MAR/APRIL 2009, v.36, no. 4
The SCALL Newsletter is published electronically five times per year (September/October, November/December, January/February, March/April, and May/June by the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. PDF versions of the SCALL Newletter can be downloaded here: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/newsletter.htm
Editor's Notes... Hugh J. Treacy
I’m sure by now you have noticed that the March/April issue of the SCALL Newsletter is late, very late…. But, no worries! It’s part of our fiendishly clever plan to provide you with all of the details of last month’s excellent SCALL Institute held in the desert community of La Quinta. We hope you think it’s been worth the wait as you read the very interesting articles inside this issue. Many thanks go to Betsy Chessler, SANDALL Vice President and Institute VIP guest, for taking and sharing with us her copious notes on many Institute programs.
Herein you’ll find a description of every one of the Institute programs, including the complete remarks of our distinguished V.I.P. from the Executive Board of AALL, Carol Bredemeyer, who reported the latest news from our parent organization in Chicago. I’m sure it was a pleasure for all SCALL members in attendance to welcome Carol and hear her remarks at the Institute luncheon.
You may be as amazed as I was to learn of the February discovery of ancient fossils found at the site of the new building that will be the new home of Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Library in downtown San Diego. The discovery is mentioned in Larry Meyer’s latest Heard Around Town column. We have been given permission to reprint the article that first appeared in the local newspaper about this exciting discovery. Enjoy the photos, too! The fossils don’t look their ages, wouldn’t you agree?
SCALL President Jessica Wimer provides us with a lengthy but important assessment of the financial condition of our organization. Nevertheless, despite the economic downturn, I’m very hopeful that the recession will not diminish advertising revenues to a significant degree. The struggling economy will also not interfere with us on the Newsletter committee to bring you quality articles, stories, and important notices, and other contributions from SCALL members. We hope you continue to enjoy every issue as much as we enjoy producing them!
Welcome, Deborah Schander, a new SCALL member and subject of this issue’s Getting to Know You article!
