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LAW LINESVolume 32, No. 1Fall 2008President’s MessageJeff CohanThe changing economy has made it moredifficult for many firms to generatebusiness and has already resulted insome “right sizing,” and has put apremium on competitive strategy. At thesame time, the most recent pass rate onthe New York Bar was 91%. Thechanging economy also has had someeffect on the finances of the academiccommunity, i.e., endowments, etc.Likewise, state and federal court budgetsare also affected, as are the finances ofour vendors.I DON’T OFTEN QUOTE Bob Dylan ina professional setting, but it’s time to“start swimmin’or you'll sink like astone, for the times they are a-changin’.”As your professional organization, ourPolitical changes in Washington willgoal at LLAGNY is to help you navigatelikely result in significant changesthe terrain ahead. Fundamental changesaffecting the legal landscape. Newin the economy, politics, and technologyagency administration will likely lead topresent new challenges and newnew regulation and judicialopportunities for us all. Our education,appointments might well change the waystudent relations, government relations,law is interpreted.and pro bono committees are leading theway and racing ahead of the curve for usPresident’s Message continued on p.2all. Meanwhile our other committeescontinue to maintain the fundamentalstrengths contributing to the operation ofour organization.In This IssuePresident’s Message .1Denver Law Librarian Fellowship Program . 3Bill Jackets Revisited . .6Membership News 9Fall Soiree .Photo InsertIs Online Legal Information Trustworthy?.12LLAGNY Board Minutes 151Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
of these events is a factor in ourmembers’ decision-making process onwhether to attend, so we will do all thatwe can to be the cost of the Winter andSpring meetings as reasonable aspossible without sacrificing the qualityof our events.President’s Message continued from p.1The technological challenges ahead arenot new, but they always present a newchallenge and require constant vigilance.Technological advances are moreappealing as the economy is in decline.Digitization makes more sense whenbudgets are being reduced and physicalspace is reallocated. Accordingly, weneed to be on top of issues such aslicensing, preservation, authentication,and copyright compliance. We alsoneed to use our influence to shapepolicy, either by ourselves, or inconjunction with other groups such asour parent organization AALL.At the same time, we are also working tobe most cost-effective and productive inour committees which keep the lights onand the engine running, the unsungheroes in volunteers, corporate support,advertising, membership, union list,placement and archives. And of course,where would we be without Law Lines.I am looking forward to some greateducation programs, parties, and BridgeThe Gap. It’s all a lot of fun. If you arenot already involved in LLAGNY, getinvolved. We’ll all be better for it.An aggressive and well-reasonedapproach by LLAGNY will propel ourcommunity through the times ahead.On a lighter note, the Fall Soiree waspretty cool and awesome. In fact, somepeople fitting that description were saidto be in attendance, and you can’t beatthe cost for admission — free. Goingforward, we are cognizant that the costHave a great winter season and newyear.Jeff2Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
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University of Denver Law Librarian Fellowship ProgramThe University of Denver Library andInformation Science Program is proud toannounce a new specialization in lawlibrarianship. Beginning Fall Quarter2009, LIS will be adding a rotation ofcourses specifically created to educatelaw librarians. Students completing theprogram will earn a Master’s of Libraryand Information Science (MLIS) degreewith a law specialization.Located near the heart of Denver, theLIS program is designed for the workingprofessional. Classes are offered once aweek, with sessions generally from 4p.m. to 6:25 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.Students in the LIS program come froma variety of backgrounds and bring withthem a host of professional and personalexperiences.In conjunction with the new curriculum,LIS is launching the University ofDenver Law Librarian FellowshipProgram. Thanks in part to a grant fromthe Institute of Museum and LibraryServices, LIS is offering up to ten fulltuition fellowships for study beginningSeptember 7, 2009. Fellows must befull-time students and are expected tocomplete the program within the twoyear fellowship window.To apply, students must complete anonline application to the MorgridgeCollege of Education, Supplemental LISAdmissions Materials, and the LawLibrarian Fellowship Application.Application information is available onthe College of Education website l.The application deadline is December 1,2008.In addition to coursework, Fellows willgain valuable practical experiencethrough a partnership with theWestminster Law Library. During theirfirst year (Fall Quarter 2009, WinterQuarter 2009, & Spring Quarter 2010)Fellows will spend six hours per week atWestminster working with the library’slibrarians and staff. During their secondyear (Summer Quarter 2010, FallQuarter 2010, Winter Quarter 2010, andSpring Quarter 2011) Fellows will spendtwelve hours per week at the library.For more information, please contactChris Hudson, Project Coordinator,Law Librarian Fellowship Program,University of Denver Morgridge Collegeof Education Library and InformationScience Program, JMAC Building, 2450S. Vine St., Denver, CO 80208. (303)871-6683. Chris.Hudson@du.edu4Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
LAW LINES EDITORIAL STAFFBill Manz, Managing EditorMeg Butler, Content EditorWendi Hoffenberg, Production EditorAnthony Burgalassi, Staff Photographer5Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
Bill Jackets RevisitedWilliam H. Manz, St. John’s Law Librarythe 2003 Legislative Session.Legislative memoranda are alsoavailable online through the BillDrafting Commission’s subscriptionservice, the Legislative RetrievalSystem, and at the Commission’s publicWeb site (current legislature only).The recent addition of governors’ billjackets from 2002–06 in pdf format tothe New York State Library’s free onlinedigital collections inevitably raises thequestion of its impact on the role of theNew York Legislative Service. Foundedduring the 1930s, NYLS, is a longtimeprovider of both New York State andNew York City bill jackets. It holds thecomplete microform collection of statebill jackets, and provides them at adiscount to members, while the cost tonon-subscribers is 100 per chapter, plusa 35 daily access fee and copyingcharges of 60 cents per page.The choice of a source for obtaining billjacket materials should be guided by thedepth of the research required. Thoseneeding more than the basics should beaware that the bill jackets provided bythe Legislative Service often containmany items not found in the official billjackets provided by the State Library orWestlaw. For example the jacket forChapter 1 of 2006, requiring theregistration of sex offenders, availableon Westlaw or at the State Library Website contains only a copy of thesponsor’s memo and a copy of the bill.The version provided by the NYLS alsocontains a legislative chronology, votingrecords, the governor’s press releaseannouncing the bill signing, severalpress releases from Assembly SpeakerSheldon Silver relating to the bill, apress release from the minority leader,and two articles from the New YorkTimes.As is well known, bill jackets contain themost-cited sources of New York Statelegislative history: memoranda, andcorrespondence from state officials andconstituents. Westlaw had previouslyprovided access to bill jacketmemoranda in its NY-LEGIS and NYLEGIS-OLD databases as part of theonline version of McKinney’s SessionLaws. Since late 2004, they have alsobeen provided in two other Westlawdatabases, NY-LH and NY-LH-REP.The most recently added Westlawdatabase, NY-LH-BILLJACKET, whichprovides entire comments of the jackets,currently covers the 219th Legislature(1996) through the 229th Legislature(2006). The LexisNexis NYLH file’scomprehensive coverage of memorandastarts with the 2005 Legislative Session,but there is also limited material fromIn addition to providing additional usefulmaterial, the NYLS bill jacket alsoperforms a valuable service in noting theavailability of reports, hearings anddebate transcripts. Researching their6Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
availability is almost always a majorwaste of time and effort becausealthough legislative debates are officiallyrecorded, a study by the Brennan Centerfor Justice at N.Y.U. Law Schoolindicates that between 1997 and 2001,there was no “debate” in the usuallyrecognized sense of the term on 95.5%of major Assembly bills and 95.1% ofmajor Senate bills.1 (If a debatetranscript exists it may be obtained for afee from the Legislative Service or fromthe Senate Office of Microfilm andRecords and the Assembly Office ofPublic Information.)As for reports and hearings, accordingthe Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U.Law School, the Senate produced noreports on 152 major pieces oflegislation between 1997 and 2001,while the Assembly produced only twoon the 181 bills for which theresearchers had complete data.2Similarly, the legislature holds hearings,but does so only rarely with regard tospecific legislation. Hence, the BrennanCenter reports that between 1997 and2001 both the Senate and Assembly heldonly one hearing each on major bills.3For the a legislative history of older NewYork enactments, the Legislative Serviceis the obvious choice, but they shouldalso be contacted by those researchingrecent laws, and who want more than thebasic legislative material found in billjackets available online.1Id. at 23.BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT N.Y.U. LAWSCHOOL, THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATIVEPROCESS: AN EVALUATION AND BLUEPRINT FORREFORM 6 (2004).3Id.2Law Lines Volume 32, No. 17Fall 2008
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS AND MOVESLLAGNY would like to welcome the following new or returning members:Member NameFirmTitleJoanne CamejoLoeb & Loeb, LLPHead LibrarianCatherineDesmarattesMcDermott Will & Emery, LLPLibrary AssistantSharon HindsSeyfarth Shaw, LLPAssistant LibrarianCynthia HirisCleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton,LLPInformation Specialist – TaxMary HunterStudentThomas KeatingCravath, Swaine & Moore, LLPNews Information SpecialistNancy MacomberCUNY Law School LibraryHead of Technical ServicesAnn ShermanFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &Jacobson, LLPInformation SpecialistAbigail TildenStudentTom WesleyShearman & Sterling, LLPElectronic Services LibrarianAlanna WhiteCrowell & MoringAssistant Director, ResearchServicesFrom AALL Web site: http://www.aallnet.org/news/newsdisplay.asp?nid 128Member News: Professional ActivitiesPosted October 08, 2008 By Sarah MauldinEric M. Kaufman, head of research services for Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP in NewYork City, was unanimously elected to the Board of Directors of New York LegislativeService (NYLS) on October 7, 2008. NYLS is a not-for-profit corporation that providesreports, research, and publications on New York State and New York City legislative andregulatory activity and is the only source for "complete legislative histories."9Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
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LLAGNY Fall Soiree & New Members ReceptionThursday, October 23rd, 2008, 6-9 p.m.Tribeca Grand HotelPhotos taken by Anthony Burgalassi, Katten Muchin RosenmanCaren Rabinowitz & Sarah Tinkler,Katten Muchin RosenmanNatasha Grant (New Member), Reed SmithEmily Moog (New Member), Carter, LedyardJohn Fitzgerald & Paulette Toth, Kirkland &EllisNancy Macomber, CUNY Law SchoolErrol Adams (New Member) NYC Civil CourtMelissa Bradley, Dialog (Sponsor of Fall Soireeevent)
Isaac Kim (New member)Columbia U.Sadys Espitia, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & MosleWayne Mareci (New member), PrattInstituteAnthony Burgalassi, Katten Muchin RosenmanMany thanks to Anthony for years of excellent LawLines photographs!Anna Blaine (New member), NY Law School
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LLAGNY / AALL Program: Authentic Legal Information in the Digital Age:Is Online Legal Information Trustworthy?This article is taken from David Badertscher’s Criminal Law Library Blog,http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/library news and viewsMary Alice Baish, of course, is a superbpresenter and knows the topic better thanpractically anyone else. What especiallystands out, for me at least, is theinterplay between secure authenticationand electronic preservation (E-LifeCycle Management). A central flaw inthe present trend, second only to thefailure to clearly designate what is“official” and what is not, is the failureto secure primary source documentsagainst bit degradation or obsolescencewhich can make previous versionsunreadable to future generations. In asense, the trend toward “official” on-lineresources is a cop-out on the part ofmany states. People are comfortablegetting the electronic version; so wesubstitute comfort and popularity forputting out the verifiable thing. Onlineresources are also cheaper in productionas opposed to print. So, again, we copout to present the appearance of betterbudgets — even though the result isshoddy workmanship.Introduction and Comments by DavidBadertscher, Principal LawLibrarian, Criminal Law Library ofNew York CityOn Thursday November 6, 2008, theLaw Library Association of Greater NewYork (LLAGNY) presented inconjunction with the Electronic LegalInformation Access and CitationCommittee of the American Associationof Law Libraries (AALL) a program atthe New York County LawyersAssociation in New York City regardinghow findings of the 2007 authenticationreport published by AALL and itsELIAC Committee can be adopted in theState of New York.The program consisted of a panel ofrepresentatives of AALL, its ElectronicLegal Information Access and Citation(ELIAC), and two agencies of NewYork state government, the New YorkState Reporting Bureau and the Office ofGeneral Counsel of the New York StateDepartment of State, discussing theAALL Authentication Report, publishedin 2007 and approaches, strategies, andchallenges to adopting its findings toauthenticating and otherwise validatingin accordance with accepted standardsfor New York State primary source legalinformation published on the Web.Anita Postyn did a fine job from thelocal New York perspective. She bringsit home, effectively making it clear thatthe local jurisdiction has an obligation(like its forty-nine sister states) to facethe problem.James Leary was very impressive in thathe acknowledged the problem withregard to such resources as the NYCRR.Indeed, he acknowledged it withlaudable candor: they have two typists tokeep a huge complicated resource up toThe program was indeed excellent —especially in the sense that it tightlyencapsulates a massive nationalproblem, specifically bringing it home tofocus on the state of New York.12Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
New York State Department of State,Office of Legal Counsel, and Mr. GarySpivey who serves as the New YorkState Reporter.date. It is a hard enough task in print.Placing trust in uncertain electronicresources makes it worse.At least from the Pollack summary, Iwas a little puzzled by Gary Spivey'spresentation. He did not appear toaddress the topic as it applies to yourofficial reports. The emphasis seemed tobe more simply on what his office doesto produce electronic as well as printversions, but not what (if any)safeguards it envisions to ensure longterm validity of these official texts.Perhaps this reaction is unfair because,after all, one is reading a summary; butthat was the impression I got.Ms. Baish articulated AALL’s visionand core values regarding authenticationof online legal materials. These includeensuring equitable and permanent publicaccess to authentic legal information andthat government informationintrinsically is a valuable public goodcreated at taxpayer expense that shouldbe trustworthy, reliable, permanentlypreserved, and accessible as well asbeing “official” through designation bystatute or rule. She discussed the AALL2006 State Authentication Survey andthe key findings of the report. She notedthe trend that states are discontinuingprint official resources and substitutingonline official sources. Examples of thisinclude the fact that five states giveofficial status to their online legalresources, but none are authenticatedthereby undermining the trustworthinessof the resources. Moreover ten statesand the District of Columbia designatedas official one or more of their onlineprimary legal resources. Furthermore,she commented that eight states presentresources that have indicia of beingofficial (i.e., “official traits”), but there isconflicting evidence as to the actualstatus of the resource. Lastly, Ms. Baishvoiced some of AALL’s majorrecommendations. These include a clearstatement of the official status andsource of authority be given, use of theterm “official” should be used carefullyto avoid confusion, and that titles forprint and online resources should beused consistently.Mr. Leary spoke on behalf of New YorkState’s Department of State which isSummary by Ted Pollack, Senior LawLibrarian, New York County PublicAccess LibraryOn Thursday, November 6, 2008, at thehistoric New York County Lawyers’Association Building in Manhattan, TheLaw Library Association of Greater NewYork (LLAGNY) and the ElectronicLegal Information Access and CitationCommittee of AALL (ELIAC) presenteda program entitled: “Authentic LegalInformation In the Digital Age: Is OnlineLegal Information Trustworthy?” Theprogram was moderated by Mr. DavidBadertscher the Principal Law Librarianof New York Supreme Court, FirstJudicial District, Criminal Term LawLibrary. The guest speakers includedMs. Mary Alice Baish who serves as theacting Washington AffairsRepresentative of the AmericanAssociation of Law Libraries, Ms. AnitaPostyn who serves as a law librarian ofthe New York City Civil Court andparticipated in the AALL State-by-StateSurvey and Report on Authentication ofOnline Legal Resources, Mr. JamesLeary who serves as an attorney with the13Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
process in which the court’s submittedversion must go through a rigorousreview process that ultimately ends incertification prior to publication in eitherprint or electronic format. The NewYork Law Reporting Bureau posts caseson its website at:http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter.The Internet site provides access to theNew York Official Reports Service withtext of all decisions published orabstracted in the Official Reports fromJanuary 1, 1995 through the latestAdvance Sheet. Additionally, theOfficial Reports Service Archiveprovides the text of landmark and othernotable decisions published in theOfficial Reports prior to January 1,1995. Furthermore, the New York SlipOpinion Service provides access torecently released decisions prior topublication in the Official Reports,together with an electronic citation foreach decision. Opinions selected for online publication only are also available.There is no charge for this service.charged with oversight of the OfficialCompilation of Codes, Rules, andRegulations. He spoke about some ofthe practical issues involved ingovernmental publication and oversightof such a massive resource(approximately 56,000 pages). Theseinclude contractual issues and updatingof new regulations by a small staff ofonly two typists. Significantly, hementioned the real world confusioncreated by a publication which has“official” in its title and where theofficial version is print as compared toits online version which is not officialbut similarly has the word official in itstitle. Thus, the complete unofficial,Official Compilation of Codes, Rules,and Regulations of the State of NewYork is now available online at:http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/nycrr.htm. Ms. Postyn’s comments supportedthis real world view and were derivedfrom her observations of the problematicand poor nature of states’ authenticationof online legal resources when sheassisted in the AALL’s State-by-StateSurvey and Report on Authentication ofOnline Legal Resources. Yet, Mr. Learyexpressed admiration for the goals andvalues as set forth by Ms. Baish andexpressed his hope that in the future theNew York State Department of Statewould achieve them.The panel discussion received veryfavorable feedback from the attendinggroup which numbered approximatelyfifty information professionals. Thepresentation was coordinated byLLAGNY’s Education Committeewhich is co-chaired by Ms. DebbieMelnick, Prinicpal Law Librarian of theNew York City Civil Court Law Libraryand Ms. Margaret Beirne, Principal LawLibrarian of the New York SupremeCourt in the Bronx, working with theAALL Electronic Legal InformationAccess and Citation Committee and theAALL Washington Affairs Office. Wewould like to express our gratitude fortheir work and to LLAGNY in bringingthis panel discussion to fruition.Mr. Spivey spoke on behalf of the NewYork Law Reporting Bureau. The LawReporting Bureau is the New York Stateagency responsible for publishing thedecisions of the New York courts in theOfficial Reports. He is a public servantwhose primary responsibility is tooversee the publication of New YorkState official opinions and judgments ofappellate and other courts. He noted the14Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
In response to an inquiry about chargespaid to AALL for the membershipdirectory, the treasurer pointed out thatin the 2007–08 fiscal year theAssociation had incurred two annualcharges for production of directories.This was because AALL had neglectedto bill the Association for the directoryproduced during fiscal 2006–07. Underour cash accounting method, our doublepayment made it appear that theAssociation had run at a deficit during2007-08. But under an accrual methodof accounting, the cost of the 2006–07annual Directory would have beenreflected as a charge against the 2006–07budget. In this case, the accrual methodwould have painted a more accuratepicture of the Association’s fiscalcircumstances.Minutes of the LLAGNY BoardMeetingJune 10, 2008Mayer Brown LLPIn attendance:Andrew Tschinkel, Jeff Cohan, SarahDowson, Tom Eikenbrod, Elaine Egan,Bill Mills, Kathryn McRae, MarshaPront, Jill Gray, Pauline Webster, KarenProvost, Jeff Buckley, David Dames,Nuchine Nobari (via telephone,)Lyonette Louis-Jacques (AALL BoardMember guest).The meeting convened at approximately5:40 pm1. Approval of Minutes.Motion to approve the minutes of theMay 14 meeting: (Pront)Second: Eikenbrod.Approved4. Committee ReportsCopies of all committees’ annual reportswere distributed. The presidentobserved that he will be synthesizingthese reports and submitting them forpublication in Law Lines.2. President's ReportThe president welcomed Lyonette LouisJacques, Foreign and International LawLibrarian and Lecturer in Law at theUniversity of Chicago’s D’Angelo LawLibrary, our distinguished AALL BoardMember guest.Membership: This committee ispreparing a proposal involving theMemberClicks software solution. Thiswill be submitted to next year’s Board.(Pront)5. Unfinished BusinessThe president reported that the SpecialEvents Committee had received 262 paidRSVP’s for the June dinner.(Ultimately, a total of 266 RSVP’s werereceived.) While this was a respectableresponse, it was somewhat lower than inrecent previous years. There followedsome discussion of the possible reasonsfor the decline in RSVP response.3. Treasurer's ReportIn a brief summary of the fiscal year, theAssociation is breaking even. Allexpenses for the June Dinner have beenpaid, except for approximately 2,000.We received additional sponsorshipsupport in the amount of 5,000. Allsponsorship pledges for the Bridge theGap program have been received.15Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
be a key objective of his administration.Further discussion of the Print Version’sWeblog was tabled until next year.Reasons advanced included the slowingof the overall economy, the higheramount charged in comparison to lastyear ( 75 for 2008 versus 60 for 2007),the fact that this was the thirdconsecutive time that the event wasbeing been held at the Rainbow Room,and the complete reliance on email forpublicity with the elimination of a snailmail notice. Despite this slight decline,the June Dinner remains a popular eventthat is not unduly costly to theAssociation.6. New BusinessThere was no new business.The meeting adjourned at approximately7:00. It was followed by a festive dinnerat Patsy’s Restaurant, celebrating theBoard’s accomplishments andwelcoming new Board members.Respectfully submitted:Bill Mills, Board MemberMotion to reimburse treasurer NuchineNobari for postage and Kinko stationeryin the sum of 109.20 (Pront).Second: (Egan)ApprovedMotion to contribute 250 to the GeorgeStrait Minority Scholarship Endowmentin memorial tribute to Professor RoyMersky (Eikenbrod).Second: (Egan)ApprovedA representative copy in paper of the“Print Version’s Weblog” wasdistributed. The electronic form of thiscommunication is being sent out throughan ISP retained by the Print Version.Jeff Cohan commented that, since thePrint Version is a LLAGNY-sponsoredactivity, this communication was outsideof the Association’s policy that allelectronic communications go throughAALLNET. However, it was pointedout that in recent times AALLNET hasnot had a strong record of flexibility inhandling the dissemination of electroniccommunications. AALL’s incomingpresident, James Dugan, has announcedthat the improvement of AALLNET willMinutes of the LLAGNY BoardMeetingAugust 20, 2008Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & ScintoIn Attendance:Jeff Cohan, Pauline Webster, AndrewTschinkel, Bill Mills;, Karen Provost,Jeff Buckley, David Dames1. Approval of MinutesApproved but for section of Treasurer’sreport referring to 2000 cost to printdirectory. Clarification requested.16Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
policy of selecting a co- chair from thehost institution. Taken underadvisement.2. Treasurer’s ReportWe are still awaiting last year's annualreport. Year end financial summarypage provided by Nuchine Nobari readinto record. Year end Financial summaryof special events provided by NuchineNobari read in to record.Pro Bono – Have taken President'ssuggestion for research activity relatedto probation and application of CPL410.90 under advisement.Special Events – discussed further inNew BusinessNuchine transferred knowledge as tohow to operate QuickBooks, andtransferred custody of banking accounts,check books, and hard copy financialrecords.Student Relations – working withtechnology to create a student internshippage similar to our placement page, to beadministered by Committee CoChair Sonal Pandya.3. Committee ReportsDiscussed as available:Union List – request status of accountspayable.Education – Planning first program inconjunction with AALL on the topic ofe-document authenticity4. MotionsGovernment Relations – New York billjackets to be posted on the internetMotion to reimburse Nuchine Nobari fortransportation to New York for purposesof orienting Pauline Webster and JeffCohan to Quickbooks accountingprocedure and to related concerns, 216.95, as per Bill Mills. ApprovedMotion to reimburse Sarah Dowson forLLAGNY expenses related to mailingitems to AALL convention, 72.48,as per Bill Mills. Approved.Law Lines – Committee chair Bill Manzbemoans lack of submissions. KarenProvost suggested, and the board agreed,that librarian spotlight feature should berestored to newsletter if possible.Membership – developing proposal toimplement member clicks software onLLAGNY website.5. New BusinessNominations – Robert Genovesewithdrew his name from consideration.Jeff Cohan will accept names forsubmission to the board.Board Discussion re Special Events:Chair Tom Eikenbrod directed to pursueHarbor Lights and Soho Grand as venuesfor Fall Soiree. Expected cost for eventshould be about 6000 less than lastyear. Submit any contract and flyer toboard for approval; only President maysign contract; check with Sarah KagenOutreach – Andrew Tschinkel suggestedPratt as an alternative to the New YorkCity Bar as a venue for the event andreminded the board of the preferred17Law Lines Volume 32, No. 1Fall 2008
regarding conflicts of date; Chair TomEikenbrod directed to pursue Tavern onGreen for Winter Event. No dataconcerning expected cost, but we werethere last year; submit any contract andflyer to board for approval; onlyPresident may sign contract; check withSarah Kagen regarding conflicts of date;Chair Tom Eikenbrod directed to pursuevenues other than Rainbow Room for theJune event.I move that the board approve theLLAGNY Education Committee flyerfor the program on Authentic LegalInformation in the Digital Age. (Gray)Second (McRae) ApprovedFuture Meetings of the BoardThe board shall have at least four moremeetings this term, either by phoneconference or at Fitzpatrick, Cella,Harper & Scinto.Motion to approve travel expenses forMr. Leary and lunch expenses for thefive speakers (of the EducationCommittee program on November 6th) .The cost between 200 and 250.(Mills)Second (Buckley) ApprovedWednesday, October 22, 2008Vote regarding expenses for theEducation Committee program onNovember 6th.Leadership TrainingLeadership training is to be heldSeptember 4, 2008, and directed byImmediate Past President, AndrewTschinkel.Monday, October 20, 2008Vote regarding the letter submitted bythe Corporate Sponsorship Committee6. Unfinished BusinessMotion to approve the letter from theCorporate Sponsorship committee.(Dames)Second (Gray) ApprovedDiscussion of Print Version electroniccommunications policyRespectfully submitted,Jeff Cohan, LLAGNY PresidentThursday, October 9, 2008Vote rega
Classes are offered once a week, with sessions generally from 4 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:25 p.m. Students in the LIS program come from a variety of backgrounds and bring with them a host of professional and personal experiences. To apply, students must complete an online application to the Morgridge College of Education, Supplemental LIS
