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Various bits of twitter wisdom tell me that the American Bar Association has a refreshed website. I just had a mental picture of ice cream plopping out of a scoop into a bird shapped bowl. As an Associate member of the ABA, I would have expected news of this to hit my email in basket along with all of the other material they send.
The tweet I saw did originate with Edward Adams, editor of the ABA Journal.

The message form ABA President Stephen Zack on the new site reads:

American Bar Association President Stephen N. Zack announced today the debut of the new front door of the ABA: a modern, unified web presence at a new address, americanbar.org. The new and improved website includes a fresh overall design as well as improved functionality that offer simpler navigation, better search capabilities and enhanced interactive features.

“Designed as a powerful tool for members and the public to contact and interact with the ABA, the new website will improve the ABA’s value and visibility,” said Zack. “This is just one of many ways you will see the ABA changing to better serve the American legal profession, and promote the cause of justice in our society.”

The debut marks the culmination of more than a year of work by hundreds of ABA members and staff. The website project was one of the largest ABA efforts in the association’s history.

I like that I can find what I am looking for on the site. The navigation is quick and intuitive. One thing I dislike is that the ABA Store doesn’t have the same refreshed look and feel, tabbed browsing rather than the nice clean new menu look. Still, a new site is a huge project, so, well done ABA. A reminder to update your bookmarks as the URL has changed

I wonder how many other people are ABA Associate members so that they can get discounts on ABA books?

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  1. David Whelan
    February 8th, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Still a lot broken at the site but they’re fixing it in real time. I can now see the Techshow site but can’t register!

    The ABA’s Package Plan is another great resource, both for the monthly publications sent out to ABA membership groups in substantive practice areas, but also for the discounts. No membership required, just the subscription fee. One of the first pieces of advice I got when becoming a law library director was to look at the package plan, because it is one of the most cost effective ways to populate a practice-oriented legal collection. (And I used to work at the ABA, so I retain some bias!)

  2. Connie Crosby
    February 9th, 2011 at 2:37 am

    I have considered joining, but haven’t done so yet. I wish the CBA had similar associate membership!