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38 SCCLL News 1 (2012)

handle is hein.lbr/alsclnws0038 and id is 1 raw text is: A Newsletter of the State, Court and County Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries I View From The Chair Amy Hale-Janeke, SCCLL Chair Special Interest Sections-An Endangered Species? What good is a Special Interest Section? That seems to be one of the ques- tions raised in the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting (VCC) report on the AALL an- nual meeting that was submitted to the Executive Board in October 2011. VCC's report suggest changes such as: * eliminating SIS programming, * focusing on marketing to only four SISs - Academic, Private, Research In- struction and Patron Services, and Computing Services, and * doing away with SIS committee meetings at the annual meeting. Several SCCLL members posted their responses to this report to the discus- sion group set up by the Annual Meeting Special Committee for this purpose. But the SCCLL executive board thought that a more formal response to this report should be given. You can read it here. SCCLL was not the only SIS to offer a formal response. The Private Law Li- braries SIS offered the first formal response, followed by the Online Biblio- graphic Services SIS, then the Government Documents SIS, then SCCLL, end- ing with a response from the Technical Services SIS. Some people also posted comments after the formal responses were posted. Quite frankly, many people wondered whether VCC truly understood what role Special Inter- est Sections occupy in the AALL organization or how the AALL annual meeting has evolved. The gist of the SCCLL's Executive Board's response was that SISs serve many vital functions at the annual meeting and in AALL itself. In addition to propos- ing and producing excellent, targeted information on specialized subjects at the annual meeting, SISs also: help members feel connected to the organization, * mentor newer members, and provide leadership opportunities for members. Many people wondered whether VCC truly under- stood what role Special Interest Sections occupy in the AALL organization or how the AALL annual meeting has evolved.

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