This year's conference will also feature a special focus on technology, including web 2.0, geocoding and social networking. WLA's blog features a post detailing the related sessions.
We will be having our last meeting of the semester on Wednesday, April 14 at 12 pm in the SLIS Commons. The agenda will include:
UW-Library Speed Dating: We will discuss the details of next weeks library speed dating event. We plan on visiting five libraries on campus in 2 hours. The event will take place the afternoon of Wednesday, April 21. Times and locations will be announced at the meeting.
WI SLA Chapter Event in Madison: The WI chapter of the SLA will be having an event in Madison on Wednesday, April 21 starting at 5:30 pm. The event will take place at Brocach Irish Pub and Restaurant and there will be a presentation on customer service and management. Fee for students is $20. Dinner is included. Please visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/april2010wisconsin to register.
New Officer Business: We will discuss the duties of the new officers. Any questions for the current officers are welcome.
Any New Business or Announcements
SLA Environment and Resource Management Division
2010 ERMD Student Award
Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
The Environment and Resource
Management Division (ERMD) of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) invites applications for its 2010 ERMD Student Award. The ERMD Student Award
recognizes a student who is especially interested in pursuing a career as an
information professional dealing with environment and resource management
issues. There is a $500.00 award and if the student attends the SLA annual
meeting in New Orleans, there will be an additional reimbursement award of
$750.00. The student must be enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree
program, and is a member of SLA. This award is meant to promote both current and
future involvement in and commitment to the library and information science
profession prior to, during, and after the master’s program. To be considered
for the award, a student must write a 300-500 word essay describing his or her
interest in the issues facing information professionals in the environment and
natural resources fields. Essays should be labeled with the student’s name,
contact information, and educational institution. The award will be presented
at the 2010 SLA Annual Conference, which will be held June 13-16, 2010, in
New Orleans, Louisiana. The winner is encouraged, but not required, to attend
the annual conference.
Deadline for receiving submissions is March 15, 2010.
Please send submissions via email to ERMD Director Rosemary Hardy at
ermdessay@gmail.com, with the subject line “ERMD Student Award Application.
Student Stipend Award
The Petroleum & Energy Resources (PER) Division, SLA, is offering a Student Stipend award to help cover expenses at the 2010 SLA Conference in New Orleans The Stipend includes $1,000 plus student registration to the conference plus complimentary entrance to any PER ticketed events. The conference theme is "Entering SLA's Next Century: Let the Good Times Roll!"
Eligibility
- All Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited graduate level library or information science program and be interested in a career in petroleum or energy librarianship.
- The 2010 Conference in New Orleans must be the first SLA conference attended.
- Applicants must be members of SLA by March 15, 2010 to be eligible. Students can access an SLA Membership Application form at: http://www.sla.org/membership/
infomember.html and mail it to the address indicated on that form.- The recipient may not accept a travel award for the 2010 SLA Annual Conference from any other SLA Division or Chapter.
Application Procedures
- Prepare a written statement of approximately 500 words on the following topic: "How Good Times with DPER at NOLA will Roll my Professional Career" Essays should not include what you will do at the Conference. Rather, the essay must incorporate the conference theme and demonstrate the anticipated benefits.
- Please include a letter of recommendation from either a faculty advisor or the SLA Student Group Faculty Advisor.
- Submit the above documents, along with your address, telephone number and email address (if applicable), postmarked no later than March 15, 2010 to:
Marlene VogelsangDPER Awards ChairThe Pacific Energy Center851 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103415-973-7206
You are invited to join information professionals from aroundlibrary community of southeastern Wisconsin. Admission is free but
southeastern Wisconsin to learn more about the Library Council
mentorship program.
LM2, a free social event, will take place on Thursday, Thursday,
March 11, 2010, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the UWM Libraries Conference Center, 2311 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee. Open to all professional and
paraprofessional library staff in southeastern Wisconsin and to SOIS
graduate students, the event will introduce the mentorship program that
will match professional librarians or staff with other librarians/staff
at local institutions or match a professional with a SOIS student.
Representing many areas of expertise in academic, public, school, and
special libraries, mentors will provide professional advice,
encouragement and guidance on various aspects of librarianship.
The event is free and open to all Library Council member institutions
and their staff; SOIS faculty, staff and students; AND the greater
registration is required by Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
To register, send your name, institution, phone and email to ryan@librarycouncil.org.
Join us to learn more about the program, register to be a mentor or to
be mentored, sample tasty treats, and network with fellow professionals.
This event is sponsored by the Library Council of Southeastern
Wisconsin, Inc., UWM School of Information Studies, and UWM Libraries.
Traditionally, each SLIS graduating class dedicates a gift to UW Madison SLIS. The purpose of this is to thank those that came before them for their contributions. Additionally, it shows that the graduating class appreciates the education and experiences they have gained and desire to give back to their alma mater.
Since this is a gift from the class, it is only fair that everyone gets a chance to voice their suggestions as to what the gift will be. To that end, a suggestion box has been placed in the SLIS library. Please add your suggestion(s) to this box so that your voice will be heard. This box will remain in the library until Wednesday March 3rd. These suggestions will then be put into a survey which will be sent out to the listserv for final vote.
Thank you for your participation!
~Easter Digangi (ALA-SC), LuMarie Guth (SLA-SC), & William Straub (SLIS LITA)
I started off the day by waking up earlier than I had all year in order to make the 7:30 am registration. I found the Green Bay group (I was put with them because it is my hometown) easily. My high school principal was there, so it was pretty easy to spot. That came as a surprise. There were also a few librarians from UWGB and the director of the Brown County Library, Lynn Stainbrook. I had heard the news about Green Bay that she was hired in part because she is a fund-raising ace, and it was wonderful to watch her in action. You bet I took notes!We started off in a reception room with carbs and the promised free coffee. A couple people talked about the major issues at hand and led us through the literature in our packet. One phrase I heard repeated a few times was “The new increase is no cuts.” Libraries aren’t exactly a hard sell. In times of economic troubles usage statistics go up. More people take advantage of FREE books, cds, and dvds, and the library is pretty much the only place many people can get internet access. Most anything job related is online now. However, even though Wisconsin libraries return $4 for every dollar spent, with a budget deficit it is sometimes easier to see the benefits of investing in roads and public safety.
We didn’t actually visit the legislators themselves, but their aides, which is fine because the aides we visited specialized in libraries and education and such. There was a lot of emphasis on networking and establishing contacts. I was really impressed to see Ms. Stainbrook make an appointment for one of the state legislators to come take a tour of the library and talk about a possible project in the future. Like I said, it was a fantastic learning experience, and it made me glad I was at Madison so I had the chance to go to it.
