Committee Reports 2001

Archives Committee

The Committee Chair continues to gather and organize SANDALL materials. Items added to the archives include materials in paper format (including meeting minutes, agendas, newsletter issues, handouts from the brown bag luncheons, etc.), and videocassette recordings of the October 2000 workshop presentations.

Submitted by Margaret McDonald, University of San Diego Legal Research Center
Chair, SANDALL Archives Committee

Bylaws Committee :

The committee consisted of Carmen Brigandi, who reported there were no proposed amendments or additions in the past year.

Grants Committee

The SANDALL Grants Committee for 2000-2001 was comprised of Jean Willis, Chair, Carmen Brigandi and Ruth Levor. We solicited grant applications for the SANDALL Fall Workshop on October 27, 2000. This workshop was held at the QUALCOMM Library, and the topic was "Bordering on Insanity: Finding Your Way through the Maze of Sovereignty Issues in US/Mexican Border Questions & Native American Law." One person applied for and was given a grant to cover the cost of registration: Sushila Selness.

We also solicited grant applications for the SCALL Spring workshop held at the Quails Inn in San Marcos on March 2nd and 3rd, 2001. The topic was: "That's Entertainment: New Media and Technology Law." We received two grant applications and awarded registration grants to: Torin Andrews and Pat Bermel.

With much appreciated assistance from Patrick Myer, the names of these grant recipients have been posted on the SANDALL website. Grant recipients' names were also announced on the SANDALL listserv and in the SANDALL newsletter.

Respectfully submitted June 1, 2001.

Jean L. Willis, Chair, San Diego County Public Law Library
Carmen Brigandi, California Western School of Law Library
Ruth Levor, Legal Research Center, University of San Diego

Internet

Internet SIG: (Kim Kane, chair)

This year membership in the SIG has continued to decline. Only 2-3 people attend the monthly meetings. With the advent of the world wide web and development of sophisticated search engines, the group feels that the need to learn/share is not as critical as it once was. We've become much more skilled, and busier too. We may have outgrown the need to meet in person. There are more efficient ways to stay informed. Kim is planning a SIG meeting on June 19th to discuss alternative ideas to monthly meetings. For example, technical tips, interesting and useful sites, web reviews, etc could be shared via an e-mail newsletter, published in SANDALL newsletter, and/or posted on the SANDALL home page.

Newsletter - (Pat Lopez, Chair; Barbara Glennan, editor; Ruth Levor, Sales Manager)
Three newsletter editions went out this past year, and advertising is staying rather flat with 2-3 advertisers per issue. A new editor or editors will begin with the next issue, and Barbara will work with them as needed. Ruth Levor graciously consented to continue as Sales Manager for 2000-2001, a tough job.

Nominations
The Nominations Committee would like to thank the members of SANDALL who agreed to run for office. The slate of candidates was announced to the membership by March 15, 2001. The 97 ballots were mailed to the membership on April 5, 2001. Fifty seven
percent of the ballots were returned by the May 7, 2001 deadline. The elected officers for 2001-2002 are:

President - Mary Garcia, California Western School of Law
Vice-President - Amy Hale Janeke, San Diego County Public Law Library
Secretary - Sushila Selness, USD Legal Research Center
Treasurer - Donna Gagnon, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich

I would also like to thank the other committee members, Jean Godwin, Brobeck, Pheleger & Harrison LLP and Valerie Railey, US Courts Library for their work on this committee.

Patricia A. Bermel, Chair, USD Legal Research Center