The Spring 1994 LISP NEWSLETTER has been mailed, and it has the resumes of
those nominees for office. Just in case you get the ballot before you get
the NEWSLETTER, here are the qualifications for the nominees:
LISP SIS SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE - 1994-1995
FOR VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT:
MARGARET A. HEINEN
LIBRARIAN
Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
2290 First National Building
Detroit, MI 48226
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
B.A. Central College of Iowa (1969); M.L.S. Simmons College (1978); Head of Circulation
Services, Cabot Science Library, Harvard University (1975-78); Public Services Librarian, Arthur
Neef Law Library, Wayne State University (1979-1986); Librarian, Honigman Miller Schwartz &
Cohn (1986-present).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
American Association of Law Libraries
Michigan Association of Law Libraries
Pro Bono Committee Member
Law Libraries of Metro Detroit
PUBLICATIONS
MICHIGAN LEGAL DOCUMENTS, an annotated bibliography prepared by Stuart Yoak and
Margaret Heinen for AALL, 1982.
DIRECTORY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARIES, 4th edition, 1984.
FOR VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT:
FRANK ALAN HERCH
Director, Clark County Law Library
304 E. Carson
Las Vegas, NV 89101
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
B.A., U.C. Davis (1971); M.L.S., U.C. Berkeley (1972); J.D., U.C. Davis (1975); Certified Law
Librarian, AALL (1978); Atty., CA (1981); Director, Clark County Law Library, Las Vegas, NV
(1987-present); Librarian, Oakland Public Library (1981-1987); Assistant Law Librarian, Director
of Public Services, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (1978-1981); Reference
Librarian, Alameda County Law Library, Oakland, CA (1975-1978); Student Assistant, U.C.
Davis, Shields Library (1967-1971).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
LSCA grant recipient, Project: Legal Information to the Public, 1993-1994: $12,000; 1994-1995:
$14,600.
Ambassador of Courtesy, presented by Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, May 1993.
Vice-President/President-Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993, Western Pacific Chapter of the
AALL
Secretary-Treasurer, State, County Law Libraries, AALL-SIS, 1989-1992
Member, Key Issues Forum Committee, Governor's Conference on the Future of Libraries, 1989-
1990
Chairman, Southern District, Nevada Library Association, 1989
Leadership Award, Volunteers for Oakland and National University, 1987; included scholarship for
National University
Member, Advisory Council, Older Adult Research Center, Peralta Colleges, 1985-1987
Member, Steering Committee, Second Start: Adult Literacy Program of Oakland Public Library,
1984-1987
Chairman, Membership Directory Revision Committee, Law Librarians Society of Washington,
D.C., 1908-1981
Member, Education Committee, AALL, 1979-1981.
PUBLICATIONS
Book reviews, various titles, published in Legal Information Alert, Legal Publishing Review, Nevada
Lawyer (1987- )
Count the Choices: Anticipating the Advent of the Virtual Law Library, l NV Lawyer 24-28 (1993)
Encouraging the Charitable and Humane Care of Patients on Life Support Systems: The Fifth
State Interest in the Kenneth Bergstedt Case, 56 Inter Alia 14-21 (1991), co-
authored by Larry Strate, 1991
Editor-Compiler, Records and Briefs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (microfiche
edition), Law Reprints, 1979-1981
Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review, volume 9: Topic: Immigration and Nationality, 1974-1975
Medical and Psychological Experimentation on California Prisoners, 8 U.C.Davis Law Review 351-
84 (1974), co-authored by Ruth Flower
FOR SECRETARY/TREASURER
DEBORAH W. DESPAIN
Public Services Librarian
Arthur Neef Law Library, Wayne State University
468 West Ferry Mall
Detroit, MI 48202
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
B.S., (1980), M.Ed., (1986) Southeastern Oklahoma State University; M.L.S., (1991) Texas
Woman's University; Public Services Librarian, Arthur Neef Law Library, Wayne State University
(1994 - present); Computer/Research Librarian, University of South Dakota Law School (1991-
1993); Assistant Librarian, Fidelity Investments Research Services (1990-1991); Library Assistant,
Cantey & Hanger; High School Teacher, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (1989-1990); Library
Clerk, Jenkins & Gilchrist (1989); Counselor, Wade's Fashion Merchandising (1988-1989);
Marketing Assistant, Double Diamond, Inc. (1987-1988); Energy Conservation Specialist,
Oklahoma State University Extension Service (1981-1986).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
AALL (1990-PRESENT), Government Documents SIS Ad Hoc Committee on GPO Restructuring
(1993)
MALL (1991-1993), MALL Internet Committee (1992-1993), MALL Newsletter Committee
(1993), MALL Newsletter Editor (1993);
Dallas Association of Law Librarians (1990-1992), Publicity Committee (1991);
Special Libraries Association (1990-1991);
Texas Woman's University Graduate School of Library Science Association (1990);
Government Documents Committee, S.D. Library Legislation Watch (1992).
PUBLICATIONS
FOR SECRETARY/TREASURER
DAVID McFADDEN
Senior Reference/Government Documents Librarian
Southwestern University School of Law
675 South Westmoreland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
B.A., Westmont College; M.S.L.S., University of Southern California; Senior
Reference/Government Documents Librarian, Southwestern University, (1984 - present); Reference
Librarian, Orange County Law Library, (1982-1984); Coordinator of Library Services, Western
Center on Law and Poverty, (1981-1982).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Committee on Public Access to Legal Information, Chair/Co-Chair, 1989-1991; Member 1982-1985,
1988-1989, 1992-1993;
Government Relations Committee, Co-Chair, 1991-1994; Institute Committee Member, 1991-1992;
Contributor, Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians, 1st & 2nd editions;
Speaker at SCALL workshops for non-law librarians & library technicians;
Trained prison librarians and prisoner library assistants in legal research;
Conducted on-site visits to public libraries;
ALA, Government Documents Round Table, member;
CLA, Government Publications Chapter & Government Documents Round Table, member;
Depositary Libraries of Southern California, founder, 1989 and first President, 1993-1995.
PUBLICATIONS
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