Ensure that all SIS members are members of the list
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
ARCHIVES COMMITTEE
Prepare a summary of the documents to be found in the archives
Develop an archives policy for the SIS, which includes the ALL-SIS website
Begin gathering archival materials
Monitor changes in AALL's archives policies and procedures
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Solicit nominations for Hicks Award, Publications Award and new ALL-SIS
Service Award; select recipients for 2005 awards
Work with Chair for Local Arrangements for ALL-SIS reception to arrange
award ceremony event
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
BYLAWS COMMITTEE
Review the ALL-SIS Bylaws and recommend any changes to the Executive Board
Review the SIS Bylaws to insure compliance with AALL's Constitution and
Bylaws
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
CALI COMMITTEE
Serve as the Advisory Board for the CALI Legal Research Community Authoring
Project
Publicize project
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Identify and evaluate commonly used tools for selections
Identify and evaluate tools for collection evaluation
Identify librarians who make the collection development decisions for their
institution
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Recommend ways of bringing Collection Development issues to academic law
librarians for discussion
Develop collection development information for the web site
Recommend methods for maintaining and improving collection development
information
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
CONALL / MENTORING COMMITTEE
Set up CONALL event for 2005
Set up mentoring opportunities during 2004-2005
Work with AALL Mentoring Committee on appropriate activities
Work with Membership Committee on appropriate activities
Work with Public Relations on appropriate activities to promote CONALL
event and mentoring opportunities
Develop proposal for grant program for new academic law librarians to attend
CONELL
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
CONTINUING STATUS / TENURE COMMITTEE
Update and publicize web page
Continue to identify existing policies and post them on the web page
Consider adding links to the webpage to other useful materials such as
articles on tenure and continuing status for law librarians or other academic
librarians
Consider putting together a "White Paper" of why tenure or continuing
status is of value for the librarian and for the institution
Other projects that the Committee identifies as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
DIRECTORS' BREAKFAST COMMITTEE
Plan Directors' breakfast working with hotel
Plan Program
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
EDUCATION
Investigate alternative education resources other than attending AALL annual
meetings
Work with other relevant committees including the Legal Research Committee
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
FACULTY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Develop information for ALL-SIS web site
Survey membership and share results of range of services provided
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
LEGAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Identify areas for development and expand legal research information on
web site
Work with Education Task Force
Identify and work on legal research projects
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
LEGAL RESEARCH WEB SOURCEBOOK
Make Legal Research Web Sourcebook available
Add content to Legal Research Web Sourcebook
LIAISONS
Report to ALL-SIS Executive Board and SIS on the relevant activities of
the other organization
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
Make arrangements for Tuesday evening ALL-SIS reception
Make transportation arrangements
Work with reception sponsor
Work with Awards Committee to arrange for their event at the reception
Work with Public Relations Committee to promote Tuesday evening reception
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Establish liaisons to TS-SIS, CDS-SIS and RIPS-SIS
Work with CONALL/Mentoring Committee on appropriate activities
Update membership brochure
Put together a "Welcome Kit" for new members to the SIS and work with
AALL Headquarters to identify new members to the SIS
Work with Headquarters to welcome potential new members to the SIS
Work with ALL-SIS Newsletter Committee to short profiles of new members
to the ALL-SIS for the ALL-SIS Newsletter
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
MIDDLE MANAGERS' BREAKFAST COMMITTEE
Plan Middle Managers' Breakfast working with sponsor and hotel
Plan program for event
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
Identify areas to be covered in newsletter
Create electronic newsletter in pdf format
Appoint columnists
Create committee columns (all committee chairs are expected to submit at
least one column during the year)
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Solicit candidates for 2005-2006 slate
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Solicit program (and workshop) proposals for 2005 Annual meeting
Work with program coordinators to meet AALL deadlines
Work with Public Relations Committee to promote programs to membership
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Set up ALL-SIS table in exhibit area and in CONELL Marketplace
Work with web administrator to have brochure put up on webpage
Work with CONALL/Mentoring Committee to promote their work
Work with Local Arrangements Reception Chair to promote Tuesday evening
reception
Promote ALL-SIS business meeting/breakfast
Work with Program Committee to promote programs for 2005 Annual Meeting
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
RELATIONS WITH ONLINE VENDORS COMMITTEE
Monitor CALR vendor issues as they affect academic law libraries
Work with CRIV
Plan Roundtable program at the Annual Meeting
Other projects as the Committee identifies as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
STATISTICS COMMITTEE
Investigate ABA, ARL and local statistics
Report findings to appropriate organizations
Work on proposing understandable definitions for statistics questions
Work with liaison to Committee on Law Libraries to the ABA Section on Legal
Education and Admission to the Bar
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter which discusses the statistics
roles of the ALL-SIS Statistics Committee, and the Committee on Law Libraries
of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
SUPPORT FOR LAW JOURNALS
Develop information for ALL-SIS web site
Other projects that the Committee has identified as useful
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
VISITING LIBRARIAN TASK FORCE
Work with appropriate AALL entities to facilitate visiting librarianships
Submit one column to the ALL-SIS Newsletter
WEBSITE COMMITTEE
Keep ALL-SIS web site current
Check for dead links, out-dated information on a regular basis
Develop web content and re-design ideas
Work with ALL-SIS Committees and ALL-SIS Executive Board to determine new
information that should be on the web site
