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22 RIPS L. Libr. 1 (1999-2000)

handle is hein.lbr/aallrips0024 and id is 1 raw text is: Law R p Librarian Volume 22 • Number 1 * Fall 1999 RESEARCH INSTRUCTION AND PATRON SERVICES SIS A Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries Message From the Chair... Kristin Gerdy It seems hard to believe it has been almost four months since the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. It was great to see those of you who were there and to feel your enthusiasm for RIPS and law librarianship--I wish everyone could have been there! The few times that we can associate with one another face to face are always rejuvenating. Everywhere we turn these days it seems that we hear people talking about the new millennium and an accompanying desire to refocus and redefine as we greet the Twenty-first Century. I am happy to say that for RIPS this desire has been more than just talk. As you will see from articles below, RIPS has been taking solid steps forward. Among these steps seven are particularly noteworthy. First, under the dedicated direction of outgoing chair Celeste Feather, a RIPS strategic planning task force met in Washington, D.C. to set goals for 1999-2001. The result of that effort is the new RIPS Strategic Plan, which was unanimously approved by the RIPS Executive Board in September. This plan is included in this newsletter. This document will guide our activities and focus our energy during the next two years. In This Issue: Second, the Disintermediation Task Force, commis- Message from the Chair ................ I sioned by former AALL President Judy Meadows RIPS Strategic Plan ......................... 3 and chaired by Gail Partin and Kelly Browne, Volunteers Wanted ........................ 5 presented its formal report to the RIPS Executive Bylaws Committee Report ............. Board during the Annual Meeting. This report will Proposed Bylaws board t the Aal Metive Bor ing Amendments .............................6 be presented to the AALL Executive Board during 2000 Annual Meeting its Fall Meeting. With the culmination of this Programming ................................ 10 project, I hope that we can work with the AALL RIPS Business Meeting Board to realize the goals the Task Force has out- M inutes ........................................ 15 lined. In Praise of Policy and Procedure Manuals ....................... 14 Third, the D.C. Meeting saw the formation of an Teach-In 2000 ............................... 18 additional RIPS Committee. The Volunteerism 1999-2000 Executive Board Committee, chaired by Felise Thorpe Moll, was & Committee Chairs................ 19 ComtecardbFlseTrpMows created to pair RIPS members that want to be more involved with the SIS with new and ongoing

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