2008-2009 Technical Services SIS
Chair's Report to AALL
The Executive Board of the Technical Services Special Interest Section (TS-SIS) for 2008-2009 was composed of Linda Tesar, Chair; Chris Long, Vice Chair/Chair-Elect; Wendy Moore, Secretary-Treasurer; Alan Keely, Past Chair; Carmen Brigandi and Betty Roeske, Members-At-Large; and Ajaye Bloomstone, Marilyn Estes, Carol Avery Nicholson, and Karen Nuckolls, standing committee chairs.
For the Washington, D.C. meeting, TS-SIS sponsored four of the programs and one of the workshops accepted by the AMPC. PLL-SIS co-sponsored one of the programs; OBS-SIS co-sponsored another. The Education Committee also decided to host four programs, including the section's own "hot topic."
The Executive Board appointed a task force to study the needs and outcomes of the TS-SIS annual survey. The task force, chaired by Joe Thomas, concluded that the survey should be used only to gauge membership views on TS-SIS policies and specific issues. The Education Committee should be responsible for the development and analysis of programs. Recruitment of officers and volunteers should be solicited through the Volunteer Web Form (still in development).
The executive boards of the SIS's involved in the TS/OBS/CS/RIPS Joint Reception surveyed their memberships to determine if the reception continued to serve a valid purpose. After evaluating the responses, the four SIS boards decided to hold the reception on the same night and at the same time as in previous years. Attendance will be closely monitored. The boards left open the option to reconsider the issue after the Annual Meeting in D.C.
The Awards Committee selected Kurt E. Conklin, Brigham Young University, as the 2009 recipient of the Renee Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship. Leslie K. Wakeford received the Marla Schwartz grant to support her attendance of CONELL and additional grants were given to Ajaye Bloomstone, Iris Garcia, Lindsay Beth Given, Emily Philips, Victoria Sukhol, Richard Todd and Jared Wellman. The awards covered registration for the Annual Meeting, workshops, and CONELL attendance.
The section invited Gabriel Horchler, Head of the Law Section of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services Directorate at the Library of Congress to attend the Annual Meeting as this year's TS-SIS VIP. Mr. Horchler's section completes 90% of the law cataloging for the Law Library of Congress and he has never previously attended an AALL Annual Meeting. Newly-elected officers for the coming year are Pam Deemer, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect and Katrina Piechnik, Member-At-Large.
Issues awaiting resolution include a Handbook revision and the establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Development as a permanent administrative committee. More detailed summaries of TS-SIS activities, including those of the representatives and standing committees, are available on the TS-SIS website.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Tesar
Chair, 2008-2009