I suggest that steps be taken to inter both David Irving and his books in
the capsule right now, before the opportunity is lost. In twenty-five years
time both will provide invaluable insights for any then existing
civilisation seeking to better understand why our current one declined and
then totally vanished.
Ronald S Huttner LL.B.(Hons)
Barrister And Solicitor
Consultant And Trainer In Computer-Assisted Legal Research
Lecturer In Computerised Legal Research (02.10.95 to 02.10.98)
Internet Sites For Lawyers - http://www.viclf.asn.au/research.html
Personal Home Page - http://www.viclf.asn.au/pers1.html
Sue Birch wrote:-
>The Public Relations Committee has a special project planned for the
>Philadelphia annual meeting. We are inviting all AALL Committees, SISs,
>Chapters, and the Executive Board to prepare time capsules which we will
>then store for twenty-five years. If you are a member of one of these
>groups, we hope you'll encourage your Chair or President and your other
>members to participate.
>
>You can help define our time and also be a unique part of law
>librarianship's past and future. Our committee will supply the time
>capsules, and this will be your opportunity to offer a glimpse of AALL's
>past to our future selves and colleagues.
>
>During this summer's Philadelphia meeting the time capsules will be sealed
>and tucked away for twenty-five years at AALL archives. As the profession
>which preserves the record of our past for future generations, it's only
>fitting that we, too, preserve a bit of our own law library history.
>
>The objects you choose to encapsulate can run the gamut from the profound
>and serious to the weird, silly and sentimental. It's up to you. We'll
>have more details on preparing your time capsules in the coming months, but
>the Public Relations Committee hopes you and your Chapter, Committee, or
>SIS will start thinking now about what items you want included in your time
>capsule.
>
>Twenty-five years isn't that long. Look how fast the millennium went
>by! In July, 2025 we hope we'll all still be around (it doesn't hurt to be
>optimistic) to attend the annual AALL meeting and watch as our time
>capsules are opened. Stay tuned for later announcements on how you can
>become a permanent part of AALL's history.
>
>The Public Relations Committee
>Sue Burch, Chair
>Fran Bertelli
>Lucy Curci-Gonzalez
>Cheryl Gritton
>Claudia Jalowka
>Jamie Ohanesian
>Joan Shear
>Sally Wambold
>
>
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>Sue Burch, Assistant Director and
>Coordinator of Public Services
>University of Kentucky College of Law Library
>Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0048
>PH: 606-257-5133 FAX: 606-323-4906
>E-mail: sburch@pop.uky.edu
>www: <http://www.uky.edu/Law/>http://www.uky.edu/Law/
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