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49 Law Libr. Lights 1 (2005-2006)

handle is hein.journals/lll49 and id is 1 raw text is: LAW LIBRARIANS' SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. A CHAPTER OF THE A/MERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LI BRARI E We are going to have such a great year in D.C. I can't wait to get started. 2005 AALL CONVENTION The AALL convention in San Antonio was one of the great ones. A beautiful, fun, inter- esting city surrounded a great convention. I came back in July inspired and a little over- whelmed by what needs to be done. So much of the work we did in Texas dovetails perfectly with the work we have before us this year. RECRUITING AND MENTORING NEW LAW LIBRARIANS It is no secret that with two library schools in the National Capital region, law libraries should be recruiting some of the very best and brightest library school students to our profes- sion. In the call for volunteers e-mail I put out in June, a lot of you jumped at the chance to work on the Mentoring Committee this year, and I am thrilled to get this committee rolling. We will spend the year developing a world class recruiting and mentoring program, allow- ing us to show students what law libraries have to offer for a career, and allowing law libraries to meet and get to know the students who are interested in our profession. GE'IrING LAW LIBRARIANS PUBLISHED The AALL Publishing Initiative Caucus (PIC) met in San Antonio to talk about ways law librarians can write for and get published in the papers, newsletters, and journals that are read by the greater legal community. Not only can we share the value of law libraries and law librarians, we can also show off our leadership, technology, and research skills in ways that help attorneys and judges do their jobs better. If you have been published in the last couple of years or have a great idea for an article, please let me know. PIC has set up a website to cap- ture what librarians are writing and to facili- tate getting law librarians published. The pub- lishing initiative is a brilliant PR idea, and as important as anything we are doing to ensure the long term success of law libraries. OTHER EXCITING EVENTS IN THE YEAR AHEAD Besides the national work we do as an AALL chapter, we also have a lot of local work. We have a huge number of committees and SIS's staffed with dedicated and enthusiastic volun- teers. The local arrangement committee, co- chaired by Kate Martin and Laurie Green, concocted the most glamorous and enticing Opening Reception in years, An Evening in Provence. Steve Anderson from the AALL Executive Board, DC/SLA's Shirley Loo, DC Public Library director Fran Buckley, and Kathryn Ray from the DCLA chapter, as well as Roberta Shaffer, the new Executive Director of FLICC, joined us as special guests. Please consider getting involved in LLSDC this year. We need all the volunteers we can get and this is going to be a very fun year. We are entering a song and dance routine in the AALL Variety Show in St. Louis next year. Elaine Clarke from Westlaw is heading up the team of hams and big name talent to knock everyone's socks off. We are going to charm the library school students into joining our ranks and we are going to charm our patrons into funding our institutions for years to come. But mostly we are going to have fun getting to know each other, working together and making our profession the best place to be in 2006! * Law Library VOLUME 49, NUMBER 1 S FALL 2005 PRESIDENT'S COLUMN Elizabeth LeDoux Covington & Burling

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