Toronto Doubletree Hilton, October 24 – 24, 2025
LiRN Update
Presenters: Theresa Leitch (Managing Director, LiRN), Vicki Whitmell (LiRN Board Chair)
- LiRN’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan
- Innovation of Equity of Access to Legal Information funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario
- Grant software management
- Draft Library Operations Policy
- 2026 and 2027 Budgets
- Newsletter Communications
Presentation: LiRN Update
Presentation summary: LiRN Update
Recording Link: None
So, someone asked you a question….
Presenters: Cynthia Simpson (Middlesex), Lee Holstead (Durham), Brenda Lauritzen (Carlton), Ciara Ward (Northumberland)
- Tips for planning your research
- Best resources for answers
- Avoiding offering legal advice
- Archiving questions and answers
Presentation: So, someone asked you a question…
Recording Link: So, someone asked you a question…
Accessibility Documents & Webpages
Presenter: Wendy Reynolds
- Key elements of accessible documents and webpages
- Tools to help make content more accessible
Presentation: Accessibility Documents & Webpages
Recording Link: Accessibility Documents & Webpages
Thinking about Courthouse Libraries as Service
Presenter: Sarah Sutherland (Parallax Information Consulting)
- Creating value through the “library as service” model
- Discussion about the complex and evolving ecosystem that is a Courthouse Library
Presentation: Thinking about Courthouse Libraries as Service
Recording Link: Thinking about Courthouse Libraries as Service
Great Library System Update
Presenter: Olcay Atacan (Director, Legal Information & Great Library)
- Overview of Alma
- Discussion about circulation models
Presentation: Great Library System Update
Recording Link: Great Library System Update
CALL’s new AI Working Group Report
Presenter: Annette Demers (Law Reference Librarian, University of Windsor; LiRN Board Member)
- Overview of the AI Assessment Guide
- How to use the guide
Presentation: CALL’s new AI Working Group Report
Recording Link: CALL’s new AI Working Group Report
AI – How law firms are using AI and how to help lawyers who want to use it
Presenter: Katie Sharp (Product Manager, Alexi)
- Primer on generative, extractive and agentic AI
- How context and tokenization affect AI performance
- Tips on how to formulate prompts to improve AI results
Presentation: AI – How law firms are using AI
Recording Link: AI – How law firms are using AI
The Right to Remain Silent Panel
Panelists and authors: Beth Beattie, Michael Ferguson, Courtney Wilson
Summary: Please reference the book (a copy is available at each courthouse library)
Presentation: None
Recording Link: Not recorded