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Special Notice: According to the current Bylaws, Section members are to be notified thirty (30) days in advance of the annual business meeting of any amendments to the bylaws. In this issue of the newsletter there are three (3) proposed amendments to the TS-SIS Bylaws. These amendments will be presented and discussed at the TS-SIS Business Meeting on July 21 at 5:30 to 6:30 PM. All voting members of the Section are encouraged to attend the business meeting.
It is hard to believe that the 2002 AALL Annual Conference is only a few weeks away! The Annual Conference is a busy time for everyone, and this year there are many exciting TS related events and programs for the members. It is only appropriate that the Annual Conference begin with a party, so mark your calendar for the TS/OBS/RIPS/CS Joint Reception on Saturday, July 20 at 6:00 pm. Thanks to Innovative Interfaces, Inc. generous support, the Joint Reception has become the traditional first social gathering for librarians at the conference.
The Technical Services Special Interest Section is pleased to announce the awarding of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship to Janis L. Johnston of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Albert E. Jenner Memorial Law Library. The Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship is presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries to an individual or group in recognition of achievement in an area of technical services, for services to the Association, or for outstanding contributions to the professional literature.
Janis Johnston has been an AALL member since 1982 and an active member of the TS-SIS since 1988. She has served in various positions in the local chapters, special interest sections, and the national association. Most recently, Janis was elected as the vice-president/president-elect of the AALL. As colleague said "Janis has taken the Technical Services perspective and shared it with other law librarians through her active participation in Association-level work." Through her leadership positions in the national and local law library associations, and her publications in the professional journals, she has inspired other law technical services librarians, and has raised the visibility of technical services law librarians.
The award will be made at the Technical Services SIS Business Meeting, Sunday July 21, at 5:30 p.m. Please join with the SIS in honoring Janis Johnston for her leadership and commitment to technical services librarianship.
Be sure to check the final program for the location to the following TS-SIS related events:
Saturday, July 20
4 pm to 6 pm
» TS-SIS Executive Board 2001-2002 Meeting
6 pm to 7:30 pm
» TS/OBS/RIPS/CIS-SIS Joint Reception
Sunday, July 21
11:45 am to 1 pm
» TS-SIS Management Issues Roundtable
2:45 pm to 4 pm
» C2: Publication Patterns: Creating Connections in the Serials World
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
» TS-SIS Business Meeting
Monday, July 22
7 am to 8 am
» TS-SIS Acquisitions Committee Meeting
» TS-SIS Heads of Cataloging in Large Law Libraries Roundtable
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
» TS-SIS Serials Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 23
7 am to 8:45 am
» TS-SIS Cataloging and Classification Committee Meeting
» TS-SIS Preservation Committee
12 pm to 1:30 pm
» TS-SIS Cataloging and Classification Issues Roundtable
» TS-SIS Heads of Technical Services Roundtable
» TS-SIS Preservation and Binding Roundtable
3 pm to 4 pm
» H1: Connecting with Law Publisher by a Licensing Agreement
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
» TS-SIS Acquisitions Roundtable
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm
» TS-SIS TSLL Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 24
7 am to 8:45 am
» TS-SIS Executive Board 2002-2003 Meeting
8:45 am to 10:15 am
» J3: How to Avoid 'Search Reopened' (co-sponsored with OBS-SIS)
10:30 am to 11:45 am
» K6: What I Learned About Preservation from Visits to 30 Law Libraries and How It Applies to You.
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
» TS-SIS Education Committee Meeting
Cindy Buhi, Technical Services Librarian at Washington State Attorney General's Law Library became the second recipient of the TS-SIS Educational Grant in March. Cindy attended the Basic Law Cataloging Workshop on March 1-3, 2002 at John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL.
The purpose of the TS-SIS Education Grant is to provide financial assistance to librarians who might not otherwise be able to attend an AALL-sponsored workshop due to limited financial resources. Funds are provided by TS-SIS primarily from dues, and are a benefit of membership in both AALL and the TS-SIS. Remember that additional information, and an application form for the TS-SIS Education Grant can be found at http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/awards/edgrant/index.htm.
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the TS-SIS executive board:
Gary, Patricia and Lorraine will be installed as the newest members of the executive board during the TS-SIS Business Meeting on Sunday, July 21 at 5:30 pm to 6:30
It is hard to believe that the year has passed so quickly! My term as TS-SIS chair was an adventure that I have enjoyed. The numerous tasks of the SIS chair were made much easier by the help and advise from the members of the executive board. It has been a great pleasure to work with Christina Tarr, incoming Chair, and I know that she will provide excellent leadership for the SIS. I have been able to count on Chris for sound advice and recommendations throughout the year. I would like to thank Pam Deemer, Secretary/Treasurer (outgoing) for all of her hard work over the past two years. Pam has been a tremendous help to each chair during her term, her insight and advise have been greatly appreciated. Angelina Joseph, outgoing Member at Large, has worked tirelessly this year as the chair of the Joint Reception com-mittee. I know from personal experience, how much work and worry goes into planning a reception that the membership will enjoy. As a result of the hard work and persistence of Angelina and her committee, the membership will kick off the annual conference with good food and good company. I especially want to thank Alva Stone, immediate past Chair, for volunteering for the daunting task of rewriting the TS-SIS Handbook. The new handbook will be a valuable resource to future executive board members. I am very grateful to all of the Committee Chairs for their hard work and advise this year. I especially want to thank Joe Thomas, editor of the Technical Services Law Librarian newsletter and the editorial staff, for continuing to publish the most informational newsletter in the association.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your Chair.
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