Contributor: Joanne Kiley
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CALL Business Meeting Summary – September 2025
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries held its September 2025 Business Meeting on September 18, 2025, at Maggiano’s, 516 N. Clark St., Chicago. President Jill Meyer opened the meeting.
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Public Relations Committee Annual Report
The 2016-2017 was comprised of Joanne Kiley (chair), Deborah Ginsberg, Sean Rebstock, Emily Barney, Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Donna Tuke, Scott Vanderlin, and Sharon L. Nelson. Accomplishments: The Public Relations Committee maintained its presence on social media. Actions included live tweeting at each CALL Business Meeting, including capturing photos of the guest speakers, thanking sponsors, and collecting key highlights from the…
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All About ILTA
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) formed over 30 years ago due to the shared needs and concerns of law firm accounting professionals using Wang Computers. As technology seeped and then poured into legal entities, ILTA grew in areas of expertise and support. ILTA’s membership includes law firms, corporate and non-profit legal departments, courts, law…
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Annual Reports: Placement & Recruitment Committee
Co-Chairs: Annette Cade and Joanne Kiley Board Liaison: Robert Martin The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued to utilize the job posting procedure which was updated three years ago. The procedure successfully serves members, employers, job seekers, and enables an efficient process for committee use. Employers fill out a simple web form on the CALL website. The committee…
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CALL-ing All Volunteers
Do you like telling people about your career and how interesting law librarianship is? Do you have a project coming up this spring requiring a free extra helping hand? Many of the library and information science schools near Chicago have an alternative spring break week. During the semester’s scheduled spring break, students come to all…
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Forget the Alamo: Four Busy Days in San Antonio
By Joanne Kiley Thank you, Chicago Association of Law Libraries and Grants Committee, for the opportunity to attend a AALL conference. Here is where I disclose something shameful. I had not attended a AALL conference since 2002 (and had only attended one other major association conference from 2002 to 2014). I know, terrible. Much has…