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30 SCCLL News 1 (2004)

handle is hein.lbr/alsclnws0030 and id is 1 raw text is: Newsletter of the State, Court & County SIS of the American Association of Law Libraries
State, Court & County Law Libraries
____                                                                     NEWS
Volume 30, Number 1                                                            Winter 2004
Chair's Message                                                The problem      for us all is
Budget lobbying-the new skill we must have                     that decisions about
From Charles R. Dyer, Chair, SCCLL SIS                         budgets come very fast
As Mary Alice Baish, the AALL Associate Washington Affairs Rep-  in a legislature, usually
resentative, was in San Diego for the American Library Associa-  with events occurring
tion's Mid-Winter Conference the second week of January, we had  within days instead of
lunch, along with fellow law librarian Sam Trosow. Mary Alice is  months or years...
planning the Legislative Advocacy Workshop to be held at the
AALL Meeting in Boston on Saturday morning before the Meeting
begins in earnest. Mary Alice wanted my input as SCCLL SIS Chair
regarding legislative issues for the workshop.

With little effort on my part, Mary Alice decided that the workshop
would be predominantly about local and state funding issues and
other statewide issues. Federal issues would still be a part, but
would take a back seat because the current database legislation in
Congress would be voted up or down by July, when the workshop
will be held. We noted that this workshop might well be more at-
tractive to state, court, and county law librarians, rather than the aca-
demics who are more concerned with issues of access and copyright.
She has decided not to limit participation-whoever needs to come is
welcome.
This change is indicative of a major shift in emphasis for AALL's
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Legislative Advo-
cacy Workshop
Managing by the
book
Charlie's Corner
SIS News
Candidate profiles
Trustee Committee
Report
Marketing Articles

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