Committee Rosters and Charges
The ALL-SIS Committees, Task Forces and Special Working Groups have begun their
work for 2002-2003. But it's not too late to sign up and contribute some time
and effort to your SIS. We can especially use your help on the groups that don't
have many members. Please contact me if you want to work with a group, or if
you have questions. 215-898-9013; mslyhoff@law.upenn.edu.
Merle
COMMITTEES
AWARDS COMMITTEE
- James Duggan, Chair
- Ed Edmonds
- Sally Holterhoff
- Melanie Dunshee
CHARGE:
- Solicit nominations for Hicks Award and Publications Award; select recipients
for 2003 awards.
- Consider recommendation of 2002 Chair regarding new award for Best Practices;
make recommendation to Board by the end of December 2002.
- Investigate establishing a scholarship to be awarded to ALL-SIS member
to attend AALL Annual Meeting, CALI conference, or other relevant meetings;
report back to Board by January 2003.
- Investigate awarding of service pins to librarians in profession of academic
law librarianship for more than X number of years (20, for example); report
back to Board by February 2003.
BYLAWS COMMITTEE
CHARGE:
- Review bylaws for inconsistencies.
- Follow through with 2002 bylaws change
- Send new version to ALL-SIS newsletter, webmaster; follow through with
AALL Bylaws Committee.
CONALL/MENTORING COMMITTEE
- Ruth Levor, Chair
- Jennifer Murray
- Julia Wentz
- Jennifer Sekula
- Carol Bredemeyer
- Victoria Williamson
- Eileen Santos
CHARGE:
- Plan CONALL event for 2003 meeting; set up mentoring for 2003. Incorporate
the following: ribbon or like to identify CONALL members; the Tuesday reception
will be to honor awards recipients as well as CONALL/Mentoring members, including
introductions at reception; possibly "formalized" mentoring session
before reception.
CONTINUING STATUS/TENURE COMMITTEE
- Robert Hu, Chair
- Richard Humphrey
- Susan Lewis-Somers
- Leah Sandwell-Weiss
- Maureen Eggert
CHARGE:
- Identify existing policies and put on web page.
- Investigate status of the University of New Mexico survey.
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DIRECTORS BREAKFAST COMMITTEE
CHARGE:
- Plan Directors Breakfast, working with West (sponsor) and hotel.
- Plan breakfast program.
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
- Carole Hinchcliff, Co-Chair
- Ajaye Bloomstone, Co-chair
- Ted Potter
- Camille Broussard
- Carol Grant
CHARGE:
- Solicit program proposals for 2003 Annual Meeting.
- Work with program coordinators to meet AALL deadlines.
- Work with PR Committee to promote programs to membership.
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LEGAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE
- Beth Smith, Chair
- Jennifer Murray
- Joe Custer
- Deb Person
- Sibyl Marshall
CALI Subcommittee
- Kit Krelick, Chair
- Pat Fox
- Kristina Niedringhaus
- Shaun Esposito
Advanced Legal Research Web Sourcebook Subcommittee
- Wendy Scott, Chair
- Maureen Garmon
- Joe Custer
- Maureen Eggert
- Kit Krelick
- Rob Truman
CHARGE:
- Identify areas for development; work with Education Task Force.
- Legal Research projects identified and to be worked on in 2003 include
Library Exhibits (Sibyl Marshall), state-by-state access to legal information,
job descriptions, online catalogs.
- Coordinate work of subcommittees; set deadlines with them for specific
projects.
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LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
- Kristin Cheney, Chair
- Kara Phillips
CHARGE:
- Make arrangements for Tuesday evening ALL-SIS reception.
- Work with Lexis (reception sponsor).
- Work with Awards Committee and CONALL/Mentoring Committee to arrange for
their events at the reception.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
- Arturo Torres, Chair
- Erika Wayne
- Sue Burch
- Marjorie Crawford
- Victoria Williamson
CHARGE:
- Establish liaisons to TS-SIS, CS-SIS and RIPS-SIS; establish guidelines
for liaisons.
- Work with Mentoring Committee to establish mentoring program.
- Write short piece for AALL Spectrum SIS column on benefits of membership
in ALL-SIS.
MIDDLE MANAGERS BREAKFAST COMMITTEE
CHARGE:
- Plan Middle Managers Breakfast, working with West (sponsor) and hotel.
- Plan breakfast program.
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NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
- Shaun Esposito, Chair
- Leah Sandwell-Weiss
- Deb Person
- Victoria Williamson
CHARGE:
- Identify areas to be covered in newsletter.
- Create electronic newsletter in pdf format.
- Create columnists.
- Create committee columns (all committee chairs are expected to submit at
least one column during the year).
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
- Mila Rush, Chair
- Ann Puckett
- Anna Teller
CHARGE:
- Solicit candidates for 2003-04 slate.
- Compile previous slates for archives.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
- Amy Osborne, Chair
- Erika Wayne
CHARGE:
- Set up ALL-SIS table in exhibit area and in CONELL Marketplace.
- Work with webmaster to have brochure put on web page.
- Work with CONALL/Mentoring to promote their work.
- Work with Meeting Local Arrangements chair to promote Tuesday evening reception.
- Promote business meeting/breakfast.
- Work with Program Committee to promote programs for 2003 Annual Meeting.
RELATIONS WITH VENDORS COMMITTEE
- Nancy McMurrer, Chair
- Stephanie Edwards
CHARGE:
- Monitor vendor issues as they affect academic law libraries.
- Work with relevant TS-SIS committees and CRIV.
- Investigate specific publishers to determine if the SIS can provide any
information to them regarding how it's used, etc.
STATISTICS COMMITTEE
- Leonette Williams, Chair
- Margaret Duczynski
CHARGE:
- Investigate ARL and local statistics.
- Work with liaison Pauline Aranas.
- Work on setting definition guidelines for statistics.
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE
- Mark Bernstein, Chair
- Gary Hill
- Larry Myers
- Tom French
- Suzanne Cassidy
- Teresa Cristina Stanton
- Leah Sandwell-Weiss
CHARGE:
- Work with Website Committee get the finalized strategic plan on the ALL-SIS
web page.
- Function as resource for Executive Board as they write implementation stage
of plan.
WEBSITE COMMITTEE
- David Burch, Chair
- Leah Sandwell-Weiss
CHARGE:
- Keep ALL-SIS website current.
- Check for dead links, etc. on a regular basis.
- Serve on the Web Content Task Force.
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SPECIAL WORKING GROUP
VISITING LIBRARIAN PROJECT
- Richard Leiter, Chair
- Carole Hinchcliffe
- Bob Nissenbuam
- Valerie Weiss
CHARGE:
- Identify libraries that will participate in program.
- Put libraries and their policies on the web page.
- If this program is currently offered only to law firm libraries, extend
to other law libraries.
- Work with chapters to establish visiting librarians.
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TASK FORCES
BNA TASK FORCE
- Suzanne Thorpe, Chair
- Rich Leiter
- Mike Whipple
- Mike Bernier Ex Officio
CHARGE:
- Determine if the SIS can do anything to help resolve this issue.
- Work with consortia (NELLCO, COSELL, Mid-America, etc.) to see what they
have done.
- Set up a meeting with BNA staff to be held during AALS in Washington D.C.
EDUCATION
- Steve Hinckley, Chair
- Barbara Monroe
- Merle Slyhoff
- Scott Childs
CHARGE:
- Investigate alternative education resources other than attending AALL meetings.
- Work with relevant committees, including Legal Research and Website Content.
WEB CONTENT & REDESIGN
- Dan Campbell, Chair
- David Burch
- Eric Young
CHARGE:
- Redesign web page to make it more dynamic.
- Work with relevant committees, especially the Education TF, to determine
new information that should be on web page.
SUPPORT FOR LAW JOURNALS
- Paul George, Chair
- James Duggan
- Will Haines
- Kathleen McLeod
- Lisa Peters
- Merle Slyhoff
- Duane Strojny
CHARGE:
- Continue work as charged last year.
- Determine what information can be posted to web.
- Create list of contact names for libraries for the web page.
- Develop program for 2003 Annual Meeting, plus handout of "tips"
that would be posted to the ALL-SIS list.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
- Margaret Maes Axtmann, Chair
- Pam Deemer
- Shaun Esposito
- Anne Klinefelter
- Marguerite Most
- Sally Wise
- Doug Lind
- Richard Humphrey
CHARGE:
- Continue work as charged last year.
- Determine what information can be posted to the web; work with Web Committee
to get items posted.
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