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34 Technical Services L. Libr. 1 (2008-2009)

handle is hein.lcc/tsll0034 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 34 No. 1                                                   http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/tsll/
September 2008 Conference Issue, corrected 1/23/09                              ISSN: 0195-4857

With the development of the AALL, OBS-SIS, and TS-SIS websites, TSLL's stage
presence isn't as strong as it once was, especially for time-sensitive information.
Nevertheless, published jointly by OBS-SIS and TS-SIS, TSLL is the still the best
show in town for your professional development.
One of my visions for TSLL was to craft it into an information hub, where it
would be the initial intake/triage platform for all incoming technical services law
librarianship information (all things technical services law libraries). It would
have a staff who would quickly determine what delivery system would be best
for the newly incoming information. Announcements and news of all kinds would
be directed to RSS feeds and be sent directly and instantly to subscribers, like a
daily newspaper. Topical articles, regular columns of technical in-depth content,
professional awards, election of OBS and TS officers, committee reports and task
forces, with their final recommendations and actions, would be placed in a public
staging webpage where they could be viewed as soon as they came in, and later
would be copied or moved, and compiled and organized into a traditional-looking
quarterly issue in PDF, or other format which expresses a permanent snapshot
of content at that time for historical and reference purposes. TSLL would also
be the place where collegial dialog and problem solving would take place via
blogosphere, or wiki-style or social networking vehicle that would permit public,
yet controlled and monitored dialog.
This is my final issue of TSLL as editor-in-chief. It's been four years and it's
time for a new leader to work with the TSLL Editorial Board and the columnists
to ensure our best show in town stays open on Broadway. I believe my tenure
has improved TSLL, transforming it from a newsletter into a fairly substantial
quarterly publication.
I want to thank and welcome Virginia Bryant, who will take the reins and begin
her own work as editor-in-chief. She'll be working with the TSLL Editorial Board
and the TSLL staff, with whom I have really enjoyed working over the years.
Virginia has the experience, dedication and high level of competence to ensure
continued success of our beloved TSLL. Please thank her with me for her continuing
contributions to our field. I am also so appreciative of and thankful for Cindy May
and Julie Stauffer, who make this publication a quality production in every way.

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