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18 Legal Reference Services Q. 1 (1999-2001)

handle is hein.journals/lgrefsq18 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITORIAL A Changing of the Guard Within moments of being offered the editorship of LRSQ, I realized that I would have to write an introduction to my first issue. It is a daunting task for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Bob Berring is one hard act to follow. Part Zen master, part commando legal researcher, part stand-up comic-the energy, enthusiasm and intelligence he brings to any endeavor is intimidating. I respect Bob not only because of my professional interactions with him over the last several years, but also because of my experiences as a student in the law librarianship program at the University of Washington. Bob arrived in the Spring of 1981, to fill the position made vacant by the retirement of Marian Gould Gallagher. (Bob would be the first to admit that no one could replace Marian, or Mrs. G as we called her.) In our first meeting it was apparent that he immediately creates a presence when he enters a room, humming on all cylinders. Whatever lingering doubts I might have had about my career choice, Bob shattered them immediately. Mrs. G had agreed to finish out the year teaching the four students in her program. As an added bonus, Bob would sit in on our last two courses. Those courses were defining moments in my professional life. Here were two pro- fessionals who took their work, but not themselves, very seriously. Each took turns being straight man/woman for the other. Each class had the same basic form: a little banter, followed by some more banter, ending with some final Legal Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 18(1) 1999 0 1999 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 1