Yaama.* A CALL grant facilitated my attendance at the 38th Annual Course of the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) held in Sydney, Australia, October 27-30. “Law Down Under: Australia’s Legal Landscape” drew 132 delegates (attendees) from 21 countries with 48% being first-time delegates.
On October 1, 2019, Gretchen Van Dam, CALL member and Northern District of Illinois Court Historical Association Vice President and Archivist gave a presentation on the topic, “Creating a History Program for Your Organization: Lessons Learned from the Northern District of Illinois Court Historical Association.” The event took place at the Northern District of Illinois Court History Museum on the 21st floor of the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries honors Keith Ann Stiversion with the 2019 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Award.
When Keith Ann retired in 2018, it marked the end of a decades-long career that spanned roles, geography, and countless revolutions in the way information is distributed.
Through it all, Keith has remained, as the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin once described her, in a turn of phrase that made all of us cringe, “One librarian who doesn’t keep quiet.” We are all fortunate that she didn’t keep quiet, and we should now raise our own voices to thank her for that service.Continue reading Keith Ann Stiverson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award→
The winner of this year’s award for outstanding in-house publication is the Chapman & Cutler Research Services team.
They used a graphic of a book flipping open into a computer that was created by the firm’s marketing department and adapted it to make promotional logos for their events and newsletters. They made attractive, professional-looking signs.
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries honors Margaret Schilt with the 2019 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Award.
Margaret Schilt is retiring this June after 19 years as a librarian at the D’ Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a fitting tribute to her career of active and engaged service to our profession. Continue reading Margaret Schilt Receives Lifetime Achievement Award→
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries honors Julie Pabarja with the 2019 Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship.
This year, CALL gives our award for outstanding contribution to law librarianship to Julie Pabarja. We are recognizing her dedication and the passion she exudes for the profession, as well as the organization. Julie is always willing to go the extra mile for CALL.Continue reading Julie Pabarja Receives Agnes and Harvey Reid Award→
The CALL Bylaws Committee had a successful year in 2018/2019, shepherding changes to the CALL bylaws to align them more closely with the bylaws of the parent AALL. The Committee was chaired by Eric Parker, and had Margaret Schilt, Therese Clark Arado, and Matt Timko as members. Continue reading CALL Bylaws Committee 2018-2019 Annual Report→
During the 2018-2019 year the Membership Committee published updates to the CALL Membership Directory in September 2018, November 2018, and December 2018.
Over this year the Membership Committee also assisted with updating the CALL Listserv email list and updated member information in Wild Apricot.
As per the 2019 Bylaws Amendment, the Committee removed the Associate member category from Wild Apricot prior to the start of the 2019-20 membership renewal period.
This year the Mentorship & Leadership Development Committee focused on cultivating mentorship through informal brown-bag gatherings, providing support for our members by reviewing program and article submissions (thank you Heidi and Debbie), and welcoming new members at CALL Business Meetings (thank you Mandy and Sally).
We encouraged new members to apply for grants and attend AALL’s CONELL, with two new members attending with grants. We encourage everyone to visit the MLDC calendar to find upcoming conferences and publishing opportunities, which is designed give members grant ideas (thank you Lyo and Sarah for all of your hard work on this).
Learn more about this year’s informal brown-bag gatherings below!
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