Category: Fall 2018
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The Role of Libraries in Knowledge Management
In October, I attended the Knowledge Management (KM) in the Legal Profession presented by Ark in New York. Speakers were from a diverse range of law firms and corporate legal departments – diverse in size, geographic location, and practice focus. Attendees likewise represented a cross-section of the private legal industry. While there were many law…
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President’s Letter
Dear CALL Colleagues: The daylight hours are getting shorter, the weather is turning colder, and the tension from looming final exams is starting to creep into the atmosphere within the walls of our law schools. There’s no question that we find ourselves in the middle of the fall/winter holiday season. In this letter, I want…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – September 2018
Board Members Present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Jessie LeMar, Clare Willis, Julie Swanson, Jesse Bowman, Scott Vanderlin, and Annie Mentkowski Significant Actions: None Guests: Tom Keefe, Julie Pabarja, and Eric Parker Treasurer’s Report (Section IV) Harris Bank Balance as August 31, 2018: $22,574.09 Net Income as of August 31, 2018:…
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Archives Come Back to Loyola
After 10 years at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) College of Law, the CALL archives have returned to the Chicago city limits. The archives—which include administrative records, publications, and photographs from CALL events over the years—will now return to the library at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Making the round trip, the archives…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – August 2018
Board Members Present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Jessie LeMar, Clare Willis, Julie Swanson, Jesse Bowman, and Annie Mentkowski Board Members Absent: Scott Vanderlin Significant Actions: None Guests: None Treasurer’s Report (Section IV) Harris Bank Balance as July 31, 2018: $22,741.82 Net Income as of July 31, 2018: $2,354.46 Membership…
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September 2018 Business Meeting
CALL held its September Business Meeting on September 20th at Wildfire. Eighty-six members attended the meeting. We welcomed several new members: Molly Caballero from Locke Lord, Michael Hensler from Kirkland & Ellis, Anne Hudson from DePaul University College of Law, and Mary Ellen Murphy from the American Dental Association. Sponsor The sponsor of the meeting…
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Letter from the Editors
Well the weather outside is Winter, but welcome to the Fall Issue of the Call Bulletin. This issue has several great articles from regular contributors, as well as two new authors to the Bulletin.
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What Will Be Your Legacy?
Last week one of the Bulletin’s co-editors asked if I’d be interested in writing an article for the upcoming issue. I jokingly responded the only thing I could think of off the top of my head was my ongoing retirement planning (which, if you don’t know me, will hopefully involve lots of travel). Barring any…
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Promoting Wellness and Healthy Habits in Academic Law Libraries
As the temperature drops and cramming for exams commences, the stress of law school often causes students to develop unhealthy behaviors and habits. Law libraries can use their space to help students remain healthy and motivated during this busy and overwhelming time. They can apply small business health and safety advice given by certified health…