Category Archives: 2016 Issues

Issue 239

Fall 2016

September 2016 Business Meeting Round-Up

CALL held its first business meeting of the 2016-2017 year at Nacional 27, 325 West Huron Street, on September 15, 2016. There were 81 registered attendees. President Todd Ito called the meeting to order at noon and welcomed new CALL members:

  • Tom Duggan (Thomson Reuters)
  • Elaine Knecht (Barclay Damon, LLP)
  • Jennifer Koertge (Brinks Gilson & Lione)
  • Martin Korn (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP)
  • Ariana Lim (Professionals Library Service)
  • David Sanborne (Cook County Law Library)

AALL past-president Keith Ann Stiverson thanked everyone for the best Annual Meeting ever! Through luck and her efforts, she hopes to bring the meeting back to Chicago sooner than later! Continue reading September 2016 Business Meeting Round-Up →

Fall 2016

Transitions: A Life’s Journey

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If there is one constant in life, it is change. We change daily,
starting with daily physiological changes (nails grow, hair grows, cells generate and die off) to personal changes (changes in relationships, changes in where we live) to changes that effect many people (political changes, economic changes). We also change professionally. We call these changes transitions. Dictionary.com defines transition as “movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change.” This definition implies a discrete time of transition. The transition has a beginning, a middle, and an end as we move from an “as is” condition to a “to be” condition. Continue reading Transitions: A Life’s Journey →

Summer 2016, Continuing Education

Continuing Education Committee 2016 Annual Report

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The 2015-2016 Continuing Education Committee was Carolyn Hersch and Jesse Bowman (co-chairs), Tom Keefe, David Rogers, Jamie Stewart, Simone Srinivasan, and Sharon Nelson. During the 2015-2016 year, the CALL Continuing Education Committee organized and hosted three events.

Continue reading Continuing Education Committee 2016 Annual Report →

Fall 2016

Tax Deductions for Law Librarians: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By their very nature, law librarians are intellectually curious. Of course, that’s a good thing as law librarians need to keep abreast of new developments in constantly changing areas of law and the technology that is used to deliver information.

There are opportunities for continuing education at the national, regional, and local levels. At the national level, AALL offers various institutes and webinars in addition to the Annual Meeting. There are from time to time regional law library meetings and conferences. The local chapters also offer meetings and programs that are extremely useful for local resources. But to what extent does the tax law allow for deductions in pursuing these opportunities? Continue reading Tax Deductions for Law Librarians: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly →

Fall 2016, Government Relations

CALL Awards Representative Mike Quigley Legislator of the Year

In August, CALL leadership visited the offices of Representative Mike Quigley to award him Legislator of the Year on the basis of his “outstanding leadership and commitment to open access to government information.” Rep. Quigley has represented the 5th Congressional District of Illinois since August, 2009 and is well known for his commitment to open government. Continue reading CALL Awards Representative Mike Quigley Legislator of the Year →

Summer 2016, Meetings

Meetings Committee 2016 Annual Report

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The 2015–2016 Meetings Committee was Eugene Giudice and Larissa Sullivant (co-chairs), Sara Baseggio, Todd Hilmer, and Jill Meyer. The committee planned four meetings for the 2016 – 2016 year. Dates, locations, number of attendees, and profit and loss for each meeting is shown in the following table: Continue reading Meetings Committee 2016 Annual Report →