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Programme

Thursday 28 September 2006

 

Plenary

Breakout

9.00am

Conference Opening and Welcome

Associate Professor Ann O’Connell,

University of Melbourne Law School

 

 9.20am

The Shifting Landscape: New Technologies and

Future Directions

Peter Moon

 

10.30am

Morning Tea

11.00am

Electronic Interface and Boundaries

 

Taking a Fresh Look at Search
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James Robertson

 

This presentation challenges many of the assumptions around search and presents a pragmatic approach based on personas for two key user groups.

Preservation and Digital Initiatives

 

Preservation in Digital Publishing, the LLMC Response

Jerry Dupont

 11.30am

The ARROW Project—Creating a Sustainable

Institutional Repository Download Paper: The ARROW Project Download Paper

Andrew Harrison 

12.00pm

Technology and the Courts

Justice Simon Whelan

Digitising Collections in Public Museums, Galleries and Libraries
Download Paper: Digitising Collections in Public Museums, Galleries and Libraries
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Emily Hudson

12.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm

Observations from International Law Librarians

 

A Moveable Feast - Law Librarianship in the

Noughties Download Paper: Observations from International Law Librarians Download Paper

Ruth Bird

 

 

2.25pm

Received Laws and Customary Law in Pacific

Jurisprudence Download Paper: Received Laws and Customary Law Download Paper

Peter Murgatroyd

 

 

 2.50pm

Legal Information Sources

Flagging Resources for a Burning Question. What Sources Exist for Legal Research in Australia. Download Paper: What Sources Exist for Legal Research in Australia Download Paper

Petal Kinder

Legal Information Sources

Who Cares? An Introduction to New Zealand Sources of Legal Information.

Why would an Aussie want to know about this?
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Margaret Greville

3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm

 

Publishers Panel:

Legal Publishing in 2006 and beyond...

 

 

5.00pm

Close

 

 

7.00pm

Conference Dinner, Plaza Ballroom

Friday 29 September 2006

 

Plenary

Breakout

8.30am

 Welcome

 

 8.45am

Human Rights

 

Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Australia

Julian Burnside QC

 

The World Trade Organisation and Human Rights

Prof Sarah Joseph Download Paper: The World Trade Organisation and Human Rights Download Paper

 

 

10.30am

Morning Tea

11.00am

Access to On Line Legislation

 

Access to On Line Legislation and e-Government Download Paper: Access to On Line Legislation Download Paper

Michael Rubacki

Human Rights

 

The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990:

15 Years On Download Paper: The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: 15 Years On Download Paper

Dr Petra Butler and Andrew Butler

 

 11.45

Ethical Issues for the Profession

 

NZ Code of Professional Conduct

Margaret Greville

 

 

12.05pm

Panel Discussion of Ethical Issues

 

12.30pm

Lunch

12.30pm

ALLG Annual General Meeting

1.30pm

ALLG Annual General Meeting continues

National Library Services to the Library Community Download Paper: ALLG Annual General Meeting continues Download Paper

Tony Boston

 

2.00pm

Success stories from the frontline:

10-minute 'snapshots'

Competition Law - Developments in the

Regulatory Field

David Caygill

 

 2.45pm

Prosecuting Pitcairn Download Paper: Prosecuting Pitcairn Download Paper

Simon Mount

NZ Justice Information Strategy

Maria Crook

 

3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm

Database Protection

 

Database Protection: Lessons from the European Union and America

Prof Mark Davison

 

 

4.55pm

Conference Close

 

 

5.00pm

Closing Drinks