Annie Mentkowski

  • CALL Position: Bulletin Committee, Member & Historian, 2015-2016; Archives Committee, Co-Chair, 2015-2016; Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2015-2016
  • Head of Reference & Research Services/Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University College of Law

November 2017 Business Meeting Round Up

The meeting was held at Berghoff Restaurant (17 W Adams St.), Thursday, November 16, 2017.

CALL President Clare Willis welcome the membership. There were 85 attendees at the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor

CALL Vice President Joe Mitzenmacher introduced and thanked the meeting sponsor, Bloomberg Law. Peter Kaiser spoke on behalf of Bloomberg and introduced the team members joining him at the meeting. Peter thanked the membership and spoke briefly about Bloomberg. Continue reading November 2017 Business Meeting Round Up

Staying Current Together at the MAALL, LLAW, MichALL, MALL, and CALL Joint Annual Meeting

We presented on the topic of current awareness at the MAALL, LLAW, MichALL, MALL, and CALL Joint Annual Meeting on October 19, 2017. We thought it was important to offer the perspective of a firm, academic, and government librarian to reflect the needs of an audience with diverse constituencies. With the buzz around “fake news,” now more than ever it is important for librarians to discuss the best ways to disseminate information. During our presentation, we discussed the current awareness tools we use to stay current, how we stay organized with the current awareness and prevent becoming overwhelmed with information, and finally how we can collaborate and tap into our professional network to expand information possibilities. Continue reading Staying Current Together at the MAALL, LLAW, MichALL, MALL, and CALL Joint Annual Meeting

September 2017 Business Meeting Round-Up

On September 14, 2017, CALL held its first business meeting of the 2017-18 year at Nacional 27, 325 W. Huron Street. There were 82 registered attendees.  President Clare Willis called the meeting to order at noon and she welcomed new CALL members:

  • Emily Byrne
  • Anne Danberg
  • Laura Kopen
  • Colleen McCarroll

Continue reading September 2017 Business Meeting Round-Up