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16 RSLL Newsl. 1 (1993-1994)

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Reader Services Law Librarian              vol. 16, no. 1        Sept. 1993
Letter from the Chair
Tim Watts
I'm writing this column on my return from the annual meeting. After
seemingly endless rounds of workshops, programs, receptions, visits to
exhibits, and mass quantities of high fat and high calorie foods, I am
intellectually refreshed-physically a wreck, but intellectually refreshed. As
always, the programs and exhibits were informative, but the best
information came from informal contact with other law librarians. I hope
those of you fortunate enough to attend enjoyed it as well.
In my year as Chair, I hope to build on the good work done by Betsy
McKenzie. One of my goals is to strengthen our committee structure.
Without committees to lend continuity and strength, an SIS is only as good
as its present officers. Our current committees include: Program,
Nominations, Research Instruction, Interlibrary Loan, Circulation, and Legal
Materials for the Visually Impaired. If you'd like to be a member of one of
these, or if you think we need additional committees to address other issues,
please let me know. I want to see each committee functioning year-round,
allowing all SIS members to contribute and to receive something back.
In this issue:                              Planning and working on
projects can be an enor-
Letter from  the Chair ......................................1  mously  rewarding  experience,
Program Committee News ................................ 2  both professionally and
Annual Report of the AALL Liaison to        personally.
ALA  for ILL ................................................ 3  Let me  give  you  some  exam -
Raving Over Rave Reviews-                   ples of what I hope our
RS-SIS  Exhibit .......................................... 4  committees will be  working
Reader Services SIS 1993-94 Officers ................ 4  on this year. The Program
Rethinking  Reference ....................................... 5  Committee is already  work-
Minutes of the 1993 RS-SIS Annual           ing to develop workshop and
Business Meeting ......................................... 7  program  proposals  for
Amended Treasurer's Report ........................... 10  Pittsburgh in 1995. Fewer
Interlibrary Loan Discussion Group Report ...... 10  program slots will be avail-
Continuing Education Calendar ...................... 11  Continued on next page
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