with vendors will find this aspect of their work quite useful as well. A good middle manager is able to translate ideas into results, utilizing one's own skills and coordinating and directing the skills of others. Serving AALL at the national level is the ultimate experience in team leadership, a skill that every good Technical Services librarian must have.

3. Will your presidency have a particular theme or focus?

Maximize Today—Envision Tomorrow! I want law librarians to excel in their everyday work and to be leaders in shaping the legal information arena for the future.

4. How can interested TS and OBS members get into leadership posi-tions in the parent organization?

First start at the Chapter and SIS level. Get involved, volunteer for committees and be sure to be an active, resourceful and cooperative member. Say yes when asked to take a leadership position, and rely on friends and colleagues for support. Volunteer for national committees, and be sure to update your membership profile on the Members Only section of AALLNET.

5. Why should OBS or TS members attend the annual meetings of AALL?

The Annual Meeting provides a great opportunity to attend (and develop) educational programs; to have face-to-face committee meetings; visit with vendors and see new products; and to interact informally with colleagues from near and far. And at the Seattle Annual Meeting there will be an opportunity to develop and/or attend new 30-minute educational programs. All of these activities constitute learning opportunities that are more closely related to our work as law librarians than any other experience and are essential for broadening our horizons beyond the daily work that we do and the professional reading we try to squeeze into our busy lives. Besides, it's a great opportunity to learn new ways to maximize our potential and contemplate/anticipate the future. (Need I mention how much fun it is?)

6. How can we encourage young people to consider Technical Services librarianship as a worthy career goal?

We can encourage young people by being alert, talking to potential future librarians, lecturing on Technical Services librarianship and by setting a good example! I would also like to encourage you to support future librarians by giving as generously as you can to AALL's scholarships and grants funds, particularly the George A. Strait Minority Scholarship.

7. What do you think Technical Services librarians will be doing 20 years from now?

Twenty years from now I envision a future where Technical Services librarians still will be ensuring that patrons have easy access to needed materials in a variety of formats including print and electronic. It is my hope that we will have taken our rightful place as the organizers of the Internet or whatever its successor might be. As information and research resources become more complex I think that our role in acquiring and organizing access to resources will become even more essential.

8. What kind of help would you like to get from your OBS and TS colleagues during your presidency?

Everyone benefits from fresh ideas and the willingness to pursue them. Of course I really appreciate positive and enthusiastic responses and support and look forward to a great turnout for the Annual Meeting and other AALL educational programs (as well as proposing and fulfilling those programs.) Also, support for CRIV, the Price Index, and Government Relations committees at the chapter level are just a few of the areas where Technical Services librarians can make a special contribution.

9. What have been some of your favorite or most memorable experiences in AALL?

I developed lasting friendships at the Basic Cataloging Institute in 1985, which preceded my first Annual Meeting. Since then I have always enjoyed the challenge of attending programs and committee meetings by day, and Dance SIS meetings by night.

10. TSLL's interview with Margie Axtmann revealed a predilection for chocolate on her part. Do you have any particular craving we can exploit to influence you?