CALL Bulletin

  • Special Library Association Conference Report

    Special Library Association Conference Report

    This year’s Special Library Association conference was held from 11 – 13 June 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland.  The theme of this year’s conference was “B’More” and there were ample opportunities for an information professional to gain the tools to truly Be More, from the educational sessions to the products on display in the exhibition hall.

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – May 2018

    MAY Minutes Board Members Present: Clare Willis, Todd Ito, Joe Mitzenmacher, Scott Vanderlin, Tom Gaylord, Lindsey Carpino, and Annie Mentkowski Board Members Absent: None Guests: Incoming Director Jesse Bowman, Incoming Vice President Jessie LeMar, and Incoming Treasurer Julie Swanson Treasurer’s Report Section (IV): Harris Bank Balance as of April 30, 2018: $21,170.71 Net Income as…

  • President’s Letter

    President’s Letter

    Dear CALL Colleagues, Summer is transitioning to fall, and the business of CALL’s 2018-19 year is ramping up. However, before we look ahead, let’s take a quick look back and acknowledge some of the work that’s been taking place during the summer months.

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2018

    CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2018

    JUNE Minutes Board Members Present: Clare Willis, Todd Ito, Joe Mitzenmacher, Scott Vanderlin, Jesse Bowman, Jessie LeMar, and Julie Swanson. Board Members Absent: Annie Mentkowski Guests: none Treasurer’s Report Section (IV): Harris Bank Balance as of May 31, 2018: $20,387.36 Net Income as of April 30, 2018: $1,584.47 Membership numbers as of May 7, 2018:…

  • Yale Conference on Rare Books Report

    Yale Conference on Rare Books Report

    Thanks to a grant from CALL, I was able to attend the “Law Books: History & Connoisseurship” course at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut from June 10 – 15, 2018. Mike Widener, Rare Book Librarian and Lecturer in Legal Research at Yale Law Library, and Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special…

  • CALL Archives Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

    The 2017-2018 CALL Archives Committee was comprised of Committee co-chairs Patricia Sayre-McCoy and Clanitra Stewart Nejdl, as well as Committee members Brittany Adams and Matt Timko. This year, the Committee focused its efforts on determining the best path forward for the digitization of the CALL Archives. As part of this process, the Committee provided an…

  • CALL Bulletin Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

    The 2017-18 Bulletin Committee started as co-editors Emily Barney, Juanita Harrell, and Philip Johnson and Committee members Tami Carson, Anne Danberg, Debbie Ginsberg, Jill Meyer, Clanitra Stewart Nejdl, and Matthew Timko. Our board liaison was Lindsey Carpino. Juanita transitioned to work in a non-law library in March, at which point Matthew Timko became a co-editor.…

  • CALL Bylaws Committee 2017- 2018 Annual Report

    There were no other committee members this year, as it was anticipated that the Committee would have very little work.  The anticipation was accurate; no amendments to the bylaws were pursued this year.  The President requested a report in November on the process for amending the bylaws.  I submitted that report on 11/8/2017, recommending that,…

  • CALL Community Service Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

    Co-Chairs:  Jamie Sommer & Julie Swanson Members:  Carrie Port, Pat Sayre-McCoy, Patricia Scott, Sarah Andeen Board Liaison:  Scott Vanderlin A summary of community service activities follows:

  • CALL Continuing Education Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

    Chairs Julie Pabarja Diana Koppang Committee Members Sally Baker Tom Keefe Jill Meyer Sharon Nelson Debbie Rusin Sam Wertime Lisa Winkler