Hi everyone – it’s your Secretary/Treasurer here with another update on what the LIT-SIS Executive Board has been up to. The main topic of discussion was our proposed merger with the Digitization and Educational Technology Special Interest Section (DET-SIS), which …
LIT-SIS is proud to announce our upcoming panel on Advocacy & Accommodation in the Digital Environment, and we welcome all AALL members to attend. Join Kenton Brice, Mari Cheney, and Rena Seidler for a conversation with Amanda Watson as they …
Panel on Advocacy & Accommodation in the Digital Environment Rescheduled for 3/19 Read more »
Who isn’t burned out after all that 2020 had to offer? I don’t know a single person who hasn’t felt mentally, emotionally and physically drained, and perhaps team leaders especially, as they embarked on 2021. There are countless articles reminding …
Mastering Motivation in 2021: Three Hacks for Rekindling Your Fire After Burnout Read more »
Spring is almost here – which means the ABA Techshow is almost here! Normally it’s held in Chicago around the end of February/beginning of March. Ok, that’s not spring in Chicago no matter how you look at it. This year, …
In legal research, we’ve all gone down rabbit holes: we start researching contracts and end up in wills; we start in landlord/tenant issues and end up in torts. It happens to the best of us, even those of us trained …
Teaching Students to Avoid Legal Research Clickbait Read more »
Looking for a last-minute holiday gift to give your tech-loving friend or family member? From high-tech to low-tech and even tech-adjacent, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s last year’s list in case you want to expand your options. From …
The LIT-SIS Executive Committee met last Tuesday, December 1. Here’s what we talked about: DET-SIS Merger The biggest agenda item was our proposed merger with the Digitization and Educational Technology Special Interest Section (DET-SIS). Some quick background: because of the …
I had used Zoom several times before 2020, but not nearly as often and certainly not in all the ways I have used it since the pandemic. Prior to 2020 my major experiences in Zoom were testing our law school …
So last month CLIO held its annual conference — wait… I’m pretty sure it was last month — *checks CLIO site* Yes, last month, from Oct. 13-16, CLIO held its annual conference, this year virtually. Academics could get a $99 …
CLIO 2020: Oh, hey, yet another virtual conference! Read more »
Guest post by Amanda Watson, president of LIT-SIS, Director of the O’Quinn Law Library, and Assistant Professor of Law the University of Houston Law Center. It’s official! CS-SIS is now LIT-SIS: Legal Innovation & Technology SIS. Two years ago, our …
