Technical Services Law Librarian, June 2014 issue

Colleagues:

The June issue of the Technical Services Law Librarian is now available: http://www.aallnet.org/sections/ts/TSLL/Issues/Technical-Services-Law-Librarian-39-4-June-2014.pdf.
In addition to our excellent columns and the insightful comments by the chairs of our two sections, the issue also contains information about the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio; and the recipients of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award, the Marla Schwartz Grant, and TS-SIS Educational Grants. A new column makes its debut in this issue on Library Metrics written by Ashley Moye.

I look forward to seeing many of you in San Antonio!

--Michael
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Michael Maben
Cataloging Librarian
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington IN

Welcome 2 New OBS-SIS Members Ryan and Rachel

During the AALL in San Antonio, OBS-SIS had two drawings for OBS-SIS Annual Membership.

The winners of these drawings are

Ryan Tamares - Catalog Librarian from Stanford Law School

and

Rachel Baarz - Specialist Research & Information Services Practice Group from Profit Recovery Partners, LLC
Innovative Expense Reduction Solutions

Ryan and Rachel WELCOME To OBS-SIS http://www.aallnet.org/sections/obs
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Katrina Piechnik
OBS-SIS Chair 2013/14
Library Systems Manager
Jenkins Law Library
833 Chestnut St., Suite 1220
Philadelphia PA 19107-4429

Open Source Software? - You do not want to miss

For those of you who attended this very informative Roundtable session at AALL in Austin Texas I would like to share Nicole's Engard slides from her presentation

Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom AALL Annual, San Antonio, TX, July 13, 2014

This presentation as well as others are located at http://opensource.web2learning.net/presentations/

If you did not attend this session you still may learn so much from checking this handout.

Reality check ...

I attended the OBS-sponsored Orbis-Cascade Alliance program, which delivered it all: candor, humor, optimism .. oh, and some system migration tips. I too think longingly of the era when systems were fully-vetted before we could even purchase them. But alas, those days are never coming back and we need to be able to function in the current environment where systems are never "done." So my goal is to handle our next system migration with as much grace and good humor as the librarians from the Gallagher Law Library that I heard speak this morning.

Cataloging sandwich

Monday started with the CSCAG meeting at 7:30 this morning and closed at almost 7:00 this evening with the Cat & Class Roundtable for me, so sort of like a cataloging sandwich :-) It's great to be in a group of catalogers so enthusiastic about their work. I feel very fortunate, though a bit brain-dead ...

Current TS past-chair Brian Striman

Brian Striman, holding the plaque given to him by the TS board for his service as TS Chair.

(photo: Wendy Moore)

OCLC Update

Heard at the OBS OCLC Users Group meeting: Eventually the purchase of collections of MARC record sets from OCLC will be included in our cataloging subscription. We won't have to pay extra! Stay tuned ...

Rene Chapman award winner John Hostage

George Prager gave a wonderful speech highlighting John"s achievements, not least of which is getting the treaty headings rules amended in RDA -- treaties are now entered under title.

Congratulations John!

(photos -- Wendy Moore)

pictures from the TS table

Holly enjoys her time at the TS table





Members trying to unscramble the preservation scrambler.

(photos -- Maxine Wright)

TS member Ryan Tamares

Maxine and Holly at the TS-SIS Activities table

Got food?

Still hungry? Check Dan's guide to putting yourself in a food coma in San Antonio.

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zJgxPnAyX0_g.kUpcaeU0iOQ8

Great news!

Heard at this morning's Cat & Class Committee meeting -- Melody Lembke is planning a new edition of Cataloging Legal Literature or as I always call it, the law cataloger's bible. Woo hoo!

Volunteering is fun!

Why did I wait so long to volunteer at registration at the conference? I have no good excuse, but I'm glad I finally did. I worked for a few hours Saturday morning helping attendees pick up their badges, ribbons, and bags. I really enjoyed it, even though I mangled typing a number of names while trying to help people. I thank everyone for their patience and good humor. I'm reminded once again how fortunate I am to be part of such a wonderful group.

Indians

Interesting point raised this morning at Cat and Class by Jolande Goldberg -- federal Indian law is really colonial law. #aall14

Innovative Law Users Group lunch

from today's "The Mission"

Join OBS to learn about Open Source Software




"Please join the OBS-SIS Local Systems Roundtable for a special presentation by OBS-SIS VIP Nicole Engard on Sunday, July 13, 11:45 a.m. to 1 pm in the Marriott Riverwalk Travis Room. The presentation is titled Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom."

Message from Brian

Hi Everybody!

Not going to San Antonio?

Already checked in to your San Antonio hotel?

Either way, it doesn't matter.

Keep in touch and enjoy some reading and photos about the Annual Meeting with the OBS/TS Blog.

http://tssis.blogspot.com/

And the TSLAWCHATS facebook group..https://www.facebook.com/groups/220174528004187/

I've heard that people are stopping their facebook useage. Could be. But it's a great software platform to communicate and fun.

And the twitter tweeters, TS has that too. https://twitter.com/AALL_TSSIS

If you don't want to do any of that, then look bewildered for a while.

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Brian Striman
U. of Nebraska
brian.striman@unl.edu
402-472-8286
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CONELL - New Tech Services Librarians. SEE BRIAN.

Chair of TS-SIS, Brian Striman will be at the CONELL marketplace, marketing the value of being a member of the TS-SIS. Gonna have a drawing for a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Not bad!  He has some brochures to give you, but mostly wants to meet you and welcome you and hope you embrace the TS-SIS as a great career nugget to have. Stop by the booth or wherever the heck everyone else will be.

Descriptive Cataloging Advisory Working Group Meeting

Descriptive Cataloging Advisory Working Group Meeting
Monday, July 14, 2014
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Location: Convention Center, Room 216A

Our rather full agenda is attached. Guests are welcome to attend (although in the interests of full disclosure, I must report there will be no enticement of refreshments).

Additional supporting documents have been sent directly to current members of DCAG. If you are a former member and did not re-enlist yourself during our fall campaign, please see incoming Chair, George Prager, after the meeting. (And of course, if you are newly interested in joining this working group, please also feel free to attend, and be ready to roll up your sleeves!).

Wishing safe and hassle-free travels to you all.
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Melissa Beck
Head of Cataloging
UCLA School of Law
Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library
Los Angeles CA
(310) 794-4799
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Descriptive Cataloging Advisory Working Group
Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee
Meeting Agenda
Monday, July 14, 11:45 am – 12: 45 pm
Convention Center Room 216A

Sign-In/Current Roster
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Report

AALL CC:DA Representative ​​​​​John Hostage


Discussion Items

General methodology for setting descriptive policy and practice

​Evaluate current RDA instructions and LC-PCC PS relating especially to legal resources; determine whether (and by what means) they need to be revised/interpreted:

​​a) Formal RDA revision proposals

​​b) LC-PCC PS development/revision proposals

​​c) Formal guidelines (“best practices”) to allow for uniformity
​​ within the law cataloging community


Collective titles of laws​​​​​​John Hostage
(DCAG team to pursue RDA revision of “Laws, etc.”)


Establish DCAG teams to investigate AALL guidelines/best practices

​1) Extensive statements of responsibility
​​(and corresponding access points)
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​2) Contructing and qualifying AAPs for preferred titles

​3) Use of relationship designators


Other areas of descriptive cataloging requiring guidelines​Aaron Kuperman

Congratulations to William A. Wise Law Library --- WINNER of the 2014 Worst Book Contest

Congratulations to William A. Wise Law Library, University of Colorado Law School. They have won TS-SIS Preservation 3rdAnnual Worst Book Contest. Their photos of Dissertationum juris controversi, tam in hispalensi, quam granatensi senatu .... covered with holes along the spine captured the prize this year. They will receive $150.00 to use toward a preservation tool or activity of their choice. The winning photos were submitted by Georgia Briscoe, Associate Director & Head of Technical Services. Be sure to stop by TS Activities Table to see their photos and other entries too. Thank you to everyone who participated. Your entries were all prize worthy. Keep in mind,  there are still other preservation prizes to be won. There will be chances to win $5.00 Subway gift cards if you can unscramble the "preservation scrambler" in less than 3 minutes. Stop by the table and give it a try. Thank you

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Maxine Wright, M.S., M.L.S.
International and Foreign Law Collection and Services Librarian
Georgetown University Law Library
Washington DC

TS table needs volunteers!

Hello again Technical Services Special Interest Section members!

We just need a few more volunteers to staff the activities and membership table in the Exhibit Hall. There are slots open all three days, so please check your (already very full) schedule and see if you are able to help.

Volunteering is a great opportunity to support the section by representing it to current and prospective TS-SIS members, and to AALL as a whole. It is also a great way to catch up with old friends and to meet some new ones.

The sign-up form and information about what needs to be done is available on the TS-SIS website at:

http://www.aallnet.org/sections/ts/ (click TS-SIS Activities Table: Volunteer Now)

Time slots are available Saturday from 5:00-6:30 p.m.; Sunday from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Monday from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon.

Please contact me with questions and suggestions.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Creevy
Serials/Acquisitions Librarian
Law Library of Louisiana
400 Royal St.
New Orleans LA 70130

Acquistions and Serials Standing Committees Joint Meeting

Everyone:

On Monday morning, July 14, at 7AM we will be holding the Joint Meeting and Roundtable for the Acquisitions and Serials Standing Committees. We will be catching up on acquisitions and serials issues, discussing what libraries have been doing with their electronic resources, and even getting a nice presentation from Melody Lembke on a creative use of EndNotel to assist in collection development. There will be the obligatory continental breakfast and a chance to chat with your colleagues, as well. Check out the attached agenda.

Trina Holloway (Acquisitions Chair) and I (Serials Chair) would love to see as many of you attend as possible. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Rivercenter in Salon C.

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Jacob Sayward
Head of Electronic Services
Fordham University Law Library
New York NY
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CRIV events in San Antonio

I hope you will join us for 2 CRIV events in San Antonio!

The CRIV Vendor Roundtable will be held on Monday, July 14 from 11:45am to 12:45pm in HBGCC-Room 007B. This year's topic for discussion is "The Role of Customer Feedback in Vendor Decisions". If you have any questions about the roundtable, please contact me.

Also, the CRIV sponsored program "The Bookless Law Library: Potential Reality or Flight of Fancy?" (H3) will be on Tuesday, July 15 from 3:45pm to 4:45pm in HBGCC-Room 214AB.

Description:
The nation's first "bookless" public library recently opened in San Antonio. Hear from two librarians at BiblioTech, who will discuss their experiences in creating this library. Learn about their patrons, what their staff of 12 does, how their digital collection is used, and what occupies their physical space. Also, find out how this unique library is faring, including the community's response. Then, a manager from a large law firm will explain how his firm shrunk its print collection by more than 60 percent, but has maintained the same staffing levels as eight years ago. He'll share attorney and staff responses to this change, as well as compare electronic and print collection costs. Is a bookless library in your future? You might be surprised!



Liz Reppe

State Law Librarian

MN State Law Library

Room G25, MN Judicial Center

25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155

651-297-2089

liz.reppe@courts.state.mn.us

report from Brian Striman, TS Chair

Hello TS Mates!

Use our website for most current TS-SIS news, now including many of the various 2014 chairs' reports, and soon a final draft of the Agenda for the TS-SIS business and awards meeting in San Antonio. Posted now so you know more of what's going on with your officers and all the work of the TS committees, and Advisory Groups, and Workings Groups, and Task Forces before you get there.

It's a one-stop-shop for everything you want to launch to that's TS related.

Our website is our main information vehicle, with TSLL right along side. The reports also will be appearing in the next great issue of TSLL (the September issue). Thank you Martin! Thank you Michael Maben and all the TSLL staff and contributing authors.

GO'>http://www.aallnet.org/sections/ts/annualmeeting/2014">GO HERE

We have some of you who are Twitter lovers, please tweet stuff between yourselves via our TS Twitter account. It's one more tool we have to communicate. I'm not very active in tweetsland, but am our facebook group, TSLAWCHATS.


------------- So,

Will I miss being TS-SIS chair?
This office has had times when I was out of my comfort zone. It's been quite a ride.

Have I learned a lot and really got a great feel for all the work that goes on behind the scenes in our Section?
Yes, I Sure have.

I recommend that you volunteer to come on board, even if it's out of your comfort zone. Usually, we grow, when we go outside our comfort zone.

We've got some great new captains and crews on the dock with their bags waiting to board the Good Ship TS-SIS in the future. Let's go sailing! The most rewarding part of being Chair I think, is to witness all the busy busy professional colleagues, who, despite being.... did I say "busy?" ----- they say yes when asked; they say yes when filling out the annual TS-SIS survey.



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Brian Striman
U. of Nebraska
brian.striman@unl.edu
402-472-8286
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Classification and Subject Cataloging Advisory Working Group (CSCAG) From: Yael Mandelstam

This message has been cross posted to the following Discussions: Online Bibliographic Services SIS and Technical Services SIS .
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Please see below the agenda for the CSCAG meeting in San Antonio. The meeting is open to all.
Monday, July 14
7:30 am - 8:45 am
HBGCC-Room 216B
1. Welcome and introductions

2. Report from the chair
Field 751
Best practices for the application of law genre/form terms
Retrospective application of law genre/form terms
Update on LC Genre/Form Terms for library and Archival Materials (LCGFT)
3. Going forward with retrospective application of law genre/form terms
4. Action plan for tackling problematic/outdated subject headings
5. Adding relationship indicators in 600/610 headings
6 FAST headings
Are people leaving these headings in their bib records from OCLC?
If so, how are their systems displaying/indexing these headings?
7. New business
Yael
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Yael Mandelstam
Head of Cataloging
Fordham University Law Library
New York NY
(212) 636-7971
ymandelstam@law.fordham.edu
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Open position at Washington and Lee

This message has been cross posted to the following Discussions: Online Bibliographic Services SIS and Technical Services SIS .
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Pardon the cross-posting. In the qualifications for our open position, Metadata, Empirical and Bibliographic Services Librarian, the J.D. has been reduced to "preferred."

https://jobs.wlu.edu/postings/search?query=&query_posted_at=&query_organizational_tier_3_id=any&query_job_detail_lookup_job_type_id=4&commit=Search

Then click "search"

Feel free to contact me with questions. See you next week.

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Jack Bissett
Head of Collection Services
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Lexington, VA
540 458-8546
bissettj@wlu.edu
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1xx/7xx fields/NAF

This message has been cross posted to the following Discussions: Technical Services SIS Descriptive Cataloging Advisory Group and Technical Services SIS Cataloging & Classification Committee .
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I wrote this up in consultation with Phil George who is the chief expert for the LC Law Cataloging Section. I suggest it might be a basis for a Descriptive Cataloging Best Practices for the law cataloging community. I suggest this might be a good topic to discuss at the Descriptive Advisory Group's meeting, in particular. I suggest that some LC practices should be adopted by everyone, and that an effort should be made to get the LC Law Cataloging Section to change some practices to be more in line with everyone else's.

If anyone needs to contact me between now and the conference, email me at home akuperma@gmail.com or on Facebook, as I get get to my LC email from outside the LC firewall. --Aaron

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Aaron Kuperman
Senior Cataloger, Law Cataloging Section
Library of Congress
Washington DC
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1xx/7xx fields/NAF



$c​qualifier to avoid conflicts

​If a date can not be found, prefer (Lawyer), rather than “solicitor” or “advocate” or “barrister” or (Law teacher) rather than “professor” or “dean”. Note that the qualifier is singular. One may no longer use academic degrees such as “Ph.D” or titles of rank such as “Q.C.” or “M.B.E.”. It is preferable to based the qualifier reflecting professions on LCSH wherever possible, since this also links them to the 374 field in the NAF. Note that the qualifier is singular.

Note the example of Lewin, Bryan ‡c (Writer on British trading standards) for which PSD was consulted and they expressly objected to using “M.B.E.” (which appears on the title page and author’s website and of which he is apparently quite proud) and suggested the “writer…” qualifier.

​Under current policy, it is unacceptable not to resolve a conflict since one can always use a profession or even a “Writer on …”. Undifferentiated name authorities, in which multiple authors have identical headings, or no long allowed. “Editor” or “Author” are very undesirable since almost everyone we deal with is one of those, but a profession such as (Legal editor) is acceptable.



$e​relationship indicators

​In all cases limit oneself to those listed in the RDA appendix I. If the terms there are inadequate, LC practice is to propose a new term to PSD. While there are separate lists for “Creators” there are some situations where we would use terms from other lists in the 1xx field (such as Issuing body after a heading for an agency issuing a regulation and the indicators for parties to law suits for libraries that catalogue pleadings and court documents, which LC rarely does).

Note that an editor is not a creator and is never the 1xx heading, and also note that the former indicator for “editor of compilation” is no longer used due to it causing excessive confusion. The term writer of added commentary is the correct term for someone who wrote a commentary on a legal work (e.g. a statute), and is never a creator; if the person is the main entry (meaning the work is primarily that of the person writing the commentary, and the original work is incidental), then the person is an author (though perhaps we might want two relationship indicators in that case: $e author, $e writer of added commentary (the term “commentator” is reserved for something totally different in the performing arts area).

​While one can add indicators for writers of prefaces and introductions, one need not have 7xx headings for them unless it is truly important. The same goes for translators, illustrators, publishers, etc. At LC, Law catalogers tend not to go overboard in adding 7xx headings. Just because there is a $e available for a relationship, does not mean the relationship has been deemed worthy of receiving an added entry (7xx heading). The only exception pertains to illustrators of juvenile works, which most law libraries rarely encounter.

​Administrative laws issued by agencies will receiving an indicator for issuing body in the 110 field, and statutes will have enacting jurisdiction in the 110 field. There is an indicator of jurisdiction governed but it is rarely used (since there is an implicit assumption that an “enacting jurisdiction” is legislating for itself). An example that might warrants its, would be for an edition of the British North America Act of 1867 (enacted by the British Parliament) if cataloged under RDA, which would probably get “Canada, jurisdiction governed” in the 110 field since RDA calls for “main” entry under the jurisdiction governed – however it is rare to find such a work to catalogue.

​Note that honouree is spelled with a British spelling and is not limited to a conventional festschrift but includes any work issued in honor of someone. If a collection of essays by an author is published to honor the author, one gets a heading [name of person], $e author, $e honouree in the 100 field. Corporate bodies can also be honored.

​When using an unfamiliar relationship indicator, check the definition. Remember that just because there is an indicator for something does not mandate having a heading for the person or body that is in that relationship, and the absence of a term from the list does not mean there is no relevant indicator, but rather one needs to be proposed through the official channels.



NAF fields

​If available, include the author’s birth date in the NAF in a 670 and in the 046 even if not needed (at this time) to break a conflict.

​For the 372 field, put the term in LCSH, such as Law $2 lcsh. Use the most general term unless the person has clearly established themselves in one area (meaning a more specific term is likely only for someone at the end of their career, and never for someone at the start of their career). For the 374 field, prefer the general term in LCSH Lawyers $2 lcsh or Law teachers $2 lcsh , and more specific terms only if they are well into their career as, for example, Judges or Corporate lawyers. For the 375 field, it is useful and easy to add the gender of the author, and is very helpful to do so for foreign authors whose names aren’t obviously gender specific. In determining gender look for use of a pronoun (he/she). While there are ways to indicate gender change, don’t expect to encounter this very often.

​It is probably a good practice to always attempt to locate the author’s personal web page, typically at his/her firm or academic institution. This way you may pick up other variants of the name and whether this is their first book. Checking VIAF for foreign authors might also be a good practice.

2xx fields

240 Citation titles.

​For statutes, look for a short title. Most English speaking countries have them and the practice is spreading. To the extent RDA allows, we should try to follow the “Blue book” practices. If RDA conflicts with standard citation practice, we should undertake to change RDA (as we did for treaties).

240 Recording the Preferred Title for a Compilation of Works of One Person

​This is RDA rule 6.2.2.10, sometimes referred to as the “Leaves of grass” rule due to its application to Belles lettres situations that have no relevance to law cataloging. For legal (and probably most social science literature), it is normal for works to be created out of, at least in part, journal articles the author has written. If the work is created out of previously published articles that have been edited to serve as chapters of the book, and all the more so if most of the chapters were never published but were written for the work, consider the “book in hand” to be a new work, and do not make a collective title. The need to have a 240 Works. Selections or more likely Essays. Selections or occasionally Judicial opinions. Selections will arise but not every often (e.g. someone publishing the works of someone to honor them, which is common is some countries). If the essays are edited into a new work, then it isn’t a compilation and the rule doesn’t apply. In effect, we want to see the work “jumping up and downing and saying “I am a compilation, not a new work” before we give it compilation treatment.

245 $c author statements

​Try to record what is on the title page (or equivalent), which often includes the author’s current or recent past position. A typical example of being “burdensome” is found on many British books where the author appears to be trying to reference his life story on to the title page – in which case one should prefer information indicating current status or position (such as “Q.C.” being more important that the author’s academic degrees).

250 Edition statement.

​Record what appears in the work in the form it appears. If the book abbreviates, the cataloging shows the abbreviation.

264 Publisher statement

​Record the first named place and name of publisher as it appears on the title page, or if not on the title page, the title page verso. One isn’t required to add on to it, though it is allowed. In almost no situation will one ever use Place of publication not identified (what used to be “S.l.”) since one can guess, i.e. a $a [United States?] is acceptable. While one can record data for distributor and manufacturer, it is probably not necessary to do so except in exceptional circumstances such as for books that didn’t get published commercially. Also note that non-published works are “produced”, meaning one uses indicator “0” (264 -0).

264 indicator 4 and subfield c: Copyright dates

If the only date on the primary sources of information is the copyright date, LC practice is to record the copyright date in $c in brackets. A separate field for copyright date (264 -4)will only be used if there is a copyright date that is different from the publication date (which is unusual). The logic is that in adding a second 264 field is extra work and provides no benefit for users, since the same date, taken from the copyright date, is being used for both the copyright date and the publication date.

300 $b Forms

​Law catalogers should always record $b Forms for works with form (and also indicated “k” in the fixed field for contents, and add 655 Legal forms). For other specific types of illustrations, LC Law catalogers usually only record $b illustrations.

490 serials

​LC policy is to ignore serial authorities and only record the serial name as found in the work in the 490, however LC policy allows catalogers to download records with serial heading and does not require them to be deleted.

505 Contents notes

​The Law Cataloging section at LC strives to add contents notes wherever possible. Often this takes the form of a digitized (scanned) file as a pdf linked to the record, though there is a hope of switching to a format that allows keyword searching. I frequently double check OCLC and the publisher’s websites to see if there is table of contents that can be cut and pasted into the record (which renders it fully searchable).

​RDA suggests contents notes aren’t need for conferences, but LC Law section practice is to try to get them. An important consideration is whether the materials being recorded in the contents notes are likely to be cited in legal literature (and be listed on the author’s resume).

There is an RDA “rule” encouraging a 7xx heading for the first article in a compilation, but that is oriented towards a belles lettres situation in which the best known poem or best known story is the first item in a compilation, and is irrelevant to the situation in legal publishing in which all articles in the compilation are of equal importance.

775 fields

​The “new” fields are not mandatory, and there is no policy on their use. Depending on circumstances it is often easier to use the “old” fields, the 700/710/730 and to make notes. If at some time it is possible to look at an older edition (or the original of a translation, etc.), and click it and immediately send the data into a structured field, these new fields could be more useful. ​

TSLL Board opening

The TSLL Board has an opening for an OBS representative for the 2014-2016 term. A description of the duties are below, but TSLL editor Michael Maben can answer specific questions. The TSLL Board holds in person meetings during the AALL Annual Meeting and consults via e-mail as needed throughout the rest of the year.
If you would like to be considered for this position, please send me an e-mail with a short paragraph explaining your interest in or qualifications for the position by COB Friday July 25, 2014.
From the TSLL Structure and Policies document (http://www.aallnet.org/sections/ts/TSLL/Structure-and-Policies#sect-iii):
The function of the [TSLL] board is to provide direction and to monitor TSLL's adherence to approved editorial policy. The board is responsible for resolving issues concerning editorial policy and its implementation. The board appoints the editor-in-chief, the associate editor, and approves the layout editor and columnists selected by the editor-in-chief. The board approves the TSLL annual report and all revisions to this document. The section representatives on the board are responsible to their respective sections and reflect their sections' interests and concerns about the newsletter.

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Karen Selden, Metadata Services Librarian
William A. Wise Law Library
University of Colorado Law School
402 UCB, 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr., Rm. 223B
Boulder, CO 80309-0402

TS-SIS Standing Committee Meeting on Preservation

If you answer yes to any of the questions below, then I will see you at TS-SIS Standing Committee Meeting on Preservation, Monday, July 14 at 5:30pm, HBGCC -210A

1.    Are you interested in preserving legal materials?

2.    Do you want to share your experience and knowledge about preservation with other members?

3.    Have you reviewed archival products and want to share with the larger TS section?

4.    Do you have products or software you would like us to review and report on?

5.    Do you have ideas for preservation programming for 2015?

6.    Are you interested in being a guest preservation columnist for Technical Services Law Librarian (TSLL)?

7.    Do you want to help us design a series of quick preservation videos for our members?

8.    Are you interested in being a part of our first preservation webinar?

9.    Do you want to join a committee where everyone is passionate about preservation?

10.  Do you want to simply find out more about the committee?

Well, July 14 at 5:30pm, that time is reserved for preservation talk. Come with ideas, suggestions, concerns, observations, and criticisms. 
In short, I've been a member of TS-SIS Preservation Committee for several years. And I am the in-coming Chair for 2014-2016. One of my goals is to recruit members who literally have their finger on the pulse of preservation (related activities) or have just completed an impressive preservation project.  I would like very much to talk to you about the committee's charge and ultimately find out if you would be interested in joining (one year commitment).   I am excited about what lies ahead.

And if you know any colleagues who have expressed an interest in preservation, encourage them to attend.  Thank you   -- Maxine

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Maxine Wright, M.S., M.L.S.
International and Foreign Law Collection and Services Librarian
Georgetown University Law Library
Washington DC
(202) 662-4265
mw960@law.georgetown.edu

Worst Book Contest Deadline Extended!

More ways to spend TS-SIS Preservation $150.00 Worst Book Contest Money:

• Book deodorizers: get rid of unpleasant odors emanating from your books.
• Brass paper clips: no more rust stains on paper.
• Unbleached cotton tying string: no more red discoloration on book cover and pages.
• Compact electric eraser: get rid of marks easy, evenly and without discoloration.
• Glass weights: stop moving brick weights around in order to see the title of books; try glass weights. They are transparent and more attractive.
• And if you want to turn it up a notch and go all out, perhaps you can finally buy that swanky conservation display box with the beautiful clasp lid for one of your rare books. 

Enter TS-SIS Preservation, 3rd Annual Worst Book Contest and the beautiful box could be yours. Send your entry to mw960@law.georgetown.edu before/by July 7.  Thank you.



Maxine Wright, M.S., M.L.S.
International and Foreign Law Collection and Services Librarian
Georgetown University Law Library
Washington DC
(202) 662-4265
mw960@law.georgetown.edu

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Preservation Activities at TS Activities Table

Preservation Activities at TS Activities Table: Scramblers, Worst Book Photos and other fun games, samples and giveaways.

Hello All,

Please be sure to stop by the TS Activities Table for your chance to win a Subway Sandwich Gift Card (while supplies last). The Preservation Committee will have "Preservation Scramblers" at the table. All you have to do is unscramble ten well known preservation words in three minutes or less and you win. Here's a teaser for you:


ilef_ ccely_ angneaemtm
reeipicsvtd_ aaatemtd
mluelv
aiitdlg _ nvpeoecarn
beno_ sapslc


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Maxine Wright, M.S., M.L.S.
International and Foreign Law Collection and Services Librarian
Georgetown University Law Library
Washington DC

TS-SIS member is current featured Member Profile

Congratulations to TS-SIS member Lizette López Gracia for being the current featured Member Profile on the AALL Homepage! It is great to see a technical services librarian featured in the weeks leading up to the AALL Annual Meeting when so many people visit the site. Read more about Lizette at:

http://www.aallnet.org/Home-page-contents/MemberProfiles/Lizette-Lopez-Gracia.html

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Wendy Moore
Acquisitions Librarian
University of Georgia
Athens GA

Memory book for Jack Bisset at OBS Activities table

Please come and join us as we celebrate Jack Bisset's accomplishments during our

OBS-SIS Business Meeting on

Mon, July 14
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Jack is retiring in August and he has been an active and faithful member of OBS for many years.

We also encourage you to stop by our OBS-SIS Activities table in the Exhibit Hall to sign a memory book for Jack.



Retirement is a time for many new adventures - Congratulations Jack!


See you soon - Katrina

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Katrina Piechnik
OBS-SIS Chair
Library Systems Manager
Jenkins Law Library
833 Chestnut St., Suite 1220
Philadelphia PA 19107-4429

Preservation at TS Activities Table

Please be sure to stop by the TS Activities Table for your chance to win a Subway Sandwich Gift Card (while supplies last).  The Preservation Committee will have "Preservation Scramblers" at the table.  All you have to do is unscramble ten well known preservation words in three minutes or less and you win.  Here's a teaser for you:

1. ilef_ ccely_ angneaemtm
2. reeipicsvtd_ aaatemtd
3. mluelv
4. aiitdlg _ nvpeoecarn
5. beno_ sapslc

Also check out this year's entries to the Worst Book Contest. Photos will be available for viewing at the TS Activities Table throughout the Annual Meeting.

OBS/TS Researchers' Dine Around

This year instead of having a OBS/TS Researchers Rountable we are having a Dine Around. The schedule will be set based on people's availability. Interested parties should email Hollie White (hollie.white [at] law.duke.edu) so we can arrange a time that fits most people's schedules.

I look forward to chatting about research over delicious food and drinks!
Best,
Hollie


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Hollie White
Digital Initiatives Librarian
Duke University School of Law
Durham NC

Know Before You Go!

From the AALL Annual Meeting website --

Welcome to the final edition of the Annual Meeting Update, designed to keep you informed about AALL events taking place in San Antonio for the 107th AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. This edition contains information and links to help you make the most of your San Antonio experience. [Click on link above to get to the links below.]

Registration Badges and Tickets
Riverwhat? Know Your Marriotts
On-Site Registration Location and Hours
Your LAST Chance for Hotel Savings
Getting Ready for San Antonio
Live, from San Antonio . . .
While You're On Site . . . Check it Out
Advance Your Career with AALL's Placement Office
Remember the Books! Donate to the Children's Book Drive
We Need YOU!
See Who's Attending
Go Mobile
Educational Program Handouts and Evaluations
Association Luncheon Ticket Presale Ends July 1
Submit Questions for the Members Open Forum in San Antonio

10 Things to Buy with TS-SIS Preservation $150.00 Contest Money

Here are 10 things you can buy with TS-SIS Preservation 3^rd Annual Worst Book $150.00 Contest Money:

1.    Water alarm

2.    Moisture resistant boxes

3.    Interleaving papers and tissues

4.    Cutters and trimmers

5.    Mount making tools

6.    Aprons

7.    Gloves

8.    Transport cart

9.    Display products

10.  Disaster kits and components

Preservation Committee members are on standby. We are eager to see your picture. Send your picture to mw960@law.georgetown.edu before/by July 1. For more info:

Complete details about the contest can be found here.

Thank you,
Maxine Wright 

OBS table needs volunteers, too

Greetings fellow OBS-SIS members,

The AALL annual meeting in San Antonio is only a few short weeks away. As always, OBS will have a table in the activities area of the exhibit hall. However, we need volunteers to sit at the table. The exhibit hall hours are:

Sunday July 13 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday July 14 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday July 15 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

I would especially like to have volunteers at the table during the following exhibit hall events.

Saturday 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (exhibit hall opening reception)
Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (exhibit hall refreshment break)
Monday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (exhibit hall breakfast break)
Monday 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (exhibit hall attendee lunch)
Tuesday 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (exhibit hall dessert break)

Please let me know by July 1st if you would be able to sit at the OBS-SIS table during these events or any time that the exhibit hall is open.

Thanks,
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Corinne Jacox
Catalog/Reference Librarian, OBS-SIS Member-at-Large
Creighton University School of Law
Omaha NE

One last reporter needed . . .

Thank you so much to those of you who have volunteered to report on sessions at the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio. I have reviewers for every session requested except for program H2, The Law and Ethics of Aggregation and Content Distribution (Tuesday, July 15, 3:45-4:45 pm). I realize this is the last session of the conference, but if anyone is attending this and would like to write a review, please contact me. Thanks again, and everyone have a safe trip to San Antonio.

--Michael

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Michael Maben
Cataloging Librarian
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington IN

TS-SIS table needs volunteers --

Going to San Antonio? Well then, we'd like some help.In case you don't know, the TS-SIS activities table can bee a beehive of activity sometimes.Come visit bee-tween programs.Bee-cause it's fun! Bee-sides, you get to chat, introduce yourself, meet new colleagues.

Bee-low is some info on what you need to know to volunteer to bee at the activities table to help answer questions. I don't think you will bee bee-sieged with questions. It's just a great time to relax and see what all's going on with our SIS.

Signing to volunteer is so easy a musk ox could do it with a broken hoof.

TS-SIS Activities Table

The Technical Services Special Interest Section is sponsoring an activities table in the Exhibit Hall at the 2014 AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio. It's fun to be at the table to meet your old friends and greet new colleagues who come by to see what makes TS The SPECIAL Interest Section that it is!
Information for Activity Table Volunteers

Arrive at the table at your designated time. Don't worry if you are running a little late-- programs can run over or you find yourself gabbing with someone and suddenly realize that you have a very important responsibility.
There may or may not be someone already waiting at the table for you to take over.
If there is someone at the table, introduce yourself.
Engage in either small talk or shop talk, or both.
Ask the other volunteer if there's anything special you need to know (like if someone came to write a special note for someone else, somebody left a conference booklet there with no name, etc.).
Sit down on one of the chairs (there are usually 2 chairs per table).
Review the instruction sheet for volunteers.
Relax. Look around. Look like you're "approachable." As if you doing a reference shift. Be in idle attention. No, this isn't a zen thing: Not in exhibit hall.
Check out all the stuff on the table. Perhaps read the TS-SIS brochure so you can talk with visitors about the SIS.
Be in response-mode as people come to the table. You don't have to feel like you should engage in conversation. You can assume a passive-aggressive approach if you want.
Check the supplies on the table and replenish if needed. Jennifer Creevy will try to stop by the table as often as possible to make sure all is well.
Extra supplies are kept under the table in a box.
Be yourself. If you're naturally quiet, be that way. If you are more outspoken that is ok also. Encourage people to enter the drawing for the $25 Amazon gift card.
Feel free to leave when your time is up. You don't have to stay if your "reliever" hasn't yet arrived. It's not uncommon for folks to be delayed from programs or meetings.
When you leave the table, be sure to remember that we thank you very much for volunteering!!!

2014 Activities Table Volunteers

To Volunteer, launch to this URL and sign up. It's too darn simple! TS-SIS Activities Table.

Reviewers still needed for some AALL sessions

Thank you to those who have volunteered to report on a session at the AALL Meeting in San Antonio. I still need several sessions covered. Here is your chance to see your name in print--please consider reporting on one of these sessions:

Emerging Issues in Copyright: What You Need To Know (Program G2)
Tuesday, July 15 - 2:30-3:15 pm

The Law and Ethics of Aggregation and Content Distribution (Program H2)
Tuesday, July 15 - 3:45-4:45 pm

OBS Systems Roundtable featuring the OBS VIP, Nicole Engard
Sunday, July 13 - 11:45 am-1:00 pm

Opening General Session/Keynote Speaker
Sunday, July 13 - 9:00-10:30 am

Orbis Cascade Alliance Summit: A Library Management Service Model for the Future (Program F1)
Tuesday, July 15 - 10:15-11:30 am

The deadline for the September issue is August 21st. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or phone me.

--Michael
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Michael Maben
Cataloging Librarian
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington IN

One more reviewer needed for TSLL

Colleagues:

One additional program I would like to have reviewed is the OBS Systems Roundtable which will feature a talk by the OBS VIP, Nicole Engard. This will be on Sunday, July 13 from 11:45am-1pm in the Marriott Riverwalk Travis Room. Nicole's presentation is titled "Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom." Please let me know if you can review this event for TSLL.

--Michael

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Michael Maben
Cataloging Librarian
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington IN

Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom -- Sunday July 13, 11:45am - 1pm

Please join the OBS-SIS Local Systems Roundtable for a special presentation by OBS-SIS VIP Nicole Engard. This presentation will be held on Sunday July 13 from 11:45am to 1pm in the Marriott Riverwalk Travis Room. The presentation is titled:

"Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom."

Librarians have adopted a culture of helplessness and workarounds when it comes to our software. Open source software (OSS) is a way to get freed from these chains. But open source is about more than just software, it's about community and a philosophy of freedom. This session will give librarians the facts about OSS by introducing them to what OSS is, what it means for libraries and what tools libraries can use right now to improve their efficiency, customer service and product offerings.

Nicole C. Engard is the Vice President of Education at ByWater Solutions. Her primary role at ByWater Solutions is to educate librarians about open source software with a focus on the Koha ILS. In addition to her daily responsibilities, Nicole keeps the library community up to date on web technologies via her website "What I Learned Today..." (www.web2learning.net) and volunteers as a community moderator on opensource.com. In 2007, Nicole was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers. In 2009 she edited "Library Mashups," a book published by Information Today, Inc., and in 2010 she authored "Practical Open Source Software for Libraries," a book published by Chandos Inc. Additionally, in 2012 the second edition of "The Accidental Systems Librarian," which she co-authored with Rachel Singer Gordon, was released.

**Please note that because this program will occur during a roundtable, a full program description will not be listed in the official AALL program schedule.**

CALL FOR INPUT (TIPS, TOOLS & QUESTIONS) BY JULY 1 2014: AALL 'HIP TIPS' PROGRAM D-2

We would like input from prospective program attendees who are Acquisitions Librarians, members of an Acquisitions Department, or AALL members who have some responsibility and interest in acquiring resources for our institutions. The program will be presented Monday, July 14, 2:30-3:45 pm, HBGCC 214CD.

The program will be run as a discussion program: a point person will be designated to introduce and comment on a topic, followed by comments from other panelists and then input and discussion from attendees. Since acquisitions is largely learned on the job, we'd like to include those tips and tools you've discovered, developed, and put into action to resolve issues that arise on a daily or not so frequent basis. Just as important might be those procedures and processes you've enacted that did not get the results intended. We have identified a number of broad topics ("Choosing resources and getting them to the door," "Management of people and time," and "Managing the stuff once it gets here") and want to incorporate items you would like to share or bring up for discussion.

Program description: Acquisitions education and training is not addressed much, if at all, in library schools. Instead, it is learned on the job for most librarians. A panel of acquisitions librarians will share tips and tools they use to efficiently do their work on a daily basis, as well as some of their more perplexing problems and the steps taken to resolve them. The program will provide an opportunity to learn in a communal atmosphere, and all attendees will be encouraged to share their own experiences with others.

We look forward to this sharing session in a communal setting, so remember to bring your business cards for exchange with others as we all continue to build our professional networks. Email your tips, comments, or questions to Ajaye Bloomstone (LLAJAYE [you know what to do] LSU.EDU) by July 1, 2014.

Thank you, and we're looking forward to hearing from you!

Ajaye Bloomstone, Co-Coordinator and Moderator

Ian Kipnes, Co-Coordinator and Panelist

Shyama Agrawal, Co-Coordinator and Panelist

Alan Keely, Panelist
Jean Willis, Panelist

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Ajaye Bloomstone
Acquisitions Librarian
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge LA

Technical Services Law Librarian Conference Issue seeks program reviewers

Dear Colleagues:

Once again, as we approach the AALL Annual Meeting, I would like to have some of the programs reviewed for the September issue of Technical Services Law Librarian. If you are willing to review a session, please make a selection from the list below. The deadline for submissions is August 21st, but I am flexible with that date. If you have never done this before and would like to ask me more about the process, feel free to email or call me. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.


Back to the Future: AALL and Law Libraries in the Digital Age (Program E4)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 8:30-9:45 a.m.
HBGCC-Room 217D

Click and Go: Ensuring Smooth Access to Online Resources (Program C4)
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 1:00-2:00
HBGCC-Room 217BC

A Dialog for Catalogers and Reference Librarians: Class K from Alpha to Omega (Program A2)
Sunday, July 13, 2014 - 1:15-2:45 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 217A

Emerging Issues in Copyright: What You Need to Know (Program G2)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 2:30-3:15 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 217A

Hip Tips for the Acquisitions Librarian (Program D2)
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 2:30-3:45 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 214CD

Just In Time: Models of Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books (Program F4)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 10:15-11:30 a.m.
HBGCC-Room 217D

The Law and Ethics of Aggregation and Content Distribution (Program H2)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 3:45-4:45 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 217D

Law Librarianship in the Digital Age (Program H5)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 3:45-4:45 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 006AB

Opening General Session/Keynote Speaker
Sunday, July 13, 2014 -- 9:00-10:30 a.m.
HBGCC-Grand Ballroom C

Orbis Cascade Alliance Summit: A Library Management Service Model for the Future (Program F1)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 10:15-11:30 a.m.
HBGCC-Room 217A

Techniques for Electronic Resource Management (TERMS): From Coping to Best Practices (Workshop W2)
Saturday, July 12, 2014 - 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
HBGCC-Room 205


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Michael Maben
Cataloging Librarian
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington IN

ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIANS! Really great program needs your INPUT.

Hey!  We NEED YOUR IDEAS! STUFF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS. Answers You want, Tips you have.

Read below. I know it's a lot to read---- but this is about ***ACQUISITIONS*** so now is your time to get involved in your field of work!  ____  Brian Striman, Chair TS-SIS posted by request from Ian Kipnes. 

A CALL FOR INPUT (TIPS, TOOLS & QUESTIONS) BY JULY 1, 2014:  AALL 'HIP TIPS' PROGRAM D-2

We would like input from prospective program attendees who are Acquisitions Librarians, members of an Acquisitions Department,  or AALL members who have some responsibility and interest in acquiring resources for our institutions.    The program will be presented Monday, July 14, 2:30-3:45 pm, HBGCC 214CD. 

The program will be run as a discussion program: a point person will be designated to introduce and comment on a topic, followed by comments from other panelists and then input and discussion from attendees.  

Since acquisitions is largely learned on the job, we'd like to include those tips and tools you've discovered, developed, and put into action to resolve issues that arise on a daily or not so frequent basis.   Just as important might be those procedures and processes you've enacted that did not get the results intended.  We have identified a number of broad topics ("Choosing resources and getting them to the door," "Management of people and time," and "Managing the stuff once it gets here") and want to incorporate items you would like to share or bring up for discussion.

Program description:  Acquisitions education and training is not addressed much, if at all, in library schools.  Instead, it is learned on the job for most librarians.  A panel of acquisitions librarians will share tips and tools they use to efficiently do their work on a daily basis, as well as some of their more perplexing problems and the steps taken to resolve them.  The program will provide an opportunity to learn in a communal atmosphere, and all attendees will be encouraged to share their own experiences with others.

 We look forward to this sharing session in a communal setting, so remember to bring your business cards for exchange with others as we all continue to build our professional networks.   Email your tips, comments, or questions to Ajaye Bloomstone (LLAJAYE@LSU.EDU) by July 1, 2014.

Thank you, and we're looking forward to hearing from you!

Ajaye Bloomstone, Co-Coordinator and Moderator

Ian Kipnes, Co-Coordinator and Panelist

Shyama Agrawal, Co-Coordinator and Panelist

Alan Keely, Panelist

Jean Willis, Panelist

New OBS members!

OBSers please help me in welcoming our new OBS-SIS Members:

Paul McLaughlin Florida A&M University
Barbara Hilderbrand Barry University School of Law Library
Seong Heon Lee Chapman University Law Library


Paul, Barbara and Seong Heon, if you are attending this year's AALL conference in San Antonio, please stop by the OBS-SIS Activities Table in the Exhibit area to introduce yourself.

We are very happy to have you join OBS. Please check our webpage (http://www.aallnet.org/sections/obs) and let us know if there is a committee you would like to join.


Best wishes,
Katrina Piechnik
2013/2014 OBS-SIS Chair

3rd Annual Worst Book Contest

While we hate to admit it, we all have a book somewhere in the library that should be rushed out for conservation, right? Well the Preservation Committee wants to see photos of those books badly in need of repair. So pull those books out of the stacks, take a picture or two and send the photos with the book's title and copyright information as well as a brief description of its condition to Maxine Wright [mw960@law.georgetown.edu] by July 1.

This year's winner will receive up to $150 towards the conservation and/repairs of an item or other preservation-related activities. More information about the contest is available here.

Go here to check out entries from previous years.

TS-SIS needs your help with a focus groups during the Annual Meeting in San Antonio

from Brian Striman --

Hey Tech Services membership. There's a call to us current SIS Leadership to secure some volunteers for this interesting program. It would be most excellent to have two professionals from our TS-SIS to agree to go to this. It's a 1 hour time commitment. You could report about it in TSLL, or highlight what it's about on our TS Blog. Contact me if you're wanting to go to this and I'll forward your name on to Katie. Please read below. (There's a June 27th deadline to respond) ___ Brian Striman brian.striman AT unl.edu

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AALL is considering the development of a new institute style training program for members interested in developing their business skills. As part of this process, we are conducting two focus groups during the Annual Meeting in San Antonio. The sessions will be held on Sunday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to noon and from noon to 1pm. We are interested in getting a diverse group of members in the room for the discussion and are hoping you can assist us. Please send us one or two names of members from your entity, who will be attending the Annual Meeting . Due to room and schedule limitation not all suggested members will be asked to participate in the discussion.

You can send the names to Katie Brown Kbrown AT charlottelaw.edu. Please get them to us by June 27the. Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Customary and Religious Law Interest Group -- first meeting

All --

Susan Gualtier, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at LSU Law, has asked that I post this to the TS site. The organizers of CARLIG would like to encourage members of TS to attend the first meeting and take part in this project. If you would like to join them on "My Communities," their page can be found here:

Hello everyone!

I am excited to announce that the FCIL-SIS board has approved a new Customary and Religious Law Interest Group (tentatively going by the acronym "CARLIG"), and would like to invite all of you to participate as we work together to get this new group off the ground. We will be holding an introductory meeting next month at the conference in San Antonio as part of the larger "FCIL-SIS Subject Groups" meeting scheduled for 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. This will give us a chance to meet each other in person, as well as to work out a few details regarding group structure, future projects, potential programming proposals for the Philadelphia conference in 2015, and much more!



Those of us who pitched this idea last summer in Seattle are so excited to see it come to fruition! If you'd like to join our email list, have suggestions, or just want to express interest in advance of the conference, please email me (susan.gualtier@law.lsu.edu), Kelly Buchanan (kbuc@loc.gov), or Lucia Diamond (ldiamond@law.berkeley.edu) and let us know. We are confident that this IG will appeal to many members of AALL, and we hope to come up with some exciting projects and programming on which to work in the coming year!
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Susan Gualtier
Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge LA

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Ajaye Bloomstone
Acquisitions Librarian
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge LA

OBS-SIS OCLC Users Group

The OBS-SIS OCLC Users Group meeting is scheduled for  Monday, July 14th starting at 11:45 in HBGCC-Room 007A.  Glenn Patton generally provides an overview of new developments in OCLC's suite of services, but he particularly wants to address topics that interest us.

If there is an area you want covered in this session, please e-mail me at jkm95@cornell.edu.

Thanks!

Jackie Magagnosc
Chair - OBS-SIS OCLC Committee

Message from OBS Chair Katrina Piechnik

Are you getting ready for AALL Conference in San Antonio if yes please read on

Here is the complete schedule of OBS activities for the 2014 AALL Annual Meeting, so please look for us at:

Saturday, July 12, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
CONELL (Conference of Newer Law Librarians)- do not miss this great opportunity to send some of your young coworkers to this event.

Saturday, 1:45 PM
OBS/TS-SIS TSLL Executive Board Meeting HBGCC-Room 210A

Saturday, 3:00 PM
OBS-SIS Executive Board Meeting (outgoing and incoming) HBGCC-Room 210A

Saturday, 7:00 PM
Joint Reception of the TS/OBS/RIPS/CS SISs (sponsored by Innovative Interfaces) also known as Alphabet Soup Reception

Sunday, 11:45 AM
OBS-SIS Local Systems Roundtables Marriott Riverwalk's-Travis Room

Our VIP, for the 2014 Annual Meeting is Nicole Engard, who will speak on Sunday, 11:45 AM

OBS-SIS Local Systems Roundtables. This will not follow a roundtable format, but instead will be a program that will definitely be worth attending . This program will be held worth in Marriott Riverwalk's-Travis Room. Please note that because this program will happen during a roundtable, it will not be listed on the AALL program schedule


Nicole C. Engard is the Vice President of Education at ByWater Solutions. Her primary role at ByWater Solutions is to educate librarians about open source software with a focus on the Koha ILS. In addition to her daily responsibilities, Nicole keeps the library community up to date on web technologies via her website "What I Learned Today..." (www.web2learning.net) and volunteers as a community moderator on opensource.com. In 2007, Nicole was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers and in 2009 she was the editor of "Library Mashups," a book published by Information Today, Inc. and in 2010 she authored "Practical Open Source Software for Libraries," a book published by Chandos Inc. and in 2012 the second edition of "The Accidental Systems Librarian" which she worked on with Rachel Singer Gordon was released.

Topic of Nicole's presentation is Open Source Software: a Community and a Philosophy of Freedom

Monday, 11:45 AM
OBS-SIS OCLC Users Group HBGCC-Room 007A

Monday, 5:30 PM
OBS-SIS Business Meeting Marriott Riverwalk-Bonham

Tuesday, 7:00 AM
OBS-SIS Education Committee

Tuesday, 10:15 AM
F1: Orbis Cascade Alliance Summit: A Library Management Service Model for the FutureHBGCC-Room 217A
This program is a continuation of the last year roundtable discussion. I definitely will be attending this program. Thank you, Chris Tarr, for coordinating and moderating this program.

With ILS costs skyrocketing and library budgets shrinking, libraries are increasingly turning to new models of affording the ILS they want. Open Source ILSs are one answer. Consortia are another. The Orbis Cascade Alliance is implementing a new library management service to be shared by all 37 members of the consortium. Soon all these libraries in the Pacific Northwest will be sharing not only a catalog, but also cooperative collection development, digital initiatives, and discovery services. Hopefully, this will result in better services for students, faculty, and staff. Is it worth giving up the autonomy of a separate institutional ILS? What are the costs, and what are the benefits?

Make sure to stop at the Exhibit Hall by our OBS-SIS Activities table where you could meet our Board and chat with them and ...



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Katrina Piechnik
OBS-SIS Chair
Library Systems Manager
Jenkins Law Library
833 Chestnut St., Suite 1220
Philadelphia PA 19107-4429