A press release by the Law Librarian Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY) states that LLAGNY and the Practising Law Institute (PLI) are creating Research Training Audio Briefings for librarians. The sessions will take the place of the annual PLI program: The Law Library: Skills, Strategies & Solutions. The first briefing, An Introduction to Tax Research in the Library: The Crossroad Between Information and Practice, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29th, from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm (EDT). The session will be free of charge. The audio webcast will cover the kinds of research requests librarians, research specialists, and attorneys might be expected to answer. Expert faculty including law librarians Jennifer A. Lawton, Tax Librarian, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP; Russell Switzer, Tax Librarian, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; and tax attorney, Erin M. Collins, Manager, Tax, KPMG. will lead the event. The briefings will be chaired by Janice E. Henderson, Gitelle Seer, and Patricia Barbone. Registration for the audio is at the PLI website.
