CALL/ACBD
callacbd.bsky.social
CALL/ACBD
@callacbd.bsky.social
Official account of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries/L'Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit (CALL/ACBD)

Dedicated to promoting the networking, professional development and career growth of all law librarians in Canada.
📖 Are you employed as a legal information professional?

🤝 If so, help us compile salary and benefits information that will be invaluable to the law library community. Members, check your email to respond to the 2025 CALL/ACBD – TALL–VALL Salary Survey by 9 July 2025.

🍭 You may even win $25!
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reposted by CALL/ACBD
CanLII is proud to announce that the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation (COAL) Guide was awarded the 2025 Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing at this year's @callacbd.bsky.social conference in Calgary! zurl.co/R4IkC
June 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's hard to believe it's already been a week since #CALLACBD2025 wrapped up! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing attendees, presenters, and sponsors—you helped make this conference a success! 👏🏻
June 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
And that’s a wrap, folks! #CALLACBD2025 is in the books 📚

In true Calgary fashion, we celebrated this year’s conference with a Closing Reception at Palomino Smokehouse. Thank you to vLex for sponsoring last night’s event!
May 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#CALLACBD2025 attendees — we hope you're enjoying the breakout sessions! From artificial intelligence to comparative law to citation analysis, our speakers have been sharing their expertise to our collective benefit.
May 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
🎖️ We are pleased to announce the winners of CALL/ACBD's awards and scholarships!

Ann Marie Melvie (@ammelvie.bsky.social) received the Denis Marshall Memorial Award for Excellence in Law Librarianship👏 Congratulations!

The following members were also recognized in-person at #CALLACBD2025:
May 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
✨ Congratulations to Doris Wagner, recipient of the Nancy McCormack Emerging Leader Award! Doris was honored during today’s Awards Lunch, which celebrated several exceptional members of our community.
May 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Former and future CALL/ACBD Presidents, Kim Nayyer (2021 - 2022) and Jason Wong, enjoying this evening’s Opening Reception! Welcome to Calgary for #CALLACBD2025—we have an excellent lineup of events ahead.

Thank you to LexisNexis for sponsoring the Opening Reception.
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
🗓️ Today is the day!

We're very excited to be hosting the Law Librarians Institute (LII) this morning (9-12) and the Pre-Conference Workshop on Indigenous Truth and Institutional Trust this afternoon (1-4). What a way to start #CALLACBD2025!
May 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nous vous invitons à la réception de clôture commanditée par vLex !

Date : le 27 mai 2025

Heure : à partir de 18 h

Lieu : Palomino Smokehouse, 109 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB

🤠 👖 Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir au Palomino Smokehouse pour vous faire vivre l’hospitalité des gens de l’Ouest.
May 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Announcing the #CALLACBD2025 closing reception, sponsored by vLex!

Date: May 27th, 2025

Time: Beginning at 6:00PM

Location: Palomino Smokehouse, 109 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB

🤠 👖 We can’t wait to welcome you to the Palomino Smokehouse for some western hospitality.
May 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Starting this Saturday, we'll be welcoming legal information professionals to Calgary from across Canada! 🏙️

Are you going to #CALLACBD2025?
May 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🗓️ Dans le cadre du dimanche 25 mai, nous sommes ravis d’annoncer deux séances de fond. Celles-ci seront animées par deux professeurs de l’Université de Calgary qui aborderont des sujets de droit substantiel qui sont à la fois pertinents et d’actualité dans le contexte actuel au Canada.
May 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🗓️ On Sunday, May 25th during #CALLACBD2025, we are pleased to announce that two professors from the University of Calgary will be presenting on substantive law topics that are timely and relevant to current events in Canada today.
May 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🔈 C’est avec grand plaisir que nous accueillons Naheed Nenshi, le chef du NPD de l’Alberta et l’ancien maire de Calgary, à titre de conférencier principal dans le cadre du dîner de remise des prix de la CALL/ACBD qui aura lieu le lundi 26 mai.
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🔈 Naheed Nenshi, current leader of the Alberta NDP and former Mayor of Calgary, will be our keynote speaker for the CALL/ACBD Awards lunch on Monday, May 26th.
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The registration deadline for the #CALLACBD2025 Conference has been extended to May 12! Claim your spot before it's too late: callacbd.ca/2025registra...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🍲 #CALLACBD2025 Dine Arounds

Information on Dine Arounds is now available for Monday, May 26th!

Our conference planning committee have selected a variety of great restaurants in Calgary to showcase a variety of cuisines and restaurant styles.
April 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reposted by CALL/ACBD
CanLII is excited to announce the launch of a new Theses and Dissertations category within our legal commentary collection. Read more about how to access and contribute to this new subcollection on the CanLII blog: zurl.co/pGZcz (Version en français ici : zurl.co/qw5kb )
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Are you attending #CALLACBD2025? The pre-conference workshop— “Indigenous Truth and Institutional Trust: How Will Canadian Law Libraries Evolve?”—is taking place on Saturday, May 24th.
April 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We're excited to announce that this year's keynote speaker at #CALLACBD2025 is Dr. Hilary Curry!

Dr. Hilary will explore the human side of change and specifically identify four key skills that everyone needs to continue to be successful.
April 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📖 CALL/ACBD's April newsletter, #InSession, came out this week!

Members, check your email to learn about the Law Librarians Institute's revised pricing, the Professional Development Committee’s Annual Business Meeting, and more!
April 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Canadian Law Library Review is welcoming book reviews for new and recent publications!

Members, check the online forum to see a list of titles selected for review in the upcoming Fall 2025 (50:3) issue of the CLLR: callacbd.ca/Member-F...
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April 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🗓️ Mark your calendar! CALL/ACBD Members are invited to participate in the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held in two parts:

(1) virtually on May 13th, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT;

(2) during the Annual Conference on May 28th, 2025, 11:15AM – 12:15PM.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Would you like to develop stronger relationships with legal publishers and vendors? Volunteering with the Canadian Law Library Review as the Advertising Manager is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Interested? Contact Nikki Tanner (CLLR Editor) at cllr.editors@callacbd.ca by Friday, April 4th.

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April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM