Archives Committee
The Archives Committee is charged with storing and maintaining the archives of the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York. The Chair of the Archives Committee will be the Archivist.
Chair
Vacant
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee is charged with publicizing the activities of ALLUNY members and the profession of Law Librarianship. This shall be done through the Association newsletter, website, listservs and social media presence. The Committee shall assist with print materials for ALLUNY and AALL events, and any other promotional opportunities that arise.
Listserv
Sidney Sinclair
Catalog & Archives Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Sidney Sinclair
Newsletter Committee
Melissa Sievers, Editor
Senior Research Analyst
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
Contact Melissa Sievers
Chris Lund, Committee Member
Principal Law Librarian
New York State Unified Court System
92 Court Street, Room 107
Binghamton, NY 13901
Contact Chris Lund
Public Relations
Sue Ludington
Chief Law Librarian
NYS Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration
25 Beaver Street, Room 751
New York, NY 10004
Contact Sue Ludington
Erin Kovalsky, Committee Member
Principal Law Librarian
NYS Unified Court System
401 Montgomery Street, 5th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13032
allunycontact@gmail.com
Social Media
Laura Suttell
Senior Research Analyst
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
726 Exchange Street, Suite 1000
Buffalo, NY 14210
Contact Laura Suttell
Website
Melissa Sievers
Senior Research Analyst
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
Contact Melissa Sievers
Continuing Education Committee
The Continuing Education Committee acts as a clearinghouse for program ideas for the Association. This Committee is responsible for planning the Spring Institute and the Annual Meeting, as well as pursuing workshop and webinar ideas as they arise. As part of planning such events, this Committee will solicit vendor sponsorships and work with the venue to organize the Exhibits area at the Annual Meeting.
Chair (Vice President)
Ella Pieterse
Law Library Assistant
Rockland Supreme and County Court, 9th Judicial District
1 South Main Street, Suite 234
New City, NY 10956
Contact Ella Pieterse
Vendors and Corporate Sponsors
Jessica Petitto
Technical Services Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Jessica Petitto
Government Relations/Advocacy Committee
The Government Relations/Advocacy Committee is to monitor legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that affect the membership of the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (ALLUNY) and/or the practice of law. This includes, but is not limited to the following areas: freedom of information, privacy/confidentiality, dissemination of government information, the New York Depository Library Program, telecommunications, intellectual property, funding for law libraries located within New York State, and censorship. The Committee shall work in conjunction with the AALL Government Relations Representative.
Chair
Elaina Brown
Metadata Librarian
Albany Law School, Schaffer Law Library
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Contact Elaina Brown
Members and Elections Committee
The Members & Elections Committee will solicit and process new member applications and maintain current records of ALLUNY members in the Association’s online directory. The Committee will solicit members to fill Executive and Committee positions within the Association. The Committee will solicit nominations for and administer all grants and awards presented by the Association.
Membership
Angela Patti
Principal Law Librarian
Supreme Court Library at Buffalo
77 West Eagle Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Contact Angela Patti
Elections
Nina Scholtz
Director for Research & Instruction
Cornell Law Library
353 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Nina Scholtz
Grants and Awards
Karen Oesterle
Director, Legal Research
Practising Law Institute
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Contact Karen Oesterle
Nominations (Past Co-Presidents)
Karen Oesterle
Director, Legal Research
Practising Law Institute
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Contact Karen Oesterle
Chris Lund
Principal Law Librarian
New York State Unified Court System
92 Court Street, Room 107
Binghamton, NY 13901
Contact Chris Lund
Parliamentarian Committee
The Parliamentarian Committee is charged with maintaining the ALLUNY Bylaws so that they conform to those of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). The Parliamentarian Committee shall also ensure that actions of the Executive Board are consistent with the written Bylaw and Operating Manual of the Association.
Chair
Nichole McCarthy
Director of Student Research and Content Development
Legal Information Institute – Cornell Law School
477 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Nichole McCarthy