This past year the CALL Meetings Committee was responsible for organizing four business meetings and creating four post-meeting member satisfaction surveys. Committee members included Stacia Stein, Kara Dunn, Deb Denslaw, and Larissa Sullivant, with Beth Schubert and Jesse Bowman serving as co-chairs and Julie Pabarja acting as liaison.
Category Archives: CALL Committees
Annual Reports: Membership Committee
Co-Chairs: Therese Clarke Arado and Annie Mentkowski.
Committee Members: Christine Klobucar, Lindsey Carpino, Clare Hoyt and Jeff Meyerowitz.
As of May 31, 2015, CALL had 254 members. This is a decrease over the previous year.
The CALL Directory was produced twice this year, once in November and once in May. Corrections/updates are made by the Membership Committee, with the assistance of AALL staff. Then, the update is posted by the PR/Internet Committee on CALL’s website. In the 2015-2016 year we hope to get back to the four updates from previous years (September, November, February and May).
The Committee sent renewal invoices to members in late April 2015. We will work with the Treasurer throughout the year to receive membership information. We will also work to improve communication with the Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee.
Annual Reports: Nominations & Elections Committee
Committee Members:
Katherine Bruner, Denise Glynn, Barry Herbert, Heidi Kuehl, Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Susan Reitzer, and JoAnn Hounshell (Chair)
Summary of Year’s Activities:
The 2014-2015 Nominations & Elections Committee solicited nominations and conducted the election of Vice President/President Elect, Secretary, and one Director for the CALL Board of Directors.
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Annual Reports: Placement & Recruitment Committee
Co-Chairs: Annette Cade and Joanne Kiley
Board Liaison: Robert Martin
The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued to utilize the job posting procedure which was updated three years ago. The procedure successfully serves members, employers, job seekers, and enables an efficient process for committee use. Employers fill out a simple web form on the CALL website. The committee member who receives the form via email then confirms the posting and uploads it on the website, usually within a day. The procedure also triggers an email to the listserv. When requested by an employer submitting a job opening, the committee member sends an announcement to nearby library schools (with the exception of the University of Illinois, which instituted new job posting requirements in 2014) to help connect CALL with library students and recent alumni from graduate library programs. Using this described procedure, the committee posted 31 jobs on the CALL website and listserv during the membership year.
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Annual Reports: Public Relations Committee
Co-Chairs: Deborah Ginsberg and Kara Young
Liaison: Stephanie Crawford
Members:
- Emily Barney
- Ella Delaney
- Carolyn B. Hersch
- Lyonette Louis-Jacques
- Sharon Nelson
- Sean Rebstock
- Scott Vanderlin
- Joanne Vanderstreek
February 2015 Business Meeting Round-Up
CALL held its third Business Meeting of the year at Morton’s Steakhouse, 65 E. Wacker Place, on February 26, 2015. President Margaret Schilt called the meeting to order at noon and praised the Meetings Committee for finding a great new venue. Margaret welcomed one new CALL member, Peter Kaiser from Bloomberg BNA. Continue reading February 2015 Business Meeting Round-Up
CALL 2015 Election Success
The CALL election results are in! JoAnn Hounshell, Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee, reports:
With 48% of eligible voters voting, the winners are:
Vice-President/President-Elect: Todd Ito
Secretary: Diana Koppang
Director: Konya Lafferty
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Board! And our thanks also to the other candidates – Joe Mitzenmacher, Eugene Giudice, and Kara Young – who were willing to serve CALL in these capacities. On behalf of the Board, thank you for running, and we hope to see you on the ballot again in the future.
Introduction to the CALL Bylaws Committee
The CALL Bylaws Committee is composed of a chairperson, with additional members as needed in years when major changes to the Bylaws are to be considered. The Committee is charged with monitoring and reviewing the Bylaws of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) for any implications to CALL.
The Committee works with the CALL Board and the CALL attorney regarding any questions concerning CALL Bylaws. A thorough review of the CALL Bylaws is conducted every 3-5 years. The Committee may also submit suggestions to the Board for consideration. If the Board has suggestions for modifications of the Bylaws, the Committee reviews these suggestions and formulates possible amendments. Any such amendments are presented to the membership at a business meeting, at which time a vote is taken whether or not to send the amendments to the entire voting membership. Extensive revisions to the Bylaws were made in 2003-2004 and additional modifications were made in 2008 and 2013.
‘Gender Identity’ Change
AALL gives its chapters considerable leeway with the contents of their bylaws, but a chapter’s antidiscrimination article must be no less inclusive than that in the AALL Bylaws. In January 2014, AALL added “gender identity” to its antidiscrimination article thereby requiring a revision of CALL’s Bylaws.
The proposed amendment was presented to the membership at the November 2014 business meeting; the members present voted to send the measure to the entire voting membership for approval. In January 2015, the amendment was approved.
Nominations for CALL Awards Now Open!
Each year, the Chicago Association of Law Libraries honors members who have made outstanding contributions to the organization and the profession of law librarianship. CALL members are encouraged to submit nominations for the following annual awards:
- The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship is presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding service to the Chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship.
- The Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship is presented annually at the May business meeting to a retired or soon-to-be retired CALL member for their outstanding lifetime achievement in law librarianship.
- The Award for Outstanding In-House Publication is given to an individual or group who created in-house library materials (print or online) that are user- and staff-oriented, are relevant for law libraries, and are outstanding in quality.
Criteria for each award can be found on the CALL website.
In 2014, the Reid Award was given to Keith Ann Stiverson; the Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to Eloise Vondruska and Julia Wentz; and the Award for Outstanding In-House Publication was given to the John Marshall Law School Library and the IIT Chicago-Kent Law Library. Nominate your deserving CALL colleagues to join these distinguished award recipients!
Please submit nominations for all three of these awards to Maribel Nash, Chair, CALL Grants & Chapter Awards Committee, at m-nash@law.northwestern.edu by March 27, 2015.
What Happened Here? Moving the CALL Bulletin to WordPress
The PDF Years
It wasn’t that long ago that CALL decided to upgrade the CALL Bulletin from a print publication distributed by mail to an online PDF that could be sent out in seconds using the CALL listserv. Going online saved CALL thousands in printing costs, but still required CALL to hire an outside graphic designer to help with the newsletter’s layout.
The PDF looked professional, but for modern newsletters, the PDF format can be limiting. Readers cannot link to individual articles, the organization cannot showcase videos, and individual articles are harder to find with search engines. Continue reading What Happened Here? Moving the CALL Bulletin to WordPress
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