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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 1999
CONTACT:
Mary A. Hotchkiss
hotchma@u.washington.edu
206/553-4475
Improving Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System
How did you feel about the public's perception of the justice system
following the O.J.Simpson trial? Do you feel the public gets an accurate
picture of the judicial arm of government by feasting on the notorious tales
that supplement the popular media's profit line? Do you get tired of lawyer
jokes? Do you agree that law libraries and law librarians are an important
means of getting the right information at the right time to the public, and
that we can enhance the perception that people have about lawyers, judges
and our courts?
If you would like to brainstorm with us about these issues concerning the
public's trust and confidence in the judicial system, join us for a
moderated discussion list that will last for two weeks, June 28th through
July 9th. Our discussion is being held at the perfect time to prime us for
an outstanding program at the AALL Annual Conference in Washington: A-3
"National Action Plan to Improve Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice
System: Defining a Role for Law Librarians". (Sunday morning, July 18th, at
10). It is our hope that the moderated discussion will assist
AALL to identify and draft recommendations and strategies for library
activities that would increase public confidence and trust in the justice
system.
Judy Meadows, Director of the Montana State Law Library and Immediate Past
President of AALL, will moderate this lively discussion. Register for
"Improving Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System" on AALLNET
(www.aallnet.org). Click on the "Professional Development" link
and select the "Professional Development Opportunity" labeled "Professional
Development Listserv." The direct link to the form is
http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/listserv.asp.
The AALL Professional Development Listserv is designed to promote
information exchange on current issues in law librarianship. Each discussion
will be limited to a set period and the listserv will be purged at the end
of this period. A Web archive of the discussion will be available.
The AALL Professional Development Program provides AALL members with readily
available, high quality, and timely educational programs, publications, and
services in a variety of formats, using all available technologies in order
to enable members to remain current in the profession of law librarianship.
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 4,600 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. For
more information, visit AALLNET, the official AALL web site, at
www.aallnet.org.
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