CALL Bulletin

Contributor: Gretchen Van Dam

  • Remembering John Klaus

    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…

  • Retiring Member Profile: Gretchen Van Dam

    Retiring Member Profile: Gretchen Van Dam

    In December 2020, Gretchen Van Dam retired from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Court Library after 20 years. The CALL Bulletin interviewed Gretchen upon her retirement to ask her about her experiences and find out what CALL has meant (and continues to mean) to her.

  • CALL Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

    Co-Chairs: Gretchen Van Dam Deborah Rusin Committee members: Sarah Andeen Ben Brighoff Heidi Kuehl Sally Holterhoff Julie Melvin

  • Bylaws Committee Annual Report

    No revisions or amendments were proposed or adopted to the Chicago Association of Law Libraries Bylaws in 2016-2017. The Chair confirmed with the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Bylaws Committee Chair that no AALL Bylaws amendments or revisions have been proposed or adopted which would require CALL Bylaws harmonization. Submitted, Gretchen Van Dam Chair

  • Placement and Recruitment Committee Annual Report

    Co-Chairs: Gretchen Van Dam and Jessie LeMar Committee Members: Anita Calderon, Valerie Kropf, Karl Pettitt, and Stacia Stein The Committee held one in-person meeting and one teleconference meeting during 2016-2017. This year, the Committee continued work on initiatives started during the previous year. One of the primary responsibilities of the Committee is the posting of…

  • Federal Court Libraries Preserving Internet Citations in Opinions

    Federal Court Libraries Preserving Internet Citations in Opinions

    It’s a rare Internet user that has not experienced the frustration of a bad web link. Nothing is more frustrating than coming across a link that leads nowhere. This “link rot” occurs over time as information is removed from web sites or moved to another online location. Unfortunately, the original URL remains the same in…