I just read the following in the latest LCCN (Library of Congress
Cataloging Newsline) newsletter. Volume 11, no. 5, ISSN 1066-8829,
May 2003  I didn't see it announced on Serialst.  If it was already
posted here I apologize for the duplication.

-- Mitch

*******************************************************************
            JEAN HIRONS, CONSER COORDINATOR, TO RETIRE

      Jean Hirons, CONSER coordinator, has announced she will retire
at the end of June 2003.

      Hirons has provided leadership to CONSER and the larger
cooperative serials world for over twenty years. She is most
renowned for her work with the creation of the Serials Cataloging
Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), her leadership in the recent
revisions to AACR2, and the  documentation provided in the _CONSER
Cataloging Manual_ and the _CONSER Editing Guide_.

      Hirons reached the difficult decision to retire after
concluding the time was just right -- this year is CONSER's
thirtieth anniversary, her twentieth year at the Library of
Congress, and her tenth year in the position of CONSER coordinator.
The opportunity for early retirement will give her more time for
her second career of pastel painting. She is currently painting,
teaching pastel, and working towards a solo show next year. Jean
says she has enjoyed the challenges of being CONSER Coordinator and
working with colleagues to find the best solutions for difficult
problems. She's not completely ready to cut her ties and hopes to
work part-time, perhaps at the Library of Congress, and pursue
consulting work in the future.

      Her colleagues at the Serial Record Division, Library of
Congress and colleagues in the serials and cataloging community are
surely going to miss her but wish her well with her future
endeavors. The Library plans to fill the position as soon as
possible.
*******************************************************************

--
  _^_                                                 _^_
(___)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ( ___ )
|   |                                               |   |
|   |     Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian           |   |
|   |     San Francisco State University Library    |   |
|   |     President,                                |   |
|   |     SFSU California Faculty Association       |   |
|   |     voice: (415) 338-7883                     |   |
|   |     CFA:   (415) 338-6232                     |   |
|   |     FAX:   (415) 405-0394                     |   |
|   |                                               |   |
(___)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-==- ( ___ )
   V                                                   V
           http://www.cfasf.org   (SFSU web site)
                   cfasf@igc.org) or Mitch Turitz (x. 87883; turitz@sfsu.edu)
                        &
           http://www.calfac.org/  (CFA State-wide web site)