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Author: Mari Cheney

Legal Researcher, BakerHostetler

To Disclose or Not Disclose, That is the Question

By Mari Cheney Posted on January 26, 2026 Posted in Posts

In October of last year, on the day I was scheduled to be participating in a pre-conference writing workshop in Utah, I was instead receiving the news that I had a lesion in my skull. I stared at the words, …

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The LIT-SIS Almost-Annual Holiday Gift Guide

By Mari Cheney Posted on December 5, 2025 Posted in Posts

It’s that time of year again, when we recommend tech, book, and library-related gifts to our LIT-SIS colleagues. So without further ado, here’s our list, ranked in order by price, from cheapest to most expensive. $7 – A Book You …

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Sick of AI Hype? Here Are 5 Times It Delivered

By Mari Cheney Posted on September 30, 2025 Posted in Posts

I’m not sure about you, but if I read one more article about how AI is going to revolutionize legal research, I might consider a career change tomorrow. Just kidding! But in all seriousness, for all the concerns I have …

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Rain or Shine, You’ll Be Fine: AALL Portland Tips for First-Timers

By Mari Cheney Posted on July 1, 2025 Posted in Conferences, Posts

As I’ve been preparing to attend the 2025 AALL Annual Meeting in Portland in a few weeks, I’ve been thinking about my first annual meeting, 17 years ago in the same city. I had just graduated from library school, I …

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The 2025 Law (Librarian) Grad Gift Guide

By Mari Cheney Posted on May 5, 2025 Posted in Posts

Do you have a law student or law librarian in your life graduating this Spring? I don’t know about you, but when I graduated from both law school and library school, the last thing I wanted as a gift was …

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Book Review: Unreasonable Hospitality

By Mari Cheney Posted on February 18, 2025 Posted in Posts

As law librarians, regardless of where we work, we are in a service profession. And because of that, I highly recommend the book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect, by Will Guidara. Will’s background …

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Set Yourself Up for Success in the New Year: 5 New (to Me) Tech Tools

By Mari Cheney Posted on December 16, 2024 Posted in Posts

I’m always on the lookout for the latest and greatest “cool tool,” and if it helps with productivity and focus or reduce clutter, even better. I’ve been eyeing the following gadgets to help me stay on task and maybe even …

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The LIT-SIS Almost-Annual Holiday Gift Guide

By Mari Cheney Posted on November 15, 2024 Posted in Posts

It’s that time of year again, when we recommend tech, book, and library-related gifts to our LIT-SIS colleagues. So without further ado, here’s our list, ranked in order by price, cheapest to most expensive, in case you’re looking for an …

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AALL Chicago Review from LIT-SIS Grant Award Winner, Brandi Ledferd

By Mari Cheney Posted on August 6, 2024 Posted in Grants, Posts

Guest post by Brandi Ledferd, Manager, Technical Services, Library & Research Services, K&L Gates A heartfelt thank you goes to LIT-SIS for awarding me the Annual Meeting Grant for Experienced Librarians, which facilitated my attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting …

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Congrats to the 2024 LIT-SIS Grant & Award Winners

By Mari Cheney Posted on May 24, 2024 Posted in Posts

The LIT-SIS Board and Grants & Awards Committee is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s grants and awards. 2024 LIT-SIS AALL Leadership Academy Grant Christopher Collins, Research & Emerging Technologies Librarian, Western New England University School of Law …

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