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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – November 2015
2015-2016 CALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Complete, up-to-date CALL Board meeting minutes are available on the CALL website. AALL Headquarters, 105 W. Adams St., Suite 3300 (enter on Clark St.) November 10, 2015 8:45 a.m. Board Members Present Julie Pabarja Todd Ito Stephanie Crawford Robert Martin Margaret Schilt Diana Koppang Konya Lafferty Moss
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CALL 2016-17 Slate of Candidates
The Bulletin is pleased to present your CALL 2016-17 slate of candidates. The candidates’ names are linked to PDF copies of their biographies and statements, which can also be viewed in the members’ area of the CALL website. The election will begin on February 15, 2016 and end at midnight, March 15, 2016. To see the bios and statements, visit…
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Introduction to Chicago International
Chicago, for all of its local flare and idiosyncrasies, is really a city of the world, chock full of foreign influences and international customs. Since nothing exists in a vacuum, Chicago’s international personality impacts the makeup and quality of materials and resources within the city’s law libraries. In this special section, Chicago International, guest editors Sharon Nelson and…
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Chicago International Cultural Heritage Museums Map
This Chicago International Museums Google map features various cultural and ethnic heritage museums around Chicago. It displays where the museums are located and contact information for visiting them. Enjoy!
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Lithuanians in Chicago: A Visit to the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
I recently had the opportunity to go “behind the scenes” in the library at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. I happen to be of Lithuanian heritage, as well as a history buff, so a visit here was of particular interest to me. This library is not open to the public, and requires an appointment…
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See the World from the 29th Floor: The FCIL Collection at Cook County Law Library
“I need the law of … Turkey and Argentina and Japan and Qatar.” To meet the legal research needs of the legal profession, county residents, and businesses engaged in the global community, the Foreign and International Law Division at the Cook County Law Library (CCLL) contains legal information resources from jurisdictions around the world. In…
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The Chinese Intellectual Property Law Collection at JMLS
The John Marshall Law School’s Louis L. Biro Law Library has a unique print collection of Chinese Intellectual Property Law. A description of this collection is available in Raizel Liebler’s Chinese Intellectual Property LibGuide. The Chinese IP Law Collection is located on the 10th floor of the Library. Many of the materials in the JMLS…
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Key Resources in Middle East Librarianship
This semester I am taking a class in Middle East Librarianship. As part of the course, I have been tasked to select 10-15 reference works that should be part of any basic Middle East reference collection. In order to determine what these resources ought to be, I developed a few research strategies. First, I narrowed…
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Book Review – The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities
In his book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities (Knopf, 2015), Justice Stephen Breyer examines the ways in which foreign law and circumstances impact the Supreme Court. Many of Justice Breyer’s critics often disapprove of the Justice’s global outlook. In writing this book, Justice Breyer aims, in part, to…
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International Taxation: The IRS and Its World of Free Information
When it comes to international tax research questions, do your eyes glaze over? Do you run for the hills or hide under your desk? Fear not. This article will help you “fake it ‘til you can make it.” And, in these days of cost-conscious clients, you will be a hero with all the free or…
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