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The Virtual Chase Closing Down?
Genie Tyburski, Web Manager of The Virtual Chase reports: To paraphrase Shakespeare, the inaudible and noiseless foot of time passes almost without notice. Indeed, the past 12 years, spent writing about research strategies and resources, flew by in no small part because of the fun I had doing it. Yet change is the essence of the times, making 12 years rather a long stretch.

Saying goodbye is never easy. I've enjoyed the generous support of Ballard Spahr for my creative endeavors. I've received much encouragement over the years from the legal community. My peers have kindly awarded my efforts.

But the demands of managing a Web site increasingly took me away from my first love - providing library and research services to lawyers. Now I have an opportunity to return to working closely with Ballard Spahr's lawyers and library staff. Starting today, I will be library manager, overseeing all services and assisting the director of the library.

While the decision to close The Virtual Chase was not made lightly, I'm convinced it's the best choice for both the firm and me. I will take down the site gradually over the next several months unless I find someone willing to archive it or continue its development. I anticipate that the site will be completely offline by no later than May 2009 (and quite possibly, sooner) except in the event of a new owner.

Thank you for your patronage over the years. This chapter of my professional life was truly a most extraordinary and rewarding experience.

Everything Has an End
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I know I speak for MANY when I say Genie and TVC will be greatly missed. Thousands upon thousands of researchers and others have enjoyed her work, learned from her, and benefited from the free information provided by TVC. Many like myself are greatly disappointed and wish Genie all the success in the world with her career adjustment. I will join the many others in saying "Thank You Genie. Your years of hard work and dedication are appreciated, and will be greatly missed by the online research community."

Full post as published by Legal Dockets Online on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).