Having used the past three newsletters as a forum for Winnie-the-Pooh, I could hardly write a last message without mentioning Christopher Robin. But to do that would relegate the rest of the characters to more of a minor role. Rabbit, Owl, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, and all of the others, along with their interrelationships, are what make these stories so special. I believe that this is what makes TS/SIS special too. We all bring a variety of ideas, expertise, issues and areas to the discussion table, making an effort to interact with each other so that our libraries, indeed we ourselves, can become better.

It is my privilege to announce new members to the TS/SIS Executive Board. The Vice- Chair/Chair-Elect for 1997/98 is Joe Thomas, Head of Technical Services at Notre Dame Law School Kresge Library in Notre Dame, IN. The new Member-at-Large is Mary Burgos, Head, Resources Department, Columbia University Law School Library, New York. I am confident that they, as well as the rest of the incoming Executive Board, will do a great job. Once again, special thanks goes to Jack Montgomery and Carole Hinchcliff for their work in carrying out the election.

Leonette Williams, our incoming Chair, had the opportunity to conduct the annual TS/SIS membership survey. She put together a marvelous working document that I hope will be useful in planning for next year. There are a number of excellent program and project ideas, and people who are willing to work on them. That is very encouraging.

A number of people indicated that they are willing to be contacted for questions about specific areas of TS. Martin Wisneski is putting this list on the TS home page. It was also suggested that we might summarize the list. To that end, I have asked Betty Roeske, one of our Members-at-Large, to do this and make the summary available at the conference in July. I am hopeful that we will also be able to put the summary on the home page.

We are still in need of program suggestions for the Anaheim conference. In previous years we have been afforded the "luxury" of being able to submit ideas throughout the course of the annual conference. This year, the TS Education Committee is meeting early, so I strongly encourage you to send in ideas. You can contact either me, Leonette Williams (USC) or Rhonda Lawrence (UCLA) with your thoughts. We will gladly send you the program proposal form, and help you establish your program ideas.

We need volunteers to spend an hour or two, working at the TS/SIS table in the activities area. If you are interested in helping, please call Betty Roeske (312-577-8022). We are planning to distribute a new TS/SIS brochure, copies of the TS/SIS Annual Survey Summary, information about the home page - http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/tssis.htm -and hopefully many other items of interest.

This has been a very interesting, busy, and fulfilling year. I am certainly glad that I have had the opportunity to work as your Chair, and wish the best to Leonette as she takes over. Nothing is perfect, but I feel we have made some very significant strides with AALL and in promoting our section's needs. We are a very fortunate section, composed of many extremely gifted and talented people, who are always willing to work together. I am particularly thankful for all of the people I have gotten to know through my few years working with TS/SIS, and especially through this past year. I look forward to continuing my active involvement in what is arguably one of the best SIS's in AALL.

With that in mind, I charge you, the members of TS/SIS, to be involved. Let people know your ideas and needs. Submit program proposals. Attend the conferences. Most importantly, get to know each other. We have, within our ranks, a very valuable and resourceful group of people who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Let's work together so that we can each continue to grow.