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LLOPSCited Newsletter of the Law Librarians of Puget Sound, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries

Summer 2005 Volume 15 Issue 4

LLOPS Officers and Committees ................................2 LLOPS June Business Meeting ………………………..6 Information Overload ..................................................7 A Legislative Success Story ……………………………9 Lasnik Offers Advice ................................................10 CONALL Reception in San Antonio…....……………..11 Libraries and the Patriot Act …. ........................... .... 12

Melissa Landers Scholarship Winner ………………...14 Treasurer’s Report…………………………………... …..16 Committee Reports……………………………... ......…..17 LLOPS Committees Need You!..………………………..27 LLOPS Volunteer Form……………………..……....…...28 LLOPS Membership Form. ……………..….……....…...29 LLOPS Membership Update ……………….……....…...30

President’s Message Richard Jost

I was recently asked to speak on a panel at the Pacific Northwest Chapter’s annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology on a program that was of some interest to me. The title, “Lingua Franca: How Do We Facilitate Human Interoperability?”, was intended to be a discussion of how information professionals act as translators between non-technical stakeholders, end users and technical staff. Although geared for those librarians who work primarily with technology, this issue has a broader application to the entire library community. When I look at what my colleagues and I do every day, I often think of the metaphor of translation: we attempt to translate the universe of information into a form that is usable to our patrons. As we know all too well, anyone can locate information these days (how did the world manage without the Google box?), but finding knowledge is a lot more difficult search. In former times, people relied on librarians to organize: we complied with our elaborate classification schemes, indexes, cross-references and all the other tools of a traditional library. Using these tools constructed by librarians was how most people sought information and, in that way, also acquired knowledge. We were the custodians of both. Although we also served as the interpreter/translator of the information for our patrons, our jobs were more manageable because we had built the systems that organized the information and we knew how they operated.

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LAW LIBRARIANS OF PUGET SOUND

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 2004-2005

OFFICERS

President Richard Jost

University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

206 543-6448 [email protected]

Vice-President Ann Hemmens

University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

206 543-7672 [email protected]

Secretary Kim Ositis King County Law Library 206 296-0940 [email protected]

Treasurer Catherine Horan Perkins Coie LLP 206 287-3474 [email protected]

Past President Jan Lawrence Dorsey & Whitney 206 903-8723 [email protected]

Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Constitution (ABC) Connelly Johnson Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 206 628-7604 [email protected]

Employment Denyse McFadden Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP 206 223-7139 [email protected]

Government Relations Sue Bellevue Attorney General’s Law Library 360 586-3733 [email protected]

Grants Barbara Rothwell Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC 206 447-2811 [email protected]

Internet SIG Judy Broom Karr Tuttle Campbell 206 224-8157 [email protected]

Marketing/Publications Diane Burress Riddell Williams P.S. 206 389-1717 [email protected]

Membership Brandi Ledferd Preston Gates & Ellis LLP 206 370-6506 [email protected]

Newsletter (LLOPSCited) Rita Kaiser King County Law Library 206 296-0940 [email protected]

Nominations and Elections Karen Helde Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP 206 223-7741 [email protected]

Professional Development Tim Sheehy U.S. Courts Library 206 553-4385 [email protected]

Program Mort Brinchmann Stokes Lawrence, P.S. 206 892-2146 [email protected]

UW Information School Liaison Helane Davis Seattle University Law Library 206 398-4194 [email protected]

LLOPS Futures Bridget Dacres Preston Gates & Ellis LLP 206 370-6217 [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

LLOPSCited is the official newsletter of the Law Librarians of Puget Sound, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. It is published quarterly in September, December, March and June, and is a free benefit of membership in LLOPS. Neither LLOPS nor the members of the Newsletter Committee assume any responsibility for the statements advanced by contributors to LLOPSCited. The views expressed herein are strictly those of the author(s) and do not constitute an endorsement by LLOPS. For information concerning submissions, subscriptions, and advertising, contact LLOPSCited editor: Rita Kaiser at 206 296-0940, email [email protected] or mail to LLOPSCited, P.O. Box 21588, Seattle, WA 98111. Submissions for future issues are due to the editor as follows: September 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1. Submissions are accepted in any format, but the staff would prefer you submit via an e-mail attachment.



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Now that the Internet has provided access to instant information (or perhaps more accurately instant data), the role of the librarian has changed. We are no longer the principal designers of the systems of organization (except perhaps in our own libraries) but instead rely on other entities to actually collect, display and provide content. Our major role now is to serve as a guide into this world, attempting to decipher how the information has been organized and assessing its value. As data has become plentiful and inexpensive, the importance of locating and understanding the correct information becomes critical. How this change will completely impact librarians remains to be seen. Certainly we can see some results already -- in the greater use of technology in all aspects of library work, the changing job descriptions that include new titles and tasks that did not exist before and library facilities that look more like bookstores than the Carnegie buildings of yesterday. But at the end of the day, whether working in the new Seattle Public Library building or in a small public library on Orcas Island, our basic goal is the same. Won’t we always serve as the link between people and information? I like to think so. Whether we call it human interoperability, communication or translation, that skill remains a proud legacy of our profession. As my term of office comes to an end, I would like to extend my thanks to all the committee chairs and members for their hard work over the past year. In particular, I would like to acknowledge Bridget Dacres and the Futures Committee for their thoughtful analysis of where we are headed; Tim Sheehy and the Professional Development Committee for their outstanding work in planning this year’s Spring Workshop; and Mort Brinchman for a diverse, educational and entertaining set of monthly programs. It is the volunteers who donate their time and efforts throughout the year who keep LLOPS the dynamic organization that it is for all members.



LLOPS June Business Meeting Kim Ositis, LLOPS Secretary

The June Business Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 29th. The meeting celebrated the 15th anniversary of LLOPS and featured a panel discussion from 10 past presidents of the association. We also bid a fond farewell to outgoing President Richard Jost and installed Ann Hemmens as the new LLOPS President. There are two other new officers on the LLOPS Executive Board: Barbara Swatt, Treasurer, and Laurie Miller, Vice-President/President-Elect. Richard presented Bridget Dacres with the President’s Award for her service on the Futures Com-mittee and he also thanked all the committee chairs for their hard work in 2004-2005. Ann intro-ducted Robyn Hagle, the winner of the 2005 Melissa Landers Award. She passed along word from Penny Hazelton that the Landers fund is doing very well, with a balance in excess of $30,000. After refreshments of birthday cake and gelato, each member of the panel of past presidents shared remembrances of their presidential year. The panel discussion was captured on digital video tape, which will be edited and submitted to the AALL archives. Special thanks to Katherine Foster for providing a backup video camera and to Team Ositis (Kim’s husband Ryan and son Nick) for handling all the technology. Thank you to all the past presidents who participated in the panel: Rick Stroup, Peggy Jarret, Mary Hotchkiss, Amy Eaton, Barbara Rothwell, Katherine Foster, Karen Helde, Jill Allyn, Jan Lawrence and Richard Jost. Written remembrances were sent in by Linda Falken, Sandra McCoy Larson and Brenna Louzin.

Outgoing LLOPS President Richard Jost “crowns” incoming President Ann Hemmens.


Information Overload Kara Phillips, Seattle University Law Library

Feeling overwhelmed by the torrent of information available today? It’s not your imagination. “Information overload” is here to stay. (Just researching the topic of information overload results in an overabundance of information (e.g., 574,000 hits on Google, 9,698 hits in the news databases, 118 hits on amazon.com). What is “information overload”? No fewer than six online dictionaries offer definitions:

• “An excess of incoming information, as might confront a pedestrian on a crowded city street, that forces one to be selective in the information received and retained.” http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary

• “A condition in which too much information is available on a topic, a common occurrence in online searching, particularly when the query is expressed in terms that are too broad.” http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_i.cfm

• “[T]he state of having too much information to make a decision or remain informed about a topic.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

• “When a person feels unable to read all the information that is presented or available to them, particularly where they need to make decisions based on that information but can't because there is just too much to take in the time available.” http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html

• “The overwhelming feeling of drowning beneath mounds of data with little or no hope of ever reading it all.” http://www.netlingo.com/

• “The feeling of being faced with an amount of data that one has no hope of completely processing.” http://dictionary.reference.com/

These definitions point out two important aspects of information overload – the excessive amount of information available today and the effects of coping with it. Historically, society welcomed the production and dissemination of information to promote new ideas, culture, commerce, industry and technology. The expense of producing distributable information meant that only highly valuable information was disseminated. Inherent inefficiencies in the means of disseminating this information meant that the stream of information to any one person was limited. Nowadays, changes in technology have eliminated barriers to information flow, and a wealth of information is easily retrievable through the Internet, online databases and other media (TV, radio, audio-visual sources, email, etc). On the one hand, we benefit greatly from having information at our fingertips. On the other hand, we suffer from its overabundance, drowning under the superfluous and irrelevant information that seems to surface first and squeezes out the “good stuff.” There are even websites dedicated to “useless information” - searching the term “useless pages” in Google will net over 30,000 hits, including complete directories of useless web pages. We have moved away from selecting only the highest quality information for dissemination to producing more information than can actually be processed. The overabundance of low quality information has been termed “data smog – an expression for the noxious muck and druck of the information age” by media scholar David Shenk author of Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut (1998). As information production continues to outpace our ability to process it, we become stressed out and unable to cope.

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This stress and anxiety associated with information overload has been termed “Information Fatigue Syndrome” by psychologist Dr. David Lewis, author of the book, Information Overload: Practical Strategies for Surviving in Today’s Workplace. According to Dr. Lewis, the more we try to process vast amounts of information, the harder we must work to stay on top of it all and control it. Consequently, performance levels decline, and we suffer from a host of problems like anxiety, reduction in attention span, difficulty in decision-making, procrastination and time wasting, poor memory/forgetfulness, tension, stress, loss of job satisfaction and sometimes, illness and/or break-down of personal relationships. And you thought it was just working in a library! So what can we do? Short of moving to a tent high in the Cascades out of range of a wireless connection, we must assess the way we work and process information. While this varies depending on the situation (job, personal relations, community activity), we can utilize the “information triage” system to help with information overload. Borrowed from hospital emergency triage procedures, the information triage system identifies and forwards information most critical to survival in the following sequence:

1. Prioritize essential information 2. Pass on relevant information to others 3. Eliminate non-essential information

This general system can be supplemented with a number of specific techniques for managing information overload, including:

• Work on one task until it is completed. • Choose where and how you want to focus your attention. • Simplify and organize. • Use lists to write down/prioritize tasks. • Remember, you are not alone; others are experiencing information overload, too. • Learn to use technology to your advantage. • Set a time limit on retrieving/processing information. • Interact with information in a way that makes it meaningful and valuable to you; personalize it

in a way that helps you remember it. • Use information to learn, synthesize, analyze; focus on information that interests you, not

information that you come across or that you think you need to know. • The only person who can control non-essential information is you; consciously filter out the

“data smog.” • Don’t try to keep up with all the information; concentrate on a specific area and choose only

the important information. • Use the delete button. • Limit the number of times per day you check email, cell phone, Internet. • Try communicating verbally (in person or via telephone). • Read essential information a little every day; skim the first sentence of each paragraph and

skim through the entire article to see what is relevant. • When receiving information, learn to act on it, file it or toss it. • Sort and prioritize information daily. • Take a break.

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Of course, my favorite tip is “consult a librarian” because we are specially trained in fighting through the “data smog” to retrieve high quality information. But then again, I am preaching to the choir. At this point in the article, it was my intention to provide more information and resources about information overload. Alas, I succumbed to the condition myself, so I will stop here.

A Legislative Success Story: Constructing Coalitions Jean Holcomb, King County Law Library

To frame a story about legislative advocacy using analogies to a construction project might at first glance appear to fall outside the expected storyline boundaries. Yet, for anyone who’s tried to se-cure adoption of a piece of legislation, the parallels to the building process might seem more familiar. Successful construction projects and successful lobbying efforts follow similar paths. The analogies between the construction process and legislative advocacy especially ring true this year for Washington’s County Law Libraries. Construction projects and lobbying efforts rest on sound foundations. For the 2005 Washington State Legislative session, a broad coalition of justice system entities came together under the banner of “Justice in Jeopardy” to present an ambitious plan. The designers of this legislative effort used information gathered from the Statewide Civil Equal Justice Needs Study and the Trial Court Funding Task Force’s recommendations to buttress support for their design. Details for laying out both construction projects and lobbying efforts come from teams of skilled craftspeople. In the case of the Justice in Jeopardy project, the Board for Judicial Administration provided overall leadership. All of the entities that would benefit from the proposals included in this package mobilized their key supporters. Being a part of this team effort proved to be of particular benefit to County Law Libraries. For the past six Legislative sessions, County Law Libraries had worked without success on a bill to provide an additional source of revenue in the form of a local option on civil filing fees in Superior and District Courts. Although this effort had the support of state and local bar associations, local government bodies, and other groups within the Equal Justice Coalition, the momentum needed to secure adoption never materialized. Because the Justice in Jeopardy proposal included filing fee increases for all county law libraries and a special additional provision for libraries like ours who operate more than one branch, the combined support of the project’s proponents achieved what County Law Library supporters working alone had been unable to accomplish. For the first time since 1992, additional funding will be available to support the mission of County Law Libraries to provide access to legal information to all who live and work in our state. Even with the adoption of Laws of Washington 2005-C457, it’s too early for County Law Library supporters to hang up our mythical construction workers’ hard hats and rest on our laurels. The focus for legislative advocacy for many of us will now turn to local governing bodies who have newly granted authority to provide support for their County Law Library above the statutory minimums. Individual Boards of Trustees, including the King County Law Library Board, will be examining their financial projections with the view of determining if local advocacy will be necessary.


Lasnik offers advice for avoiding embarrassment in the federal courtroom

Judy Broom, Karr Tuttle

Speaking from the bench in what he boasted is one of the country’s finest federal courtrooms, Judge Robert Lasnik praised the facility for its fine design and the cutting edge trial presentation equipment. Then he asked law librarians to pass along some good, old-fashioned low-tech advice to lawyers back at the office.

1. Spell-checker is fine. But proofread, proofread, proofread. Then read your brief out loud. At least once.

2. Check, and double check every single citation.

3. Test drive your presentation with the spiffy courtroom equipment before that opening statement.

Judge Lasnik, chief judge for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, introduced law librarians attending a professional development session last week at the new federal courthouse in Seattle to features of the courtroom including its handicap-accessible design which allows jurors and witnesses to function there without restriction. He recalled a witnesses in a wheelchair at the former courthouse who was forced to testify from outside the witness box, ironically in a handicap discrimination case. The new rooms have lifts, wide doorways, space for chairs in the jury box.

Attorneys who have practiced in federal courts across the nation are impressed when they see Seattle’s new building and its built-in technology, he told the librarians. There are no law books lining the courtroom walls. But there is Internet access at counsel table through a network funded and provided by the Federal Bar Association. Web access in the attorney lounge allows for electronic filing of documents.

The audio system is superb and the control panel, controlled by the judge’s courtroom deputy can dim lights or raise volume at the touch of a finger. A translation system to facilitate interpreters is integrated into each courtroom. All of the courtrooms allow audio conferencing and three of them can handle a video-conference setup.

Presentation equipment is top notch. Flat screen video monitors are everywhere: in front of the judge, witness, jurors, counsel and observers in the courtroom. A drop-down screen is built in, but it’s rarely needed. There are floor boxes for plugging in projectors and other equipment. There is no need to run long extension cords. A wireless remote is available to control displays. There is a document camera that allows attorneys to project paper documents or graphics onto the monitors or the screen – and the screen is a touch panel that allows for annotation of the material. Just think of John Madden using his pen to review an NFL play on television. Want to play a tape? The VCR is built into the podium. DVD? Play it from counsel’s laptop.

But here’s the rub – or worse: What you don’t know can hurt you. Or so the courthouse Information Technology Director advised. “Technology doesn’t always work,” said Katie Moriarty. Audio-visual equipment in particular is touchy and what works with one set-up may not work with another, she added. Don’t repeat the sad story of the attorney who spent $3,000.00 on a new Toshiba laptop and found, when she tried to plug in on trial day that it was not compatible with the court’s system. Court

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staff provide training for attorneys who have not used this equipment, and to test out your equipment and exhibits. Attorneys may schedule this training through the courtroom deputy of the presiding judge.

Take your exhibits, your PowerPoint presentation, your computer, your videotape in to the courtroom and test it before you try to show it to the jury, Moriarty advises lawyers. “The technology is great when it works, and it works 90% of the time,” she said. “Having a fall-back position for the rest of the time is important.”

CONALL Reception in San Antonio Are you a New Academic Law Librarian? Our Reception in San Antonio is for you! Please join your colleagues at CONALL – the Conference of Newer Academic Law Librarians. Come and meet your fellow academic law librarians and be introduced to the world of law school librarianship. This year’s CONALL event will discuss issues in serving law students and faculty and in promoting scholarship and research within the legal academic community. Who: Newer academic law librarians and their mentors Where: St. Mary’s University School of Law When: Tuesday, July 19th, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m: CONALL bus will leave the Marriott Rivercenter, Commerce Street exit Sponsored by the Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section (ALL-SIS), and generously underwritten by West this year, CONALL continues to provide the newest members of ALL-SIS and their mentors a chance to begin the exciting process of forming new professional relationships. It is conveniently held right before the ALL-SIS Reception and Awards Ceremony. The CONALL/Mentoring Committee is looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Visit http://www.aallnet.org/sis/allsis/ to see other programs and events sponsored by ALL-SIS.


Libraries and the Patriot Act Barbara Swatt, Seattle University Law Library

Enacted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Patriot Act, P.L. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001) made sweeping changes in the way that the federal government investigates and prosecutes domestic terrorism. The act was rushed through the House and Senate with essentially no hearings or debate and quickly signed into law by President Bush on October 26, 2001. The library community has been at the forefront of the opposition to the Patriot Act. In a joint statement issued shortly after the passage of the Act, the American Library Association, American Association of Law Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries said, “Our Nation’s libraries are trusted, impartial resources for providing information on all points of view, for all people … [t]he role of libraries as a national resource must not be compromised by the erosion of the privacy rights of library users.” The portion of the Patriot Act that the library community has found particularly disturbing is Section 215 which deals with F.B.I. access to business records. A previous version of this section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1861-1863 (2000) allowed a federal agent to seek an order from a special FISA court to search business records. However, under the earlier law, the types of businesses subject to these searches were limited to hotels, storage locker businesses, car rental agencies and airlines or other common carriers. The Patriot Act amended section 215 to allow FISA judges, who operate in closed courts, to grant the F.B.I. access to “any tangible thing” from any type of business. There is also no requirement to show probable cause; the F.B.I. has only to claim that the information is related to a terrorism investigation. Additionally, the act retained the gag order provision of the earlier version of FISA so that a business or entity that has been made to comply with a FISA order may not disclose that the F.B.I. “sought or obtained tangible things.” 50 U.S.C. §§ 1861-1862 (2001). Although there is no specific mention of libraries in section 215 itself, the language is clearly broad enough to encompass libraries and bookstores, sparking concern and alarm within the library community. The American Library Association (ALA) spearheaded a public awareness and information campaign to alert the public to the potential repercussions of the Patriot Act on the pri-vacy of their patron records and Internet usage at public libraries. The ALA also encouraged libraries to create guidelines for their employees to apprise them of their rights and responsibilities in complying with FISA orders and other types of search requests. During a multi-city tour in the fall of 2003 intended to garner support for the Patriot Act, former Attorney General John Ashcroft dismissed the librarians’ concerns calling it “baseless hysteria.” According to a September 16, 2003 New York Times article that covered the tour, “Mr. Ashcroft mocked and condemned the American Library Association and other Justice Department critics for believing that the F.B.I. wants to know ‘how far you have gotten in your latest Tom Clancy novel.’” If history is to be a guide however, the American Library Association is correct to be concerned about government intrusion into patron privacy and into a librarian’s professional domain. For over two decades the F.B.I. had a covert library surveillance program called the Library Aware-

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ness Program (LAP). The Library Awareness Program was characterized by the F.B.I. as an educational program, but was clearly a thinly disguised attempt to use libraries and librarians to monitor patrons who were accessing library materials the F.B.I. suspected might have been of interest to Soviet agents. The program’s existence came to light in large measure because of fierce objections to the F.B.I.’s activities by the American Library Association. This led to a call for the dismantling of the program by members of Congress. Ulrika Ekman Ault provides an interesting discussion of the Library Awareness Program in her article, “The F.B.I.’s Library Awareness Program: Is Big Brother Reading Over Your Shoulder?” 65 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1532 (1990). Many parts of the Patriot Act, including Section 215, are due to expire on December 31, 2005 via the Act’s sunset provision. There are a number of legislators on both sides of the aisle, however, working to amend the Act with respect to libraries before the sunset. In February of 2003, Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a bill in the House, which would have required a more stringent probable cause standard in order to search a person’s library records or purchases from bookstores. The original bill died last year, but Sanders was able to get an amendment tied to an appropriations bill. According to an article in the July 23, 2004 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, “The final vote on the amendment was tied at 210, with a majority needed to pass. When the 15 minutes allotted for the vote ran out, the amendment seemed to have passed 219 to 201. But the House leadership held the vote open for an extra 20 minutes and persuaded some congressmen to change their votes, while the Democrats chanted ‘Shame, shame.’” Sanders reintroduced the bill entitled "Freedom to Read Protection Act," H.R. 1157 on March 8th of this year with over 100 co-sponsors. A related piece of legislation, the “Security and Freedom Ensured” or SAFE Act, would also protect libraries and booksellers by requiring that a FISA request for patron or customer records be based on “specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the person to whom the records pertain is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power.” The SAFE Act, authored by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Larry Craig (R-ID) S. 1709 (108th Cong.), died in committee last year but is expected to be reintroduced this year. The debate over the proper role of the government in libraries continues unabated. President Bush and newly appointed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales are insistent that the Patriot Act needs to be reauthorized to ensure the safety and security of the country. The library community, while cognizant of the need to have measures in place to protect national security, stridently advocates for the fundamental right of library patrons to read and pursue scholarly endeavors without fear of government intrusion. As the Patriot Act nears its sunset period, it will be interesting to see how the story unfolds.


Melissa S. Landers Scholarship Winner Robyn Hagle

My name is Robyn Hagle and I am the 2005 recipient of the Melissa S. Landers Memorial Fund Scholarship. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who contribute to this fund and to tell you a bit about myself. I became interested in law librarianship in Summer 2004 after taking a required course for the MLIS degree at the University of Washington. The course was LIS 550 titled, “Information in So-cial Context” and was taught by Mary Hotchkiss. Up until this course, my interest in other iSchool courses was waning. I knew I enjoyed research, problem solving, and working with people, but something was missing in my general librarianship courses. The thought of knowing just a little about a lot of different topics was unfulfilling to me. I realized I wanted to be a librarian with more in depth subject knowledge—a librarian with a specialty. The stimulating discussions on intellec-tual property, copyright, censorship, and policy-making in LIS 550 led me to start thinking about law librarianship as a career. I scheduled a meeting with Penny Hazelton in late Summer 2004. During our meeting, I learned of the courses in the iSchool curriculum specific to law librarianship, but open to all iSchool stu-dents (even those without a JD). At the time, Penny encouraged me to become a member of—and become involved in—Law Librarians Of Puget Sound (LLOPS). I joined LLOPS around Sep-tember 2004. However, because I enrolled in my first law librarianship course in Autumn quarter 2004 and they kept me plenty busy, getting involved in LLOPS was difficult. I did not attend a LLOPS meeting or event until Spring 2005 when I was fortunate to meet many of you at the fun and educational professional development seminar, What’s Law Got To Do With It, II? Upon meeting with Penny, I felt confident I had found a field that would be challenging and fulfill-ing. Additionally, I was quick to realize that my interactions with both Penny and Mary were the most positive of any I had experienced since attending the iSchool. I truly felt as though I was be-ing welcomed and encouraged to pursue law librarianship. I was so pleased by the possibility that I had actually found something I was interested in; I quit my full-time academic counselor position at the University of Washington. (Prior to this decision, I was a member of the very last evening cohort at the iSchool and took only 1 course per quarter.) Luckily, the department I worked for valued my skills and enjoyed my being a part of their team. They offered me a part-time graduate student appointment for the 04-05 academic year so that I could pursue my remaining librarian-ship courses on a full-time schedule. In Spring quarter 2005, I began a fieldwork assignment with the awesome staff at the King County Law Library. For approximately three months I worked one day a week at KCLL. I split my time between working the reference desk and creating a research guide and a lunchtime training mod-ule on “Section 1983 Litigation Research”. During one of my last days at KCLL, I offered my train-ing module to an intimate audience. My time at KCLL resulted in improved reference and re-search skills, an easily adaptable training module and research guide, and significant professional relationships with the entire KCLL staff. Like my experiences with Penny and Mary, the KCLL staff made it clear that I was a welcome member of the Puget Sound law librarian community. Currently I’m enrolled in my second to last quarter at the iSchool. I will graduate in December 2005. In no small part because of this scholarship, I will attend AALL in mid-July. I am excited for

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the opportunity to meet others like myself, who have chosen law librarianship without a law school education. I want to hear the stories of how these people became interested in law librarianship; the types of libraries they currently or aspire to work in; and, their strategies for success in the field. After AALL, I will begin a new fieldwork assignment at the Boston College Law Library. It’s going to be a busy summer, but I embrace the excitement and importance of these new experi-ences. I am incredibly grateful to have been selected for the Melissa S. Landers Memorial Fund Scholar-ship. Thanks to each of you who contribute to this award and to the LLOPS members who have been so supportive of iSchool students interested in law librarianship. I know first-hand that there are many other bright and interesting iSchool students who are currently considering law librarian-ship. This award is a significant and worthwhile way to recognize the accomplishments of these students and to reinforce their interest in the field. I look forward to joining the ranks of law librarians—in particular those without a JD, like Melissa Landers. I will always remember the magnitude of the support and encouragement I have re-ceived from the LLOPS community.

Robyn Hagle—Preparing for her training module in the KCLL Legal Re-search and Training Center


Treasurer’s Report 2004-2005 Catherine Horan, LLOPS Treasurer

Balance in Key Bank on July 1, 2004 $ 9,604.05

Revenues: Chapter Dues $ 1,822.50 Meeting Registrations $ 3,400.00 Newsletter Advertising $ 655.00 Directory Sales $ - Contributions & Donations $ 1,800.00 Interest $ 22.42

Total Revenues $ 7,699.92

Expenses: Annual Directory Printing & Postage $ 375.06 Bank Charges $ 14.91 Dues Invoice Printing & Postage $ 53.65 Election ballot Printing & Postage $ 51.76 Grants (AALL)(includes president's registration) $ 1,035.00

Insurance $ 202.50 Meeting Food & Beverage + Speakers $ 339.62 Newsletter Printing & Postage $ - Program Committee Postage $ 7.41 Spring Workshop $ 1,895.61 Other Expenses (P.O. Box, Leadership Gifts, Annual Report Fee) $ 320.00 Total Expenses $ 4,295.52

Certified Deposit Accounts Funds $ 2,867.93

Balance in Key Bank checking account on 3/27/05 $ 13,008.45

Law Librarians of Puget Sound Statement of Revenues, Expenses & Bank Balances For the Fiscal Year July 2004 - June 2005


LLOPS Committee Reports 2004-2005 Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Committee It was a quiet year for this committee. No changes needed to be brought to the membership for a vote. One item for consideration in 2005-2006 is reviewing the possibility of electronic voting for LLOP officers. If it is the wish of the Executive Board to consider that option the Bylaws should be reviewed to see how this would impact Article X, Nominations and Elections. Respectfully submitted, Connelly Johnson Employment Committee Activity for this committee during the 2004-2005 year was fairly typical. I posted two announcements on the listserv, one professional and one paraprofessional. Ten other position announcements were made directly by members; eight were for professional positions and two were for library technicians/clerks. The file currently holds active resumes for five paraprofessionals, none for librarians. An active resume is one that has been received in the past twelve months. Resumes were forwarded to five employers with open positions; one employer received no resumes, since there were no current professional resumes on file. Thrice during the year, referrals were made to the independent contractors listed in the LLOPS directory. A referral was also made to two local academic library directors for someone with a lan-guage specialty seeking advice. A complaint was taken to the LLOPS Executive Board regarding the policy of placing anonymous postings. The decision was made to continue to allow anonymous posts, if the Employment Chair is able to determine that they are from legitimate sources and that there is a valid reason for the request for anonymity. I’ve reviewed the LLOPS Employment and Placement Services web page and tested all links. It continues to be an excellent resource for librarians seeking employment, and I have referred both employers and job seekers to it a number of times during the year. Finally, I have notified incoming President Hemmens of my desire to step down from this role, after a four-year term. I further suggest that the title of this function be changed from Employment Committee to Employment Liaison, since only one member has historically filled it. Respectfully submitted, Denyse McFadden

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Government Relations Committee The 2005 legislation session focused on the budget and election reform, but was not without other topics of concern for our group. Here is a sampling of some bills that may be of interest:

• Chapter 15 (SB 5433) – Changing the membership of the commission on judicial conduct • Chapter 34 (HB 1838) – Increasing the threshold for short board appeals before the

shorelines & pollution control board • Chapter 63 (SB 5701) – Revising provisions relating to regional law libraries • Chapter 73 (SB 5809) – Revising jurisdiction of juvenile courts • Chapter 91 (HB 1202) – Creating additional district judge positions • Chapter 95 (HB 1112) – Creating an additional superior court position • Chapter 105 (SHB 1747) – Administering the state-funded civil representation of indigent

persons • Chapter 111 (HB 2028) – Regarding the advisory committee of the office of public defense • Chapter 116 (SB5046) – Modifying provisions governing ethics complaints • Chapter 141 (HB 1262) – Limiting compensation for part-time judges • Chapter 157 (SSHB 1542) – Providing indigent defense services • Chapter 274 (HB 1133) – Reorganizing public disclosure law • Chapter 409 (SHB 1847) – Changing the membership of the statute law committee • Chapter 483 (SSHB 1758) – Revising public disclosure law

Those interested specifically in election law may want to look at the following bills on the legislature’s website (http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/bills.cfm):

Chapter 2 (Initiative 872) Chapter 153 (HB 1447) Chapter 221 (SHB 1132) Chapter 236 (SHB 1876) Chapter 239 (EHB 1222) Chapter 240 (HB 1749) Chapter 241 (SHB 1754) Chapter 242 (ESSB 5395) Chapter 243 (ESSB 5499) Chapter 244 (SB 5564) Chapter245 (SB 5565) Chapter 246 (ESSB 5743) Chapter 445 (ESSB 5034) Chapter 467 (ESSB 5140)

Also of interest is the fact that LEGLink, the legislature’s subscription service that provides access to legislative documents back to 1986, is slated to disappear in the near future. The cost of converting and preserving the materials that pre-date 1997 is an issue for the staff at LEGLink. As a representative of LLOPS, I sent a letter to LEGLink indicating our fervent belief that these materials should remain accessible to researchers and other interested parties, and asking them to please




consider alternatives to “pulling the plug” on these documents. The disposition of these older materials remains unclear at this time.

I look forward to continuing to serve LLOPS as the chair of the Government Relations Committee.

Respectfully submitted, Sue Bellevue, Chair

Grants Committee

The LLOPS Grants Committee successfully completed the 2005 LLOPS Grants cycle. This year’s recipients are: Pegeen Mulhern, UW Law Librarianship Program - $510 for the AALL Annual Meeting Kim Ositis *, King County Law Library - $510 for the AALL Annual Meeting Robyn Hagle, UW I-School student - $100 for CONELL Robyn Hagle, UW I-School student -$60 for the LLOPS Professional Development Program - plus a one-year LLOPS membership Grant recipients agree to write an article for LLOPSCited about some aspect of the program they attend. (*Kim Ositis subsequently declined the LLOPS AALL grant as she was also awarded a Westpac grant for registration to the AALL Annual Meeting. She returned the money to LLOPS. We will not re-award the money per the Grants Committee and LLOPS President, Richard Jost.) Of the $1345 available in grant money, $685 was awarded. The Committee received one application for the Professional Development grants, two applications for the CONELL grant and four applications for the AALL grants. While the applications received were strong, the Committee continues to look for ways to increase the number of applicants for these grants. In one change this year, we opened the application process for the Professional Development grants to non-LLOPS members in the Pacific Northwest. Our sole applicant (and grantee) was not a LLOPS member. We included with her grant a one-year membership to LLOPS. An opportunity for future Grants Committees would be to work closer with the Professional Development committee so that information about these grants gets out to potential grant applicants who are not LLOPS members, coordinating communications so that the grant application information is advertised as fully as possible. In light of Kim Ositis having to return her LLOPS grant as she was awarded another grant for AALL Registration, the Grants Committee has proposed that use of the AALL grants be broadened so that the money can be used for any expenses tied to attendance at the Annual Meeting, including travel and lodging costs. Under separate cover, the Committee will ask the Board to consider this possibil-ity and decide if this is a direction worth pursuing. Stuart Zimmerman, Chair Brenna Louzin Barbara Rothwell




Internet Special Interest Group (SIG) With the exception of a very busy and productive Rita Kaiser, the LLOPS Internet SIG took a hiatus in 2004-2005. Rita, who I understand has agreed to chair the group for the coming year, researched and presented an interesting and informative session on use of RSS "feeds" in the law library. Although Brandi Ledferd is technically a member of the group, she has limited her participation to maintaining the chapter's web site. As chairman of the special interest group and online discussion group manager, I have made an effort to learn more about the discussion group software and how our chapter might more effectively use it. Judith Broom, Chair Marketing Committee The Marketing Committee, consisting of Diane Burress and Dawn Kendrick, assisted Fred Hanson and the LLOPSCited Editor and Layout Editor with drafting the LLOPSCited advertising vendor letter. The letter informed legal market vendors that LLOPSCited accepts advertising and set the ad rates. Diane Burress, Chair Membership Committee The LLOPS Membership Committee for 2004-2005 consisted of Brandi Ledferd, chair. LLOPS membership as of May 9, 2005 consists of 135 members, broken down as follows: Library Type: Academic 25 Private 57 Corporate 2 Court/Government 21 Other 30 (Includes vendors, retired, self-employed, etc.) Membership Type: Associate/Vendor 12 Individual 111 Lifetime 5 Student 7 21 new members joined this year. For this membership year, I printed and mailed over 140 copies of the LLOPS Directory. Costs for production and distribution of the print directory were $375.36. Costs were also incurred mailing membership forms and purchasing mailing labels. Total costs incurred by the Membership Committee in 2004-2005: $429.01.




Newsletter Committee We publish the newsletter primarily in electronic form and send it to the membership via email. We also place it on the LLOPS web site and post the newsletter to the LLOPS discussion group after the membership has received copies via email. We send a few copies out via regular mail. The newsletter committee for the Law Librarians of Puget Sound (LLOPS) for 2004-2005 consisted of: Rita Kaiser, Chair and Newsletter Editor Kim Ositis, Layout Editor Fred Hanson, Advertising Editor Diane Burress – temporary member As of June 2005, as a committee, we have produced the following issues: Summer 2004 (Volume 14, Issue 4), Fall 2004 (Volume 15, Issue 1), Winter 2005 (Volume 15, Issue 2), Spring 2005 (Volume 15, Issue 3). We expect to publish Summer 2005 (Volume 15, Issue 4) before the end of my term as Newsletter Editor. We have had many interesting articles, from moving libraries and our experiences at AALL, to why law students aren’t taught legal research. I want to thank those who volunteered to write for LLOPSCited. The LLOPS Board decided that AALL rules allowed us to again accept advertising in LLOPSCited. At the direction of the Board, Diane Buress, as Marketing Publications Chair for 2004-2005, tempo-rarily joined our committee. We developed a plan to solicit advertising for the publication. We de-cided to use the list of contacts that Fred Hanson still had to begin our marketing effort. In addi-tion, with much help from Diane Burress, we rewrote the LLOPSCited Advertising Letter for Ven-dors. We based it on the previous edition of the letter. We also determined new rates for adver-tising in the newsletter. The new rates are set out below. Business Card $25.00 per issue ¼ Page $40.00 per issue ½ Page $75.00 per issue Full Page $125.00 per issue Fred Hanson sent out the newly revised letter to vendors, inviting them to once again advertise in LLOPSCited. We included our first advertiser in the winter issue. We continue to add advertisers. As a result of this effort, LLOPSCited is once again a profit center for the Law Librarians of Puget Sound. Rita Kaiser, Chair




Nominations & Elections Committee The Nominations and Elections Committee was composed of Kristin Cheney, Liz Doyle, and Karen Helde, Chair. The committee was pleased to submit to the LLOPS Executive Board and LLOPS membership two excellent candidates, Laurie Miller for Vice-President/President-Elect and Barbara Swatt for Treasurer. Ballots were mailed on April 29, 2005. One hundred thirty-one ballots were mailed, with 51 ballots returned and counted. New officers Laurie Miller and Barbara Swatt will assume their duties at the June 29, 2005 LLOPS business meeting. During her March 2005 visit, AALL Board Member Kathy Carlson mentioned that electronic voting may be made available to the chapters through AALL next year. I recommend that the LLOPS Board and next year’s committee consider pursuing electronic voting as an alternative to paper ballots, and investigate any bylaws revisions necessary to implement the change. The 2005-2006 LLOPS Executive Board: Ann Hemmens – President Laurie Miller – Vice-President/President-Elect Barbara Swatt – Treasurer Kim Ositis – Secretary Richard Jost – Immediate Past-President Karen Helde, Chair Professional Development Committee Seattle’s new federal district courthouse was the backdrop for the annual LLOPS Spring Professional Development Workshop, What’s Law Got To Do With It II. Held on May 18, 2005, the workshop built on the foundations of the 2004 Workshop by continuing the exploration of various substantive areas of the law. There were 60 attendees. The morning sessions began with Fred Corbit of Heller Ehrman covering the fundamentals of bankruptcy law. Jeffery Cowan, a Seattle maritime law attorney, provided an overview of maritime and admiralty law. Lourdes Fuentes, an immigration attorney who co-authored the chapter of Specialized Legal Research covering Immigration, took the audience through the process of applying for a work visa. After a lunch catered by Jackrabbit, participants traveled to the courtroom of the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik, Chief Judge of the Western District of Washington. Judge Lasnik spoke about the etiquette of the courtroom and courtroom operations. Katie Moriarity, director of information technology for the Western District of Washington, demonstrated the latest in courtroom technology. The final session was a lively talk on taxation law by Professor Sam Donaldson of the University of Washington. Evaluations for the program were overwhelmingly positive. Some of the comments included: “very successful program relevant to my job”; “another great program”; “excellent program”; “fun and




informative”; “fabulous speakers”; “fabulous job on all levels”; and, “relevant and practical content”. This year Thomson West sponsored the Spring Workshop. We received $1,500 to help defray expenses. We are grateful to Tom Duggan and Michele Best for arranging this gift. We appreciate that the gift was made while allowing the Professional Development Committee to have full content control of the program. Thomson West’s sponsorship helped make the program a financial success netting the chapter $3,019.10. Special thanks are due the Professional Development Committee, Jean Holcomb, Kris Henderson and Jennifer Hill. This small committee worked hard to make the event a big success! Respectfully submitted, Tim Sheehy, Chair Program Committee Committee: Ann Hemmens (Pres. Elect), Catherine Horan, Nancy Noble (Of Counsel), Mort Brinchmann (Chair) The program committee was an easy assignment this year thanks to many willing participants, generous hosts, and timely happenings (the KCLL and Federal library moves and the new Futures Committee). An interesting question was including programs offered by vendor reps as LLOPS programs; the committee appreciated their well-received programs and sensitivity to our concerns that the programs remain educational as opposed to promotional. Attendance was just okay this year. We found ourselves on occasion competing with recent (lunch-included) vendor programs. Though the 2005/06 calendar is filling quickly, next year’s committee will work harder (maybe even schedule a committee meeting) to meet program desires expressed in the Futures Survey and spend down the LLOPS bank account! Thanks again to all our speakers and hosts this year: August Annual roundtable on What Happened at AALL? Reinventing Your Library Through Marketing - Blythe McCoy September A Look Inside Prison and Jail Libraries - Jill Stephens, Paul Sewell, Mary Hotchkiss October Court Libraries on the Move - Jean Holcomb, Tim Sheehy December LLOPS Holiday Party - Tulio Ristorante, sponsored by Westlaw January Business Meeting

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Generational Differences in the Workplace - Julie Webster Matthews February Getting Current with RSS - Mike Buschman, Rita Kaiser March AALL Chapter Visit -Executive Board Member Kathy Carlson LLOPS Futures Report - Bridget Dacres June Annual Business Meeting and 15th Birthday Party Parade of Past Presidents Mort Brinchmann, Chair Futures Committee Richard Jost, 2004-2005 President of LLOPS, created a temporary Futures Committee to do the following during his tenure:

· Explore selected issues facing the chapter in its 15th year · Survey the membership regarding those issues and other topics · Compile recommendations for Executive Board review and membership action

Membership of the committee reflected a range of library types, geographic locations, and chapter involvement. The committee members were:

Bridget Dacres, Chair, Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP and 15-year LLOPS member Jill Allyn, Garvey Schubert & Barer and LLOPS Past President Amy Eaton, Independent Law Librarian and LLOPS Past President Kerry Fitz-Gerald, Seattle University Law Library and new LLOPS member LaJean Humphries, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC, Portland, OR and 14-year LLOPS member Rick Stroup, King County Law Library, charter member and LLOPS Past President The committee met twice during the year. Most committee business, including the development of a member survey, was accomplished via e-mail or conference calls. Committee members isolated the following areas of focus for their work. Each member assumed responsibility for an area and these are noted below.

(a) Financial review (Dacres and Stroup) Analyze revenue streams and program subsidization; look at current vendor solicitation and contribution processes Goal: Recommendations to enhance financial stability




(b) Membership (Eaton) Explore options for expanding our base; consider expansion of membership categories; assess dues structure Goal: Recommendations to preserve or expand membership base (c) Vendor Issues (Fitz-Gerald) Roles and rights of vendor members; solicitation and funding policies; rewarding vendors for underwriting efforts Goal: Recommendations which address current issues and provide guidance for future vendor relations

(d) Regional cooperation (Humphries) Puget Sound < > Oregon; Puget Sound < > Eastern Washington; possibilities and limitations Goal: Recommend activities or processes which provide opportunities for more interaction across geographic areas

(e) Programs and meetings (Allyn) Survey to gauge member preferences re content, timing, length, number Goal: Comprehensive report on members’ assessment of programming strengths, weak-nesses.

(f) Community service (All)

Explore and propose a community service role for the Chapter Goal: Formalize this aspect of the chapter’s work if members support it The centerpiece of the committee’s work involved developing and conducting a member survey. The committee determined that SurveyMonkey would be a good tool for the purpose and Rick Stroup opened an account that provided access to the professional version of SurveyMonkey on a month-to-month basis for as long as the committee needed to work with it. The cost for this access was $19.95 per month for the period January, 2005 to present. Members received the survey link in a message posted to the LLOPS e-mail discussion group on April 28, 2005, with a deadline for completion of May 16, 2005. The survey captured respondents’ library type and contained 34 questions designed to elicit member feedback in these areas:

- Chapter News, Publications, and Announcements - Chapter Membership - Chapter Meetings - Chapter Programs - Community Service - Additional Comments for the Executive Board

We had a 48% participation rate with a total of 65 respondents out of a total membership of 135. Respondents identified themselves as belonging to the following six categories: Academic (20%), Corporate (6.2%), Government Agency (4.6%), Law Firm (47.7%), State, Court or County (16.9%)




and Other (4.6%).

Complete survey results accompany an extensive report to be submitted to the LLOPS Executive Board in June, 2005. The October, 2005 LLOPS meeting will be dedicated to a discussion of the survey findings.

In addition to the issues addressed in the survey, the committee reviewed the financial status of the chapter and assessed the risks and benefits associated with vendor support.

At the request of President-Elect Ann Hemmens, the Futures Committee, as it is currently comprised, will continue its work during the 2005-2006 chapter year. Respectfully Submitted, Bridget Dacres, Chair

Have a great summer! LLOPSCited Staff


LLOPS Committees Need You A Message from Ann Hemmens, Incoming LLOPS President

It is time to come forward and volunteer! Please bring your energy and ideas to contribute. You are what makes LLOPS a thriving and fun organization. By opting to serve on a committee, you’re volunteering to meet new people, learn new things, discover hidden talents, exercise leadership, and contribute to the vitality of your community. Please fill out the volunteer form on page 25 and return it by August 15, 2005. Thank you! Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Constitution - maintains the text of the Chapter’s Constitution and Bylaws by coordinating proposed and adopted amendments. Employment - maintains a file of resumes for librarians, library technicians, and clerks who are interested in local law library employment. Posts job announcements on LLOPS discussion group. Government Relations - monitors pending legislation, citizen referendums and judicial review for laws affecting law librarians. Educates members about information issues. Grants - fosters professional development by awarding grants for LLOPS or AALL meetings. Internet SIG - organizes informal educational meetings focused on the use of the Internet. Marketing - promotes law librarians and librarianship to the legal and library communities, new LLOPS members, and the general public. Membership - maintains current records of LLOPS members, assists in producing annual membership directory, and sends Chapter information to new members or interested people. Newsletter - produces LLOPSCited. Committee chair serves as editor. Members serve as reporters, layout editor, or business manager. Nominations and Elections - responsible for nomination and election of Chapter officers. Professional Development - plans and presents the annual educational workshop; a project-oriented committee with activity focused in a four-month period. Program - arranges and schedules each LLOPS monthly meeting; develops programs reflecting the interests of the membership; keeps files of past speakers and meeting sites. U.W. Library School Liaison - maintains contact with library school administration and students.


LLOPS COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 2005/2006

Name:______________________________________Phone:________________________ Affiliation/Firm_______________________________E-mail:________________________ I would like to volunteer for the following LLOPS committee(s): ____ Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Constitution (Chair: Open) ____ Employment (Chair: Open) ____ Government Relations (Chair: Sue Bellevue) ____ Grants (Chair: Open) ____ Internet SIG (Chair: Rita Kaiser) ____ Marketing/Publications (Chair: Diane Burress) ____ Membership (Chair: Rachelle Pacchiano) ____ Newsletter/LLOPScited (Chair: Open) N/A Nominations and Elections (by appointment) ____ Program (Chair: Mort Brinchmann) ____ Professional Development (Chair: Kris Henderson) ____ U.W. Library School Liaison (Chair: Open) ____ I will serve on any committee! ____ I am willing to chair a committee Committee Chairs serve for TWO year terms, with the exception of the Chair of the Professional De-velopment Committee (a one year term). Thank you for volunteering your time and talent to LLOPS! Please return this form (via email, fax, or USPS) by August 15, 2005 to: Ann Hemmens University of Washington Gallagher Law Library Please call me if you have questions! Box 353025 (206) 543-7672 Seattle, WA 98195-3025 [email protected] FAX: 206-685-2165


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Membership Application for 2005 – 2006

Name:_________________________________________ Date:_________________ Organization:___________________________________________________________ Job Title:_______________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________ City:________________________ State:______ Zip:________ - _________ Your telephone number: ________________________ ILL telephone: ___________________ Reference Desk (if different from ILL): __________________ Fax Number: _________________ Institutional Website:____________________________________________________ E-mail address:________________________________________________________

You will be subscribed to the LLOPS email discussion group and receive emails about upcoming

LLOPS events. If you do not wish to be subscribed to the list please check here. Are you a new member of LLOPS? Please check here ____________ Member of AALL? Yes _____ No _____ Member of WESTPAC? Yes _____ No _____ Type of Library: Academic ____ Government/Court ____ Private ____ Corporate _____ Other

Membership Fees: Circle one and submit payment amount. Checks should be made payable to “LLOPS.” Membership year is July 2005 – June 2006. Dues are not pro-rated. Individual member: $15.00 Associate/Vendor: $15.00 Retired: $7.50 Student: $7.50 Lifetime member: no fees due – please update your information as needed Optional donation to the Melissa Landers Fund: ______________ (Checks should be made out to the “Landers Fund”)

Mail to: Law Librarians of Puget Sound

P.O. Box 21588 Seattle, WA 98111


NEW MEMBERS Jorge Juarez Student - UW iSchool Law Librarianship program [email protected] Ruth Twentey Project Coordinator, CLE Publications Washington State Bar Association 2101 Fourth Ave. Suite 400 Seattle WA 98121 206-727-8287 [email protected]

ADDRESS CHANGE Sue Saunders is no longer at Garvey Schubert Barer in Portland. She is now a library school student at Emporia State University. Ellen Bowman is no longer at Davis Wright. She can be reached at: [email protected]

LLOPS Membership Update

LLOPSCited Now Accepting Advertising LLOPSCited is now accepting advertising. Advertisers are encouraged to use color and hy-perlinks in their ads to take advantage of the fact that LLOPSCited is now published exclu-sively as an electronic document. LLOPSCited accepts display and classified advertising from information vendors, book publishers, and others who supply goods and services to law libraries. All advertising is subject to editorial approval. The editors, as representatives of LLOPS, reserve the right to refuse any advertising that is deemed inappropriate and/or offen-sive. Payment for advertising copy in the form of a check made out to LLOPS must accompany the copy. Advertisers who wish to book preferred positions (back cover, and inside back and front covers) must notify the Editor in writing at the time the advertisement is submitted. The first advertiser to request space has preference. We will be happy to discuss how your ad space is oriented on the page when less than full page ads are purchased. Contact Fred Hanson, LLOPS-Cited Business Manager at (206) 628-7606 for more information. Rates Copy Deadlines Business Card $ 25.00 per issue March 1 for the Spring edition ¼ Page $ 40.00 per issue June 1 for the Summer edition ½ Page $ 75.00 per issue September 1 for the Fall edition Full Page $ 125.00 per issue December 1 for the Winter edition


Are you on LLOPS discussion group?

LLOPS Online Discussion Group (Listserv) As you may know, AALL has moved their online discussion groups, including the LLOPS listserv, to new software and a new URL. Posting to the list There are two ways to post a message to the LLOPS discussion group. The easiest way, which is unchanged from before, is to send an email to [email protected]. You can also post from within the LLOPS forum on the LYRIS ListManager software at AALL by clicking the "Create new message" tab. However, if you try to post a message this way, you will get the message that you have to log in and be a list member to post to the list, and you will have to log in with your email address and the password you chose when you configured your account with the ListManager at AALL. Subscribing to/unsubscribing from LLOPS discussion group To subscribe to or unsubscribe from LLOPS discussion group, or to other AALL discus-sion groups, go to http://share.aallnet.org/read/login/ and log in. *If you have not yet set your account with AALL's new ListManager system, do so at http://share.aallnet.org/read/my_account.

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Documents

President’s Message Richard Jostarchives.library.illinois.edu/erec/AALL_Archives/... · LLOPSCited Volume 15 Issue 4 Summer 2005 Page 2 LAW LIBRARIANS OF PUGET SOUND OFFICERS AND