by Kathryn C. Fitzhugh

SWALL President

Reference/Special Collections Librarian

UALR/Pulaski County Law Library

Welcome to the first issue of this year’s SWALL Bulletin! I hope that everyone was fortunate enough to attend the SWALL and AALL annual meetings and that you were able to learn a lot, speak, and make useful contacts.

I want to thank the SWALL 2002 Local Arrangements Committee, headed by Susan Phillips, and the members of the Program Committee for their work. I would also like to thank all others who worked in annual meeting efforts -- the coordinators, speakers, and vendors. Even though I was not able to attend I heard many good things about the meeting.

One of the best things about serving as program chair last year was that I was able to meet or become reacquainted with many talented SWALL members, some who served as coordinators and speakers, and others who served as committee chairs and committee members. If you wish to serve on a committee, please email or call me. Please remember that one person can truly make a difference in efforts towards making SWALL better.

I would also like to introduce our new committee officers and chairs. Look for their names in this issue. They are already working on some interesting innovations, such as changes in the SWALL Web site and a new handbook. I’m looking forward to lots of great things with SWALL this year.