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18 PLL Persp. 1 (2006-2007)

handle is hein.lbr/aaplper0018 and id is 1 raw text is: THE QUARTERLY OF THE PRIVATE LAW LIBRARIES SIS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES GENIE TYBURSKI: L ADfRS hIP IN PRIVATE LW IBRARIES AWARID WINNER by Jan Brown, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, PA PLL Chair Chris Graesser has as a goal for the upcoming year to promote leadership among private law librarians. But what is leadership and how do we know it when we see it? To help answer that question, we plan to run a series of articles profiling leaders in our membership. By examining the work, philosophy, and habits of these leaders, we hope to illuminate the factors that put these individuals at the forefront of our profession and provide a modelfor others. The first of these leaders is Genie Tyburski, the first Leadership in Private Law Libraries Award winner. -Randy Thompson Many years ago I attended a few classes in an attempt to glean some knowledge about a new technology and get it into my then computer-phobic brain. It has been so long that I have no idea what it was all about, and I am quite sure the technology has long been obsolete. The instructor for these sessions was Genie Tyburski, and she doesn't remember the topic either. Nevertheless, it does indicate that even then she was one of the leaders in the emerging technology field. Genie does remember working on a database for GPLLA (the Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association) and teaching some legal research classes and some early Internet training sessions. Remember gopher?! She has also had an active writing career beginning with the GPLLA Newsletter, then PLL Perspectives and LLRX, as well as an eight year association with Law Office Computing. Genie's name was already well-known when the Virtual Chase was launched by name on October 24, 1996 although it had actually begun a few months earlier, in June of that year. Two years later the domain name was registered. I imagine most of us look for it and at it each day and glean valuable information. I know I passed on a nugget to one of our attorneys just the other day. For Genie, it has become pretty much a full-time job. She joined Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP in Philadelphia in 1992 as reference librarian and has moved on at the firm to her present position as Web Manager of The Virtual Chase. Her primary interest has always been focused on the research aspects of the job, and she considers herself fortunate to have found a position at a firm not only large enough to allow for specialist positions in the library but also one which is progressive enough to have supported her efforts. As she pointed out, it should be noted that Ballard has given her its full support in a cutting edge technology venture that originated not in the IT department but in the library. For all of the contributions mentioned above, Genie was chosen this year as the first recipient of the Leadership in Private Law Libraries Award, which was presented at the PLL luncheon in St. Louis. The creation of this award has been discussed for the past few years and was originally conceived of by Past President Holly Riccio. The award was created to recognize PLL members who have made special and significant contributions to the advancement of law librarianship in the private arena. The idea evolved from the promote the value of law librarians and librarianship planning during 2002-2003. PLL members were asked to submit nominations, and Genie was this year's choice. Being a leader has not been a conscious part of Genie's career goals. She says she thinks there are two kinds of leaders. There are the idea people who must look at the big picture and deal with the whole. Then there are the doers, people who can be presented with an idea or who have a special interest and can implement whatever is needed. Genie views herself as among the doers and views at least part of her role as leading by example. By providing a valuable instrument which helps keep us informed and makes our professional lives a bit easier, Genie helps us all to improve our positions and enhance our value to our firms. By teaching, writing and especially through the Virtual Chase, she enhances the image of the law librarian and presents a role model not simply for law librarians but for other professionals as well. P EC=m Volume 18 Issue 1

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