Time to Start Writing: The 2012 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers

The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee is soliciting articles in four divisions this year:

Open Division: for active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience;

New Members Division: for recent graduates and AALL members who have become law librarians since July 1, 2007;

Student Division: Participants in this division need not be members of AALL. To be eligible in this category, you must have been enrolled in law school, or in a library school, information management, or an equivalent program, either in the Fall 2011 or Spring 2012 semester.

The winner in the Open, New Member, and Student Divisions will receive $650 generously donated by LexisNexis, plus the opportunity to present the winning paper at a program during the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting in Boston!  Winning papers are also considered for publication in the Association’s prestigious Law Library Journal.

New for 2012 - Short Form Division: Articles in this category will be shorter than a traditional scholarly article, and appropriate for publication in AALL Spectrum, a bar journal, or a chapter or SIS newsletter.  Participants must be AALL members. The winner will be awarded $300 from LexisNexis.

Application Information and Article Submission Deadlines:

• Articles in the Open, New Members, and Short Form Divisions must be submitted by March 1, 2012. 
• Articles in the Student Division must be received by May 15, 2012.
• Application form and details, including word limits, can be found at the Call for Papers website. 

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee:

Jennifer Lentz, Chair, lentz(at)law.ucla.edu
Mark Podvia, Vice Chair, mwp3(at)psu.edu
Benjamin Keele, bjkeele(at)wm.edu
James P. Kelly, jim.kelly(at)vanderbilt.edu
Shawn Nevers, neverss(at)law.byu.edu

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