645b80a1a008b66e1

08/15/2023

In the end, the real takeaway from this conference should be that the law library profession needs to move beyond the uncertainty and seize this opportunity to define and demonstrate the critical role it stands to play in the development of generative AI within the legal profession. As a profession, we are at a crossroads, heading into uncertain terrain, and few are better suited to help us find our way than law librarians.
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As the American Association of Law Libraries wrapped up its annual conference in Boston last month, I checked out of my hotel and made my way through the Prudential Center shopping mall that connects...

07/17/2022

Happy 80 years of LLSDC!

05/18/2021

Join for our Town Hall meeting, tomorrow at 12pm ET!

The Board will present on several issues, including:

-Upcoming LLSDC election
-Call for volunteers
-Blueprint for Racial Justice initiatives

More information here:

02/22/2021

Here’s your chance to contribute to the continuing success of the LLSDC! The LLSDC Nominations Committee is looking for members to run for the 2021-2022 LLSDC executive board. Candidates are needed for the following positions:

Vice President/President Elect
Assistant Treasurer/Treasurer Elect
Corresponding Secretary
Board Member At Large

Please contact the Nominations Committee if you would like to run for office or would like to make a nomination: https://llsdc.memberclicks.net/nominations

You may nominate anyone you think would be a good candidate, including, and especially, yourself. Basic descriptions for each position available upon request.

12/10/2020

Fred Shapiro is a CUA SLIS alum.

Yale law librarian Fred Shapiro said is was difficult to find positive quotes for his annual top 10 list.

11/19/2020

Lesley Ellen Harris: 6 Best Practices for Legally Using Google Images

Are you blindly using Google images? Think about copyright law and follow our 6 best practices for legally using Google images.

11/16/2020

Facing the communication problems of the pandemic has made information sharing more structured, and the increased use of technologies highlights how the industry is resolving this interruption. Covid-19 has also resulted in numerous new laws, regulations, and risks, and legal research technology is crucial to staying abreast of new developments.

The legal industry is changing as a result of the pandemic and these changes can be tied to four simple questions. Learn which questions are being asked, why they are important, and their potential to advance the industry.

10/01/2020

A statue of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be erected facing the existing Justice Scalia statue signifying that there are competing views of the law and no one view will dominate George Mason University’s academic studies.

After her passing, the Notorious RBG could help shine a new light on the law school.

09/18/2020

Justice Ginsburg has died

Dubbed the "Notorious R.B.G.," the sharp-tongued Ginsburg was as much a trailblazer as she was brash.

08/07/2020

The National Archives rolled out a beta version of the ECFR website:
https://ecfr.federalregister.gov/

Feedback is encouraged and can be provided by using the Help button on the bottom right-hand side of the page.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuousl...

07/24/2020

Law.com interview with LLSDC member Emily Florio!

Newly appointed American Association of Law Libraries president Emily Florio discusses how COVID-19 is allowing law librarians to shatter myths about their capabilities.