For more information about FCIL-SIS visit http://www.aallnet.org/sis/fcilsis

Ms. Lamikanra is the Readers’ Services Librarian at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) at the University of Lagos, and has worked at NIALS in virtually every capacity since 1985. She currently supervises senior staff and participates in reference and noter-up services, indexing and abstracting legal publications, and compilation of bibliographies and reading lists. While on leave in 2008, Ms. Lamikanra set up the law library of the newly established Babcock University Law School and taught Legal Methods, Environmental Law, Use of the Library, and Evidence to first and fourth year college students. She is also an adjunct lecturer in Business Law for the Distance Learning Institute at the University of Lagos. Ms. Lamikanra has authored and edited numerous books and law review articles.

AALL FCIL-SIS Executive Committee Presents

"Conflict of Laws in a Federation: The Nigerian Experience"

Presented by Ufuoma Lamikanra

July 12, 2010, Noon-1:15pm CCC Room 109

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For more information, please contact The FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant

Fundraising Committee

Laura Cadra [Laura.Cadra@lls.edu]

Lucie Olejnikova [lolejnikova@law.pace.edu]

Your contribution to the FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant

is greatly appreciated!

DONATIONS May be made by check payable

to “AALL” or “American Association of Law Libraries.” Please write “FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant” in the “For”/“Note” portion of the check. Checks may be mailed to:

Paula Davidson, Director of Finance and Administration, AALL 105 West Adams St., Suite 3300 Chicago, IL 60603.

May be made online, at the secure

AALL contribution page: https://secure.aallnet.org/giving_online.asp

AALL is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and these contributions may

be tax-deductible.

Amy Emerson [aae25@cornell.edu]

2010 FCIL-SIS SCHAFFER GRANT RECIPIENT

OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES

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The 2006 winner, Hind Al-Helaly from Egypt, is currently at the American University in Cairo Law Library—Technical Services:

“Being the 2006 FCIL Schaffer Grant recipient was an unforgettable experience for me…That experience has reflected on me, my career and my whole life.”

The 2003 winner, Emmanuel M. Darkey from Ghana, is currently at the University of Ghana Law Library—Faculty of Law:

“The conference I attended greatly imparted new ideas and improved my skills.

The FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians was founded in 2000 with matching contributions from Ellen G. Schaffer and the AALL. The Grant provides financial assistance to ensure the presence and participation of a foreign librarian at the AALL Annual

Meeting. Foreign attendees enrich AALL events by sharing global perspectives for the benefit of all participants.

The 2009 winner, Ahmadullah Masoud from Afghanistan, is currently working in the Asia Foundation with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs as a Resource Center Manager: “Participation in the AALL

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The 2007 winner, Cheng Zhen, is currently at the National Library of China: “The FCIL Schaffer Grant for FLibrarians was so important for me; without it, I would never have had

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the opportunity to work with so many law librarians from other countries.”

The 2001 winner, Sonia Battalova from Kyrgyz Republic, is currently the Director of Information Resources and Technology at the American University of Central Asia: “With all my confidence I can say that winning the Ellen Schaffer

Grant was a great step ahead in my professional career development, and the ideas I was inspired with at the conference influenced the library services development in my country …The experience and knowledge I shared with my colleagues after the conference helped us to organize and develop a network of law libraries (Library Centers for Legal Information Network) which has now covered all regions in our country.”

the globe and am more

“From this experience, I have acquired a broader understanding of issues and trends in law libraries across

The 2008 winner, Leanne Cummings from Australia, is currently the Australian National Library Manager:

attuned to changes abroad and with the view to anticipate similar challenges and or trends occurring within the Australian landscape.”

The various activities, the visits and the interactions with senior colleagues gave me encouragement and determination to do something new for my library. Now, my library has computers and online materials. I feel satisfied to see our students being able to access valuable information.”

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t trainings has proved to be vital and very fruitful for since regular training is non-existent in my country; iwas the best chance for me to gain practical experience.”