From the editor:

September 2001 will be a month, like December 1941, which will always connote a combination of national pain and renewed national purpose. Someone suggested to me that his work in a law library seemed irrelevant in the face of such momentous events. But I think our work, although not on the front lines, is relevant. The rule of law underpins our system of government and our way of life. But the law is not a static thing. Lawyers and legislators and laymen are constantly testing the limits of the law, seeking advantages, seeking improvements, seeking justice. In a free society the law is something that needs constant attention. In providing the resources to make law accessible, we are helping to ensure that American law will flourish in a time of great challenges.

I am grateful for the opportunity to edit TSLL, and I am very cognizant of the high expectations this newsletter generates. But I have learned that the editors of this newsletter have had a significant advantage since the beginning: the quality of the content. The material in TSLL is generally the kind of solid, practical information that we need in our work, and that makes my job easier, so I wish to thank all of the columnists and contributors. Another thing that makes it easier is that I don't have to do the hard part – making it look so nice. Credit for that goes to Linda Tesar, the Layout Editor. Cindy May, the Business Manager, and Martin Wisneski, our webmaster, also take on large portions of the work that make the production and distribution of all this information possible. It is a great team, and I recognize my good fortune in having them, along with the TS and OBS Editorial Board Members, behind me.

The December issue will include minutes from all the SIS level meetings at the Minneapolis conference, so if you have committee minutes, business meeting minutes, etc. that you want to include, please send those in by the deadline (Oct. 30.) Also, please feel free to contact me about ideas for articles to include in the newsletter.

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