HEADLINE: AALL Member Marcia Koslov to Speak at ABA Conference
Contact: Roger H. Parent, Executive Director, 312/939-4764
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 1997. Marcia Koslov, State Law Librarian of Wisconsin, will
deliver a presentation entitled "Public Access Through Information:
Integrating Courts and Libraries" at the Sunday morning session of an
interdisciplinary conference, Understanding the Voices in Our Courts, in
Tucson, Arizona, May 1-4, 1997.
This conference, hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial
Division and co-sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries
(AALL), will bring together experts in a number of different fields to
discuss the challenges of improving access to the court system for all
U.S. residents. Conference participants will gain knowledge on such
issues as breaking down language barriers; learning to identify bias in
their own reasoning; serving victims of domestic violence; understanding
the challenge of race and ethnicity in the courts; and determining how
to unbundle law practice. Other programs include a discussion of state
initiatives aimed at improving access to courts for all citizens;
improving court "consumer" satisfaction; and understanding the phrase,
"No legal advice from Court Personnel."
For full conference registration information, contact Sara Cummings, ABA
Judicial Division, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, Illinois 60611,
800/285-2221, fax 312/988-5709, cummings@staff.abanet.org .
The American Association of Law Libraries was founded in 1906 to promote
and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public
communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to
provide leadership in the field of legal information. Today, with over
4,800 members, the Association represents law librarians and related
professionals who are affiliated with a wide range of institutions: law
firms; law schools; corporate legal departments; courts; and local,
state and federal government agencies.
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