Does anyone remember the song Turn! Turn! Turn! by the Byrds? Those of a certain generation remember Pete Seeger's adaptation of the words from the Book of Ecclesiastes. To jog your memory (and for those who never heard of the Byrds or Pete Seeger) the lyrics begin:

To everything – turn, turn, turn.
There is a season – turn, turn, turn.
And a time for every purpose under heaven.

Since September 11, these lyrics are running continuously through my head. As much as our personal and work lives have changed, the cycle continues and many of the routine tasks remain. This is the season of planning for the 2002 AALL Conference in Orlando. Here is a tentative schedule of TS-SIS events for July 20 through July 23. Working with Ismael Gullon, chair of the OBS-SIS and the committee chairs in each SIS, every effort was made to keep conflicts between the two Sections to a minimum. Please note that a new roundtable has been added to the TS-SIS schedule for 2002 for TS-SIS Management Issues. The creation of a new roundtable was based on the attendance at the Management Ad Hoc Group meeting facilitated by Jim Mumm in Minneapolis. It is hoped that this roundtable will help foster discussion among library types and library departments on management issues that we all encounter.

Saturday, July 20
4 pm to 6 pm -- 2001/2002 Executive Board Meeting
6 pm to 7:30 pm -- TS/OBS/RIPS/CIS-SIS Joint Reception

Sunday, July 21
11:45 am to 1 pm -- Management Issues Roundtable
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm -- Business Meeting

Monday, July 22
7 am to 8 am -- Acquisitions Committee Meeting
7 am to 8 am -- Heads of Cataloging in Large Law Libraries Roundtable
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm -- Serials Committee Meeting

Tuesday, July 23
7 am to 8:45 am -- Cataloging and Classification Committee Meeting
7 am to 8:45 am -- Preservation Committee
12 pm to 1:30 pm -- Cataloging and Classification Issues Roundtable
12 pm to 1:30 pm -- Heads of Technical Services Roundtable
12 pm to 1:30 pm -- Preservation and Binding Roundtable
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm -- Acquisitions Roundtable
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm -- TSLL Board Meeting

Wednesday, July 24
7 am to 8:45 am -- 2002/2003 Executive Board Meeting
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm -- Education Committee Meeting

Program Proposals

Due to the events of September 11, the Annual Meeting Program Committee had to postpone their discussions on the selection of educational programs for the next annual meeting. The final decision on educational programming for Orlando was announced in early November. The TS-SIS educational programs for AALL 2002 are:

• Publication Patterns: Creating Connections in the Serials World, Andrea Rabbia, coordinator
• Connecting with Law Publisher by a Licensing Agreement, Lorna Tang, coordinator
• How to Avoid ‘Search Reopened, (co-sponsored with OBS-SIS), Barbara Plante, coordinator
• What I Learned About Preservation, Pat Turpening, coordinator

An enormous amount of work goes into developing, coordinating, and presenting an educational program. I would like to thank Patricia Sayre-McCoy and all those who submitted program proposals.

TS-SIS Education Grant Recipient

I am pleased to announce that Wendy Medvetz, from the Capital University Law Library, is the first recipient of the TS-SIS Education Grant. She has been the acquisitions/serials librarian at the Capital University Law Library since April 2001. In her nomination letter, her supervisor said that Wendy "is someone who has the potential to make great contributions." Wendy used the grant to attend the New Perspectives in Law Library Acquisitions and Collection Development Workshop held at the American University School of Law in Washington, DC, November 2-3, 2001.

The purpose of the TS-SIS Education Grant is to provide financial assistance to librarians who might not otherwise be able to attend an AALL-sponsored workshop due to limited financial resources. Funds are provided by TS-SIS primarily from dues, and are a benefit of membership in both AALL and the TS-SIS. Grants issued are to support attendance at technical services related AALL sponsored educational workshops. This can include programs on issues covering cataloging, preservation, acquisitions and collection development, serials, and management. Additional information, and an application form for the TS-SIS Education Grant can be found at .

Nominations Committee

I am pleased to announce that Betty Roeske has agreed to serve as the chair of the Nominations Committee. In a few months, Betty will be soliciting nominations for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Please let Betty know of anyone that you think would be an excellent candidate for any of these positions.

Volunteer!

Christina Tarr has started work on the 2002 Annual TS-SIS Membership Survey and Volunteer Form. Look for additional information on the Survey during the coming months. Once again the survey will ask for the membership's input on the future of the SIS. Your feedback will give the Section the opportunity to identify the issues most important to you, to solicit new ideas for future educational programs, and to identify individuals interested in serving on committees or holding elected office.

The Technical Services Volunteer Form is our principal means for selecting individual members for professional service within the Section. If you are a new member or have never volunteered in TS-SIS, I encourage you to do so. Involvement on committees and within roundtables is an excellent way to become better acquainted with your peers, to develop lasting friendships, to develop your skills and professional interests, and to possibly pursue a leadership role in AALL. Your involvement ensures that the Section continues to move in the direction which best supports the professional goals and concerns of the membership.

On behalf of the TS-SIS Executive Board, we hope the membership has a joyous and healthy holiday and a happy new year.