VOLUME 26
ISSUE Election
March 2007

Inside this issue:

• Filippa Marullo Anzalone
• Julia Wentz
• Marianne Alcorn
• Dragomir Cosanici

Message from the Chair

Suzanne Thorpe
Associate Director for Faculty, Research, and Instructional Services
University of Minnesota Law Library
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55455
(612) 625-0187
s-thor@umn.edu

I am pleased to introduce the inaugural election issue of the ALL-SIS Newsletter. Pursuant to an amendment made last year to our Bylaws, this issue publishes candidate biographies and statements. I urge you to watch the ALL-SIS list for postings by Secretary/Treasurer, Linda Ryan. She will inform you about procedures for voting.

Please vote—it is really quick and easy!

The ALL-SIS Nominations Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates to the ALL-SIS Executive Board:

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect:

• Filippa Anzalone, Associate Dean for Library & Computing Services and Professor of Law, Boston College Law Library
• Julia Wentz, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Library

Member at Large:

• Marianne Alcorn, Head, Reference and Faculty Services, Arizona State University Ross-Blakley Law Library
• Dragomir Cosanici, Head of Reference, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis

I am grateful to Nominations Committee members Richard Humphrey (Chair), Matt Morrison, Phyllis Marion, and Michelle Finerty for their excellent work in developing this slate and to the nominees for their interest in serving as ALL-SIS officers.

In accordance with Article VI, Section 5 of the ALL-SIS Bylaws, Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Ryan, will prepare and distribute the official ballots to all members of ALL-SIS by April 1. Ballots must be marked and returned to the Secretary by April 25. All candidates shall be notified of the results of election by May 5.