Fall Meeting Times

The SLA-SC usually meets once a month, the second week of each month. I have created a survey of possible meeting times. If you are interested in attending the meetings this fall, please fill out the survey so that I know when the best times are for people.

SLA-SC Co-Sponsoring September Career Events

The SLA-SC will be co-sponsoring two career events put on by SLIS this fall:

• Advice from Early-Career LIS Professionals (Panel and Discussion) on Tuesday, September 15 from 4:45 to 6:15 in the SLIS Commons. A panel of recent graduates will talk about their experiences working in academic libraries, archives, digital collections, public libraries, school libraries, special libraries and youth services. Discussion groups follow the panel. Pizza will be served.

• Writing Resumes and Cover Letters for LIS Professions on Thursday, September 24 from 11:45 to 1:00 in the SLIS Commons. Speakers include John Pollitz, Director of Libraries at UW-Eau Claire; Brad Hughes, Director of UW-Madison's Writing Center; and a recent graduate TBA. Sample resumes and cover letters from recent SLIS graduates (who found jobs!) will be provided.

I went to both of these events last year. The Advice from Early Career-Professionals gives great advice on how to prepare for and conduct your job search. The Writing Resumes and Cover Letters gives out very good writing tips from people involved in hiring and those who were successful in their job searches. I recommend bringing along a resume and cover letter of your own so that you can take notes. After the resume workshop I completely rewrote mine!

The SLA-SC plans on sponsoring other SLIS events this year and will advertise them here as they arise. The SLIS events calendar can be found here.

-LuMarie Guth, Chair