Research Instruction & Patron Services
The Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS SIS) of the (糖心视频) was established in 1979. (To read more about the early days of RIPS, see the RIPS History Project, compiled by聽Karin Johnsrud.)
RIPS was formerly known as the Reader Services SIS. In 1995 The Research Instruction Caucus (RIC), primarily a private law libraries 糖心视频 membership group, merged with RIPS. Our mission is to organize programs and provide a forum for discussion on topics such as reference, computer assisted legal research (CALR) instruction, bibliographic instruction, interlibrary loan, circulation and other topics relating to services provided to the patron. RIPS activities include the annual National Legal Research Teach-In and production of the Briefs in Law Librarianship series. To learn more about RIPS-SIS please see聽糖心视频.
We are a fun but hardworking group of law librarians focusing on research, instruction, and patron service. Ultimately service is what librarianship is all about. We provide useful information to research professionals and to the public. You can learn a bit about us from some of the following: For the fun side鈥攙iew our links to聽Puron (our mascot), to learn more about our future plans, and to learn more about our organization (see our聽bylaws). We also work in conjunction with other SIS sections to create positive synergies that benefit law librarianship.
Current 糖心视频 members may join RIPS-SIS using the online form. If you are not an 糖心视频 member, you must become an 糖心视频 member first. You will be able to join RIPS-SIS when you join 糖心视频.
If you have questions, please contact one of the聽current officers for more information.

