Librarian Luncheon Panel Discussion

You're invited to lunch on February 15th!

Join SLA-SC for a Panel Discussion.

Several special librarians will be in attendance to answer questions, as well as offer views and opinions about their current library positions and the field.

Our guest librarians include Katherine Wesenberg from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Molly Hamm from Cogdell Spencer Erdman and Anne Moser from Wisconsin's Water Library. It is likely that other guests will also be announced closer to the date of the event. Pizza will be provided for attendees by SLA-SC.

When: Tuesday, February 15th - 11:45am-12:45pm

Where: SLIS Commons in Helen C. White

Who: SLIS students, faculty or grads

Looking forward to seeing you there!

SLA-SC Officer's Meeting - 1.13.11

SLA-SC January Officers

2011 Library Legislative Day

February 22nd, 2011 is Library Legislative Day, free for library school students. Considering the new composition of the Wisconsin State Legislature, there needs to be an especially strong turnout at this rally to send a clear message to the Governor and legislators that libraries are crucial to Wisconsin's economy (i.e. businesses and job creation). If you are unable to attend, you can take part in the Virtual Library legislative day by e-mailing, calling, or writing your legislator on February 22nd.

This is an state advocacy event on library issues that is held annually in Madison. State funding is a crucial component for all library types in Wisconsin (academic, public, school, etc.) and is therefore crucial for Wisconsin citizens and our livelihood. Even if you don't stay in Wisconsin, this is an instructive experience for whatever state or library type you end up with. Here is a breakout of how this affects our library school program and library types:

• About 20% of the budget for public universities and their libraries comes from state revenue.
• This affects the UW SLIS program through the allocation (or lack thereof) for faculty members.
• Public libraries depend on state funding to support public library systems.
• School libraries depend on state funding through the Common School fund.
• All of these libraries utilize:
• Badgerlink (i.e. state-licensed databases paid through the State Universal Service Fund)
• Library Service Contracts (Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS), Milwaukee Public Library/ Interlibrary Loan (MPL), and Cooperative Children's Book Center (Assists with intellectual freedom))
• Newline for the Blind
• Broadband
• Statewide delivery

Here is a list of areas which WLA Library Legislation & Development committee is looking for in terms of preparation for the event:

• Making legislative appointments in late January
• Stuffing folders for Library Legislative Day (LLD) registrants
• Registration table at LLD itself

If you are interested in helping out, e-mail Easter DiGangi at easter.digangi@uwalumni.com.

$1500 Inspec Travel Stipend Award

The Special Libraries Association Engineering Division administers the Inspec Travel Stipend Award. Inspec is sponsoring a $1500 travel stipend to be awarded to the student submitting the best essay as is described in the following competition announcement:

Special Libraries Association Engineering Division

$1500 Inspec Travel Stipend Award ‑‑ Call for Applications

Award to attend the SLA Annual Meeting in

Philadelphia, PA, 12‑15 June 2011

Inspec is sponsoring for library school students the award of a $1500.00 travel stipend toward payment of expenses incurred while attending the annual Special Libraries Association conference in Philadelphia, PA, June 1215, 2011.

The Inspec Travel Stipend Award will be given to the qualified student who submits an essay of three or less double spaced typed pages that is judged to be the best essay submitted describing the following scenario:

"What is your vision of an Engineering Library in the year 2020. Describe the mission, services, collection, resources, staffing, location, etc."

Qualification for Award Competition: Be a student member of the Engineering Division of the SLA

Instructions:

1. Give your full name, address, telephone number, e mail address, and a statement, on one page, of your qualifications, as given above, for entering the award competition. Include the name of your library school.

2. Type your full name (without any additional personal information) at the top of each essay page. Double space the typing on all pages.

Deadline for Submission: February 9, 2011.

Submit Entries for the award to:

Bette Finn, SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee

Georgia Tech Library and Information Center

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, Georgia 30332 0900

Phone: (404) 894 1790 Fax: (404) 894 8190

E mail: bette.finn@library.gatech.edu