Spring Institute 2016

NOCALL Members, AALL Members,
Other AALL Regional Chapter Members,
CLA, SLA, CCCLL

$30

$100

Program, “Do I Look Like a Librarian? Demonstrating Your Value in Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Paths” + Lunch

$35

$110

Program, “Do I Look Like a Librarian? Demonstrating Your Value in Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Paths” +
Lunch

Book your group rate here or call 408-650-0590.

The last day at the guaranteed rate was February 17, 2016.

Suite: 1 king-sized bed or 2 queen-sized beds, according to hotel availability when you check in..

Rate: $209 per night, not including local taxes and assessment fees.

Parking costs $15 daily.

The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search (MCLE credit available**)
Susan Nevelow Mart, Associate Professor and Director of the Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School, Boulder

This talk will introduce an empirical study of search algorithms in six legal databases: WestlawNext, Lexis Advance, Fastcase, Google Scholar, Ravel and Casetext. Search algorithms assist your searching in legal databases most of the time, and the researcher does not know much, if anything, about how those algorithms work. The algorithms are created by humans, who have made multiple choices about how the search will be carried out. Those choices are opaque to the user, and are executed automatically. How do these choices effect what we see in the results and how can we know? The study will look at the differences that exist when six groups of humans try to solve the same research puzzle.

Conference Room 21

A Google Analytics Primer: Best Practices and How To Use at Your Library (Presentation)
Presenters: Sarah Lin, Library Systems Librarian, Reed Smith LLP; and David Holt, Research and Emerging Technologies Librarian, Santa Clara University. Moderator: Hadi Amjadi, Systems Librarian, Golden Gate University

Google Analytics is free software that can help libraries understand who their users are and how they use the library’s web presence. Two librarians from academic and private law libraries will utilize the recent Digital Library Federation White Paper on Best Practices for Google Analytics to show how their libraries have used the software on their OPAC, website, and institutional repository. The presenters will discuss their use of the software, what data it does and does not provide, and what data-drive decisions their libraries have made as a result.

Our Resilient County Law Libraries: Creative Responses to Unprecedented Challenges (Handouts)
John Zorbas, Director of the Butte County Law Library
Kim Tucker, Law Librarian, Sonoma County Law Library
Carey Rowan, Library Director, Contra Costa Law Library

Many of California’s county law libraries have been struggling to survive a dire funding crisis, even as demand for their services has never been greater. They represent a lifeline for those who depend on their imperiled resources to understand and protect their legal rights. What are the causes of the crisis, and how are these libraries responding to it? What role can we assume to support their vital mission? Carey, John, and Kim will discuss (1) growing challenges to serving users at a time of diminished funds and escalating costs; (2) innovative responses to leverage resources, including collaboration with other libraries, bar associations, and  legal advocacy services; (3) legislative advocacy initiatives of the California Council of County Law Libraries (CCCLL), and lessons learned from legislative  successes and reversals; (4) a strategy to achieve a comprehensive, lasting remedy to the funding crisis; and (5) NOCALL’s role in supporting CCCLL’s short-term and long-term legislative priorities. This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/Bloomberg BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Conference Room 21

Do I Look Like a Librarian? Demonstrating Your Value in Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Paths (Presentation)
Deb Hunt, Director of the Mechanics Institute Library, and Edward Hosey, Deputy Circuit Librarian of the Ninth Circuit Library

Part 1: Career Agility: Transforming Knowledge and Expertise into Strategic Value – Deb Hunt

Our profession continues to evolve rapidly, which challenges us to adapt and transform, to be flexible and innovative. The skills we learned in school and build on throughout our careers have potential far beyond traditional library and information center settings. Former SLA international president Deb Hunt has zigged and zagged in and out of the library profession during her career, often working in parallel knowledge domains. She will share how to become an agile information professional by:

•    identifying your potential both within and outside a traditional setting
•    turning information into strategic knowledge
•    demonstrating your value as a knowledge guru

Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to demonstrate their value and expertise in their organization, ensuring continued employment and career satisfaction.

Part 2: Writing An Effective Cover Letter – Ed Hosey

Ed has performed more than 20 recruitments over the past 10 years and he will discuss the things which make cover letters and applications stand out for him — both in good ways and in bad ways.  The learning outcomes for his presentation will be that job applicants will understand which traits can make an application rise to the top of the consideration pile or sink to the bottom, while reviewers of applications will find a way to quickly distinguish between the people who are interested in the position being offered and those who may be treating it like any other job.

How Digital Design Innovations Can Improve Delivery of Legal Services] (MCLE credit available**)
Nikki Zeichner , Design Research, Code for America

In the era of big data, innovations and developments in digital design and data-wrangling are becoming more and more important―and crucial―to making sense of our world, and legal services are in no way immune.  Speaker Nikki Ziechner, one of the ABA’s 2015 Legal Rebels, will share her experiences, in an effort to provide inspiration through her experiences of being creative within the legal context.

Conference Room 21

Hidden Jewels: Business, Science and Technology Resources at the SFPL (BST Resources Presentation, What’s Cooking Presentation, Handout)
Lia Hillman, Librarian, Business, Science & Technology Department, San Francisco Public Library

The Main San Francisco Public Library offers an amazing collection of electronic resources in their Business, Science and Technology department, freely available to anyone with a current SFPL card.  Lia Hillman, 4^th Floor Program Manager, will share these resources, the hidden jems they contain, and how to access them remotely.  See how SFPL can expand your research options and services at no additional cost to your own library! Bonus: Lia is also a professional chef and creator of the Biblio Bistro program, the SFPL mobile kitchen, where she has merged her two passions, reading and cooking.  Learn about the program, the cookbook collection, and where to find the Biblio Bistro near you.

Mindfulness Meditation and Law Libraries (MCLE credit available**) (Handouts)
Tim Iglesias, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law

This program will introduce participants to mindfulness meditation. Participants will experience a short meditation session and will learn about the fundamentals of mindfulness, including the benefits of this practice. The session will also discuss how mindfulness applies in law libraries.

Bloomberg BNA

LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group

Santa Clara Law

Intelligize

PLI

San Jose State University iSchool

William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

Legislative History & Intent 

O’Connor’s