St. Catherine University: SLA

The end of the semester is nearly upon us, so please join us for our final meeting of the Fall 2016 Semester this  Thursday, December 15 at 5:15 p.m. in CdC 19!  We'll wrap up the semester, plan for next semester, and enjoy some treats. You can see our full agenda   here .  We hope to see you there!! We wish you all a very relaxing winter break and happy holidays!

The Information Professionals Panel is coming up on  Monday, November 28, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in CdC 19 ! Our panelists include:  Kristin Cooper, Plant Sciences Librarian, Magrath Library, University of Minnesota  Adrian Fischer, Instrument Coordinator, Bakken Museum Shannon Farrell, Natural Resources Librarian, Natural Resources Library, University of Minnesota Helen Walden-Fodge, American Swedish Institute  Janelle Beitz, Research Librarian, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. The panelists will share their experience and offer some advice - and we'll have treats! We hope to see you all there!

The annual SLA MN Holiday Party is fast approaching! The event is on  December 5, 2016 from 5:30 to 8:30 , at HGA Architects and Engineers, 420 5th Street North, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN. The cost of the party is $20 for students, but SLA members have the option to sponsor students (and several donations have already been received). You will still need to register and pay $20, and depending on how many donations are received, there will be a drawing to reimburse students. This event is an excellent networking opportunity (with really good food and drinks). More details can be found here . Several people have asked about the possibility of a carpool from St. Kate's. Please send us an email if you are interested in carpooling to the party.  The SLA Student Group is responsible for putting on the Silent Auction to raise money for a St. Kate's student to attend the SLA Conference. We are currently in the process of soliciting donations from alumni, professionals, an...

SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS NEEDED! On Monday, December 5, 2016, the St. Kate's Special Library Association Student Group will be hosting a Silent Auction fundraiser at the SLA Holiday Party to raise funds for a scholarship to help send a St. Kate's MLIS student to the 2017 SLA Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We need your help with donations! Hand-crafted items - jewelry, purses, scarves, quilt Gift baskets - wine/liquor, bath items, BBQ tools Tickets to sporting or cultural events - MN Wild, MN Twins, Guthrie Memberships - museums, cultural Photography or Artwork An hour of housecleaning service or some babysitting Gift certificates - Gas Stations, Restaurants, coffee/tea shops, movie theaters, book retailers, pet stores, craft stores, Home Depot, Best Buy, any place you frequent Anything YOU WOULD like to bid on! Donations Needed by Thursday, December 1st Contact us if you would like to donate: stkatesla@gmail.com Sarah Larsen: sel...

SLA-MN has an event coming up this  Thursday, October 27  which is open to SLA members. Check out the details below.  Not a member of SLA-MN? Students can join for a reduced rate  here . SLA Connect / Fredrikson & Byron Library Open House  10.27.16 By:  Karen Mackey   ,  5 days ago The Fredrikson & Byron Library will host an open house for SLA members on  Thursday, Oct 27 , starting at  4:00 PM . They'll offer a guided tour of SLA Connect, the new interactive membership platform. Learn how to logon, change the frequency of email delivery, update your profile, and find contact information for other SLA members. Laptops will be available for you to logon and change your settings right away, or you can bring your own laptop. They will also have a guided tour of their library, which serves the needs of 300 attorneys and paralegals practicing in the areas of corporate and M&A, intellectual property, labor & e...

We had a great first SLA Student Group meeting and we're looking forward to a lot of fantastic events this fall: Ramsey County Law Library is celebrating its 80th Anniversary on September 26, 2016 !  There will be an open house, presentations, and programs. For more information, please see this flyer for the event:  https://www.ramseycounty.us/ sites/default/files/Libraries/ RamseyLibraryFlyer.pdf We are working with SAA to arrange a tour of  the Minnesota Historical Society Library and Archives . SAA has set up a poll to determine interest and availability. The tour will be held on a Tuesday evening in November. If you are interested and haven't taken the poll yet, please do so here:  http://doodle.com/poll/hann6qt 6xvgsyges Our Fall 2016 Information Professionals Panel will be held November 28 at 6:00 p.m. ! We will pass along more details as they are available. We are still in the process of contacting potential participants - so if you know of someone wh...

It's hard to believe it's already time for another school year - we hope you've had a great summer! Our first SLA Meeting of the year will be this Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 5:15 p.m. in CdC 19 . We'll be talking about our plans for the upcoming year, including hosting information professional panels, going on a tour of a special library, and the silent auction at the SLA-MN Holiday Party. Bring your suggestions and your appetite - as the flier suggests, we'll have pizza! We're looking forward to seeing you all this Thursday!

Attention everyone: the SLA Student Group has new leadership! Our new officers are: Co-Chairs: Sarah Larsen and Katelyn Torell Treasurer: Gardner Brenneisen Welcome, officers! Let's make the 2016-2017 school year our best one yet.

Please save the date for SLA-MN's upcoming event "Tips from the Hiring Committee" ! Tuesday, May 24, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Sweeney's Saloon (96 Dale Street North | Saint Paul, MN 55102) Are you new the library job market?  Are you curious to know if your well-developed information skills will translate into a different library setting?  Are you looking for insights on how to successfully navigate the library job market? SLA-MN is pleased to offer the opportunity to meet with managers from around the Twin Cities who have been directly responsible for hiring new members of their library and research teams.  Join us to reconnect with your SLA colleagues, gather tips for refreshing your resume, practice your interviewing and networking skills, and have a professional photograph taken that you can use for your social media profiles. Agenda 5:00-5:30 Sign-in/Networking. 5:30-6:15 Panel Discussion: Our hiring managers will share their experiences about w...

It's almost the end of the school year and there's lots to celebrate! Congratulations to Jill Peuranen, our SLA Scholarship winner! Jill will receive $1,000 towards attendance to the SLA Conference this summer in Philadelphia. Our second Information Professional Panel on April 30th went well. We had a last-minute fourth panelist in the fantastic Carolyn Bates, SLA-MN President and Senior Research Analyst at JLL Real Estate. As a whole, the panelists had thoughtful answers and it was an enriching experience for everyone involved. We are still looking for a President and Vice President for the 2016-2017 school year. Leading a student organization can be a great way to get professional development opportunities and boost up your resume without too much stress or time commitment. Try it out! If you or anyone else you know is interested in being an SLA officer for next year, send an email to stkatesla@gmail.com .

Due to a lack of applicants, we have decided to extend the deadline and lessen the requirements for the $1,000 SLA Conference Scholarship. The new deadline is May 5th. The new requirements will be: A short 100-word biography detailing your involvement in SLA and/or commitment to the field of special librarianship. A 500-word essay about how attending the 2016 SLA Conference will further your career and/or education, as well as how your attendance might benefit the St. Kate’s MLIS Program. The 2016 SLA Conference will take place in Philadelphia, PA from June 12-14. The SLA is also looking for student volunteers for the conference (deadline April 29). More information here:  http://bit.ly/1SHr9zz

Hey everyone, come meet some MLIS-holders in alternative careers at our second information professional panel of the semester! The panel will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in CdC 355. Our panelists are: Dru Frykberg, Librarian at DEED (government) Rachel Howell, Curator of Books at The Bakken Museum (non-profit/science/archiving) Phil Seibel, Digital Media Manager at Aldis Systems (digital asset management/archiving) Refreshments will be provided. The panel is joint-hosted by the St. Kate's SLA and ALA student groups.

Our next SLA meeting is this Thursday, April 7 at 5:15pm in CdC 20. Since it's nearing the end of the semester, we'll be talking about elections for next year. In addition, we'll be talking about the SLA scholarship and the next information professional panel. For more detail, check out our meeting agenda Hope to see you all there!

The 2016 SLA Conference is June 12-14 in Philadelphia, PA. Don't miss your chance to attend for FREE by applying for the SLA Student Group Scholarship (instructions here ).

Happy Friday SLA! Check out these two internships that have specifically requested St. Kate's students to apply. Applications for the second one are due Feb. 29 so get applying! Taxonomist Intern American Academy of Neurology Primary Duties: Assist in creating a standard taxonomy & ontology for AAN content and the field of neurology Coordinate testing of the taxonomy and ontology by subject matter experts (editorial board members and other physicians) Use the Temis taxonomy & ontology management tool to update the taxonomy Develop a system or process for the AAN to update and maintain the taxonomy and classify content correctly on a regular basis 2016  Intern  – Records Management Metro Transit Primary Duties: Develop and improve a taxonomy for the LRT division Manage and update the ECMS used by the LRT systems Locate documents for employees Maintain small paper document collections with inventories Assist in building common MS Access...

The SLA/ALA Information Professional Panel that was rescheduled from fall will now take place later this month. Here is the event information: Information Professionals Panel Monday, February 29 6:00pm to 7:30/8:00pm CdC 362 From prison librarians to digital media managers, come here five professionals currently working in "alternative" careers in library science. Hear their stories, get their advice, have your questions answered. The event is free. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Our panelists are: Mary Wittenbreer (Regions Hospital) Robert Nicholl (American Swedish Institute) Sarah Quimby (MN Historical Society) Phil Seibel (Aldis Systems) Jean Anderson (Minnesota State Law Library) Hope to see you there!

It's a new year and a new semester, and it's time to kick things off with the first SLA meeting of 2016, this Thursday (February 4) from 5:15pm to 5:45pm in CdC 20. We'll be recapping our tour of the fabulous Walker Art Center Library on January 28th, announcing our new Vice President, and going over the timeline for the 2016 SLA scholarship. For more detail, check out our meeting agenda here . Hope to see you all there! P.S. There will be pizza (from Pizza Luce)!

Special Libraries Association Annual Conference Scholarship Application Philadelphia, PA June 12th-14th, 2016 Amount: $1,000 Deadline: April 4th, 2016 Every year, the St. Kate's SLA Student Group uses the proceeds from the SLA-MN Holiday Party silent auction in December to offer a scholarship for a student to attend the annual SLA conference the following summer. This year, the SLA Conference is in beautiful Philadelphia, PA. The scholarship is open to all St. Kate's students in the MLIS Program, and all are encouraged to apply! The application consists of a 1,500 word essay that addresses: Your involvement in SLA and/or commitment to the field of special librarianship. How attending the 2016 SLA Conference will further your career and/or education. How your attendance can benefit the St. Kate’s MLIS Program. To apply, submit your essay to kyoon@stkate.edu via email with the subject line: "2016 SLA Scholarship Application."  Please conta...