CALL Bulletin

Contributor: Margaret Schilt

  • Annual Reports: Corporate Memory Committee

    The 2014-2015 CALL Corporate Memory Committee was: Betty Roeske, Chairperson; Frank Drake, Judy Gaskell, JoAnn Hounshell, Christine Morong, Susan Siebers and Clare Willis.  We updated the Policy Log three times this year: August 2014 Board Minutes, December 2014 Board Minutes, and April 2015 Board Minutes.  The Committee is also reviewing the Policy Log against the…

  • Annual Reports: Government Relations Committee

    Membership Joe Mitzenmacher, Committee Co-Chair Konya Lafferty, Committee Co-Chair Todd Ito Tom Gaylord Jamie Sommer, Board Liaison Clare Hoyt Thomas Drueke Eugene Giudice Objectives The main charge of the Government Relations Committee is to monitor issues of interest to the law library community and report on those issues to the membership.  The goal was to…

  • President’s Letter

    President’s Letter

    Dear CALL members, I am hoping it is finally safe to call it spring!  The sun is shining as I write this and the temperature is in the 50’s. CALL members have triumphed over the winter weather, maintaining an impressive level of activity.  The February business meeting featured a sobering and fascinating presentation by David…

  • CALL 2015 Election Success

      The CALL election results are in!  JoAnn Hounshell, Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee, reports: With 48% of eligible voters voting, the winners are: Vice-President/President-Elect: Todd Ito Secretary: Diana Koppang Director: Konya Lafferty Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Board!  And our thanks also to the other candidates – Joe Mitzenmacher,…

  • ABA TECHSHOW 2015

    The ABA Techshow, www.techshow.com , will be held here in Chicago at the Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue from April 16-18, 2015. As they have in the past, the American Bar Association (ABA) is offering discounted registration to CALL members. Registration is $750/$950 for ABA members; CALL members may register at the paralegal rate, which is  $550. …

  • Presidents’ Letter

    Dear All, It’s hard to believe that the 2013-2014 CALL term has come to an end. Before I pass the President’s Letter to Margaret, I want to say a quick thanks to all of our wonderful committee chairs and committee members for the great work done this year! Extra special thanks to the outgoing members…

  • Fall 2014 President’s Letter

    By Margaret Schilt, D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago mduczyns@uchicago.edu Dear CALL members, The leaves begin to change and the weather shifts to cooler temperatures, just in time for many of our students to buckle down and focus on their classwork for the autumn semester or quarter. Business seems to pick up for everyone after…

  • President’s Letter

    President’s Letter

    This is the President’s letter for the Winter 2015 issue of the CALL Bulletin, and this year that appellation is surprisingly and painfully appropriate.  Winter has indeed come early.  But then so have changes and opportunities brought to our membership by the hard work of CALL members and committees. The CALL Bulletin’s hard work on…