1.
A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th
,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
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Contact
Information
for
Coordinator
and
Participants
Coordinator
Debbie
Ginsberg
Educational
Technology
Librarian,
IIT
Chicago-­‐Kent
College
of
Law
Phone:
(312)
906-­‐5673
Email:
dginsberg@kentlaw.iit.edu
Website:
http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/library
Participants
Alex
Berrio
Matamoros
Library
Associate
Professor
&
Emerging
Technologies
Librarian,
CUNY
School
of
Law
Library
Phone:
(718)
340-­‐4257
Email:
alex.berriomatamoros@law.cuny.edu
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/berriomatamoros
Nancy
Babb
Cataloging
Librarian
/
Web
Manager,
The
University
at
Buffalo,
State
University
of
New
York
Phone:
(716)
645-­‐0394
Email:
babb@buffalo.edu
Website:
http://law.lib.buffalo.edu/
Iain
Barksdale
Associate
Director
of
Information
Services,
University
of
Alabama
School
of
Law
Phone:
(205)
348-­‐2373
Email:
ibarksdale@law.ua.edu
Jill
Sonnesyn
Director
of
Research
Systems
&
Services,
Stinson
Leonard
Street
Phone:
(612)
335-­‐7313
Email:
jill.sonnesyn@stinsonleonard.com
Website:
www.stinsonleonard.com
Philippe
Cloutier
Librarian,
Lane
Powell,
PC
Phone:
(206)
223-­‐7965
Email:
cloutierp@lanepowell.com

2. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Recommended
Resources
and
Our
Favorite
Apps
Publications
• Thompson,
Susan
M.
Core
Technology
Competencies
for
Librarians
and
Library
Staff:
A
LITA
Guide.
New
York:
Neal-­‐Schuman
Publishers,
2009.
• Varnum,
Kenneth
J.
The
Top
Technologies
Every
Librarian
Needs
to
Know.
Chicago:
American
Library
Association,
2014.
• Kroski,
Ellyssa
(Ed.).
Law
Librarianship
in
the
Digital
Age.
Plymouth,
UK:
Scarecrow
Press,
2014.
Tech
news
outlets
• WSJ
Tech:
http://www.wsj.com/news/technology
• The
Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/
• Ars
Technica:
http://arstechnica.com/
• Digital
Trends:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/
• ABA
7
Great
sites:
http://www.americanbar.org/publications/law_practice_today_home/law_practice_today_arc
hive/july11/7_great_legal_technology_law_blogs.html
• TechCrunch:
http://techcrunch.com/
Legal
Tech
Information
• ILTA
e-­‐groups
(listservs):
http://www.iltanet.org/servicescategory/egroups
• Slaw:
http://www.slaw.ca/
• Sui
Generis:
http://nylawblog.typepad.com/suigeneris
• 3
Geeks
and
a
Law
Blog:
http://www.geeklawblog.com/
• iPhone
JD:
http://www.iphonejd.com/
• Jim
Calloway’s
Law
Practice
Tips
Blog:
http://www.lawpracticetipsblog.com/
• Law.com
Legaltech
News:
http://www.legaltechnews.com/
• Lawyerist
: https://lawyerist.com/
• Legal
Technology
Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legaltech
• ProfHacker:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/

3. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
Comics
• xkcd.com:
http://xkcd.com/
• Saturday
Morning
Breakfast
Cereal:
http://www.smbc-­‐comics.com/
• Savage
Chickens:
http://www.savagechickens.com/
• Hyperbole
and
a
Half:
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/
Suggested
Sources
for
Training/Continuing
Education
● AALL
educational
opportunities,
including
webinars:
http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Education
From
AALL
and
its
related
groups
(SIS,
chapters)
http://aallnet.org/mm/Education/webinars
(and
be
sure
to
check
local
sites,
as
well)
● CALI
(The
Center
for
Computer-­‐Assisted
Legal
Instruction):
http://www.cali.org/
● lynda.com:
http://www.lynda.com/
(you
may
have
access
through
your
local
public
library,
or
regional
or
state
associations)
● ILTA
(International
Legal
Technology
Association):
http://www.iltanet.org/
● ABA
Legal
Technology
Resource
Center:
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_resources.html
● ABA
Techshow:
http://www.techshow.com/
● Legal
Techshow:
http://www.legaltechshow.com/
● Regional
library
associations
● State
library
associations
Where
to
go
if
you
need
to
quickly
learn
a
new
technology
skill:
● Google
● YouTube
● Software
publisher’s
website

4. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
Our
Favorite
Apps
Philippe
Cloutier
• Google
Drive:
I
can’t
state
enough
how
much
Google
Drive,
Docs,
Spreadsheets,
etc.
has
change
my
workflow.
It
allows
for
collaborative
document
editing
and
management;
while
successfully
avoiding
the
back
and
forth
Sisyphean
attachment
game
• Trello:
group
and
personal
project
management.
I
currently
use
this
tool
with
the
Lane
Powell
library
team.
Our
director
often
creates
“boards”
for
different
projects.
• Pocket:
saves
websites,
blogs,
etc.
Tagging
is
available
in
order
to
manage
a
plethora
of
media.
• Wunderlist:
a
robust
task
management
and
to-­‐do
list
organizer.
Nancy
Babb
• Notepad
++:
a
free
source
code
editor
and
replacement
for
the
standard
Notepad
program
(for
Windows)
https://notepad-­‐plus-­‐plus.org/
• MarcEdit:
full-­‐featured
and
well-­‐supported
free
MARC
utility,
for
editing
and
batch
processing
of
records
(now
available
for
Windows
and
Mac)
http://marcedit.reeset.net/
• Browser
privacy
tools,
including:
Ghostery,
Adblock
Plus,
HTTPS
Everywhere
• Firefox
plugins,
including:
Web
Developer
Toolbar,
Font
Finder,
Open
In
/
Open
With,
Send
Link
/
Send
Page
Jill
Sonnesyn
• Balsamiq:
a
rapid
wireframing
tool
that
helps
you
Work
Faster
&
Smarter.
It
reproduces
the
experience
of
sketching
on
a
whiteboard,
but
using
a
computer.
https://balsamiq.com/
• Microsoft
OneNote:
useful
for
free-­‐form
information
gathering
and
multi-­‐user
collaboration.
It
gathers
users'
notes
(handwritten
or
typed),
drawings,
screen
clippings
and
audio
commentaries.
Available
for
Windows,
Mac,
iOS,
Android,
Windows
Phone,
Chromebook,
and
browser-­‐based.
Debbie
Ginsberg
• ActiveInBox:
A
browser
plugin
that
allows
you
to
sort
Gmail
messages
using
the
“Getting
Things
Done”
method.
You
can
assign
due
dates
to
emails,
file
them
under
projects,
or
mark
them
as
“Someday”
and
read
them
later.
Includes
tools
to
quickly
sort
through
message.
A
vital
tool
for
achieving
Inbox
Zero.
Cost:
$40/year
• Asana:
A
free
online
task
and
project
manager.
Sort
tasks
by
projects
and
project
sections.
Add
subtasks.
Delegate
tasks
to
others
and
include
due
dates.
Others
can
comment
directly
under
a
task,
keeping
information
about
that
task
in
one
location.
Tasks
and
projects
are
searchable
and
archivable.
Debbie
will
demo
Asana
at
Cool
Tools.
Free
for
teams
of
up
to
15;
larger
teams
supported
starting
at
$21/year
(price
dependent
on
team
size)
• Evernote:
Take
notes
on
just
about
any
device
and
assess
them
anywhere.
Sort
notes
by
“notebook”
(project)
or
tag.
Take
pictures
of
documents
and
search
for
the
document
text
later.
Share
notes
with
others.
Free
for
most
uses,
but
paid
accounts
available
with
additional
features.

5. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
• Mindmanager:
Create
mind
maps
with
a
few
clicks.
Mind
maps
are
great
tools
for
creating
visual,
easy
to
organize
outlines
of
articles,
documents,
presentations,
processes,
and
projects.
Includes
project
management
tools.
Cost:
$299
(academic
discounts
available)
• SnagIt:
Take
snapshots
and
short
videos
of
anything
on
your
screen,
and
add
annotations.
Cost:
$49.95
(academic
discounts
available)
Alex
Berrio
Matamoros
• Camtasia:
full
feature
video
and
audio
editing
software
for
PC
or
Mac
that
is
easier
to
use
than
most
other
comparable
applications.
Cost:
PC
-­‐
$299
(academic
discounts
available);
Mac
-­‐
$99
(academic
discounts
available)
• Dropbox:
Dropbox
allows
users
to
create
a
special
folder
on
their
computers
then
synchronizes
to
other
computers
you
use.
Files
placed
in
this
folder
are
also
accessible
via
the
Dropbox
website
and
mobile
apps.
• Slack:
an
online
and
app-­‐based
team
collaboration
tool
that
is
part
instant
messenger,
part
email.
Offers
persistent
chat
rooms
organized
by
topic,
as
well
as
private
groups
and
direct
messaging.
• Join.me:
A
free
online
meeting
tool
offering
instant
screen
sharing
and
video
conferencing
with
VoIP
for
up
to
10
participants.
Paid
subscription
available
if
more
than
10.
• TeamViewer:
Free
remote
access
tool
for
controlling
a
computer
over
the
Internet.
Great
for
retrieving
files
you
may
have
forgotten
or
accessing
your
browser
remotely
to
take
advantage
of
your
fast
Internet
connection
at
home
when
on
a
slow
connection
elsewhere.

6. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Professional
and
Technology
Competencies
Table
of
Contents
Professional
Competency
Documents
................................................................................................
1
Technology
Audits
..............................................................................................................................
2
Additional
Reading
.............................................................................................................................
2
Technology
Competencies
from
Recent
AALL
Job
Descriptions
...........................................................
3
Technology
Competencies
from
Recent
ALA
Job
Descriptions
.............................................................
4
Professional
Competency
Documents
Professional
organizations
have
defined
statements
of
core
competencies
to
aid
in
accreditation
(ALA)
and
professional
development
(AALL).
Some
of
the
items
may
seem
rudimentary
to
experienced
librarians,
but
they
can
nonetheless
be
helpful
in
establishing
guidelines
for
assessment
and
job
descriptions.
• ALA
Core
Competences
of
Librarianship
http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/sites/ala.org.educationcareers/files/content/careers/cor
ecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf
o ALA’s
document
“defines
the
basic
knowledge
to
be
possessed
by
all
persons
graduating
from
an
ALA-­‐accredited
master’s
program
in
library
and
information
studies.”
Both
competences
4.
“Technological
Knowledge
and
Skills”
and
3.
“Organization
of
Recorded
Knowledge
and
Information”
seem
helpful
to
technological
literacy
and
mastery.
ALA
also
maintains
a
website
listing
the
specialized
“Knowledge
and
competencies
statements
developed
by
relevant
professional
organizations”
at
http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/careers/corecomp/corecompspecial/knowledgec
ompetencies.
• ALL
Competencies
of
Law
Librarianship
http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Leadership-­‐
Governance/policies/PublicPolicies/competencies.html
o AALL’s
Competencies
are
defined
more
for
working
librarians;
noting
“continuing
education
…
areas
for
professional
growth
…
[related
to]
hiring,
evaluation
and
promotion
decisions,
and
…
professional
development.”
Items
of
interest
and
importance
to
technology
skills
are
identified
in
three
of
the
Specialized
Competencies:
4
“Information
Technology,”
5
“Collection
Development,”
and
6.
“Cataloging.”

7. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
• SLA
Competencies
for
Information
Professionals
of
the
21st
Century
http://www.sla.org/about-­‐sla/competencies/
o SLA’s
document
emphasizes
both
management
and
application,
with
technology
skills
highlighted
in
Professional
Competencies
B.
"Managing
Information
Resources,"
C.
"Managing
Information
Services,"
and
D.
"Applying
Information
Tools
&
Technologies."
• ABA
Model
Rules
of
Professional
Conduct
(Comment
on
Rule
1.1)
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of
_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1.html
o The
August
2012
amendments
to
the
Model
Rules
include
what
some
have
called
a
“wake-­‐up
call”
for
lawyers
in
regards
to
technology,
as
the
statement
on
maintaining
competence
now
specifically
notes
the
responsibility
to
be
aware
of
and
responsive
to
“the
benefits
and
risks
associated
with
relevant
technology.”
Technology
Audits
While
statements
on
professional
competence
help
to
establish
standards,
technology
audits
may
provide
a
means
for
assessing
compliance
with
standards.
Audits
may
be
useful
both
for
law
firms
and
for
libraries,
with
resources
available
for
both.
• Legal
Tech
Audit:
http://legaltechaudit.com/
(more
here:
http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/could_you_pass_this_in-­‐
house_counsels_tech_test)
• Institute
on
Law
Technology
&
Innovation:
http://lawpracticetechnology.blogs.law.suffolk.edu/
• Library
of
Michigan
Quality
Services
Audit
Checklist:
Technology:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/lm_2015_QSAC_appendix_e_483286
_7.pdf
o Although
geared
toward
public
libraries,
the
checklist
approach
may
provide
helpful
examples;
the
QSAC
checklist
includes
links
to
several
detailed
resources
for
library
technology
assessment.
• University
of
Georgia
Law
Library
technology
programs
(Tubinis
and
Evans)
http://www.law.uga.edu/programs-­‐law-­‐school-­‐community
o Designed
for
the
University
of
Georgia
Law
School
community,
with
materials
made
generously
available
on
the
web.
Additional
Reading
• “Skills
for
the
21st
Century
Librarian”
by
Meredith
Farkas:
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2006/07/17/skills-­‐for-­‐the-­‐21st-­‐century-­‐librarian/
• A
criticism
of
competency
modeling:
http://www.talentmgt.com/articles/a_performance_alternative_to_competency_modeling

8. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
Technology
Competencies
from
Recent
AALL
Job
Descriptions
Duties
● Competitive
Intelligence
● Evaluate
computer
applications
● Facilitate
access
to
online
resources
● Demonstrated
interest
in
or
experience
with
law
practice
technology
● Construct
wikis,
pathfinders
and
research
guides
● KM
applications
and
resource
● Recommend
new
content,
products,
technology
or
services
that
serve
to
enhance
library
services
and
better
manage
administrative
tasks;
● Utilizes
desktop
publishing
software
to
create
faculty,
staff
and
student
library
resource
guides.
● collaborative
efforts
to
identify,
select,
and
implement
innovative
technologies
to
enhance
the
Library’s
operations,
productivity,
and
delivery
of
services
to
the
Law
School
community;
● utilize
online
tools
for
gathering
and
quantifying
metrics,
● train
Law
Library
staff
in
the
use
of
these
tools.
● development
of
online
resources
such
as
multimedia
tutorials
● Participates
in
enhancing
library
/
Firm
technologies.
● Stays
abreast
of
developing
technologies
and
issues
impacting
law
firms
and
information
providers.
● educate
the
university
community
about
scholarly
publication
modes,
intellectual
property/copyright,
and
open
access
issues
and
services.
● Provide
advice
on
using
resources,
including
open
educational
resources,
in
teaching
classes
on
campus
and
online
● Engage
in
national
initiatives
that
shape
scholarly
communication,
for
example,
HathiTrust,
SPARC,
or
the
Digital
Public
Library
of
America
(DPLA)
Experience
● The
successful
candidate
will…
enthusiastically
embrace
the
challenges
of
an
evolving
profession
in
a
time
of
major
technological
change
Skills
● Proficient
with
relevant
technology
● Ability
to
master
new
technology
with
ease;
● Skill
in
the
development
of
web-­‐based
and
other
electronic
information
delivery
services
(SharePoint
preferred).
●
Ability
to
work
with
presentation
software
and
multimedia
programs.
● Experience
in
a
Mac
environment
is
a
plus.

9. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
● Knowledge
of
current
information
technologies
and
interest
in
new
and
emerging
technologies
● have
the
ability
to
conduct
effective
training
for
attorneys
and
staff
and
have
knowledge
and
proficiency
in
PC
applications.
● Knowledge
of
relevant
firm
software
programs
(e.g.
Outlook,
Excel,
PowerPoint),
with
the
ability
to
learn
new
applications.
●
high
interest
in
new
and
emerging
technologies
● Demonstrated
web
development
skills
and
knowledge
of
content
management
systems
such
as
Drupal
● Experience
with
library
technologies,
including
Lib
Guides
and
Digital
Commons
● Demonstrated
facility
with
technology
and
social
media.
● knowledge
of
the
latest
trends
in
library
management
and
technology
● Proficient
in
Word,
Adobe
Acrobat
Professional,
and
PowerPoint.
Strong
Excel
skills
are
a
plus.
● a
high
level
of
proficiency
with
desktop
technologies
Technology
Competencies
from
Recent
ALA
Job
Descriptions
Duties
● Stays
current
with
technology,
scholarship,
and
other
issues
impacting
digital
humanities.
Works
with
regional,
national,
and
international
colleagues
and
digital
humanities
labs/centers.
● Develop
a
plan
for
Interoperability
and
to
promote
the
use
of
APIs
in
the
library
environment
Experience
● Ten
or
more
years
of
experience
architecting
complex
enterprise
information
systems
● Experience
contributing
to
the
successful
development
and
operation
of
enterprise-­‐scale
information
systems
as
reliable
infrastructure,
including
hardware,
software,
middleware,
and
supporting
human
processes
● Master’s
degree
in
computer
science
or
a
related
field
or
an
equivalent
combination
of
education
and
experience,
required
Skills
● Strong
data
analysis
skills;
proven
skills
to
gather,
assess,
interpret,
and
present
quantitative
and
qualitative
data
for
varied
audiences
● High
level
of
proficiency
with
Excel,
PowerPoint,
Access,
and
other
software
applications
to
manage
and
present
data
● Working
experience
with
at
least
one
set
of
digital
humanities
research
tools
and
approaches
(e.g.,
text
mining,
data
visualization,
image
analysis,
GIS,
web
applications)

10. A3:
Technology
Skills
Law
Librarians
Need
to
Thrive
-­‐
A
Group
Discussion
Please
note:
Handouts
may
be
updated
before
July
19th,
2015.
All
updated
handouts
will
be
posted
online
at
https://goo.gl/TtWXWz
● Knowledge
of
relevant
programming
languages;
● Understanding
of
emerging
technologies,
key
issues,
and
trends
in
archives
and
special
collections.
● Familiarity
with
RDF
and
the
Semantic
Web
● Demonstrated
knowledge
of
XML,
XSLT,
or
other
data
processing
technologies
● Working
knowledge
of
metadata
processing,
batch-­‐loading,
and
transformation
tools
such
as
MarcEdit,
Oxygen
XML
Editor,
OpenRefine,
XSLT.
● Knowledge
of
scripting
languages
and/or
XML.
● Project
management
skills.
● Expert
knowledge
of
IT
infrastructure
and
current
standards,
including
architecting
and
integrating
multi-­‐tiered
system
architectures
● Solid
knowledge
of
server
and
storage
architectures,
as
well
as
cloud
based
solutions;
IT
middleware,
including
authentication,
authorization,
account
provisioning,
identity
management,
and
directory
services,
and
proven
experience
designing
system
that
integrate
with
/
incorporate
these
services
● Knowledge
of
key
trends
in
digital
developments
in
research
libraries
including
open
source
community
projects,
linked
open
data,
bibliographic
standards,
metadata
schemas,
and
digital
repositories
● Project
management
skills
● Experience
designing,
implementing,
or
managing
an
innovative
project,
program,
or
tool;
● Knowledge
of
scripting
languages
and/or
XML
● Compile
data
and
conduct
analysis
and
evaluations