Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section
American Association of Law Libraries

CONTENTS

What's New

 

THE PLAN

 OVERVIEW

Our five "vision statements" were the guiding principles for the selection of activities. We wanted to choose projects that would advance these goals, that would have a real impact on the future of the private law librarian and for our profession as a whole.

Out of these projects, we found that we were drawn to six "sets" of activities, with each addressing at least one of these statements. The six sets of activities are:

1. Marketing the tool kit.
2. Activities which address consumers and publishers (a combination of a number of activities that appeared on our initial list).
3. Research on the Value of the Law Librarian.
4. Research/Information Handbook (RIPLL).
5. Targeting Employers (Lawyers and Administrators).
6. Sharing Best Practices.

We felt that these six activities also met our other criteria: they benefitted the largest number of people, they required resources that are or can be made available, they can be accomplished within the allotted amount of time, and they are relevant from the memberís point of view.

Each of these six items had a number of parts, each with different time lines: immediate, medium-range, long-range, and ongoing attention. Attached you will find two documents: Activities of Highest Priority 1997-2000, which outlines the activities by project, and Implementation Steps: Activities of Highest Priorities 1997-2000, which breaks down the projects by time line.