Category: Winter 2017
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From the Editors
Hello, CALL, and happy spring! February marked the 70th anniversary of CALL’s creation, and Todd reflects on this a bit in his President’s Letter. Note that we will have more on this occasion, which will be celebrated at the May Business Meeting, in our next issue.
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President’s Letter
The year 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries. Anniversaries such as this allow us the opportunity to reflect on the history of this organization and its accomplishments and where we are today. One transformational change that has occurred since 1947 is the rise of the internet,…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – November 2016
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 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present Todd Ito Clare Willis Julie Pabarja (via phone) Konya Lafferty Moss (via phone) Tom Gaylord Lindsey Carpino
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – December 2016
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.) December 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present Todd Ito Clare Willis Julie Pabarja Lindsey Carpino Tom Gaylord Diana Koppang
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – January 2017
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.) January 10, 2017, 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present Todd Ito Clare Willis Julie Pabarja Konya Lafferty Moss Tom Gaylord Diana Koppang
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – February 2017
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.) February 14, 2017, 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present Todd Ito Clare Willis Julie Pabarja Konya Lafferty Moss Tom Gaylord Diana Koppang
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HOLY COW! A Parallel History of Law Librarians and the Chicago Cubs
If there was ever a time to celebrate Chicago’s place in the law library and baseball universes, it was 2016.1 In law libraries, AALL held its 109th Annual Meeting in Chicago, and both the president and a new recipient of the Gallagher Distinguished Service Award hailed from the Windy City. And in baseball, well here’s what…
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CALL Bulletin Coming Soon to a Database Near You . . .
It has taken nearly two years, but we are proud to announce that in late February the archive of the CALL Bulletin will be available on HeinOnline’s Law Library Shelf. The unveiling of the collection was timed to coincide with CALL’s 70th Anniversary. The archive dates back to 1952, and moving forward every new issue of the…
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Switching Library Settings Recap
On Wednesday, January 25, CALL’s Mentorship and Continuing Education Committees jointly hosted a lunchtime event at Jenner & Block LLP entitled “Switching Library Settings.” Moderated by Ben Brighoff, the event featured a panel of CALL members, including Annie Mentkowski, Valerie Carullo, JoAnn Hounshell, and Katie Leonard. Each of the panelists shared their experiences and advice…
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Advocacy Update with AALL’s Emily Feltren
The CALL Government Relations Committee is happy to announce that we will be sponsoring an appearance in Chicago by Emily Feltren, the Director of the AALL Government Relations Office. Emily will be here on Thursday, April 6, to give Chicago’s law librarian community the opportunity to hear about AALL’s policy priorities for 2017, what effect…