“Network with your fellow information professionals across Boston! ABLL has teamed up with SLA New England to bring you a night of tasty treats alongside friendly conversation and networking. Join us for a fun evening and an opportunity to connect with another, local information organization! Date: November 16 Time: 5:30-8:00pm Location: Sip Café, http://www.sipboston.com/ Appetizers will be provided. RSVP to Karen.Rutherford@wilmerhale.com
What's New with Trellis in Massachusetts? State Trial Court Research & Analytics - Tips & Best Practices! Syllabus and Program Description Join the Association of Boston Law Librarians and Trellis for an engaging webinar as we cover how to analyze the behavior and history of your Massachusetts judge, competitive counsel, prospects and clients to gain crucial insights into litigation history and ruling tendencies. We’ll show you how to leverage Massachusetts state trial court data ... Read more
Join Rebecca Fordon, a law librarian at the Ohio State University Moritz Law Library, on Monday, January 22, 2024, at 11am for the webinar “AI for Law Librarians.” It seems like a new AI tool is being released every minute – how can we keep up and learn to critically evaluate these products? In this session, we’ll review the terminology and go over some of the key new products. We’ll also provide a checklist for ... Read more
Well, the Ground Hog says Spring is coming early, but Leap Year makes Winter longer! Let's all get together and cry about the extra day and join me at Banyan Bar + Refuge! When: February 29th, 6-8pm Where: Banyan Bar + Refuge 553 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116 https://www.banyanboston.com/ Please RSVP to karen.rutherford@wilmerhale.com by 2/19/2024
Please join the ABLL Board for the Annual Business Meeting at Central Wharf on Tuesday, May 21st, at noon. Central Wharf is at 160 Milk St, Boston. https://www.centralwharfco.com/ Please RSVP to Karen.Rutherford@wilmerhale.com by May 15th. If you can respond by May 10th, I will hug you!
July 31st Librarians and Libations at Citrus and Salt! Be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend. Date: Wednesday, July 31st Time: 5:30pm Location: Citrus & Salt | 319 A St, Boston, MA 02210 RSVP to caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com ****Cash Bar****
Tuesday, August 27 at Noon (Zoom): Brown Bag: Assessing and Choosing News Aggregators This is a panel presentation with a discussion to follow. Three ABLL firm members will present the processes they went through in order to evaluate different news aggregators, which products they selected, how they rolled it out to their stakeholders, and the pros and cons of each. There will be a discussion after the presentation for participants to ask questions and offer ... Read more
The annual Welcome Back party is going to be held at the Merchant in downtown crossing this year. Join you colleagues for drinks and appetizers!
The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy. Need a summer read recommendation? Look no further than Waltham! Local journalist Susan Zalkind will be at the Social Law Library on September 24th to talk to ABLL members about her book the Waltham Murders and the way she approached this research. You can also learn about this gruesome triple homicide in the ABC News documentary The ... Read more