If you missed it... the report from the last joint Copyright Committee and Private Law Libraries SIG meeting is on Basecamp! The groups discussed issues private law firms have when dealing with copyright callacbd.ca/CALL-Blog/1312…

New post: Harper Grey Library Summer Student (Contract Position) ift.tt/4rTkH1M ^IFTTT

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New post: Research Specialist – Calgary – Dentons Canada ift.tt/KVkOaIu ^IFTTT

Please join VALL for our annual summer social event on June 22, 2023. Come enjoy canapes and refreshing beverages at the Gallery Bistro patio with your fellow VALL members: vall.vancouver.bc.ca/2023/05/03/val…. This event is very generously sponsored by LexisNexis Canada and Thomson Reuters Legal Canada. ^ST

New post: Technician, Library Collections and Procurement – Vancouver – Borden Ladner Gervais ift.tt/qSgBxfa ^IFTTT

Congratulations to VALL member Sarah Sutherland (Parallax GFX, LLC) on receiving the Denis Marshall Memorial Award at this year's CALL/ACBD conference. #CALLACBD2023

VALL members are invited to attend our inaugural session of the 2023-24 season on October 3, 2023. Sarah Sutherland (Parallax GFX, LLC) will be discussing generative AI as a current and potential research tool for lawyers and law librarians and its implications. ^ST

The Fall 2023 edition of the VALL Review is now available on the VALL website. The latest issue includes some new features: a “Unique Items” section and an expanded “Members News” section. ^ST

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) have produced a draft of a Crown Copyright Code of Best Practices for Libraries. The draft code is now available for comment: docs.google.com/document/d/1AL…. ^ST

The Peter Bark Bursary provides funding for VALL members for conferences or other professional development opportunities. The deadline for applications is March 6, 2024. For information on how to apply, please see vall.vancouver.bc.ca/peter-bark-bur…. ^ST

The Vancouver Association of Law Libraries (VALL) Executive Committee invites members to an informal gathering on Thursday March 14th from 4:30-7:30 PM. See vall.vancouver.bc.ca/2024/02/27/val… for more details. ^ST

VALL is now accepting proposals from members for the upcoming Lightning Talks session taking place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. For more information, see vall.vancouver.bc.ca/2024/02/27/cal….

CALL/ACBD members are invited to apply for the Eunice Beeson Memorial Professional Development Fund. For more information, and to apply: callacbd.ca/Awards The application deadline is April 15, 2024.

The Lightning Talks have been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 12-1 PM. Accordingly the deadline for proposals has been extended to Wednesday, April 3, 2024. ^ST

The Spring 2024 edition of the VALL Review is now available on the VALL website. The latest issue discusses the topic of collection management and weeding. ^ST

The VALL Summer Networking Social will take place on June 13, 2024 at the Art Gallery. Please see vall.vancouver.bc.ca/2024/05/13/val… for details. Many thanks to our event sponsors Mike Pasta and Thomson Reuters Legal Canada. ^ST

The Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide is now available on CanLII : canlii.org/en/commentary/…. It is intended to "be accessible to everyone, via an open access publishing model". ^ST

The BC government has made Gail Nash's "Legislation Made Easy" available as a free resource on the BC Publications website: free.bcpublications.ca/civix/content/…. ^ST

CARL and CFLA have published "Navigating Copyright for Crown-Published Works: A Code of Best Practices for Libraries" on applying the fair dealing exception to government publications: Code_of_Best_Practice_Crown_Copyright-May2024.pdf (carl-abrc.ca). ^ST