St. Catherine University: SLA

Registration closes today,  but you can still  register now! or see more information about the event below. SLA-MN and the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL) invite you to: December 12, 2012  5:30 – 8:30 pm Rauenhorst Ballroom in Coeur de Catherine St. Catherine University (Student's Attend Free) Register Now Celebrate the season with the St. Kate's SLA student chapter at the SLA holiday party. Enjoy refreshments and networking with chapter members throughout the night. St.   Catherine University SLA Student Group is hosting a silent auction with funds raised being   used to support a scholarship for a St. Kate Student to attend the 2013 SLA Conference in  San Diego. In addition, the MN chapter is holding a raffle at the event for a one year student membership to SLA. Student membership provides great benefits such as scholarships and unique learning opportunities. You must be present to win the one year student membership. Reg

SLA-MN and the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL) invite you to: December 12, 2012  5:30 – 8:30 pm Rauenhorst Ballroom in Coeur de Catherine St. Catherine University (Student's Attend Free) Register Now Celebrate the season with the St. Kate's SLA student chapter at the SLA holiday party. Enjoy refreshments and networking with chapter members throughout the night. St. Catherine University SLA Student Group is hosting a silent auction with funds raised being used to support a scholarship for a St. Kate Student to attend the 2013 SLA Conference in  San Diego. In addition, the MN chapter is holding a raffle at the event for a one year student membership to SLA. Student membership provides great benefits such as scholarships and unique learning opportunities. You must be present to win the one year student membership. Registration is required. Please register by Tuesday, December 4th. Learn More

REFERENCE ASSOCIATE (Part-time) The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) seeks applicants to provide reference service to MHS researchers and staff; and to work on projects related to reference service as a member of a reference staff team.   Read More

We are still looking for donations for the silent auction fundraiser to   send a St. Kate’s MLIS student to the SLA Annual Conference being held in San Diego in 2013. Learn more Registration will be opening soon for the SLA Holiday Party 2012.  Mark your calendars to celebrate the season with St. Kate's SLA student chapter, SLA-MN, and MALL.  Wednesday, December 12, 2012 St. Catherine University

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the St. Kate’s Special Library Association Student Group will be hosting a Silent Auction fundraiser at the Holiday Party event sponsored by MALL and SLA in the Ballroom at St. Kate’s Coeur de Catherine in St. Paul to raise funds for a scholarship. This scholarship will help send a St. Kate’s MLIS student to the SLA Annual Conference being held in San Diego in 2013. We would love your help with donations! Gift certificates – Gas Stations, Restaurants, coffee/tea shops, movie theaters, book retailers, pet stores, craft stores, Home Depot, Best Buy – any place you frequent Gift baskets – wine/liquor, bath items, BBQ tools Tickets to sporting or cultural events – MN Wild, MN Twins, Guthrie Memberships – museums, cultural Hand-crafted items - jewelry, purses, scarves, quilt Photography or Artwork An invitation to dinner or a home-cooked meal An hour of housecleaning service or some babysitting Anything YOU WOULD like to bid on!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : Master’s Degree in Library Science  or equivalent AND Two years of professional Librarian experience Must have own means of reliable transportation for business purposes; individuals operating a motor vehicle for county business must possess a valid driver's license.  RESPONSIBILITIES :  Provides assistance and instruction to Law Library customers on using electronic databases, internet, library catalog, and library collection. Overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Law Library and support of Washington County Law Library Board. Coordinate legal seminars and clinics for the Washington County Bar and the public. DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE : Paid experience as a professional Librarian in a law library Experience using legal research tools and techniques Experience using electronic legal resources, e.g. Westlaw Paid experience providing public services in a law library Read more about the position at  http://www.co.washin

The annual SLA-MN Holiday will be held on December 12, 2012 at St. Catherine University. This annual event is a great opportunity for student networking and also includes a silent auction. More details will be announced soon,  Please mark your calendars to save this date!

Join SLA-MN members and  Friends of the Libraries  for: “The Intersection of Politics and Media”  Wednesday, Oct. 24 6:00-7:30 p.m.  at the Henrietta Schmoll Rauenhorst Hall  Coeur de Catherine at St. Kate’s. Presented by John Rash – Star Tribune editorial writer, Rash Report columnist. This is the Fall Gala of the Friends of the St. Catherine University Libraries. Read more about the event . After the program, SLA-MN will head to the nearby Highland Grill, 771 S. Cleveland Ave., for food, drinks and lots to talk about it! If you haven’t attended a salon before, now’s your chance. Salons offer members and non-members low-cost networking events that are educational, interesting and fun. The cost of the salon is free and you pay for your food and drink at Highland Grill.   Learn more about the salon series . Hope you can make it!

St. Kate's Student SLA chapter is looking for 3-4 advisory committee members.  The student chapter has a long history of presenting great events throughout the year on campus or working in conjunction with the MN SLA chapter.  We are looking for students to join our advisory committee – we welcome first year students too! We would like to continue this tradition by expanding our advisory committee.   We are looking for individuals to help plan a couple of events a year and expect the time commitment to be very minimal   We work via email with short quick meetings as needed.      Here are some details on some of our upcoming events:  Every December we host a silent auction at the MN SLA chapter holiday party.    These funds send a student member to the SLA conference every year.   And this is a great fun opportunity to network with chapter members.   We would like to host a career development type event and would love to work with our advisory committee to pl

SLA-Minnesota is hosting an continuing education event: Use your influence! Crafting your message  to achieve awareness & support PROGRAM (From SLA-Minnesota's blog post ) You MUST use your expertise to influence others, especially when promoting your value and the importance of your services to your organization’s decision makers. Plan to attend this interactive workshop to learn to influence others through a communication styles assessment, exercises and an introduction to powerful influence tools. You will leave with a personal influencing plan that fits your style and the needs unique to your work environment. Presented by Cheryl Leitschuh, a leadership development consultant. Learn more about Leitschuh at http://career-future.com/ . When: October 9th at 1:00 Where: Hennepin County Library’s Southdale Branch Register by: Tuesday, October 2 For more information about the event and to register visit SLA-Minnesota's blog .

Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC)  has a position available for a Library and Media Specialist.  Please see the posting from Minnesota Council of Nonprofits   or visit the MIWRC website .

Congratulations to Allison Spies.  Allison won the free registration to MN-SLA Chapter event: The Special Library as an Information Commons at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on September 20th. You can still register this weekend and take advantage of the early bird student rate of $20. This student rate increases to $35 after 9/10.   Register Now !

Are you interested in attending  The Special Library as an Information Commons at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts? We are raffling off one free registration to this event for a St. Kate's MLIS student courtesy of a SLA-Minnesota member . To enter in the raffle, send the following information to imdept@stkate.edu  by Friday, September 7 at 3:30 pm CST: Subject Line: Entry to SLA Event Raffle  Name Phone Number E-mail address See the event information included below. Note: You must be a current MLIS student at St. Kate's to be eligible for this free registration! _____________________________________________________________ Registration is open for the MN SLA Chapter  Sept. 20 program, “The Special Library as an Information Commons,” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Member Jill Strand and her co-presenters will discuss how the special library as an “information commons” can contribute to an organization’s mission and financial success. Their session

Registration is open for the MN SLA Chapter  Sept. 20 program, “The Special Library as an Information Commons,” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Member Jill Strand and her co-presenters will discuss how the special library as an “information commons” can contribute to an organization’s mission and financial success. Their session was featured at last year’s Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference. In addition, we’ll tour the museum library. Wait, it gets better. This is a membership recruitment event so members can bring nonmember guests for free! Learn more and register by Monday, Sept. 10 at  http://bit.ly/OrxRvn .

MLIS/LIBS Alumnae Picnic When:  Thursday , June 7, 2012   Where: St. Catherine University Quad 5-7pm You are invited to a summer picnic for MLIS/LIBS  St. Kate’s/Dominican graduates (and MLIS current students) in the quad.  Rain site: Coeur de Catherine.  Enjoy food and refreshments as you reconnect with library friends and colleagues.  Play trivia!  Free!   RVSP to  alumnae@stkate.edu  or  651- 690-6666 .  Sponsored by the Friends of the St. Catherine University Libraries

MLIS Summer Picnic  Thursday, June 7th Time and locations TBD The evening of Thursday, June 7 th  is the date for the St. Kate’s/Dominican LIBS and MLIS graduate and students picnic.  Come hang out with current students and former classmates.  Also learn more about the Friends of the St. Kate Libraries, our refreshment sponsor. Watch for more information. Bring your boss to June 11 CI luncheon Monday, June 11 Land O'Lakes Inc. in Arden Hills Registration is open for the Monday, June 11 lunch event “LinkedIn and Social Media for Competitive and Market Intelligence” featuring Cynthia Barber, senior competitive intelligence specialist at Medtronic. This is a bring-your-boss program and your manager/supervisor attends for free. Please register on or by Friday, June 1 at  http://bit.ly/JjGk4X . The event will be at Land O'Lakes Inc. in Arden Hills. SLA-MN Salon Wednesday, June 13   Time, location and topic TBD. More at  http://bit.ly/JPiPyj . Second Harve

Do you like hearing about the latest legal cases or staying on top business and legal trends?  Then consider being a Law Librarian!   Law librarians work in many settings including law schools, law firms, government libraries and many public and private companies.  They go by many titles:  law librarian, researcher or information analyst.   If you’re interested in learning more about this exciting field, then join the SLA Legal Division.  SLA Legal Division offers a wide variety of online education opportunities designed to sharpen professional skills throughout your career.  Previous webinar topics have included using social media tools for research, business communication, and career development/job search.  You can also find a mentor to help you learn more about law librarianship. SLA Legal Division also offers several grants to attend the annual conference.  The conference creates an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental

An announcement in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal promoting SLA-MN's Minnesota Department of Transportation Library program led to KSTP's report at  http://bit.ly/KR1a6w .

We are very excited to announce that Carol Lynn O'Gara is the winner of the 2012 SLA conference scholarship!!!    Carol Lynn is a very active co-leader of the St. Kate's student SLA group.   In fact she has done a great job coordinating the silent auction for the last couple of years.   She will graduate this fall so attending the conference this summer is perfect timing.    She is also active in the MN SLA chapter.   This scholarship is well-deserved after her years of service to the SLA student group.    Please join us in saying congratulations to Carol Lynn on this award and have fun in Chicago this summer.   We look forward to hearing about your experience when you return.