RESEARCH INSTRUCTION AND PATRON SERVICES
SIS Officers and Committee Chairs


2000 - 2001 Officers

Chair

Kelly Browne
Reference Librarian
University of Connecticut

School of Law Library
39 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2213

Phone: (860) 570-5071
Fax: (860) 570-5104
Email:  kbrowne@law.uconn.edu

Vice-Chair/Chair Elect

Marc Silverman
Assistant Director for Public Services
University of Pittsburgh Barco Law Library
429 Law Bldg.
3900 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone: (412) 648-1376
Fax: (412) 648-1352
Email:  silverman@law.pitt.edu

Secretary/Treasurer

Melissa Serfass
University of Arkansas At Little Rock

Pulaski County Law Library
1203 McAlmont St.
Little Rock, AR 72202-5142
Phone: (501) 324-9972
Fax: (501) 324-9447

Email:  mmserfass@ualr.edu 

Immediate Past Chair

Kristin Gerdy
Visiting Assistant Professor
Temple University Beasley School of Law
1719 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215)204-2651
Fax: (202)662-9202
Email:  kgerdy@vm.temple.edu

Newsletter Editor

Deanna Barmakian
Harvard Law School Library
521 Areeda Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617)496-2124
Email:  barm@law.harvard.edu

Executive Board Member At-large

Jean M. Wenger
Cook County Law Library
50 W. Washington, Ste. 2900
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312)603-2420
Email:  jwlawlib@ameritech.net

Executive Board Member At-large

Gail A. Partin
Dickinson School of Law Library of the
Pennsylvania State University
150 S. College St.
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717)240-5294
Email: gap6@psu.edu


RIPS Committees

Web Page Committee


Chair:
Pamela Melton
Coleman Karesh Law Library

Charge: Develop and maintain the RIPS SIS web page.

Public Relations and Recruitment Committee

Chair: Peggy McDermott
St. Louis University Law Library

Charge: Publicize RIPS activities in AALL and other relevant publications, and devise effective methods to help recruit and retain new SIS members.

Research Instruction Committee

Chair: Darcy Kirk
University of Connecticut
School of Law Library

Charge: Review the "Core Legal Research Competencies" report prepared by RIC and identify methods to implement and assess the recommendations contained therein.

Patron Services Committee

Chair: Jessie Cranford
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Pulaski County Law Library

Charge: Identify needs in patron services areas, including reference, circulation, document delivery, and ILL that can be met by the RIPS SIS, and devise methods to help fill those needs. Roundtables for annual meeting.

Program Committee

Chair: D.R. Jones
Case Western Reserve University
Law Library

Charge: Identify potential programs for the AALL annual meeting, draft written proposals, and recruit SIS members to help coordinate programs.

Nominations Committee

Chair: Joan Shear
Boston College Law School
Law Library

Charge: Identify potential candidates to run for RIPS offices.

Listserv Committee

Chair:  Coral Henning
Sacramento County Law Library

Charge: Maintain the RIPS listserv.

Volunteerism Committee

Chair: Matthew Wright
University of Nevada Law Vegas Law Library

Charge: Identify opportunities to volunteer and encourage volunteers.

Roundtables

Coordinator:  Marc Silverman
University of Pittsburgh
Barco Law Library

Roundtables

Coordinator:  Jessie Cranford
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
School of Law

Bylaws Revision

Coordinator: Barbara Bintliff
Library Director and
Associate Professor of Law
University of Colorado Law Library

Dinsintermediation Task Force

Coordinator: Gail Partin
Pensylvania State University
Dickenson School of Law