Thanks to Kathleen Carr for bringing this to our attention.
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the National Center
for State Courts, the Center-hosted Self-Represented Litigation Network, in
cooperation with the Legal Services Corporation, is presenting:
A
Training on Public Libraries
and Access to Justice
January 11-12, 2010,
Austin, Texas
Information on Application ProcessWith funding from
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the National Center for State Courts,
the Center-hosted Self-Represented Litigation Network, in cooperation with the
Legal Services Corporation, is presenting a two-day conference that addresses
how public libraries can improve access to online legal information at
libraries.
The conference will be a unique opportunity for participants to meet
with public librarians and with legal and court experts to discuss strategies
for integrating access to legal information into their programs, including how
to the best locate content and tools, how to talk about the content with library
patrons, how to work with content partners to make sure that needed content is
developed, how to share what they have learned statewide, and how to use
successful programs to advocate for the importance of public libraries as
gateways to government institutions..
The conference organizers plan to
select between 10 and 15 teams of two to three people from across the country to
attend the conference. These teams will learn about a broad range of currently
available print and online, customer-friendly legal tools developed by courts,
bar associations, law libraries, and legal aid programs that support people
without access to legal aid or counsel. The participants will learn how to
access this information, facilitate sharing among libraries and legal agencies
and participate in the enhancement and customization of these tools.
Preference will generally be given to teams that include a person who
plays a statewide library staff educational or organizational role; a local
librarian with a strong interest in expanding the use of public libraries for
access to justice; and one of the following: a legal aid staff member; or a
court online information expert or member of a self help center currently not
using online tools to provide services. Applicant teams are encouraged to put
together a group that will be the most effective in their area of service to
spread the word in their states. The decision of the selection group will be
final.
Conference participants will receive travel and hotel costs
(subject to certain caps described in the application). Participants will also
be eligible to apply for post-conference funding to implement some of the tools
learned at the conference. Such grants, which will range from $750 to $1,000,
might be used for travel to conferences at which training would be shared,
development of marketing materials, and so on.
Application
materials can be found:
For additional immediate
information, contact Richard Zorza, richard[at]zorza.net.
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