News and Events

New CALL website is now live!

The new CALL website is now live! Please go to http://www.chicagolawlib.org/ and check it out.

What's new?

1. New Blog. CALL now uses WordPress to organize our website. Check the front page of the site for regular updates and information. There's even an RSS feed you can subscribe to in order to receive instant updates: http://new.chicagolawlib.org/?feed=rss2.

2. New Navigation. We've simplified the navigation with new (and fewer) drop-down menus so you can find what you need easily and quickly.

3. New Calendar. Instantly see information about upcoming CALL events right on the front page.

Please note that while this website is still available, it will no longer be updated as of December 14, 2011. Please bookmark the new website. At some point in early 2012, we will set up a redirect so that anyone typing in the address of the old website will be forwarded to the new website instead.

Also note that members-only materials (password-protected) are still housed on the old website, but they can be accessed via the new website.

If you have any questions or comments about the new site, or can't find something you're looking for, please feel free to contact the co-chairs of the Internet Committee, Gwen Gregory (8Gregory@jmls.edu) or Sharon L. Nelson (slnelson@niu.edu).

Thank you very much to the entire Internet Committee (2010-11 and 2011-12) for all of their work to set up the new website. Special thanks to Helen King-Desai for laying the groundwork for the new site, to Sarah Glassmeyer for installing WordPress, and to Debbie Ginsberg for migrating the files from the old site to the new site and for her technical expertise.

Nov. 16 CALL Business Meeting

Brown Bag: Sealing the Best Deal in Vendor Contract Negotiations, Wed. Oct. 26 at 12 noon

The Relations with Information Vendors and Continuing Education Committees invite you to a brown bag with speaker June Liebert, Director and Assistant Professor, John Marshall Law School Library about   Sealing the Best Deal in Vendor Contract Negotiations.  Join your fellow law librarians, in a lively discussion on successful tips for dealing in vendor contract negotiations.  There will be opportunities for questions and input from attendees on how your organization handles similar situations.
 
Bring your lunch (light refreshments will be served) on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 12 noon to 1:00 PM at the John Marshall Law School, Room 420. 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, Illinois.

The cost for this event is $5.00 and is payable at the time of the event. All checks should be made payable to CALL. The event is limited to 30 attendees and the CALL No-Show and No Walk-In
Policies for Business Meetings  will be in effect. Preregistration is required at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SFQV3PG.  Registration ends on October 21, 2011.he Fall 2011

Fall 2011 CALL Bulletin

The Fall 2011 CALL Bulletin is now available at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/call/publications/fall_2011_final.pdf. This issue contains members’ recap of AALL as well as annual committee reports and regular features including Working Smarter and TechBuzz.

Notice: CALL emails being erroneously marked as 'spam'

If you haven't seen any recent emails from the CALL listserv --especially regarding the registration for the Sept. 22 business meeting-- please check your spam or junk mail folders. Several members have reported that recent CALL emails are being erroneously flagged as spam. The Internet Committee is in the process of investigating but until we are able to track down the source of the problem, please:

1. Check your junk mail or spam folders for any CALL emails
2. Add 'call@aallnet.org' to your 'safe senders' list
3. Check the CALL website regularly for the latest announcements

Registration now open for the Sept. 22 Business Meeting

Registration is open for the September 22, 2011, CALL Business Meeting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHHFNRK

Registration: 11:30 PM; Lunch: 12:00 PM
Location: Petterino’s Restaurant, 150 N. Dearborn
Cost: $25

Speaker: Margie Maes, AALL Vendor Liaison, will be talking about the Vendor Colloquium Action Plan.

The Community Service Committee will be collecting School Supplies to benefit the Chicago Public Schools Students in Temporary Living Situations program. For questions regarding donations, please contact Robert Martin at rmartin@kentlaw.edu or Kevin McClure at kmcclure@kentlaw.edu.

Your registration must be received by Thursday, September 15, 2011. Reminder: Registration is NOT complete until you click on the Submit button.

CALL Networking Event: Friday, July 8th, 5 p.m.

The CALL PR Committee would like to invite you to the rooftop of Plymouth Grill on Friday, July 8th at 5pm. Plymouth Grill overlooks the Harold Washington Library, so you will get to view some amazing gargoyles while chatting with colleagues about the newest and greatest search engine metadata classification system or your amazing conference that you attended (or shortly will attend).

We hope to see you there!

Details:
Plymouth Grill (the Rooftop)
327 Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
http://plymouthgrill.com/rooftop.php
http://plymouthgrill.com/location.php
Friday, July 8th
5 pm

Summer 2011 CALL Bulletin Published

The Summer 2011 CALL Bulletin is now available at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/call/publications/Callbull220.pdf.

Register for the CALL No-Host dinner in Philly

Registration is now open for the CALL No Host dinner in Philadelphia. Hopefully you can join us!

Please register at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/callnohostdinner

CALL No-Host Dinner – July 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
City Tavern
138 South 2nd Street at Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215.413-1443
Cost: $61.00 per person.

Registration Now Open for the May 18 CALL Business Meeting

Registration: 11:30 PM; Lunch: 12:00 PM
Location: Osteria Via Stato, 620 N. State St.
Cost: $25

Speaker: Ronald E. Wheeler, Jr., Director of the Library, University of San Francisco School of Law and Board Director, American Association of Law Libraries, will be updating CALL members on new developments at AALL.

The Community Service Committee will be hosting a book drive to benefit Open Books. For questions regarding donations, please contact Gwen Gregory at ggregory@jmls.edu.

Your registration must be received by May 11, 2010. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CHGNFWQ Reminder: Registration is NOT complete until you click on the Submit button.

The Continuing Education Committee Invites You to 2011's CALL Institute Day: Trademark, Copyrights and Patents - What You Don't Know, Fri. May 20, 2011
Event held at and sponsored by LexisNexis, 70 West Madison St. # 2200, Chicago. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost for this event is $25 for either the morning or afternoon session only, $45 for the entire day. All participants are invited to attend a luncheon provided by LexisNexis which will include an optional presentation by LexisNexis as well. Lunch is included in the price of the event. The event is limited to 50 attendees and the CALL No-Show Walk-In policy will be in effect. Preregistration is required and can be completed via Survey Monkey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CVBGXTN. Registration ends on May 16, 2011. For more information, see http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/call/calendar/CALLinstituteday2011.pdf.

Panel Discussion: Managing Budgets in an Age of Austerity, Wed. April 13, 2011
The Relations with Information Vendors and the Continuing Education Committees invite you to a panel discussion Managing Budgets in an Age of Austerity, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the America Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street.  Topics to be discussed:  Cancelling “core” titles; when and how to walk away from vendor negotiations; and providing services with reduced staff.  There will be opportunities tor questions and input from attendees on how your organization handles similar situations.

• June Liebert, John Marshall Law School
• Deborah Rusin, Latham & Watkins
• Jean Wenger, Cook County Law Library

The cost of the event is $10, payable at the door.  All checks should be made payable to CALL.  The event is limited to 50 attendees and the CALL No-Show and No Walk-in policy http://goo.gl/xuVN5 is in effect.  Preregistration required and can be completed at http://goo.gl/7NLWu.  Each attendee must register.  Registration deadline is April 9, 2011.  Please allow extra time for building security check-in.

Spring 2011 CALL Bulletin Published
The Spring 2011 Call Bulletin is now published. You can access the Bulletin at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/call/publications/Callbull219.pdf.

Registration open for the February CALL/SLA Business Meeting
(updated Jan. 28, 2011- changes in red) The February Business Meeting will be Thursday, February 17 at Petterino’s, 150 N. Dearborn. John Barron, Publisher & former Editor-in-Chief, Chicago Sun-Times, will discuss how the newspaper industry is dealing with the switch from print to digital. The CALL Community Services Committee will be hosting a food drive to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Note: the registration deadline is now February 13, 2011. For additional information and a link to the registration form please see the CALL Calendar.

Brown Bag Discussion: Helping Summer Associates Succeed, Tues. Feb. 22
The Continuing Education Committee invites you to a panel discussion brown bag entitled Helping Summer Associates Succeed: The Search For Mr. Righton Miller on Tuesday, February 22, 2011
from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Bring your lunch (sodas will be provided) and join your fellow law librarians, plus a distinguished panel of practicing attorneys and librarians, in a lively discussion on what it takes to help summer associates succeed in the changing law firm and library environment. You will hear ideas from both panel and audience members that you can apply to make the summer associates’ law firm library experience memorable and help to prepare them for full-time law practice.

The cost for this event is $5.00 and is payable at the time of the event. All checks should be made payable to CALL. The event is limited to 50 attendees and the CALL No-Show and No Walk-In
policy will be in effect. Preregistration is required at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8KTGRCR. Registration ends on February 18, 2011.

CALL-Up Networking Event, Fri. Jan. 14
The next CALL-Up will be Friday, January 14, 2011 at Maxim’s Restaurant in the lower level at 5:15 pm, immediately following the Cook County Library Tour.
Maxim’s is at 20 N. Clark, at the northwest corner of Clark and Madison. Head downstairs to the cocktail bar.
This is a casual get-together for colleagues to mix and mingle. We hope to see you there - no RSVPs necessary, just show up!

CALL Continuing Education Library Tour
Location: Cook County Law Library
Date: 14 January 2011
Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $5.00
Registration is limited to the first 15 registrants. For more information see the flyer. A CALL-Up networking event will take place after the tour at 5:30 pm. More information will follow closer to the event, and all are welcome.

Winter 2011 CALL Bulletin Published
The Winter 2011 Call Bulletin is now published. This issue features a great series of articles from CALL members about Illinois legal research resources and issues in addition to regular columns and announcements. You can access the Bulletin at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/call/protected/callbull218.pdf. You will need your CALL username and password to access.