Tag: Grantee Reports
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It Was All About AI…..Or Was it? – AALL 2023 Grantee Report
I wish to start this article by thanking the 2022–2023 Grants and Awards Committee for providing me with resources to attend this year’s conference. I would encourage all CALL members to avail themselves of the opportunity that the Grants and Awards Committee offers each year to help subsidize attendance at the annual AALL conference. This…
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Wikidata – a New Tool to Enhance Access to Law Library Collections
This was a fascinating program explaining Wikidata to those who weren’t sure why they should use it. Then the speakers discussed projects they were working on or had recently worked on, summarized below. Although the program title said “Law Library Catalog” collections, they also discussed IR projects.
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Grantee Report: Law Books: History &; Connoisseurship Rare Books School
This summer, thanks to a CALL grant, I was able to take Law Books: History & Connoisseurship, a course held through the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. The course, which was held remotely, took place from August 1-6 and was team taught by Mike Widener, recently retired from the Lillian Goldman Law…
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Grantee Report: AALL Management Institute
Thanks to a generous grant from CALL, I was able to attend the virtual AALL Management Institute in March 2021 The Management Institute is a two-day immersion which ambitiously aims to prepare “managers to thrive in uncertainty, confidently navigate conflict, and build commitment to strategic goals.”
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Grantee Report: AALL Introduction to Law Library Budgets Course
The CALL Grants and Awards Committee graciously provided me with a Grant to enroll in the AALL Introduction to Law Libraries virtual course. The course was self-paced which created flexibility in my scheduling; while I received the grant in March, I was able to take and complete the course in June after the semester and…
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No Stone Unturned: Leveraging HUMINT Insights
As you sip your shaken-not-stirred martini at the bar, you recognize “As Time Goes By” on the piano. You sigh impatiently as you look at your Rolex again – your contact is late. You have very urgent questions only they can answer and you are starting to worry. Are they having trouble finding parking? Or…
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Grantee Report from CONELL & AALL Annual Meeting 2019
Attending the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference can be a worthwhile – and fun! – experience for law librarians at any career stage. The two of us, as newer law librarians, found this year’s meeting to be especially rewarding. It made us feel good about our profession and the people who have chosen it. We…
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Highlights from IALL Annual Course in Sydney
Yaama.* A CALL grant facilitated my attendance at the 38th Annual Course of the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) held in Sydney, Australia, October 27-30. “Law Down Under: Australia’s Legal Landscape” drew 132 delegates (attendees) from 21 countries with 48% being first-time delegates. *The Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW, Australia.
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AALL Grant Recipient Report – Anne Hudson
This summer, from July 13-16th I was able to attend the AALL annual meeting and conference in Washington, D.C. thanks to a CALL travel grant. The theme of this year’s conference was Capitalizing on our Strengths and I believe the programs offered this year lived up to that theme.
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Conference Review: CALIcon 2018
From June 7-8, 2018, thanks to the generosity of the CALL Grants and Chapter Awards Committee, I attended CALIcon 18 at American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C. In addition to attending several excellent sessions presented by librarians, IT professionals, and law professors, I also presented a session of my own, entitled “How…
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