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23 SCCLL News 1 (1996-1997)

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ourt &
ounty
Newsletter of the State,

JAZZ                         WHY
Improvised musings
FROM THE              with a design--that's Jazz-
CHAIR               the American cultural form
that so often consumes my
total being-but that is also
what I'll attempt to offer you
four times this year in order to
stimulate SIS-related planning and activities. I'll beat
our drum by reporting news of interest to state, court,
county and governmental law librarians and by suggest-
ing projects to be pursued. I'll also be heard blowing my
horn about participation in activities directed at our
mutual success. There's a lot of creative things being
done in our law libraries that deserve better recognition.
Did you achieve alternative or better funding? Did you
interface successfully with other government or court
agencies on a project? Did you design a better law
library? I'll be exhorting you to answer, to jump on the
stage offered by this newsletter, grab a microphone and
crow about your best efforts. Please share your thoughts
and deeds. Send your informative articles to Beverly
Rubenstein and Rick Stroup, our stalwart editors, at the
manual and electronic addresses listed elsewhere in this
issue. By sharing your trials, tribulations and successes
with other law librarians, we can, hopefully, all learn and
grow.
FIRST SIGNS ARE GOOD SIGNS
I was quite elated to see the volume and quality
of the volunteers for committee participation. You have
some excellent chairs to work with in the persons of
Anita Anderson, Publicity and Membership; Edgar
Belfontaine, Trustees; Jackie Jurkins, Standards; Shirley
David, Awards; Carol Billings, Nominations; and Anne

Mathewman, Strategic Planning. I look forward to some
creative ideas and positive efforts from the committees.
The Education Committee consisted of Gail Warren,
Carol Billings, Hugh Treacy, Jon Stock and myself. We
sorted through and prioritized some excellent program
alternatives. At this time we can only wait to see which
of our programs gain acceptance by the AALL Educa-
tion Committee for presentation in Baltimore. On behalf
of the committee, I wish to thank all individuals who
submitted programs to address concerns over AALL,
law library and court history and the breadth of the
expertise of law librarians as reflected in the Baltimore
1997 theme From Naragansett to Now: Covering the
Waterfronts.
STATISTICS INITIATIVE
Those of us in the SIS who must present budgets
for approval would benefit greatly from the compilation
of comparative data covering staff size, collection size,
CONTENTS
1996 COMMITTEE REPORTS               PAGE 5
JDLC REPRESENTATIVE REPORT         PAGE 15
LAW BOOKS AND NIAGARA FALLS DON'T MIx  PAGE 14
LITIGANTS WITHOUT LAWYERS           PAGE 11
OREGON 'S SUPREME COURT LIBRARY      PAGE 8
SCCLL BUSINESS MEETING               PAGE 3
SCCLL LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP          PAGE 13
SCCLL LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP FORM    ATTACHED
SCCLL NOMINATIONS                    PAGE 7

Vol. 23, No. I Fall 1996
Court and County SIS of the American Association of Law Libraries

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