Category Archives: CALI Spotlight

Posts by CALI staffers. Thoughts, opinions, and ideas about technology and innovation in legal education.

Canadian Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting

Last week I had the great pleasure and privilege of attending the Canadian Association of Law Libraries annual meeting in Montreal.  The theme for the conference was “Multifaceted Professional” and I gave the opening plenary talk on “Thriving On Chaos: … Continue reading

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CALIcon Keynote Speakers and Other Exciting Announcements

The ticker on the conference website tells me that there’s only 42 days until the 2013 Conference for Law School Computing!  Elmer has begun to slot in presentations (and still more to come!)  And don’t forget, as part of CALIcon, … Continue reading

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The CALI Speakers Bureau

As you (hopefully) know, CALI has a wide range of tools and resources to help you teach and improve your students’ learning.  We also have another valuable resource – our staff!  We have expertise in a wide range of legal … Continue reading

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Mr Mayer Goes to Washington

On April 16, 2013, The White House and The Legal Services Corporation co-hosted an event titled “A White House Forum on Increasing Access to Justice.” CALI’s Executive Director John Mayer attended the event and spoke on a panel that discussed … Continue reading

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WORK FOR CALI – SEEKING SYSADMIN (Chicago)

WANT TO WORK FOR CALI? We’re looking for a System Administrator to keep our many and sundry servers and databases running all day and all night (especially when law students are studying).  Here’s the link to apply at the IIT … Continue reading

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CALI joins Free Access to Law Movement

CALI is proud to announce that it has joined the Free Access to Law Movement, a group of signatories to the Declaration on Free Access to Law. Why has a consortium of law schools joined a group of free legal … Continue reading

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Hackthelaw: Piratebox meets Free Law

There are few “down” times in the CALIverse, but the Christmas through New Year holiday break is one of them. I use the time to do updates and upgrades and installs that would be disruptive at other times of the … Continue reading

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Coming to AALS? Join us for CALI’s annual member meeting.

If you’re attending the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, join us Sunday morning for breakfast and a short presentation on CALI’s projects in interactive legal education, e-casebooks, and practicum-based learning. Sunday, January 6, 2013, 7:15-8:30 a.m. River Room, 2nd … Continue reading

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Setting Up Microsoft Word 2010 To Post To Classcaster

Did you know that you can use Word 2010 to write posts for your Classcaster blog? All you need to do is follow 10 steps to setup Word so that it know about your Classcaster blog and you’re in business. … Continue reading

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Notes from a Class Observation

Today I decided to dust off my anthropology degree and do a little fieldwork in a law school class. Why? Well, if we here at CALI want to build the best possible tools for faculty and students to use, it … Continue reading

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