By Michael Robak, Chair, LIT-SIS Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Members: Patricia Barbone, Will Monroe, Susan Azyndar, Teresa Myers, and Victor Chavez) AALL LIT-SIS Strategic Plan (2025–2027) GOAL 1: Ensure Operational Excellence and Organizational Continuity Objectives Build durable, adaptable systems that …
LIT-SIS Strategic Plan 2025–2027 : Innovate. Educate. Elevate. The 2025-207 Goals Read more »
Looking for some good books to read this summer? LIT-SIS has your back! And you don’t have to buy them – check the Library Extension to see if your local library has copies in print, ebook, or audio. Non-Fiction I’ve …
By Michael Robak, Chair, LIT-SIS Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Members: Patricia Barbone, Will Monroe, Susan Azyndar, Teresa Myers, and Victor Chavez) As part of the LIT-SIS strategic planning process for 2025–2027, the following draft Mission Statements have been developed to …
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 …
Rain or Shine, You’ll Be Fine: AALL Portland Tips for First-Timers Read more »
By Michael Robak, Chair, LIT-SIS Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Members: Patricia Barbone, Will Monroe, Susan Azyndar, Teresa Myers, and Victor Chavez) The first prompt to our AI Co-Pilots about the combined 2001 – 2024 CS/LIT – SIS Strategic plans asked …
LIT-SIS 2025-2027 Strategic Plan – “What’s Past is Prologue” Read more »
By Michael Robak, Chair, LIT-SIS Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Members: Patricia Barbone, Will Monroe, Susan Azyndar, Teresa Myers, and Victor Chavez) The LIT-SIS Strategic Planning Committee is kicking off the journey to our 2025–2027 Strategic Plan with a fresh and …
If you’ve ever used a tool to generate citations, there’s a good chance that tool used Citation Style Language. CSL is an open source, XML-based language designed to describe citation styles. Many citation managers and citation generator tools rely on …
While I think many may have heard by now that LIT-SIS Executive Board member, Matthew Braun, passed away on May 28, I just want to add a short tribute to Matthew, a truly gifted Law Librarian and a gentle and …
In Memoriam: Matthew Braun, May 10, 1977 – May 28, 2025 Read more »
By Melanie Knapp (mentor) and Alisa Lazear (mentee) After spending a year participating in the AALL Mentor Program, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on our experience, share what worked for us, and offer ideas for others who …
Reflections on a Year in the AALL Mentor Program Read more »
I am thrilled to announce the upcoming release of a groundbreaking resource for the law librarian community: Law Librarianship Practice: Challenges and Opportunities in Law Firm, Government, and Academic Law Libraries. Edited by the distinguished Ellyssa Kroski, this comprehensive volume …