Date: May 4th 2010

King County Law Library E-News
May 2010 - Volume 8, Issue 5

The Library Looks Ahead

On April 8, 2010, the King County Board of Trustees hosted a "visioning" and long-range planning meeting to assist the Board and staff in developing a strategic plan for the future of the King County Law Library. The desired outcome of the session was to engage our stakeholders in a conversation about prioritizing the services that the Law Library should focus upon given finite resources and re-defining what the mission of the Law Library should be.

As a result of this conversation, the most "desired" service identified was collaboration and coordination among all entities so that assistance to self-represented litigants might be packaged and delivered in a one-stop fashion. Recognizing the distinct nature of a law library, there was great desire to capitalize on the location within the courthouse and provide support services to attorneys such as meeting space, computers, and videoconferencing.

The Board of Trustees will use these suggestions to guide our planning process as we develop a strategic plan for the future. We wish to thank everyone who participated in this conversation.

The Facts about Faxing

We have the ability to send and receive faxes for you in both of our branches. The cost is an incredibly reasonable $2.00 per document (up to 20 pages)-that's right, not per page but per document-and the service is available during all hours of operation.

Tech Tip - SupportCalc

We have recently purchased licenses for SupportCalc, the professional child support financial calculation software produced by Legal+Plus. We hope to have a copy available in both of our branches in the near future. For more information about SupportCalc, check out the Legal+Plus web site.

Training Classes in Seattle

Public Sleuthing on Social Networks
Wednesday, May 12 12-1pm

Searching on Westlaw
Monday, May 17 12-1:30pm

Legal Research for the Non-Attorney: Part 1 at Seattle
Monday, June 7 12-1:30pm

E-Filing: Advanced Features (Parts 3 & 4)
Wednesday, June 9 12-1:30pm

Legal Research for the Non-Attorney: Part 2 at Seattle
Monday, June 14, 12-1:30pm

The classes are free of charge. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required. All class sessions will be held in the Legal Research and Training Center in the Seattle library on the sixth floor of the King County Courthouse at 516 3rd Avenue, Suite W621, unless otherwise noted. Call the Library at 206-296-0940 to sign up.

Training Classes at the MRJC

Legal Research for the Non-Attorney: Part 1 at the MRJC
Tuesday, May 25 11:30-1pm

Legal Research for the Non-Attorney: Part 2 at the MRJC
Tuesday, June 1 11:30-1pm

Class Location:
Community Room, Detention Building
Maleng Regional Justice Center
401 4th Avenue, North
Kent, Washington

Blog Post of the Month - Archived RCWs Available Online

KCLL Klues, our Washington state research blog, keeps you apprised of interesting legal news and great research links. Kris recently wrote about an exciting online addition for legal researchers. The Office of the Code Reviser has posted an online archive of the Revised Code of Washington going back to 2002. The archived versions are PDF files of the official printed volumes.

While there are no plans to add more retrospectively, the archive will grow going forward.

New Books in the Library

Administrative Law:
Administrative Law and Practice, 3rd Ed.

Appellate Procedure:
A Practitioner�s Guide to Appellate Advocacy

Civil Procedure:
Building Your Best Argument

Contract Law:
Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice

Corporate Law:
Audits and Other Accountants� Services: A Handbook for Lawyers

Criminal Law:
Civil RICO: A Definitive Guide, 3rd Ed.

Environmental Law:
Environmental Policy Law: Problems, Cases, and Readings, 5th Ed.

Family Law:
Advanced Guardianship Issues: Navigating Through Troubled Times (CLE)

Medical Law:
Antitrust Health Care Handbook, 4th Ed.

Practice of Law:
Find Info Like a Pro: Mining the Internet�s Publicly Available Resources for Investigative Research
The Lawyer�s Guide to Working Smarter with Knowledge Tools
Bridging the Gap CLE

Real Estate Law:
Washington State Common Law of Surveys and Property Boundaries

Tax Law:
The Business Tax Return Handbook, 3rd Ed.

Plus, don't forget to check out our Legal Eagle collection of DVDs.