The Baldy Center presents a Great Lakes Colloquium on Training and Development for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarianship, organized by James Milles, UB Law Library, and the Baldy Center Program on Regulation, Technology, and Society on Friday, November 19, 2004 from 2:30 - 5:30 pm.

Description

The increasing prominence of the EU and other international organizations and the increasing globalization of legal practice have led to an increasing demand for information resources in foreign and international law. This demand poses significant challenges for the law libraries charged with collecting and managing the information resources required by scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. Specialized expertise in researching foreign and international law is keenly needed in law schools, public agencies, NGOs, and law firms, but the combination of skills needed for these positions - expertise in US law as well as the legal systems of foreign nations and public and private international law, and familiarity with one or more foreign languages - is rare.

This colloquium will attempt to develop a practical response to the problem of supporting research and scholarship in foreign and international law through the collaborative efforts of several law libraries in the Great Lakes region. Some of the libraries are involved in JD/MLS programs in law librarianship. Others have outstanding collections in international and foreign law, and are interested in offering internship and exchange opportunities with the goal of recruiting new professionals to the field.

The colloquium will consist of brief presentations and panel discussions on existing US-Canada projects at the participating law schools. These discussions will lay the foundation for an organizing and planning meeting to take the first steps toward building what could eventually become a Great Lakes-region consortium of law libraries, with training and internships as our first project. Follow-up and continued discussion will take place at the American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting in San Antonio in July 2005.

Workshop Organizers

Contact James Milles at jgmilles@buffalo.edu for information or with any questions about the substance of the colloquium.

Contact Ellen Kausner in the Baldy Center at baldyctr@buffalo.edu with questions about logistics, including travel, accommodation, or local transportation.

Venue

Law School Faculty Lounge, 545 O'Brian Hall University at Buffalo Law School, North Campus, State University of New York.

Registration

Faculty, law and graduate students are welcome to attend. There will be no fee for this colloquium; however, space is limited so registration is recommended. Please e-mail your name and affiliation to Ellen Kausner, Events Coordinator, at the Baldy Center at baldyctr@buffalo.edu.

Participants and Program

Friday, November 19, 545 O'Brian Hall: 2:30 - 2:45 Registration and Welcome
Robert S. Berger, Professor of Law, Director of the Canada-United States Legal Studies Centre, University at Buffalo Law School
Lynn Mather, Director, Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy; Professor of Law and Political Science, University at Buffalo Law School; 2:45 - 4:15 Panel I: The Economics of Foreign and International Legal Information - Publishing, Collection Development, and Management Issues Context and Background: The Place of Foreign and International Resources in a Law School Library
James Milles, Associate Dean and Director, Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo Law School Economics of Collection Management: Policies and Choices
Barbara Garavaglia, Head of Reference, University of Michigan Law School Library Essential Resources for a Foreign and International Law Collection: Application of Policies
Nina Cascio, International Law Librarian, University at Buffalo Law School Library
Jennifer Selby, International Law Librarian, University of Michigan Law School Library; 4:15 - 4:30 Break

4:30 - 5:30 Panel II: A Model Program for Cooperative Training of Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarians
Moderator: James Milles A Model Program for Cooperative Training of Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarians
Margaret Leary, Director and Librarian, University of Michigan Law Library
John N. Davis, Law Librarian & Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Thomas French, Associate Professor and Director, Barclay Law Library, Syracuse University College of Law
John Sadler, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario Law School
Beatrice Tice, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law, University of Toronto Law School
Saturday, November 20: 8:30 - 11:30 Closed organizational and planning meeting

Travel & Parking

By Car from Toronto
Drive south out of Toronto onto the Queen Elizabeth Way following signs to Fort Erie. Just after St. Catherines, exit the QEW onto Rte 405 to the Queenston/Lewiston bridge. After crossing into the U.S., take the interstate route I-190 south towards Buffalo. After passing through Niagara Falls you will cross over a toll bridge onto Grand Island and a second bridge off Grand Island. Immediately after the second bridge, exit onto interstate route I-290 East. Do NOT continue on route I-190 south to Buffalo.

After about 7 miles, take exit 5B Millersport Highway North. After exiting the I-290, turn right onto Millersport Highway itself (you can't go anywhere else). At the first traffic lights, turn left at the Marriott Hotel. At the next traffic lights (at the junction with Maple Road) go straight ahead.

You are now on the campus. At the first traffic light go straight ahead. The next junction is a four-way stop. Turn right and, very soon, first left into Jacobs A parking lot. Park as close to the buildings as possible. Walk up the path to the right of the lot, straight through the building (follow the signs) and follow the brick walkway, cross a road, and enter O'Brian Hall. Take the elevators to the 5th Floor. If you do not have a guest parking hang tag, park in the Center for Tomorrow parking lot and take the shuttle bus to the Flint Loop. Links to UB campus and parking maps can be found here.

By Car from Central New York
The University at Buffalo's north (or Amherst) campus is conveniently located off the Interstate I-290 only a few miles from the junction with the I-90. Take the interstate I-90 West to Buffalo. Exit the I-90 at exit 50 (Williamsville exit) and keep right and take the I-290 (Youngmann Memorial Highway). Exit off the I-290 at Exit 5B Millersport Highway North. You exit onto Millersport Highway, get into the left hand lane. At the first traffic lights, turn left at the Marriott Hotel. At the next traffic lights (at the junction with Maple Road) go straight ahead.