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As I write this, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the temperature is nudging 90 degrees. And the headquarters office of our firm is relocating to a new building. As with most law firm moves/remodels these days, the library is shrinking in size. Rather than this being a cause of alarm, it has given me an opportunity to show how valuable an experienced librarian can be in these circumstances. Acting in an advisory capacity, the Library Manager can assist the firm with making rational decisions on what is and isn’t needed to keep in print. Taking such factors as ease of use, efficiency and cost into account is a major  \nbenefit of having a skilled, experienced library professional at any organization, including law firms.  \nProviding courses, webinars, and presentations on current legal developments is, in my opinion, oneof the most important ways that SCALL supports our members. Last month’s Institute was a great example of that. It was great seeing old  \nfriends from all over the state and making some new ones. I was just talking to a fellow librarian I met for  \n(Continued on page 7)  \n| \u003Cbr>In This Issue ...\u003Cbr>President’s Message………………………………...………….…..1\u003Cbr>Newsletter Staff/Advertisers /Deadlines…………....……..2\u003Cbr>Editor’s Notes/Save the Date…………………..……...…….…3\u003Cbr>ABA Adopts UELMA……………….……………….…….....….…3\u003Cbr>Albert Brecht In Memoriam ..……...……………...…………..4\u003Cbr>Job Opportunities……………………………………........……….4\u003Cbr>Heard Around Town………………….………….……..…….……5\u003Cbr>SCALL Board Candidates 2012-2013…………….........……6\u003Cbr>Law Day………………………………………………………….…….6\u003Cbr>AALL PLL Grants Extended….………….……….....…..………7\u003Cbr>Hire ICYIP Summer Interns ..……….…………………...…....8\u003Cbr>AALL2go…………………………………………………………..…..24\u003Cbr>SCALL Officers & Comm. Chairs, 2011-2012………........25\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>SCALL Spring Meeting May 17, 2012 ● 6 p.m.\u003Cbr>(seepage 14) | \u003Cbr>4th All-California Joint Institute\u003Cbr>The State We’reIn: California Law Libraries in Unprecedented Times\u003Cbr>A Joint Venture of SANDALL, NOCALL and SCALL\u003Cbr>Pre-Institute Workshops : Legal Research Instruction…...…....…….…..…..10\u003Cbr>RDA………….……………………………....…...….….....13\u003Cbr>Keynote Address: Crisis in the Courts….….…..........15\u003Cbr>California County Law Librarians….…….....…….....16\u003Cbr>AALL and California’s Chapters…………...….......…..17\u003Cbr>Managing the Challenging Client…....….……..........18\u003Cbr>Big but Brittle: Law Firm Survival…………….…......20\u003Cbr>Brave New World of Patent Law…..……………........21\u003Cbr>Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA)…………………………………...….…..……………………...….22\u003Cbr>AALL VIP Guest and Closing Speaker…...……….....24 |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThe SCALL Newsletter is published electronically five times per year (September/October, November/December, January/February, March/April and May/June) by the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. 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