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Law Library Journal / Vol. 111, No. 1 / Winter 2019 Vol. 111, No. 1 Winter 2019 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL LIBRARY LAW LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 111, No. 1 Winter 2019 Pages 1–160 2019 Pages 111, No. 1 Winter Vol. ARTICLES On Embracing the Research Conference [2019-2] Alyson M. Drake 7 Physician-Assisted Death: A Selected Annotated Bibliography [2019-3] Alyssa Thurston 31 “A Day in My Law Library Life,” Circa 2018 [2019-4] Scott Frey 71 Sticking to the Union? A Study on the Unionization of Academic Law Libraries [2019-5] Sarah C. Slinger 105 Retrospective: 30 Lessons Learned (and a Few Strokes of Luck) at The Crossroads [2019-6] James S. Heller 121 0023-9283(201924)111:1;1-E Vol. 111, No. 1 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Winter 2019 American Association of Law Libraries Editorial Staff Editor: Tom Gaylord Publications Manager: Heather Haemker Production: ALA Production Services 2018–2019 Association Officers Femi Cadmus, President; Michelle Cosby, Vice President/President-Elect; Luis Acosta, Secretary; Jean L. Willis, Treasurer; Gregory R. Lambert, Immediate Past President; Elizabeth G. Adelman, Mary Jenkins, Meg Kribble, June Hsiao Liebert, Jean P. O’Grady, Karen Selden, Board Members; Vani Ungapen, Executive Director. 2018–2019 Law Library Journal Editorial Board Tom Gaylord, Chair; Helane E. Davis, Edward T. Hart, Benjamin J. Keele, Kelley Louis, Lacy Rakestraw, I-Wei Wang, Members; Heather Haemker, Staff Liaison. Law Library Journal ® (ISSN 0023-9283) is published quarterly in the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by the American Association of Law Libraries, 105 W. Adams Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60603. Telephone: 312.939.4764; fax: 312.431.1097; email: [email protected]. Member subscriptions are $35 per year; nonmember subscriptions are $125 per year; individual issues are $31.25. Periodicals postage paid at Chicago, Illinois, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Law Library Journal, AALL, 105 W. Adams Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60603. Advertising Representatives: Innovative Media Solutions, 320 W. Chestnut Street, PO Box 399, Oneida, IL 61467. Telephone: 309.483.6467; fax: 309.483.2371; email: [email protected]. All correspondence regarding editorial matters should be sent to Tom Gaylord, Law Library Journal Editor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Pritzker Legal Research Center, 375 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 312.503.4725; email: [email protected]. This publication is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The American Association of Law Libraries does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any responsibility for the state- ments advanced by the contributors to, and the advertisers in, the Association’s publications. Editorial views do not necessarily represent the official position of the Association or of its officers, directors, staff, or representatives. All advertising copy is subject to editorial approval. The Association does not endorse or make any guarantee with respect to any products or services mentioned or advertised in the publication. Law Library Journal is printed on acid-free paper. Notice All articles copyright © 2019 by the American Association of Law Libraries, except where otherwise expressly indicated. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the author of each article in this issue has granted permission for copies of that article to be made for classroom use or for any other educational purpose provided that (1) copies are distributed at or below cost, (2) author and journal are identified, and (3) proper notice of copyright is affixed to each copy. For articles in which it holds copyright, the American Association of Law Libraries grants permission for copies to be made for classroom use or for any other educational purpose under the same conditions. Vol. 111, No. 1 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Winter 2019 Table of Contents From the Editor: Here Comes the Sun [2019-1] Tom Gaylord 5 General Articles On Embracing the Research Conference [2019-2] Alyson M. Drake 7 Physician-Assisted Death: A Selected Annotated Alyssa Thurston 31 Bibliography [2019-3] “A Day in My Law Library Life,” Circa 2018 Scott Frey 71 [2019-4] Sticking to the Union? A Study on the Unioniza- Sarah C. Slinger 105 tion of Academic Law Libraries [2019-5] Retrospective: 30 Lessons Learned (and a Few James S. Heller 121 Strokes of Luck) at The Crossroads [2019-6] Review Article Keeping Up with New Legal Titles [2019-7] Benjamin J. Keele 145 Nick Sexton Regular Features Practicing Reference . Mary Whisner 157 Tuesday Morning Detective Work [2019-8] LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 111:1 [2019-1] From the Editor: Here Comes the Sun* Tom Gaylord** ¶1 It’s not very sunny in Chicago as I write this, more overcast and wintry and such. But readers who know me probably aren’t surprised to see me lead off my first issue as editor of Law Library Journal with a shout out to the Beatles. ¶2 Welcome to the first issue of volume 111 of Law Library Journal. It is with great humility, some trepidation, and (admittedly) a dash of impostor syndrome1 that I begin my journey as editor for the next five years. I look forward to carrying on the Journal’s prominence as the preeminent publication in our field, though I am not above (or, perhaps to some of you, below) making some changes along the way. ¶3 We have a newly constituted editorial board, with three academic librarians, two court librarians, and a law firm librarian. While LLJ has always been and will continue to be primarily academic-heavy, I hope that greater diversity on the board will attract more submissions from nonacademics who seek a greater voice in our flagship publication and in the law library literature in general. ¶4 I thank AALL for this opportunity and will strive, in return, to live up to the high expectations consonant with the position. I also thank James Duggan for his outstanding work at the helm over the previous five years and for helping me along as I get my feet wet. Also deserving of thanks (and perhaps preemptive apologies) is Heather Haemker, publications manager for AALL, for the help already provided and the sure-to-be-more-of-it-to-come. ¶5 Finally, thanks to my first boss and mentor, Keith Ann Stiverson, for setting me on the career path that led to this point. I could not have asked for a better mentor. And thanks to my current boss, George Pike, and to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, both for encouraging this endeavor and for offering me the resources to, fingers crossed, make it a successful one. ¶6 I prefer to keep things brief, so I will end there. I look forward to hearing from readers (AALL members and nonmembers alike), authors, and those who might just be thinking of putting pen to paper. Though I’m writing this in Decem- ber, by the time you read this in late February, perhaps Here Comes the Sun will be just around the corner weather-wise, rather than simply playing in my head. Then again, living in Chicago, probably not. * © Tom Gaylord, 2019. ** Faculty Services & Scholarly Communications Librarian, Pritzker Legal Research Center, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois. 1. See, e.g., Lacy Rakestraw, How to Stop Feeling Like a Phony in Your Library: Recognizing the Causes of the Imposter Syndrome, and How to Put a Stop to the Cycle, 109 L L. J. 465, 2017 L L. J. 23. 5 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 111:1 [2019-2] On Embracing the Research Conference* Alyson M. Drake** Research conferences belong in every research instructor’s arsenal. In addition to having multiple pedagogical benefits, legal research conferences help students prepare for practice and comprehend that analysis is a critical part of legal research. And for instructors, conferences serve as a time to engage actively in the learning process and to receive feedback. Introduction ...........................................................7 Pedagogical Benefits of Conferencing with Law Students .....................8 Students Receive Individualized Feedback ...............................8 Students Practice Self-Direction and Self-Assessment ....................11 Instructors Better Understand How Students Learn ......................12 Learning Styles Are Used to Best Advantage ............................13 Collaborative Style Appeals to Millennial Learners .......................14 Importance of Legal Research Conferences ................................15 The Analytical Process Is Centered in the Research Stage .................15 Preparing for Practice ................................................18 How to Structure Research Conferences ..................................19 Timing in the Semester ..............................................19 First-Year Skills Courses ...........................................19 Upper-Level Research Courses ......................................20 Setting the Agenda and Tone ..........................................21 Setting the Agenda ................................................21 Setting the Tone ..................................................25 Concluding the Conference ...........................................26 Conclusion ...........................................................26 Appendix A ...........................................................27 Appendix B ...........................................................28 Introduction ¶1 Analytical thinking begins during the research phase of the writing process. After all, students cannot—or at least should not—write until they have found * © Alyson M. Drake, 2019. Many thanks to Jennifer Mart-Rice and Franklin Runge for review- ing
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