Tag: Featured
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Call for CALL Executive Board Nominations
The CALL Nominations and Elections Committee is seeking nominations for the following Executive Board positions: Please send nominations directly to Scott Vanderlin by the end of the day Friday, January 31st.
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Decorating with Discards: The Case of the Rolled Pages
If you’ve ever worked with print materials, the chances are quite good that you’ve also found yourself surrounded by discards. The old, the out-of-date, the so-old-it’s-obsolete, the battered into uselessness: most of them will be destined for the circular file, unless someone has the energy to slide away the binding and recycle the loosened pages.…
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CALL Goes to the Friendship Center
Five CALL members volunteered at The Friendship Center on Nov. 2. The Friendship Center is a full-choice food pantry serving neighborhoods on the northwest side of Chicago. The Center also provides dog and cat food, as well as other pet supplies. CALL volunteers sorted donations to stock the pantry and helped prepare for The Friendship…
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President’s Message
As I write this, it’s a couple of days before Thanksgiving (I just got an email from Hein with the subject line “Gobble Greetings” to really timestamp this for anyone else who got that message), and I find it difficult to believe that yet another year is pretty much over. I should stop being so…
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Librarians in Pop Culture
If you are anything like me, it is interesting to see representations of librarians in pop culture. While many people in my life think I’m shushing noisy patrons while stamping books, it’s fascinating to see how movies, television, and other media portray libraries and librarians. Since our Bulletin theme is “new”, I can’t rely on…
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Turning over a new leaf
Welcome to this new season of the Bulletin! While this first issue of 2024-25 includes content you have seen before, including committee reports from the 2023-24 year, we are also bringing something new: Rachel Ford’s Why think about web accessibility will get us started with something new and exciting. And we’d like to bring you…
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Why Think about Web Accessibility?
No matter where you work or what your title may be, as a legal information professional, you likely spend a lot of time communicating online. Much of the legal information we provide is digital, most of our users engage with our materials online, and many of our interactions are mediated through the internet. Some law…
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Apply for a Grant! Nominate a colleague for an Award!
In spring 2025, CALL’s Grants & Chapter Awards Committee will seek nominations for the following awards: • The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship – presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding service to the chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship. • Outstanding…
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Q & A – CALL on Discord
How can I access the CALL discord server? Email bulletin editors for an invite link Is Discord just a fancy chat room? Yes, it is similar to a chat room, but with more bells and whistles. Here’s a breakdown of how Discord is more advanced than a chat room: Servers: In a traditional chat room,…
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Membership Minute
Have you changed jobs? Changed names? Do you have a new email? If so, the CALL Membership Committee can help!