Philip Johnson

  • CALL Position: Bulletin Committee Co-Chair & Bulletin Co-Editor, 2016-2019;Bulletin Committee, Member, 2015-2016
  • Instructional & Student Services Librarian at Louis L. Biro Law Library, The John Marshall Law School
Fall 2020, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – October 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions: None

Guests: Clare Willis (Membership Committee), Jesse Bowman (Community Service Committee), Todd Hillmer & Debbie Ginsberg (Continuing Education Committee)

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • We have about $4,000 more in the checking account than this time last year.
  • Membership numbers to date – We currently have 152 paid members and 20 deferred members.

2020-21 Budget – Lindsey, Tom, and Jamie met in September to discuss the budget, which they based on last year’s and projections for this year. The budget was unanimously approved.

Fall 2020, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – September 2020

Tuesday, September 8, 2020; 8:30 a.m.

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions: None

Guests: Eugene Giudice and Carrie Port (Meetings Committee)

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • Tom is a signer on the account now and was able to visit the PO box to pick up renewal checks.
    • BMO Checking: $16,906
    • BMO Savings: $20,820
  • Membership numbers to date – Reconciling membership numbers in Neon should be done soon.
Summer 2020, Fall 2020, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2020

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:00 a.m.

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions:  None

Guests: None

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • The financial report is pending Tom getting final information from previous treasurer Julie Swanson.
  • Membership numbers to date – These are pending the extended renewal deadline of June 30
Winter 2021, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – November 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:30 a.m.  — Conference Call

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: Jessie LeMar

Significant Actions: None

Guests: Matt Timko (Bulletin Committee), Sarah Andeen (Mentorship Committee), Julie Pabarja (Placement & Recruitment Committee)

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • Harris Balance as of November 9, 2020: $16,552.
  • Membership numbers to date – 176. We had about 24 renewals last month, and Clare Willis is reaching out to and finalizing the numbers on members who have yet to renew.

 

Winter 2021, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – December 2020

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 8:30 a.m. — Conference Call

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions: None

Guests: Lyonette Louis-Jacques (Public Relations Committee), Joe Mitzenmacher (Nominations & Elections Committee), Sarah Reis (Government Relations Committee)

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • Harris Balance as of December 7, 2020: $16,571.
  • Membership numbers to date – 181. We anticipate two institutional memberships to process soon.
Winter 2021, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – January 2021

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 8:30 a.m. — Conference Call

Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions: None

Guests: Jean Wenger (Corporate Memory), Annie Mentkowski (Bylaws)

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV):

  • Harris Balance as of January 11, 2021: $17,682.10
  • Membership numbers to date – 200
Winter 2021, Meetings

February Business Meeting

Our February business meeting convened on February 18 over Zoom and had 53 CALL members in attendance.

President Lindsey Carpino opened the meeting by reminding attendees that the CALL election is going on until March 15 and that this month the community service has arranged for CALL to support the DuSable Museum of African American History (more on these in the committee announcements below).

She also thanked our speaker Robert Ambrogi, noting that outside of a remote meeting it would be difficult to schedule a meeting with him present. Vice President Jamie Sommer introduced Mr. Ambrogi, who is a long-time expert on legal technology, practice, and ethics. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of LexBlog.com and writes a technology column for Above the Law. Continue reading February Business Meeting →

Fall 2020

UIC Louis L. Biro Law Library Response to COVID-19

After moving to remote operations in March, one of our immediate concerns was providing a simulacrum of access to our most popular print collections, Academic Success, which consists of our study aids. We had been exploring providing access to the Lexis Nexis Digital Library and the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library (WKOSAL), so we started trial access to each. Since then, we’ve moved past trial access to provide ongoing access to the Lexis Digital Library, and we are finalizing ongoing access to the WKOSAL. Early on, we were also able to get electronic Bluebook keys for students that didn’t have a chance to retrieve their copies from campus before we shut down. More generally, we have since taken the opportunity to give our print collection a serious look and consider what we may discontinue in favor of digital access. Continue reading UIC Louis L. Biro Law Library Response to COVID-19 →

Summer 2020, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – April 2020

Tuesday April 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.; Conference Call

Board Members Present: Jessie LeMar, Jesse Bowman, Lindsey Carpino, Joe Mitzenmacher, Megan Butman, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: Julie Swanson

Significant Actions: The board voted to cancel the May business meeting in light of the ongoing pandemic.

Guests: Incoming board members Tom Keefe, Mandy Lee, and Jamie Sommer

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • Harris Bank Balance as of April 13, 2020: $13,223.81
  • Net income as of April 13, 2020 – ($738.12)
  • Membership numbers to date – 212
Summer 2020, CALL Executive Board

CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – May 2020

Tuesday May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.; Conference Call

Board Members Present: Jessie LeMar, Lindsey Carpino, Joe Mitzenmacher, Julie Swanson, Jesse Bowman, Megan Butman, and Philip Johnson

Board Members Absent: None

Significant Actions: The board decided that the membership renewal deadline should be extended to June 30 in light of current health and financial circumstances.

Guests: Incoming board members Tom Keefe, Mandy Lee, and Jamie Sommer

Treasurer’s Report (Section IV)

  • Harris Bank Balance as of April 13, 2020: $13,113.81
  • Net income as of April 13, 2020 – ($110.00)
  • Membership numbers to date – 212