Category: Summer 2014
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Presidents’ Letter
Dear All, It’s hard to believe that the 2013-2014 CALL term has come to an end. Before I pass the President’s Letter to Margaret, I want to say a quick thanks to all of our wonderful committee chairs and committee members for the great work done this year! Extra special thanks to the outgoing members…
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Summer 2014 Letter from the Editors
Editors’ note: This is an online facsimile of the Summer 2014 issue of the CALL Bulletin, which was originally published in PDF format. It’s hard to believe summer is almost over! Classes have started for some of us and the students are back in school. For others, the students have left to return to school.…
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Executive Board Meeting Minutes: March, April, May 2014
Complete, up-to-date CALL Board meeting minutes are available on the CALL website . March 2014 CALL Executive Board Meeting AALL Headquarters, 105 W. Adams St., Suite 3300 (enter on Clark St.) March 11, 2014 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present: Pam Cipkowski, Barry Herbert, JoAnn Hounshell, Maribel Nash, Margaret Schilt, Jamie Sommer, Clare Willis
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May Business Meeting Summary
CALL held its May Business Meeting on the 15th at Maggiano’s.
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Federal Government Information on the Web: Here Today … Where Tomorrow?
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) devoted a recent two-day program to the vulnerability of digital government information, and one of the highlights was an important discussion of the special risks for “born-digital” information published online by the federal government, led by Jim Jacobs, Data Services Librarian Emeritus of the University of California at San…
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AALL2go Pick of the Month: What Makes a Librarian Worth a Million Bucks?
AALL’s Continuing Professional Education Committee presents the AALL2go pick of the month: What Makes a Librarian Worth a Million Bucks? Valuing Staff, Resources, and Services When Dollars are Scarce In recent years, libraries have been faced with ever-increasing budget cuts. Therefore, librarians must be able to accurately and concretely demonstrate the value of the library to their law…
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The Law Library Job Market
For those of us soon-to-be library school graduates, we are in the process of starting our careers and finding our first jobs. As a soon-to-be graduate myself, I wanted to find out more about the current status of the law library job market. In order to do so, I interviewed both Roy Brooks, Career Specialist/Practicum…
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Mastering the Art of Budgeting: A Librarian’s Approach
Registration is Open! With the constant pressure to utilize dollars effectively, librarians need to understand what it costs to run their department. According to a recent Citibank survey, library expense is one of the top five expenses for a law firm. Most of our libraries have budgets that are larger than the majority of small businesses in the…
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Join us for the MAALL Annual Meeting in Chicago
October 5‐7, 2014 Rapid change is a standard part of the law librarian’s professional life. The Annual Meeting of the Mid‐America Association of Law Libraries will offer programming and networking opportunities to help you thrive amid an evolving legal and technological landscape. We invite you to join us for an informative and interactive conference at the MAALL member rate. Stay…
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AALL Management Institute
Save the Dates for the AALL Management Institute: March 26-28 The 2015 AALL Management Institute will be held at the Palomar Hotel in Chicago.
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