Category: CALL Committees
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Stay tuned for more from the Government Relations Committee!
The Government Relations Committee is hard at work to curate programs and information of use to librarians in Illinois. Stay tuned for exciting opportunities, including the following: A special guest appearance from Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias at the May CALL meeting A webinar on effective advocacy for libraries and libraries…
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Archives Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Chair Joe Mitzenmacher Committee members: Committee Projects The 2023-24 CALL Board charged the Archives Committee with exploring cloud storage options for the organization’s digital media assets, such as digital photos taken during CALL events and Zoom recordings of CALL events (as our Zoom account was approaching its maximum allowable storage level). The Committee landed on…
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Community Service Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Committee Co-Chairs Beth Schubert and Leah Whitesel Committee Members Volunteer Opportunities We successfully coordinated the following three volunteering opportunities from September 2023 to May 2024: Fundraisers at Business Meetings Additionally, in conjunction with each of the quarterly CALL Business Meetings, a specific organization was selected that met the charitable organization selection criteria created by the…
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Continuing Education Committee Annual Report 2023-2024
The Continuing Education Committee had another successful year, sponsoring three presentations during the 2023-24 CALL year. The committee tried to identify topics that would interest all of our members, whether they work for private law firms, academic institutions, or courts or government agencies. Following a practice that began during the pandemic, all three presentations were…
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Membership Committee Annual Report 2023-2024
The Committee Charge: The committee’s main charge is updating and management of the online directory, which replaced the print directory. This included eliminating duplicate accounts, standardizing firm and company names, and coordinating with the CALL Listserv admins to update the member emails. CALL members must now contact Membership Committee members directly to make changes to…
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Meetings Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Co-Chairs: Members: Committee Accomplishments: The committee coordinated 4 business meetings. Two were virtual, and two in-person meetings. Business Meeting Logistics Other Meetings Committee Coordination Outreach 2023-2024 Meeting Details CALL Meetings organized between August 2023 and May 2024: Considering Venues The committee gathered costs and/or minimums at the time, which are also available. Read about prior…
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Public Relations Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Chair Eugene Giudice Membership includes Jesse Bowman Report The committee was fairly inactive in the 2023-24 CALL year except for periodic updates to the CALL website for events like CALL meetings and meet-ups. Eugene would especially like to thank Jesse Bowman for his continued stewardship of the CALL website, including all updates during the 2023-24…
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Coming Soon: CALL YouTube channel
The CALL Archives Committee has been working with the CALL Board on making our past video presentations (such as CALL Continuing Education events) available to CALL members without the use of a passcode. We are exploring the possibility of posting our videos on YouTube with a “private” listing and then posting them on a page…
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Claire Toomey Durkin & Bill Schwesig – 2023 Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Honorees
The Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Award is presented annually to a librarian for an outstanding lifetime achievement in law librarianship. The 2023 Honorees were Claire Toomey Durkin and William “Bill” Schwesig.
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Emily Byrne – 2023 Outstanding In-House Publication Honoree
The Outstanding In-House Publication Award is given to an individual or group who created in-house library materials (print or online) that are user and staff oriented, are relevant for law libraries, and are outstanding in quality. Emily Byrne, Chapman and Cutler LLP Each year, the library at Chapman and Cutler celebrates National Library Week with daily…