PEGA-SIS Newsletter
FALL 2020 | VOL. 3 | ISSUE 3
IN THIS ISSUE
This issue features two articles, a review of the Moleskin Journey app, a program review on teaching international students, Show Us Your Shelfie, and PEGA-SIS announcements for "So, You Wanna...?", Beer & Edits, and a request for social media input. More details here!
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
PEGA-SIS Chair Candle Wester welcomes us to a new program year and reflects on what has and has not changed over the past six months.
PROVIDING CAREER GROWTH AT ALL LEVELS OF THE LIBRARY
Allison C. Reeve Davis, Library Manager at Littler Mendelson, discusses how her library instituted internal career growth opportunities.
WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD FOR WEBINARS
Jenna Pontious, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Riverside County Law Library, shares how the pandemic has challenged her to think about professional growth in a more discerning way.
PRODUCTIVITY COLUMN: MOLESKIN JOURNEY APP REVIEW - PRODUCTIVITY, BUT MAKE IT PRETTY
Geraldine Kalim, Student Services Librarian at University of Georgia School of Law, introduces us to Moleskin Journey, an app that lets you organize work life, personal life, and everything in between.
PROGRAM REVIEW: "EMPOWERING FOREIGN LLM STUDENTS TO LEARN AND THRIVE"
Margaret Kiel-Morse, Faculty Services Librarian at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, provides an overview and takeaways for the program "Empowering Foreign LLM Students to Learn and Thrive." This program was presented by Jennifer Allison in the RIPS-SIS Instructional Design for Law Librarians Workshop, July 28-30, 2020.
SHOW US YOUR SHELFIE: STACEY PILSON
Stacey Pilson, Technical Services Librarian at Norton Rose Fulbright, showcases her personality through one of her favorite home bookshelves.
"SO, YOU WANNA PROPOSE AN AALL PROGRAM?" - Oct. 21, 1-1:45 p.m. Eastern
The "So, You Wanna…?" Live Interview Series is back for 2020/2021! Join PEGA-SIS on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Eastern, for the first interview of the program year: "So, You Wanna Propose an AALL Program?" Click here for more details, and register at
bit.ly/ProposeAALLProgramOct21.
bit.ly/ProposeAALLProgramOct21.
BEER & EDITS: A WRITER'S NETWORK
Virtual Scholarly Matching
Are you a writer looking for feedback or an accountability partner? Are you a reader wanting to help out a budding writer? If so, you can sign up for our virtual Beer & Edits scholarly matching network through our Fall 2020 Interest Form. If you have any questions, please contact Sabrina A. Davis, Beer & Edits Committee Chair.
Publishing Opportunities
- AALL Spectrum Submission Guidelines
- Law Library Journal Submission Guidelines
- Legal Reference Services Quarterly (LRSQ) is seeking articles of interest to legal information professionals. Please e-mail all ideas and articles for consideration to Mike Chiorazzi, Editor. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
- This PEGA-SIS Newsletter!
- Other AALL Chapter & SIS Newsletters and blogs
PEGA-SIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Currently, you can follow PEGA-SIS as @aallpegasis on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We are considering whether to continue on all of these platforms. If you want to volunteer to help maintain the PEGA social media presence, contributing your social media skills and gaining experience in the professional social media realm, please email the PEGA-SIS Committee Chair for Outreach & Publications, Eve Ross, rossea@law.sc.edu.