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CALL Nominations and Elections Committee 2018-2019 Annual Report
Chair: Todd Ito Members: Scott Burgh, Stephanie Crawford, Konya Moss, Jamie Sommer, and Jamie Stewart CALL Election The Committee started seeking nominations for candidates to run for Director, Secretary, and Vice President/President Elect in August 2018 via the CALL listserv and recommendations from the Board and Committee members. The Committee identified members who would be…
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CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2018-2019 Annual Report
Committee members: Susan Berg (co-chair), Lucy Robbins (co-chair), Megan Butman, Sarah Reis 2018-2019 Activities The CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee posted 28 job postings in 2019. The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued the policy of receiving and posting jobs advertisements as they came through the CALL website Job Posting Form. Job postings were added to…
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February 2019 Business Meeting with Travis McDade
Our February business meeting for 2019 was held at Maggiano’s and was a joint meeting with the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Illinois chapter. Our SLA guests included David Bender from the Radiological Society of North America (SLA Illinois VP/President-Elect), Daniel Bostrom from RAILS and Leslie LaPlante from Interpublic Group of Companies. Vani Ungapen, AALL Executive…
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What is Legal Technological Competency?
Several of the sessions I attended at the ABA TechShow worked to define what technological competency is in the legal field (including law schools) or how it’s approached in law firms, including “Tech Competencies: Past, Present & Future” to “Can Technology Competency Help You Get a Job?” Other sessions in the Academic Track, “Law School…
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Letter from the Editors
This spring issue highlights the ABA Techshow, which Bulletin Editor Emily Barney was able to attend with a “press pass” for the Chicago Association of Law Libraries. She has reported back on trends, Microsoft Office tips and tools, and more.
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – January 2019
January 15, 2018 Board Members Present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Jessie Le Mar, Clare Willis, Julie Swanson, Jesse Bowman, Scott Vanderlin, Annie Mentkowski Board Members Absent: None Treasurer’s Report (IV): BMO Harris bank balance as of January 15, 2019: $17,782.27 Net income as of December 3, 2018: $ 57.65 Membership numbers as of January 15, 2019: 217…
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President’s Letter
Dear CALL Colleagues: This is my fifth and final President’s message to you (including the one bonus message from last year), because during the May CALL business meeting at Petterino’s, I passed the gavel to Jessie LeMar. We can all rest easy knowing that our association (and the gavel) will be in her capable hands…
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ILA Legislative Meetup
On February 1, I attended the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Legislative Meet-up at the Harold Washington Library. Both state and federally elected leaders were invited to meet with librarians from across the city. I wanted to learn more about our state library’s legislative priorities and have an opportunity to speak to elected officials face-to-face alongside…
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ABA TechShow Legal Trends
Every year the ABA TechShow provides a great way to hear about tech trends in the legal field from practitioners, entrepreneurs, trainers, and journalists. Tech Trends can include everything from shiny new devices to evolving business models to updated regulations and laws. With these changes come many legal challenges and opportunities. I’m always interested to…