The latest CRIV Sheet has been published. The TOC is listed below. And you can read the CRIV Sheet here: http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-19/No-5/criv.pdf Contents Editor’s Corner From the Chair “Is This a Good Deal?” Fulfilling Our Duty as Fiscal Stewards of Institutional Resources Pressure Points in Vendor Relationships: Tips for Working with Outsourced Staff “The Right to… Continue reading

There has been a lot of press recently on law libraries moving from a mix of print and electronic materials to an all (or mostly) digital collection. Here is a wrap up, starting with the CRIV session at AALL entitled The Bookless Law Library: Potential Reality or Flight of Fancy. If you missed it you can… Continue reading

Take a look at the new edition of The CRIV Sheet (also found within the pages of your Nov. 2014 Spectrum). This issue provides recaps of some of the AALL programs related to vendor relations. CRIV Vendor Roundtable, by Kurt R. Mattson, Lionel Sawyer & Collins Program F4: Just in Time: Demand-Driven Acquisitions for E-Books,… Continue reading

The February 2014 edition of The CRIV Sheet is on its way to your mailbox. You can also read it online.  http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-18/No-4/criv.pdf Contents include: “Unbundling Online Legal Materials: One State Government Law Library’s Perspective”, by Dan Cordova, Colorado Supreme Court Librarian “Inch by Inch, Row by Row: A Tale of Two Major Weeding Projects”, by… Continue reading