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Film Librarians Conference 2019: Call for Proposals and Travel Grant Applications

Deadline: January 4, 2019 The 2019 Film Librarians Conference will build on the discussions and dialogues begun in 2017, providing a continuing forum to explore contemporary debates and exchange ideas and strategies amongst librarians, curators, and archivists who maintain and administer paper-based, motion picture-related collections, as well as students enrolled in related graduate programs. Documenting Cinema: Film Librarians Conference 2019 Date: May 15 – 17, 2019 Location: Linwood Dunn Theater , Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study, Hollywood, CA Call for Proposals The conference committee is now welcoming papers and in particular pre-formed panel proposals on the following themes: ·        Workflows and bottlenecks ·        Taxonomies and cataloging issues ·        Preservation of material objects and digital media ·        Staffing issues, including training, education, and professional development ·        Training, education, a

Job Opportunity: Business Research Specialist

Business Research Specialist James J. Hill Center The James J. Hill Center has an immediate opening for a motivated and self-directed Business Research Specialist to join their team on a part-time, temporary basis. The Business Research Specialist will spend the majority of their time assisting walk-in and scheduled visitors in the Reading Room at the Hill Center, which is open to the public. This is a 20-hour per week, 6 month position. This position reports to the Director of Library & Education. Follow the link for more details!  Location: Twin Cities Metro Activity Area: Other Category: Administration Support Services Closing Date: Dec 14, 2018 Job Type: Part Time Salary: 20.00 per hour

UPDATED: Don't miss the annual SLA-MN Holiday Party!

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Join us for a night of celebrating and connecting with fellow information professionals! This is SLA-MN's popular annual holiday event that includes excellent hors d'oeuvres, opportunities to connect with other local special librarians and information professionals, and a silent auction organized by us, the MLIS Program's SLA Student Chapter. Proceeds from the auction support a Travel Award for one MLIS student to attend the Annual National SLA Conference, to be determined by an essay contest. We are currently in the process of soliciting donations from alumni, professionals, and businesses. We will need volunteers to help set up the silent auction on the day of the event! Please let us know if you are interested in helping with the silent auction. This year the event will be held at the beautiful James J. Hill Center in downtown St. Paul. Whether it's to support SLA, network, or enjoy the amazing setting, we hope to see you there! Click HERE to get tick
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You're invited! Join us for an informational professionals panel next Monday, October 29! 

Meeting next week!

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Join us next Thursday for the October edition of our SLA meetings!  That's Thursday, October 11, from 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. in CDC 20. We'll be talking about our upcoming informational panel, the holiday party, and more!

Recent Opportunities!

Law Librarian - Contract Position  Sherburne County Law Library is looking for a part-time contract librarian. The full announcement can be found on the Sherburne County website at: https://www.governmentjobs.com /careers/sherburne/ Wisdom Ways Library - Intern There is an internship opportunity available at the Wisdom Ways Library at the Carondelet building on campus. This is an exciting opportunity for students to get hands-on experience digitizing, cataloging, and programming in a special library! Contact the Wisdom Ways Library for more information: https://wisdomwayscenter.org/l ibrary/wisdom-ways-library/
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2018 SLA Conference Travel Stipend Winner

Congratulations to Maggie Parra! The SLA-MN Award Committee selected Maggie to receive the 2018 SLA Conference Stipend  Award to attend the SLA annual conference in Baltimore this June. The SLA-MN Conference Travel Award is a $1,000 stipend to assist in funding airfare, hotel and conference registration. In 2008, SLA-MN established this award for a current St. Catherine University MLIS student who demonstrates a commitment to the field of special librarianship. Maggie will receive recognition of her award from Eddy Morrow, SLA-MN's President in May. Please join us in congratulating Maggie! We can't wait to hear all about SLA 2018! 

Information Professionals Panel March 19

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Our Spring Information Professionals Panel is on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in CdC Room 128 (in the library). We have a great panel lined up for you: Jo Holcomb, Librarian at The Guthrie  Peter Tomlinson, Librarian at The Minneapolis Valley Library Kathy Allen, Librarian at The Andersen Horticultural Library Lindsey Dyer, Librarian at James J. Hill Center Our panelists will share about their career paths and advice for students. We will record the panel in case you can't make it. We hope to see you there! 

2018 SLA Conference Travel Stipend

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Hey SLA! It's time - we're now accepting applications for the 2018 SLA Conference Travel Stipend! If you're interested in going to the 2018 SLA Conference  in Baltimore, Maryland (and we hope you are!), you should apply for the $1,000 stipend to help pay for your airfare, hotel, and conference registration. The contest is open to all St. Kate's students. To apply, send a 3-5 page essay covering your involvement with SLA and/or commitment to special librarianship; how attending the conference will further your career or education; and how your attendance benefits St. Kate's to Konhe Yoon (kyoon@stkate.edu) by March 15, 2018 . The winner will be announced by early April. Questions? Contact us at stkatesla@gmail.com. Good luck and we hope to see you in Baltimore!

James J. Hill Center Tour

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Hey SLA! We hope you will join us for a tour of the James J. Hill Center on February 26, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. See the flyer for additional details about the tour. Space is limited, so please RSVP . We hope you will join us!

First Meeting of the Semester

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Hey SLA! We hope you're having a great first week back! We've got an awesome semester planned, starting with our first meeting of the semester this Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 5:15 in CdC 20 . Oh, and we'll also have pizza! We hope you'll join us to learn about the events we have planned this semester and how you can get involved in SLA. View the whole agenda here . See you Thursday!