Last month I received a letter from the U. of A.'s  School of Library & Information Science asking ELLA to consider giving a donation of $100 to help with costs related to their upcoming "Professional Development Day".  They wanted to bring in certain speakers  and needed help with the costs.  The Executive was quite happy to assist them and Christine dispatched a cheque forthwith.

Their keynote speaker will be Dr. Loriene Roy, President of the American Library Association and a professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin.  She will be joined by Dr. Ann Curry, Incoming Director of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta, Laura Morin Edmonton Public Library's Aboriginal Community Development Librarian, Sarah Polkinghorne and Cameron Hoffman, from the University of Alberta and University of Lethbridge, respectively, and Jason Openo, past-president of the Pacific Northwest Library Association and head librarian at Edmonton Public Library's Whitemud Crossing location. 

The Professional Development Day is scheduled for February 8th, 2008 and I have been invited to attend.  I'm looking forward to it!

Has anyone created a document / map / illustration for their clients that distinguishes QL from LNQL?  I know the price structure is different, but at this point I am just making inquiry about content.  Some kind of concorrdance between the old and the new.

 I am talking scope of coverage, jurisdiction, secondary sources - at the basic no frills access level.  If anyone has created such a beast or knows of such a beast, would you contact me - or better yet, post what you can here.

thanks

Eve Poirier

Regional Library Manager, PRO

Edmonton Alberta

eve.poirier@justice.gc.ca

Dear ELLA members,

The ELLA Christmas Mixer and Champagne Lunch is set for Wednesday, December 19th. Lynn Mogenson has kindly offered to
host this event at Miller Thomson LLP, which is on the 27th floor of Commerce Place. We hope you can make it!

EVENT: ELLA Christmas Mixer and Champagne Lunch
DATE: Wed., December 19
TIME: noon
LOCATION: Miller Thomson LLP
27th Floor Commerce Place, 10155 - 102 Street
429-1751
COST: $5.00

Lunch includes your choice of entree (turkey pot pie or vegetarian lasagne), salad, Christmas treats, and champagne, wine or juice.

Please RSVP to secretary@edmontonlawlibraries.ca by Monday, December 17. When RSVPing, please indicate your choice of entree.

REMINDER: this is the last chance to renew your membership in time to be included in the 2007-2008 ELLA Membership Directory. If you have not yet renewed your membership, please print the membership form from our website at http://www.edmontonlawlibraries.ca/membership_form.htm and mail it in along with your payment before Dec. 19th. Alternatively, you may submit your form and payment at the event.

Sincerely,

Christine Press

Treasurer/Secretary
Edmonton Law Libraries Association