Category: Spring 2021
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Remembering John Klaus
Our friend and colleague John Klaus died unexpectedly this March. John was a kind, caring, thoroughly professional, and wonderful person who loved his family and his work. He came to the Library of the U.S. Courts of the Seventh Circuit in 1989 after beginning his law librarian career at the Chicago office of Jenner and…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – April 2021
April 13, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: None Significant Actions: The board approved extending the implementation of the strategic plan through May 2023. Treasurer’s Report Harris Balance as of February 8, 2021 – $14,960 Membership…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – March 2021
Conference call March 9, 2021 8:30 a.m. Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: None Significant Actions: None Treasurer’s Report (Section IV) Harris Balance as of February 8, 2021 – $16,585.48 Membership numbers to date – 200
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – February 2021
Conference call February 9, 2021 8:30 a.m. Board Members Present: Lindsey Carpino, Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: None Significant Actions: None Treasurer’s Report (Section IV) Harris Balance as of February 8, 2021 – $15,846.19 Membership numbers to date – 200
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AALL Management Institute
I would like to thank the PLLIP-SIS for a grant to attend the AALL Management Institute! Attending the management institute has been a goal of mine, so I was happy for the opportunity. The institute was held virtually on March 23-24, 2021. This year’s institute focused on managing remote and hybrid working environments, training on…
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No Stone Unturned: Leveraging HUMINT Insights
As you sip your shaken-not-stirred martini at the bar, you recognize “As Time Goes By” on the piano. You sigh impatiently as you look at your Rolex again – your contact is late. You have very urgent questions only they can answer and you are starting to worry. Are they having trouble finding parking? Or…
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New Member Profile: Natasha Crespo
Natasha Crespo is a 2021 graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law and just started her two year public interest fellowship for Indiana Disability Rights. She worked as a reference librarian at Purdue University before deciding to attend law school. She became a member of CALL in May 2021.
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Letter from the Editors
Happy Spring (issue – in reality it is summer outside!) CALL members. We hope you’ll find time to enjoy all of the great content in this Spring issue of the CALL Bulletin! In this issue, we take a look at the AALL Management Institute and the Special Library Association’s Competitive Intelligence Certificate course; we also congratulate…