Category: Continuing Education

  • Continuing Education Committee Annual Report

    During the 2016-2017 year, the CALL Continuing Education Committee, co-chaired by Carolyn Hersch and Jesse Bowman, organized and hosted two events, “Switching Library Settings: A CALL Continuing Education and Mentorship Collaboration” and “E-Discovery Webinar.”  Details of these events were as follows:

  • Continuing Education Committee 2016 Annual Report

    The 2015-2016 Continuing Education Committee was Carolyn Hersch and Jesse Bowman (co-chairs), Tom Keefe, David Rogers, Jamie Stewart, Simone Srinivasan, and Sharon Nelson. During the 2015-2016 year, the CALL Continuing Education Committee organized and hosted three events.

  • APRA-IL Webinar

    APRA-IL Webinar

    Last fall, on October 23rd, I attended a daylong conference hosted by the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement-Illinois (APRA-IL), which focused on hot topics in prospect research.  APRA-IL is an organization for prospect development professionals in the Chicagoland area. Prospect research involves researching, managing, and analyzing data with the goal of gaining donors for non-profit…

  • CALL Continuing Education Event: Librarians as Strategic Partners to Lawyers

    CALL Continuing Education Event: Librarians as Strategic Partners to Lawyers

    On October 20, 2015, Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg hosted a CALL Continuing Education Event, “Forecasting Opportunities for Rainmakers: Librarians as Strategic Partners to Lawyers.” Below is a description of the program followed by a recap by one of the law firm librarian panelists, Skadden’s Vanessa Meihaus. Program Description: “Law librarians have the opportunity to innovate…

  • Forecasting Opportunities for Rainmakers: Librarians as Strategic Partners to Lawyers

    Forecasting Opportunities for Rainmakers: Librarians as Strategic Partners to Lawyers

    I was thrilled to share insights from the marketing and business development perspective at the October 20, 2015 CALL program “Forecasting Opportunities for Rainmakers.” Here are a few take-aways that emerged from our conversation: Collaboration NOT Competition. Our professional lives are already hectic enough with responding to or preparing for the various requests we receive from…

  • CALL Institute Day – May 21, 2015

    CALL Institute Day – May 21, 2015

    The CALL Continuing Education Committee hosted a successful Institute Day program on May 21, 2015 and would like to thank Thomson Reuters for agreeing to act as a sponsor. The theme of this year’s program was “Charting a Path to Management: Skills to Take Your Career to the Next Level.” The purpose of Institute Day…

  • Annual Reports: Continuing Education Committee

    Co-Chairs: Sam Wertime, Scott Vanderlin (replaced by Meg Ebersole – November 2014) Members: Sam Wertime; Eugene Giudice; Heidi Kuehl; Sharon Nelson; Philip Johnson, Diana Koppang, Meg Ebersole and Scott Vanderlin Board Liaison: Jamie Sommer

  • Raise Your Profile and Communicate Your Value Through LinkedIn

    Raise Your Profile and Communicate Your Value Through LinkedIn

    January 29, 2015 marked a first for the CALL Continuing Education Committee. For the very first time, a CALL Continuing Education program was broadcast to attendees through a webinar.  Lawyer, librarian, and LinkedIn guru, Nathan Rosen presented  “Raise Your Profile and Communicate Value through LinkedIn: A CALL Personal Enrichment Webinar” from New York City to…

  • The Frightening Power of Social Media Investigations – a Special Halloween CALL Workshop

    On Wednesday, October 29, CALL hosted a special Halloween workshop. Diana Koppang of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP lectured on the “Frightening Power of Social Media Investigations.” CALL members learned how to use social media websites to hunt down hard-to-find people.

  • MAALL Annual Meeting October 5-7 2014

    Rapid change is a standard part of the law librarian’s professional life.   The Annual Meeting of the Mid-American 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 in touch! Conference site: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/maall/newsite/annualmtg/ MAALL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MAALLibraries Conference hashtag: #MAALL14