Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania on February 1, 2010. It was granted the Federal income tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as of February 1, 2010.
Mission statement
The Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL) promotes the accessibility of legal information and fosters the education of legal information professionals in the United States and China.
Vision statement
The rule of law in China and the United States is strengthened by a recognition of the central role professional law librarians play in collecting, organizing and making accessible each nations’ legal information.
Values
1. Collaboration between Chinese and American legal information professionals
2. Development of CAFLL into an ethical, inclusive, collaborative, and innovative organization.
Goals for 2011- 2015
The following goals are designed to fulfill mission and instill values of CAFLL
Goal 1
Develop and provide educational programming including:
A. 2011 conference in Philadelphia and 2013 conference in China
B. regional workshops in China
C. publishing conference proceedings and other professional work
Goal 2
Encourage, develop, and facilitate exchanges between Chinese and American law libraries and librarians including:
A. visits to one another’s institutions;
B. providing lectures and training
C. advising one another on current and emerging developments in law librarianship
Goal 3
Promote and advance the law library profession with an emphasis on recruitment and training.
Goal 4
Promote accessibility to legal information in both China and the United States:
A. monitoring trends in publications in both electronic and traditional formats in China and the U. S.
B. offering guidance on how to expand and improve access to legal information
Goal 5
Develop CAFLL infrastructure and establish a sufficient funding base to ensure sustainability including:
A. completing incorporation of CAFLL as a tax-exempt entity
B. developing and implementing successful fund raising initiatives
C. developing future leadership for CAFLL
Contact Us
For questions or additional information concerning the CAFLL , please contact:
Robert H. Hu
Chair, Public Relations Committee
Executive Board of Directors
Tel: 210-431-2056
Email: rhu@stmarytx.edu
