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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…
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Kane County Law Library
Pandemic. A word which immediately brings to mind, at least for me, pandemonium. Yet out of this pandemonium, we as law librarians have been given a golden opportunity to help bring order to chaos and continue to prove how invaluable we are to our institutions and our communities.
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Law Library
The Research & Knowledge staff of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic in March. We are a global firm with locations around the world. Because of this, the transition has not been as stressful as it could have been. We are well positioned from a…
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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP Law Library
As we welcomed 2020, my chief concern as the Library Manager at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP was to determine the ultimate fate of a good chunk of our print collection. Our firm had recently renewed the lease on our office space and with that came an initiative for tenant improvements. Plans had been finalized…
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NIU David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library
The response of the NIU College of Law Library to the COVID-19 pandemic has changed over time, as we have learned more about the virus and as the needs of our patrons has changed. While we have had to make significant adjustments to our modes of service, we are providing access to information to our…
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The Illinois Supreme Court Library (Chicago Branch)
There was no precise reopening date for the Illinois Supreme Court Library because we never fully shut down. Our Springfield branch maintained daily operations, including serving the public by appointment, from the start of the pandemic. Here in Chicago, where we serve three Supreme Court justices and the judges of the First District Appellate Court,…
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Loyola University Chicago Law Library
Back in March, when the news of COVID broke, I did not expect it to last this long. Speaking for myself, I grabbed some files from my office and said farewells to my colleagues, thinking we would be back by a few months, at most. Who knew it would last this long? Over the past…
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Letter from the Editors
Welcome to the Year-in-Review issue of the Bulletin. Inside you will find all of the reports from every committee in CALL, so be sure to check in on what each committee achieved this last year. Speaking of achievement, please take a minute to read up on all of our wonderful CALL award winners, and be sure…
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President’s Message
Hi CALL Members, As I write my first President’s letter, the whole world has changed since our last business meeting in February. While we have been sheltering in place for the last few months, some of us may have discovered a few hidden talents we may never know we had. I hope we can all…
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2020 The Agnes and Harvey Reid Honoree: Clare Willis
The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship is presented annually to librarians who have provided outstanding service to the chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship. The 2020 Winner is Clare Gaynor Willis. Please learn more about Clare and help us wish her a well deserved…