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The Newsletter of the Computing Services SIS Volume 6, Issue 2 American Association of Law libraries May 2006

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Cofrec In this issue Udto 7 Keeping Up with the War on Spyware by Susan M. Boland

11 Message from the Chair 12 Calendar of CS-SIS Events and Meetings at the Annual Conference 13 Volunteers for Recruitment Committee Needed in St. Louis! 13 Karaoke with Ken Celebrates 10th Annual Outing 14 How to Navigate the Maze: Recollections from San Antonio by David Lehmann 18 Show Me the Books! SR-SIS 8th Annual Children's Book Drive 19 CONALL/Mentoring Program 20 /Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 21 Top 12 Things to do with Kids in St. Louis 23 Offbeat St. Louis

2 On the Front Lines: Writer's Cramp and Writer's Block 3 Liz Glankler to Receive Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award 4 CS-SIS Election Results 5 CS-SIS Ad Hoc Committee Considers Name Change and Launches A Wiki 6 Grants Committee Announces Awards for Annual Meeting The Back Page Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 2

On the Front Lines

Writer's Cramp and Writer's Block

Ken Hirsh

I envy diehard bloggers. They have the creativity and discipline to write an essay as often as daily. I strain to put out these columns twice per year. How do they do it? Writing smooth, flowing sentences has never been my strong suit. My wife says my writing reads like a newspaper article: short sentences that just give the facts. Not the kind of reading that draws you in and deeply involves you until the final sentence. Some of you know that I have been elected as Vice President/President Elect of SEAALL. Among other things, that means in a year I'll also be writing a president's column for every newsletter issue. So you SEAALL members in the section can look forward to reading my "words of wisdom" twice as often.

At least what I write CAN now be read. My handwriting is as bad as anyone's, and until I started regularly using a computer no one, including myself, could read what I had written. If you think interpreting a prescription is difficult, you should try reading one of my handwritten notes. I took my typing class during law school, but dropped out before we did the top row. So the number keypad is a blessing. As simple as typing on a computer keyboard may now seem, it revolutionized my life. I suspect some aspect of computing has revolutionized your life as well. Let me know - send me a message at ken(dlaw.duke.edu with a note telling me how personal computing or related technologies have revolutionized your life.

Bloggers work in the realm of the printed, albeit online, word. Podcasters record their thoughts and opinions and webcast them into our lives. I wonder if hoarseness is as much an occupational hazard for them as writer's cramp and repetitive stress diseases are for writers. Every new technological development carries with it unexpected side effects. Blackberry and cell phone users are now beginning to experience the hazards of prolific thumb typing. Cell phone radiation remains a concern among some users. Eyes strain from reading monitors. Please take care of yourself by paying attention to the effects your use of technology may have on your body - and mind. 0 0 0

Ken Hirsh is Director of Computing Services and a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. 6 Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 3 SConnecting ...

Liz Glankler to Receive Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award

James E. Duggan "Liz works The 2005-06 CS-SIS Awards Committee is pleased to announce that Liz Glankler is the tirelessly to recipient of the 2006 Kenneth J. Hirsh strengthen the Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to a CS-SIS member who has CS -SIS,... made outstanding contributions to the SIS, to helps it fulfill AALL, and who is well regarded for his or her service to the profession. its mission to

Liz, Head of Access Services at Omer Poos serve all of Law Library, Saint Louis University, was AALL, and... nominated by Ken Hirsh, the first recipient of the award (and for whom the award was helps each of subsequently named). In his nomination, Ken us realize the praised Liz, indicating that she "[works] tirelessly to strengthen the CS-SIS,. *. help[s] it fulfill its mission to serve all of AALL, and . .. help[s] each of us ties that bind realize the ties that bind us." In addition, "Liz [as co-editor of Connecting .. .], ushered our previously dormant newsletter into the Internet age . . . us.... She [and] . . . cajoled members into submitting quality articles that provide perennially education and inspiration. She perennially ensur[es] that our section's name is kept in front of the association by personally ordering the popular give ensures that away items at every annual meeting, [and] nearly every year she our section's participates in the CONELL marketplace, exposing our name and purpose to new association members." name is kept in

Liz served the section as chair in 2002-03, and was Treasurer in 1998-99. front of the In addition to her role as long-time section newsletter editor, Liz also served association." as co-chair of the Council of Newsletter Editors for AALL from 2004-05, as well as webmaster to MAALL.

Liz lives in St. Louis with her husband, Bill, and sons Eric and Sean.

The Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Liz 1 during the AALL Annual Meeting CS-SIS Breakfast on Monday, July 10, 2006, from 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. in St. Louis. Members of the 2005-06 CS- SIS Awards Committee were James E. Duggan, Chair, Don Arndt, Jim Gernert, Judith Kaul, Sheri Lewis, Jean Willis, and Eric Young. 0 0 0

James E. Duggan is Director of Information Technology at Southern Illinois University School of Law Library in Carbondale, Illinois. Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 4 Connecting ...

CS-SIS Election Results

Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect: June Hsiao Liebert

Member-at- Large: Bonnie Shucha

The section offers its appreciation to all of the candidates, and to the Nominations Committee for putting together an excellent slate.

Congratulations to the successful candidates in the recent CS-SIS election.

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CS-SIS Ad Hoc Committee Considers Name Change and Launches a Wiki

Sheri Lewis

Is it time to change our section name from Computing Services SIS to < ? >-SIS? Section membership voted in 1996 to change the section name from Automation and Scientific Development SIS to its current name. Some current section members believe "Some CS-SIS is as outdated today as the ASD-SIS name was 10 years ago. So, current what to do? section The CS-SIS Name Change Ad Hoc cssisname I FrontPage members Committee was appointed this year to consider the possibilities. The believe CS- Committee posted on the CS-SIS website a preliminary report, located SIS is as at http://www.aa llnet.org /sis/cssis/ CS SIS SURVEY namechange preliminary.pdf. The wemthetM -50 YtK nk W1~e 90= fwtheCS 5 outdated Ad H4KC-ftw to 9d ,.d a-.a mn report recommends that the section - d* Pa et..le fitasw-im .Adtht n v.w consider a name change to better today as the reflect the professional work and JUST LOG-IN - THEN CUCK ON THE interests of its membership. COMMENTS BUTTON AND ENTER ASD-SIS YOUR COMMENTS !11!!Password: essis name was 10 To enable an open discussion on interest in a section name change and years ago. support for different possibilities, the QUESTIONS PRESENTED Committee has launched a wiki, QUESTION ONE So, what to located at http://cssisname.pbwiki.com/. All CS- Figure 1. Screenshot showing the wiki created by the do?" SIS members are encouraged to log in Name Change Committee and comment on the three questions posed in the wiki:

1. Do you think that the CS-SIS needs a new name? 2. What other name do you think is appropriate? 3. Which of the proposed names do you favor and why? (Information Technology, Information Technology Services, Electronic and Information Technology, Electronic Resources and Technology Services, Electronic Services)

The Committee will present the results of the wiki discussion at the CS-SIS business meeting at the AALL Annual Meeting in St. Louis. 0 0 0

Sheri Lewis is Associate Law Librarian for Public Services and Lecturer in Law at the D'Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, Illinois. 4AL Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 6 111 Connecting ...

Grants Committee Announces Awards for Annual Meeting

Jim Gernert

Since 2000 the Computing Services-SIS has provided a number of grants for registration to the AALL Annual Meeting. The Grants Committee is pleased to announce the 2006 recipients of the CS-SIS grants. Our three grant recipients are very worthy candidates who hold promise of future involvement in the law library profession:

Matin Dell is a new librarian at the Florida State University Law Library, and is pursuing post- graduate study in law librarianship as well.

Frank Lima is the new Computer Services and Reference Librarian at Northern Illinois University Law School.

Hadi Amjadi is the Systems Librarian at Golden Gate University Law Library, and has been active in the CS-SIS.

We have invited the grant recipients to attend the CS-SIS Breakfast meeting on Monday, July 10, 2006, from 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. in St. Louis as well. Please take a moment to seek them out and congratulate them on receiving a grant.

I would also like to thank the Grants Committee members for their help in reviewing the applications and making the decisions: Irene Good, Robert Jacoby, Judith Kaul, Cynthia Lewis, Melissa Serfasss, Bonnie Shucha, and Eric Young. All gave their time and effort to the committee, and their input was much appreciated.

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Jim Gernert is Information Management Librarian at the University of Baltimore Law Library in Baltimore, Maryland. Aiwm Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 7

Keeping Up with the War on Spyware

Susan M. Boland

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 91% of Internet users claim they have made some change to their online behavior due to fears of infecting their computers with unwanted software.' Users have good reason to fear since spyware can lead to identity theft, collection of private data, computer crashes, and computer One company takeovers. Spyware doesn't just cost the user, however. Both Dell and McAfee have stated that put a clause in 1 0% - 1 2% of the total calls to tech support relate its EULA to spyware, and those spyware calls generally take longer to resolve.2 Customers infected with offering money spyware may blame the ISP or computer manufacturer, potentially causing to anyone who customers to cancel services or avoid buying subsequent products from the manufacturer.3 Furthermore, users may become discouraged from using the contacted them. Internet, causing a loss in e-commerce sales.4 While we as librarians may not easily relate to cancelled services and loss of sales, we certainly can relate to user It took five frustrations with the Internet and the costs in time and sanity to tech support (which months and is often us!) as we try to help patrons with their infested computers. $3, 000 in sales The spyware problem has thus far proven difficult to resolve. To begin with, there before they is the issue of defining what spyware is. As one Adware vendor asserts: finally had a Adware -- generally defined as software installed by consenting users seeking free, value-added services in exchange for exposure winner to advertisements - is often confused with, the term spyware -- advertising-based software often installed without the user's knowledge or consent. As a result, adware is frequently, yet inappropriately, treated like spyware as a virus or malicious software by anti-spyware programs 5 (emphasis added).

... continued on next page. '-Susannah Fox, Pew Internet & American Life Project, Sovware 2 (July 2005), http://www.pewinternet.orci/pdfs/PIP Spyware Report July 05.pdf.

-Id. . Id. 4. Id. 5. Oren Dobronsky, Not All Adware is Badware C I net News.Com, Apr. 6, 2006, http://news.com.com/2102-7355 3-6058392.htm I.

Susan M. Boland is Research & Instructional Services Librarian and Webmaster at the David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library, Northern Illinois University College of Law in DeKalb, Illinois. 4K , Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 8

Keeping Up with the War on Spyware (continued)

Several adware vendors have filed or threatened to file suits against anti-spyware program vendors for classifying their software as spyware.6 Part of the controversy stems from the idea of knowledge or consent. In some cases, disclosures about ad M software are buried deep inside long EULAs (end user license agreements). For example, the P2P (peer-to-peer) program Kazaa, which loads several recognized tracking and ad programs onto a user's computer, at one point had four separate license agreements equaling 182 on-screen pages in a text box that only displayed Most users who 7 ten lines at a time. Even if an EULA is not long and is easy to read, many users are aware of completely skip reading it. In what sounds like an urban legend but did truly happen, one company put a clause in its EULA offering money to anyone who contacted them. It the problem took five months and $3,000 in sales before they finally had a winner.8 fight the war Four main advocacy groups have formed in response to the spyware problem. on spyware Spywaretesting.org is a new consortium formed by McAfee, Inc., Symantec Corp., Trend Micro, Inc., ICSA Labs, and Thompson Cyber Security Labs. Their mission is "to through develop industry standards for the identification, testing, and sharing of research various anti- information [into spyware]."9 This year also saw the emergence of .org, an organization led by Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society spyware and Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute. Their goal is "to provide reliable, objective information about downloadable applications in order to help to programs. One make better choices about what they download on to their computers, ... to become a problem with central clearinghouse for research on badware and the bad actors who spread it, and to become a focal point for.., stopping badware.1 0 The Trusted Download Program, this approach run by TRUSTe and supported by America Online, Yahoo!, C I net Networks, Verizon, is that some and Computer Associates, is a certification program that will whitelist adware that follows guidelines such as unavoidable notice (instead of burying notice in a long alleged anti- EULA), prominent consent to download, easy uninstall, avoidance of certain prohibited behavior, special protections for children, affiliate controls, and segregated ad spyware inventory.11 Finally, the Anti-Spyware Coalition is a group of groups, programs technology companies, and academics that has attempted to develop a consensus definition of spyware and publish a set of best practices. 12 actually install ...continued on next page. spyware 6. See. e.a. Greg Sandoval, Adware Maker Sues Over 'High Risk' Desianation C I net themselves. News.Com, Dec. 1,2005, http://news.com.com/2102-1024 3-5979179.html; Ryan Naraine, Symantec Strikes Back at 'Adware' Vendor, Eweek.Com, June 8, 2005, http://www.eweek.com/article2/0.1 895.182561 3,00.asp; Paul Festa, See You Later, Anti- Gators? C Inet News.Com, Oct. 22, 2003, http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1 895,182561 3,00.asp. 7.Benjamin Edelman, Comparison of Unwanted Software Installed by P2P Proarams, http://www.benedelman.ora/sovware/p2p/#kazaa (last visited Apr. 26, 2006). 8.See PC Pitstop Newsletter (Feb. 2005), http://www.pcitstop.com/news/nl-200502.asp. 9-Spyware.org Discussion Portal, httD://spywaretestina.ora! (last visited Apr. 21, 2006). 10. About Us, http://stopbadware.ora/home/about (last visited Apr. 21, 2006). 11.Trusted Download Program, http://www.truste.org/docs/executive summary.doc (last visited Apr. 21, 2006). 12. About ASC, http://www.antispxwarecoalition.org/about/index.htm (last visited Apr. 21, 2006). AML Connecting... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 9

Keeping Up with the War on Spyware (continued)

In addition to the coalitions formed to fight spyware, federal and state governments have gotten involved. The FTC has filed several suits against spyware companies.13 The FTC also published a consumer alert on spyware 14 and participated in a new consumer website, OnGuard Online, designed to provide tips to secure home computers and protect privacy. 15 Attorneys general from New York, 16 Texas, 17 and Washington18 have sued companies for infecting consumers with spyware. Twelve states currently possess some type of anti-spyware statute. 19 Seventeen states introduced anti-spyware legislation in 2006.20 On the Federal front, there have been several attempts at anti- spyware legislation but so far nothing has passed both chambers. 21

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13. See , FTC Testifies on Spyware (Oct. 5, 2005), http: //www.ftc.aov/opa /2005 /10 /spyware.htm.

14. Federal Trade Commission, FTC Consumer Alert: Spyware (July 2005), http: //www.ftc.gov/bcp /conline /pubs /alerts /spywarealrt.pdf.

15. OnGuard Online, http:/Zonquardonline.gov/index.html (last visited Apr. 21, 2006). 16. New York Attorney General's Office, State Sues Maior "Spyware" Distributor (Apr. 4, 2006), http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/apr/aprO4a 06.htmi. 17. Texas Attorney General's Office, Attorney General Abbott Brings First Enforcement Action In Nation Against Sony Bma For Spyware Violations (Nov. 21, 2005), http://www.oaa.state.tx.us/oacNews/release.php?id =1 266.

18. Washington Attorney General's Office, McKenna Announces Oregon Man to Pay Under Washington Spyware Law (Apr. 18, 2006), http://www.ata.wa.cov/releases/2006/rel First Spyware Case 041806.html.

19. Alaska Stat. §§ 45.45.792, 45.45.794, 45.45.798 (Supp. 2005); Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 44- 7301 -447304 (West Supp. 2005); Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-111-101 - 4-111-105 (LexisNexis Supp. 2005); Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22947 - 22947.6 (West Supp. 2006); Ga. Code Ann. §§ 16-9-150 - 16-9-157 (LexisNexis Supp. 2005); Ind. Code Ann. §§ 24-4.8-1-1 to 24.4.8-3- 2 (West 2006); Iowa Code Ann. § 715.1 - 715.8 (West Supp. 2006); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 359-H1 - 359-H6 (LexisNexis Supp. 2005); Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 48.001 - 48.102 (Vernon Supp. 2005); Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-40-101 to 13-40-401 (LexisNexis Supp. 2005); Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.4 (LexisNexis 2004 & Supp. 2005) (requiring malicious intent); Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 19.270.010 - 19.270.900 (West 2006).

20. National Conference of State Legislatures, 2006 State Legislation Relating to Internet Spy- ware of Adware, http://www.oac.state.ny.us/press!2006/apr/aprO4a 06.html (last modi- fied Mar. 17, 2006).

2 1-See U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2005, S. 1608, 109 th Cong. (2005) (referred to House Subcom- mittee on Commerce, Trade and ); Spy Act, H.R. 29, 109 th Cong. (2005) (referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005, H.R. 744, 109 th Cong. (2005) (referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary); Spy Block Act, S. 687, 109 th Cong. (2005) (referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation); Enhanced Consumer Protection Against Spyware Act of 2005, S. 1004, 109 th Cong. (2005) (referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation); Computer Software Privacy and Control Act, H.R. 4255, 108th Cong. (2004) (referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security); Spy Act, H.R. 2929, 108th Cong. (2004) (passed House); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004, H.R. 4661, 108th Cong. (2004) (passed House); Spy Block Act, S. 2145, 108th Cong. (2004) (reported to Senate). A Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 10

Keeping Up with the War on Spyware (continued)

The primary burden of fighting spyware remains on the user. Some consumers are filing class action suits against companies distributing spyware.22 Most users who are aware of the problem fight the war on spyware through various anti-spyware programs. One problem with this approach is that some alleged anti-spyware programs actually install spyware themselves. Suzi Turner, author of the Spyware Warrior Blog, has listed over 259 rogue anti-spyware programs. 23 Another problem is that no one anti-spyware program seems to be able to catch all spyware. In 2004 Eric Howes, Director of Malware Research at Sunbelt Software, ran tests of twenty anti-spyware programs and reported that even the best missed one quarter of the 24 critical infections.

What can we as librarians do to help our patrons and ourselves? One of the most important things we can do is educate people on the problem and how to protect themselves. There are many good resources on spyware out there, including the Federal government's OnGuard website,25 Eric Howe's Spyware Warrior, 26 SpywareGuide,27 and the Spywarelnfo website.28 The anti-spyware crowd is generous with its help and there are several well-known forums 29 dedicated to assisting users with getting rid of spyware.

Spyware, much like spain and phishing, is undoubtedly too profitable to ever go away, but with education and preventive techniques we can make a dent in the problem. While fighting spyware may not have been in your job description or even on your radar at all, the fact remains that our patrons rely on us to help them navigate through the pitfalls of the online world. Just as we educate our patrons on evaluating and using Internet resources, we should also educate them on how they can protect themselves while using those resources. 0 0 0

22. See e.a, Consumer Advocates Rights Enforcement Soc'y v. DirectRevenu. LLC. No. 2:05CV2547, Compl. available at http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ihs/alex/show case doc.pdf; Michaeli v. Exact Advertising. L.L.C., No. 1:05cv8331, Compl. available at http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ihs/alex/exactcomplaint.pdf; Simios v. 1 80solutions. Inc. No. 3:06cvl 400, Compl. available at http://www.spywarewarrior.com/classactioncomplaint-1 80.pdf. 23. Suzi Turner, Sovware Warrior: Rogue Anti-spyware Software and Sites, http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/category /rogue-anti-spywa re-software-and -sites/ (last visited Apr. 26, 2006).

24. Eric L.Howes, The Sovware Warrior Guide to Anti-Spyware Testina (Oct. 2004), http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-auide.htm. 25. OnGuard Online, http:/onguardonline.gov/index.html (last visited Apr. 27, 2006). 26. Eric L. Howe, Syware Warrior, http://www.sovwarewarrior.com (last visited Apr. 27, 2006). 27. FaceTime Communications, Inc., SpywareGuide, http://www.spywareauide.com (last visited Apr. 27, 2006). 28. Mike Healan, Spywarelnfo, http:!/www.spywareinfo.com/ (last visited Apr. 27, 2006). 29 -See e.a. TomCoyote, http://www.tomcoyote.ora/ (last visited Apr. 27, 2006); Spyware Warrior Fo- rums, http://spxwarewarrior.com/index.php (last visited Apr. 27, 2006); Spyware Info Forums, http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum l 8 (last visited Apr. 27, 2006); Wilders Security Forums, http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.ph2 (last visited Apr. 27, 2006). Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 11 Connecting ...

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Message from the Chair

PIONEERING l Dominick Grillo CHANGE

If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in St. Louis, we have a lot Special of events planned for you. The CS- SIS is sponsoring four program Conference sessions this year. Dates and times Supplement for all CS-SIS events and programs appear in one handy chart on the next page.

In addition to the excellent information sessions, I encourage you to attend our SIS meetings and roundtables. All are welcome, and I expect a lively discussion at our Business Meeting.

I am particularly looking forward to Roundtable #1 where we will discuss "Organizing Legal Databases on Library Websites." At my own library at Hofstra Law School, the library is involved in the process of a redesign of our website. One of the things the library has been struggling with is how to display/present our databases. We have kicked ideas around, but nothing is set in stone yet. What are the rest of you doing? What works? What doesn't? I anticipate a good discussion of these issues at this Roundtable.

Do you have a suggestion for a presentation you would like to see next year? Then be sure to attend the CS-SIS Program Planning Meeting on Monday. You do not have to present a session, so don't be afraid to come and help us brainstorm.

As always, we will have a table in the Exhibit Hall. Stop by and say "Hi" and help us promote the CS-SIS.

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Calendar of CS-SIS Events and Programs at the Annual

Meeting PIONEERING& CHANGE Mark your calendars now for the following CS-SIS Special meetings and events: Conference Supplement

Metig an...... - TS/OBS/RIPS/CS-SIS Joint Reception (Sponsored Saturday, July 08, 2006 by Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CS-SIS Web Development Meeting Sunday, July 09, 2006 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CS-SIS Business Meeting Sunday, July 09, 2006 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CS-SIS Breakfast Meeting Monday, July 10, 2006 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM CS-SIS Roundtable 1: Organizing Legal Databases Monday, July 10, 2006 on Library Websites 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CS-SIS Program Planning Meeting Monday, July 10, 2006 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CS-SIS Roundtable 2: Web Site Design & Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Maintenance 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

I~ CSSSspne. Programs C2: Let's All Wiki Wiki! Creative Uses for Wikis in Sunday, July 09, 2006 Any Library with Deborah Ginsberg. 4:15 PM- 5:15 PM E3: Invasion of the Podcast People: Podcasting for Monday, July 10, 2006 the Law Library with Fred Barnhart, John Mayer, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM and James Milles. H5: Managing Beyond the Library: Successful Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Management of IT Departments for Law 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Librarians with Fred Barnhart, Penny Hazelton, Filippa Anzalone, and Richard Danner. K2: Beyond Google: Hot New & Specialty Search Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Engines with Susan Boland 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 13

Volunteers for Recruitment Committee Needed in St. Louis!

FIONEERIMG9 The Committee on Recruitment and Involvement is looking for enthusiastic CS- CHANGE SIS members to spread the word about our SIS. Please consider volunteering to sit at the CS-SIS table in the Exhibit Hall. Or, if you are planning on arriving early, please consider meeting newer law librarians on Saturday morning as a Special CS-SIS representative at the CONELL Marketplace. Conference Please contact Cynthia Lewis at lewis(Claw.ucla.edu if you are interested. Supplement

Thank you for helping to make this year a banner year for recruiting new CS-SIS members. See you in St. Louis!

Karaoke with Ken Celebrates 10th Annual Outing

Although it was not yet an official section event, the first Karaoke with Ken at an AALL meeting was organized in Baltimore in 1997. So AALL's centennial marks the 101 Karaoke outing. As only 9 years have passed since the first, next year's event .jo in New Orleans will mark the decennial. This year we're moving the event to Saturday night from its traditional Tuesday, to make way for the centennial talent show. So whether you spend your early evening at the joint section reception or elsewhere, make plans to join us at 9:00 PM on Saturday at Tom's Bar & Grill at 20 South Euclid. It's four miles, so plan on taking a cab from the annual meeting hotels, or riding the Metrolink to the Central West End station and walking 31/2 blocks. Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 14 . Connecting..

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How to Navigate the Maze David Lehmann PIONEERING CHANGE Recollections from San Antonio

"This is a new experience for me.... The anticipation is rising in me .... I wonder what is Special this going to be like?" My thoughts raced and my trepidation continued to increase as I headed out from the University of Arizona to sunny San Antonio for my first AALL Conference conference. I was a new MILS graduate, but I had many years as a practicing trial Supplement attorney to guide me in this endeavor. It did not help. For me, this conference combined the twin joys of my first large scale conference, with all the -- requisites of this type of event, where I know no one, along - - with the prospect of numerous job interviews, which would =k Ji significantly impact on my future. The conference is a hodge-podge of activities, educational j ' opportunities, people, and EVENTS. All of these occurrencesMa are packed into a 5 day period in a high speed environment that makes this conference more a marathon than a race. The myriad of time demanding education and business requirements, and adding social get-togethers, requires M stamina, determination, and advanced planning.1

I planned ahead to be prepared for this experience. I followed all of the guidelines. First, I decided to get a mentor. The mentoring program is an excellent program, providing a unique chance to meet an experienced AALLer who has mastered the intricacies of the conference and for many, a friend for the future. I recommend it to all first time AALL attendees. I met many individuals at the conference and since who have formed bonds with their mentors that have lasted through the years. The mentor program took my information and matched me with someone that fit my profile and experience. My mentor was a perfect fit for me in his experience, goals, and background. Our early communications were great. I looked forward to meeting him and getting his advice on the conference and other matters.

However, my mentoring experience was not to be. All of my planning was for naught! My mentor was unavoidably detained and did not arrive at the conference until late Tuesday. The rest of the CONELL people had their mentors to guide them and I was all alone. I was forced to do battle with the minutiae of the conference without seasoned guidance. I remembered the old adage, "Endeavor to persevere", so I did that and resolutely moved on.

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David Lehmann is a Reference Librarian at the Coleman Karesh Law Library, University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, South Carolina. Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 15

How to Navigate the Maze (continued)

My Arrival At The Convention Center...

My first skirmish with the conference involved scheduling all the events I wished to attend. This requirement is a major hurdle under the best of circumstances. The sheer number of events, seminars, lectures, vendor arenas, and annual meetings require substantial scheduling preparation. In addition, many of the events were PiONEERIN5* scheduled at the same time so I was forced to pick and choose between events that CHANGE I found interesting and those I felt were important to my career. Moreover, interviewers were on their schedule, not mine. They scheduled interviews right in the middle of my carefully planned day. First tip: don't get too excited about pre- planning if you are interviewing. Special Conference In San Antonio there was another issue: where were these events being held? In the Supplement Convention Center, or my hotel, or some other hotel? The conference was divided into several locations. Unfortunately several hotels had similar names: the Marriott River Center, the Marriott River hotel, the Marriot Plaza, etc.

I must say that the planners scheduled a marvelous array of experiences to allow an individual to acclimate, to meet and mingle with new colleagues, and to understand the scope of the professional activities. This allowed me to become a part of a larger community and be able to participate with others similarly situated. Overall it works wonderfully. However, the confusion of the conference, the names of the hotels, and the sheer hysteria and fast-paced requirements made it very hard to acclimate myself, despite the best intentions of the conference planners.

First Event...

My first activity was the CONELL (Conference of Newer Law Librarians) dinner, not to be confused with the CONALL (Conference of New Academic Law Librarians) dinner. Unfortunately, I missed this dinner because I was in the Marriot Riverfront Hotel instead of the Marriott River Center Hotel (see Hotel Confusion, above). I heard it was a good time. CONELL is great opportunity and all new law librarians coming to the conference should try to participate. CONELL sponsors events for new comers and schedules an entire day of activities that allow new librarians to meet other newbies who are wandering around lost and confused. This seminar and other events introduced me to many of the member participants from various committees and activities.

CONALL is also a great organization. It provides many of the same benefits for new academic law librarians and new conference attendees as CONELL. They also have a dinner and meeting at the conference. I made it to that event, but CONALL provided a bus.

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CS-SIS Annual Meeting ...

I attended the conference as the beneficiary of the largesse and generosity of the CS-SIS; I was a 2005 Award winner. From the first communication with the section through the annual meeting the group was sharing and friendly. I attended the PIONEERIN5M annual meeting and spoke to many of the members. There is a tremendous amount CHANGE of knowledge to absorb and CS-SIS members are very willing to share it. If you are interested in technology, then this is the section for you. The section members made me feel very welcome and I really enjoyed this conference experience. Additionally, I cannot stress enough the importance of the CS-SIS Karooke night. Special No one can forget the strains of the president of AALL singing her heart out at the Conference Steers & Beers Steakhouse & Saloon in River Center Mall in San Antonio. I am told Supplement that all of the Karaoke sessions are as much fun.

The Job Interviews ...

The job interviews set up by the AALL Placement Committees were expertly run and set up. The committee did an excellent job in collecting resumes and in having knowledgeable people staffing the room and scheduling interviews. The ability to review the current interviewees, to add resumes, and to schedule interviews was great. This office helped me a lot. Second Tip: Go early, pre-register, update your schedule daily, and keep checking back at the placement office; new interviews are added daily.

EVENTS ...

Do not miss the West party or the LEXIS dessert banquet. I was amazed. Go, if you get the chance. They were both unique experiences and worth waiting in line. See as many events as you can. The social interaction at these events was great, even for the uninitiated.

Matrix User...

Once the matrix of the maze is felt, absorbed, and achieved, then it is simple to navigate. The organization of the conference then becomes a thing a beauty. Next year, I will be an accomplished user and will move with fluidity through the conference site.

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The conference is a wonderful experience that is integral to new and returning law librarians. The feeling of camaraderie, the understanding of the importance of the community, the education seminars, and the chance to win a WESTLAW prize (this year an armadillo purse - I won two, by the way) are part of the quintessential PIONEERINGA Conference experience. I look forward to St. Louis with anticipation. I am prepared to help anyone in their CHANGE struggle to navigate the maze for the first time. Please call on me if you need any assistance. Special Advice For The First Time Conference Goer: Conference First: Check your messages. All communications at Supplement the conference goes through the message board at the Convention Center, wherever it is located, or the computer message board.

Second: Don't let the hectic pace fluster you. It will get better as the conference continues.

Third: Don't try to schedule too many activities, you won't have time and you will feel bad trying to get to all of the places that you will eventually miss.

Fourth: If you are interviewing, schedule half as many activities. Interviewing is a supremely time consuming process. Preparation time is essential.

Fifth: Find a mentor or a guide.

Sixth: Enjoy yourself, plan to take some time off and just have fun.

Seventh: Always wear your West promotional pin if you want the prizes.

Finally: Don't forget to go to the CS-SIS Karaoke night for a great time and a lot of camaraderie!

Note: My personal thanks to the CS-SIS for providing me the chance to attend the conference and for all of their assistance and help. I look forward to the next conference and the annual meeting. ~Connecting... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 18

Show Me the Books! SR-SIS Sponsors 8th Annual Children's Book Drive

PIONEERING4 The Social Responsibilities Special Interest Section (SR-SIS) is coordinating the 8th CHANGE annual children's book drive in St. Louis. The theme this year in the Show Me State is Show Me the Books! This year's efforts will benefit two of the most needy schools in the St. Louis area, Central Elementary and Vashon 9th Grade Academy. Special The Wellston School District was established in 1894 and currently educates Conference 600 students in four facilities, including an early childhood center and the Central Supplement Elementary School. Wellston, like many small inner suburbs, was plunged into economic depression and social chaos after the losses of population and declining home values of the post-World War II era. Test scores had declined to such an extent by the 1990s that the State of Missouri was forced to place the district into a form of receivership.

The City of Wellston has made efforts to stabilize its political, commercial, and physical infrastructure and attract new residents. They have also consolidated and reorganized the school system with Central Elementary now serving grade levels 1 Searchfor through 4. Central has slightly less than 200 students and has begun rebuilding the library collection. AALL from

Vashon High School is one of a number of schools in the St. Louis City school Amazon. com district that has suffered a plague of financial, political, and severe discipline issues. In January 2006, as part of an immediate effort to create smaller, more manageable Wish List link student communities, the new superintendent of the city school system took the bold step of removing the current 9th grade class to an off-site facility. The freshman class was and choose relocated to a vacant middle school facility in the downtown area, now known as the from the Vashon Williams Ninth Grade Academy. The academy's library is in the process of building a collection to support the new program. They are in need of all appropriate Book Drive materials for 14 - 16 year old students. The small amount of funding provided by the school district has allowed the library to purchase only a few reference titles and some Wish Lists. fiction items. Currently they have 594 titles (and 653 copies) in their collection. According to the state, the library should have the following in order to meet minimum Your standards: 350 reference titles, 3080 nonfiction titles, and 1530 fiction titles. donation will Think about how you would like to donate this year. It is easier than ever! You can go to Amazon.com to choose from the Book Drive Wish Lists (go to be shipped Amazon.com and click on the "Wish List" link and then search for "AALL"). Books directly to the appropriate for the Wellston students are listed on the "2006 Elementary School List," and Vashon's preferred titles can be found on the "2006 9th Grade List." Book Drive Your donation will be shipped directly to the Book Drive Team. Other options include bringing your donation with you to the conference and donating at the SR-SIS Team. table, or sending your donation check made out to AALL to:

Show Me the Books c/o Ann Puckett University of Georgia Alexander Campbell King Law Library Herty Drive Athens, GA 30602-6018 AL Connecting .. . Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 19

CONALL/Mentoring Program

PIONEERING CHANGE (Conference of Newer Academic Law Librarians) Special Conference Supplement

The Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section (ALL-SIS) is once again pleased to present the Conference of Newer Academic Law Librarians (CONALL) to help introduce newer academic law librarians to the world of law school librarianship:

Tuesday, July 11, 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Washington University School of Law Bus leaves 4:00 pm from Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Charles Street Entrance Sponsored by LexisNexis(r)

The event is conveniently scheduled right before the ALL-SIS Reception and Awards Ceremony, allowing newer members a chance to become acquainted before attending the large gathering. Both events will be held at the Washington University School of Law.

Always an effective "ice-breaker," CONALL continues to provide the newest members of ALL-SIS and their mentors a chance to begin the exciting process of forming new professional relationships. Registration is not required for this event, but attendance is limited to newer academic law librarians and their mentors. Attendees should meet at the Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Charles Street Entrance, at 3:45 pm. The bus for CONALL participants will leave at 4:00 pm.

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Gateway Arch/Jefferson National Expansion Memorial CHANGE

While AALL celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2006 St. Louis's famed Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (aka "The Arch") celebrates its 41 st anniversary. The Special 630 foot tall monument had its beginnings in 1933 when lawyer Luther Elm Smith Conference came up with the idea for a memorial in St. Louis as a way to beautify the city's Supplement run-down waterfront - the first glimpse many visitors got of St. Louis. The memorial would mark Jefferson's role in the nation's westward expansion and the 1 9th century migration of hundreds of thousands of people to the West, at a time when St. Louis was the last major city before the frontier. Smith began raising $225,000 for a national design competition and even went back to one large donor, who pointed out that he had already contributed!

While work was done to secure and clear 90 acres, the idea for a memorial was not revitalized until two years after World War II. In 1947-48 the design competition had 172 submissions - including ones from Eliel Saarinen as well as his 38 year old son Eero. The winner in the competition was architect Eero Saarinen whose idea of a giant stainless steel arch in the shape of an inverted catenary curve is a complex engineering feat. He constructed his first model of the arch out of pipe cleaners. In 1963, construction began on The Arch and was completed in 1965. Unfortunately, Eero Saarinen died in 1961.

The Gateway Arch, one of the newest monuments in the National Park system -- and its tallest -- is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty. There are a Museum, two movie theatres and exhibits underneath the Arch, and also a 40-passenger tram system in each leg which delivers visitors to the top for stunning views of the city. The Arch and the nearby Old Courthouse make up the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

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4. Top 12 Things to do with Kids in St. Louis

St. Louis offers so much for kids that the Top 10 list of things to do with them on a vacation here has just become the Top 12. Everywhere you look, there's plenty to enthrall, entrance and excite kids -- and much of it is free. To help families get the most PIONEERINGM out of their visit, here's a list of favorite things to do with kids in St. Louis: CHANGE

1. Ride to the top of the Gateway Arch. It's hard to tell what's more exciting -- the ride in a barrel-shaped capsule starting 50 feet underground and traveling up a leg of the Arch to 630 feet above St. Louis, or the spectacular panoramic view of both sides Special of the country's longest river. Here's a tip the kids will love: If you stand in the Conference middle of the top of the Arch and look straight down through the window, you can Supplement see both legs of the Arch below you.

2. Bring plenty of dimes and feed the fish. Kids will find much to enjoy at the Missouri Botanical Garden. They'll love meandering through a tropical rainforest in the Climatron where bananas grow, talking to an orchid, walking under a waterfall and finding their way through a maze built just for them in the children's garden. But the perennial favorite for children of any age is feeding the exotic fish in the Japanese Garden's pond - you will see dozens of brightly-colored fish pushing against each other at the water's surface as they vie--mouths gaping open above the water -- for fish food thrown by visitors.

3. "Ride" the turtles in Turtle Park. Young children love the baby turtles and their mamas in Turtle Park, a sliver of Forest Park across 1-64 from the Zoo's south entrance. The "turtles" are sculpted from concrete and represent species native to Missouri.

4. Visit the , a one-of-a-kind experience not to be missed. Don't let the name "museum" fool you. This is no dark, dusty hall filled with mind-numbing exhibits. Better described as a combination hands-on art gallery and adventure playground, both kids and adults delight in the activities and exhibits that draw them into the action at the former shoe factory.

5. Feed a lorikeet. You'll find enough to see and do at the world famous St. Louis Zoo to fill more than a day, but save time to drop by the Children's Zoo for an encounter with the lorikeets, colorful, little parrots from Australia. Pick up a tiny cup of nectar available at their outdoor aviary and you'll have a lorikeet eating out of your hand - - literally -- in no time at all.

6. Absorb the rivers. Whether it's playing Tom Sawyer trying to skip pebbles across the water, watching barges float by or riding an authentic paddlewheeler, the rivers have special appeal to kids. Plan time to wander along the cobblestones, look at the boats on the Mississippi Riverfront downtown or ride a paddlewheel riverboat. Then, for a different river feel, journey to nearby historic St. Charles, site of Missouri's first state capitol, to watch the barges roll down the Missouri River at Riverfront Park.

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7. Tackle a mystery. Every kid loves a mystery, and one of the biggest mysteries of all time is detailed at Mounds State Historic Site just minutes from downtown St. Louis. Here the remnants of a prehistoric group of people living and working in the complex community known as the Land of the Sun can be viewed as the story of the PIONEERING& Indian civilization which vanished after 1300 AD is told. And think of the energy the kids can burn off climbing 100-foot tall Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthen CIIANGE structure in the New World. W-WU.,rt 8. Dig it! Learn all about dinosaurs at "Dig Dinosaurs," a hands-on exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center that lets kids excavate fossil models, reconstruct a dinosaur Special skeleton and learn how paleontologists unearth the past. You'll also want to check out Conference NASCAR: The IMAX Experience. This giant-screen film puts you in the driver's seat with Supplement some of the industry's biggest drivers. Die-hard NASCAR fans and amateurs alike will experience the thrills of one of America's fastest growing sports. Go behind the scenes to build a car from the ground up. Then, hit the tracks with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart, and many more. It's a film full of thrills and spills that will leave you breathless and make your daily commute seem like a bicycle ride.

9. Make their hair stand on end. More than 70 unique, hands-on exhibits, including an electrostatically-charged ball that gives visitors a hair-raising experience, make the Magic House the fourth most visited children's museum in the country. Even the youngest visitors will have an exciting time at "For Baby and Me," an exhibit designed especially for children under 2.

10. Ride a carousel, chase a butterfly. Faust County Park is home to two of a kid's favorite St. Louis attractions -- the Butterfly House and an 80-year-old carousel. The Butterfly House, a glass flight enclosure visitors can walk through and observe dozens of species of butterflies in flight, is one of only 10 such attractions in the country. Be prepared for a butterfly or two to land on you during your visit. The carousel, a long-time St. Louis favorite, survived a fire that destroyed the St. Louis Highlands amusement park many years ago.

11. Take on "The Boss." Six Flags St. Louis, with more than 100 rides, shows and attractions, is always exciting but the word "excitement" takes on a whole new meaning with the park's 5,000-foot wooden roller coaster, "The Boss." Zooming at 65 miles per hour, "The Boss" plummets 150 feet before going through a 565-degree helix near the end of the ride. This is not one for the faint of heart.

12. Catch a wave. No, it's not the ocean but it's something better--a salt-free way to enjoy the surf. Whether it's Raging Rivers, a water park with eight ways to enjoy the water along the Great River Road on the Illinois side of the river; Aquaport, a four-acre aquatic center in suburban Maryland Heights or Hurricane Harbor, Six Flags - St. Louis' tropical paradise with an 80-foot volcano as a backdrop, there's a water attraction in St. Louis for every family.

With these exciting things to do with kids and lots more awaiting you, the hardest thing about planning a visit to St. Louis is trying to fit in everything you want to do. Connecting ... Volume 6, Issue 2 -- May 2006 Page 23

Offbeat St. Louis

With museums dedicated to bowling, dogs and recycled materials, St. Louis just may be the offbeat attraction capital of America. You can decide for yourself during your PIONEERINGV next AALL conference. CHANGE -ii j . Bowling and baseball together? Yes, but only in St. Louis. Two of the country's most popular participatory sports share space at the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, home of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. Galleries that recall St. Louis' proud baseball traditions and the history and heroes of professional Special bowling can be found in same building. Don't miss Ten Pin Alley area where you can Conference trace the evolution of bowling from the time of cave men to today's computerized Supplement lanes and the bowling pin-shaped car.

See the world's only completely recycled museum when you visit the art-filled playground of City Museum - an intriguing mix of history, architecture and whimsy. Don't let the name fool you. This defiantly no-tech, hands-on warehouse of adventure, located in a former shoe manufacturing facility in downtown St. Louis' Washington Avenue loft district, has nothing to do with city history. An outdoor playground called MonstroCity, a walk-through whale, indoor performances by everydaycircus, the world's largest pair of underpants, and a pint-size railroad are just some of the offbeat museum's treasures. The World Aquarium has set up shop inside City Museum with a please-touch attitude toward its tanks of baby sharks, stingrays, turtles and other assorted water-loving creatures.

One man's passion for collecting just about everything related to popular culture has created Blueberry Hill in The Loop neighborhood. In addition to its reputation for food and music, the restaurant is known as home to the world's best jukebox and eclectic collections that range from Chuck Berry's guitar to Howdy Doody items and vintage lunchboxes. Outside, along Delmar Boulevard, a changing window display at Blueberry Hill often includes performance art, and Loop merchants sell a variety of goods and services that will delight seekers of the offbeat.

Get your kicks on Route 66 by visiting St. Louis' . It's home to more than 300 moving vehicles including locomotives, streetcars, aircraft and automobiles. The passenger car collection includes the 1964 Bobby Darin "Dream Car" and a 1901 St. Louis car - a four-seat, single or two-cylinder engine vehicle with tiller steering. Another display features a portion of the Coral Court Motel-St. Louis' infamous Route 66 rendezvous spot that offered drive-in units.

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog may sound offbeat, but in reality its exhibits are dedicated to the history of the dog in art. You'll have plenty of fun learning all about man's best friend through the Dog Museum's permanent collection and special exhibits. Good attractions also come in small packages. The Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis is where you'll find everything from cute dollhouses to an entire recreated western town on display. The Back

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