Susan Crysler Joins Bermuda Law Firm

Most everyone in the Vancouver law library community knows that Susan Crysler recently left us for an opportunity to work in Bermuda.

Well, I'm happy to relay that the local newspaper, The Royal Gazette, has picked up the story, with a news item about her joining the firm Mello Jones & Martin (MJM).

We're happy you've landed safely Susan! Please keep in touch. :)

VALL Celebrates 20 years!

Members of the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries are getting set for a new VALL season which launches (and lunches) on Friday, September 19th. But did you know that this year marks the 20th Anniversary for VALL?

According to our wonderful incoming President Wilma MacFarlane, and according to our VALL history page, it was February 1988 that seeds for VALL were set. So, this year we've decided to make it an anniversary year, and are looking to do some special things around the time of our Christmas social.

There's also a very cool story about a related email exchange between Wilma and the Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein; but I'll let Wilma tell it.... at the VALL meeting on September 19th. How's that for a teaser?

I'll also blog about it after the VALL meeting. Right now, we're rallying the troops! Give me a V! give me a A! .... you get the idea. :)

New VALL Website is Now Up!

I'm happy to announce that the new VALL website , built on the Drupal platform, is finally up!

Reiterated from my welcome post,

A big thanks to the VALL website team - our long time webmaster Andy Froese, our new webmaster Rob Golbeck, and the exceptionally hard work of Susannah Tredwell! (who painstakingly created accounts for everyone in the VALL membership)

This is probably the last big piece of my VALL Presidency, and something I really wanted to get accomplished. To say I'm proud would be an understatement. I am very proud of the work we did, and thankful for having such a fantastic team!!

VALL Screencasting Workshop: 10 Student Spots Now Open

Hey Steve, No student pricing? What gives!?!!

The VALL executive has decided to block off 10 student spots for our 2008 workshop, Screencasting in Libraries, to be held next Thursday, March 27th.

Here's the deal: 10 spots, $25 each, first come, first served. No easy payments, and no set of fantastic Ginzu steak knives will be included. Download the form, and contact Deborah MacLeod to confirm your spot. Deadline is Friday!

If VALL wants more student members, and more student participation, we have to put our money where our mouth is. So that's what we're doing! :)

And P.S. ... Don't forget about our free membership for Students! Come out to a lunch and find out what being a law librarian is all about. We're pretty good friends to have when the time comes to start job hunting too!