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Winter 2004 No. 190 CALL Bulletin From the Editors 2 People and Places 12 Gail Hartzell & Gabrielle Lewis President’s Letter 3 Betty Roeske Grant Recipient Report 15 Advanced Cataloging Business Meeting Roundup 4 Denise Glynn Denise Glynn Working Smarter 26 2004-2005 Election Candidates 4 Deborah Rusin CALL Executive Board Minutes 6 Professional Reading 27 Denise Glynn Mike Robins Special Issue KM: GRASSROOTS PROJECTS Illinois CLICKS! 18 Therese A. Clarke L.E.A.D. 19 Elizabeth Quinlan MEMBRAIN 21 Rebecca Corliss Internet Public Library 22 Joanne Kiley Internet Moment 23 Susan M. Boland Try-It! Illinois 24 Joan Ogden Chicago Association of Law Libraries A Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries 2 CALL Bulletin Winter 2004 FROM THE EDITORS The CALL Bulletin, the official publication of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL), is published four times a year and is provided to active members as a benefit of membership. CALL does We law librarians are a busy group of people. In not assume any responsibility for the statements addition to working hard every day, we somehow find advanced by the contributors to the CALL Bulletin, the time to take on all sorts of other projects and nor do the views expressed in the CALL Bulletin activities that support our profession. Just take a look necessarily represent the views of CALL or its members. at all the wonderful candidates who are running for the CALL Executive Board next year (p. 4)! Next spring Contributions to the CALL Bulletin are always welcome. Please be advised that contributions you will find the complete biographies of the candi- submitted for publication are subject to editorial dates on the CALL Website in addition to the CALL review. Direct questions, articles, or other items of Bulletin. You don’t have to run for a board position, interest to the co-editors: though, to get involved. If you haven’t already volun- Joan Ogden, McGuireWoods LLP teered for a committee, why not do it today? It’s a 77 W. Wacker Dr., Ste. 4400 great way to meet your colleagues and have some fun, Chicago, IL 60601-1635 too! Phone (312) 849-3657, Fax (312) 849-3690 [email protected] In this issue of the CALL Bulletin, we have decided to showcase some of the many Illinois web-based projects Deborah Rusin Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom (Illinois) that have started up recently. Although these projects 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606 are not sponsored by CALL, there are many members Phone (312) 407-0926, Fax (312) 407-0924 of CALL actively participating in them. We hope the [email protected] descriptions of these projects will inspire you to get Deadlines for submitting articles and advertising: more involved! Perhaps you have a project just Issue Deadline waiting for CALL to take on! (Say, what about that Fall August 1 standard forms database we all wish we had?) Winter November 1 Joan Ogden & Debbie Rusin Spring February 1 Summer May 1 Advertising matters should be directed to: Naomi Goodman Valparaiso University School of Law Wesemann Hall, Valparaiso, IN 46383-7917 Phone (219) 465-7878, Fax (219) 465-7917 [email protected] For CALL membership information, please contact: Gabrielle Lewis D’Ancona & Pflaum 111 E. Wacker Dr., Ste. 2800 Chicago, IL 60601-4205 Phone (312) 602-2126, Fax (312) 580-0330 [email protected] Gail Hartzell Valparaiso University School of Law Wesemann Hall, Valparaiso, IN 46383-7917 Phone (219) 465-7836, Fax (219) 465-7917 [email protected] Anyone who wishes to reprint or republish any part of the CALL Bulletin must have prior written approval from the CALL Bulletin editors. Anyone who wishes to reprint or republish an entire article from the CALL Bulletin also must have prior written We hope you have a safe approval from the author of the article. If the reprinted or republished material includes the CALL and happy holiday season! logo or is intended for commercial purposes, then additional prior written approval must be obtained from the CALL Executive Board. CALL Bulletin Winter 2004 3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER By Betty Roeske Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman I am writing my second President’s letter after we had Continuing Education had a joint session with SLA on the first Business Meeting of the year at Harry Caray’s. Oct. 30 at CMLS. Its title was Tech Storm: Technol- Our speaker was Susan Fox, Executive Director of ogy Brainstorm and Environmental Scan. The speaker AALL. LexisNexis was our sponsor. Gift certificates was Stephen Abram, Vice President of Corporate were donated by Professionals Library Service. Mem- Development for Micromedia ProQues, based in bership directories were distributed to CALL members Toronto, Canada. If you are able to attend the session, that were in attendance. If you were unable to attend please be sure to get your evaluation to the Committee this meeting, your membership directory was mailed. members. If you have any suggestions for future If you have not received it, contact Gail Hartzell or programs, they would be happy to hear from you. Gabrielle Lewis. The Internet Committee has created the Members only During the AALL Chapter Leadership Training ses- section. Since I have become President, the CALL sions in Seattle, there was a discussion started as to website has had weekly improvements. The CALL whether we would be interested in participating in Discussion Forum is continuing to be a source of another regional meeting. I would appreciate re- information on upcoming events. This is certainly a sponses from CALL members who would be interested committee that deserves to know how much they are in attending a regional meeting with the chapters appreciated. located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and The Nominations Committee has submitted another Wisconsin. The tentative date and location would be excellent ballot of hard to choose candidates for the in the Fall 2005 in Indianapolis. It will be at least a 2 next CALL Board. By the time this is published, the day conference. If AALL is not an option for you, slate will have been announced. would this be a possible alternative? We need to do an estimate of how many rooms CALL members would The Union List Committee will be producing a new list need. Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio have already in Spring 2004. Please make sure to reserve your copy responded that they are interested. After the Wiscon- when the notice is posted. The 2002 procedure of sin response is received, I will be posting an announce- printing only the number of preorders will be followed. ment on the CALL Discussion Forum. UPCOMING CALENDAR: Besides the Meetings Committee working very hard to The next CALL Business Meeting will be Nov. 18. It plan a wonderful meal at various locations around will be a breakfast meeting at the Chicago Bar Asso- Chicago, other CALL Committees are hard at work. I ciation. Our speaker will be Judy Krug, Director of the would like to take this opportunity to highlight what a American Library Association Office for Intellectual few of the committees are doing: Freedom. At press time, her topic was to be “The If you are reading this issue of the Bulletin, you know Interesting Times of Intellectual Freedom.” I hope to what the Bulletin Committee has been doing. It takes see everyone there. hours of work for each issue to be produced. Please The joint business meeting with SLA will be on congratulate the committee members when you see January 20, 2004. Alice Calabrese, Director of the them at CALL functions for their continuous hard Chicago Multitype Library System, will be the speaker. work. Remember if you have anything to contribute to Since Chicago Public Library is no longer part of the the Bulletin, the Committee would be interested in Chicago Library System, its reorganization has re- hearing from you. sulted in more than just a name change. This will be The Bylaws Committee is reviewing our bylaws to your opportunity to find out about its new Mission verify that they are in compliance with AALL and the Statement. other chapters. They will be submitting their report I hope you have a safe holiday season. shortly. 4 CALL Bulletin Winter 2004 Bulletin: The CALL Bulletin will be available on the BUSINESS MEETING ROUNDUP internet soon. By Denise Glynn Meetings: Mary Ann Lenzen asked members to fill out DePaul University College of Law a questionnaire which will be posted to the CALL website next week. Her committee is looking for new ideas for upcoming meetings. CALL Business Meeting Nominations: John Klaus is looking for volunteers to Thursday, September 18, 2003 run for the CALL Board. The first CALL business meeting for the year was held Internet: Annette Cade said the CALL Bulletin can be September 18, 2003, at Harry Caray’s Restaurant. accessed through the members only side of the website Eighty-three members and guests attended. The and is password protected. She will be sending out the meeting was sponsored by Lexis-Nexis. Professional necessary information in the next week. Please let her Library Services donated the door prizes. Susan Fox, know if there are any problems. Executive Director of AALL was the guest speaker. Susan Fox, Executive Director of AALL began her During the business portion of the meeting, President talk by asking the question “What is your passion? Betty Roeske introduced the new CALL members. That is the right question to ask, because law librarians They are: care passionately about access to information and Susan Browning of Baker & McKenzie providing service to others. Fox offered advice about Marilyn Heraty of Baker & McKenzie issues an executive director should pay attention to.