Posts

Showing posts from 2019

MNSLA ANNUAL PARTY - NOVEMBER 8!!

Image
Join colleagues, friends, and new acquaintance at the SLA/MALL Annual Party on  Friday, November 8 , from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, in   Urban Growler 's private Barrel Room . Register here ; if you're unsure you are welcome to walk-in and pay cash the day of.  Enjoy sandwiches, hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and soft drinks. A selection of Urban Growler craft beer, including a gluten-friendly hard seltzer, will be available for purchase. Learn more about our  generous sponsors : Bloomberg Law, Line of Sight Group, and ASTM International. Bid on  silent auction  items that benefit the St. Catherine University SLA Student Group. NOTE: Please bring cash or your checkbook. Cost:  $10 for MLIS Students. This includes all food and soft drinks. Sponsors : We are grateful to our generous event sponsors:  Bloomberg Law ,  Line of Sight Group , and  ASTM International . Parking/Transit : Urban Growler has a free parking lot, and there is free side street parking. It is located abou
Image
Join us for our October meeting on October 10! We'll be talking up SLA updates and latest news on the silent auction for the holiday party. Don't forget about the November and December meetings! See you there!

SLA Meeting - September 12 at 5:15pm; CDC 20

Image
*Agenda for the meeting will be sent out prior to the meeting*

Summer Social with SAA!

Image
Enjoy the last bit of summer before fall semester starts during the SLA/SAA Summer Social! We'll meet at Sociable Cider Werks on August 20 from 6-9pm. You can come for any amount of time - we'd love to see you there! There is onsite parking too! If you have questions, email SLA (stkatesla@gmail.com) or SAA (saa@stkate.edu). Hopefully we'll see you there!

Meeting Thursday!

Image
  Our next meeting is this Thursday! Click here to see the agenda . Since it's our last meeting of the year and we, the leadership team, are all graduating, we'll be handing off the torch to our new lead team and talking about other upcoming events, like our library tour ! We hope you can join us!

Upcoming Library Tour!

Image
SLA will be touring the James K. Hosmer Special Collections this May! The collections include historic and rare materials, and are located at the Minneapolis Central library. Click here for more information . Please let us know if you're coming here: RSVP .

Meeting Thursday, April 18!

Image
  Click here for the agenda

POSTPONED: Happy Gnome Happy Hour

The event is postponed and the rescheduled date will be announced later. Join us tomorrow, April 10 , at The Happy Gnome in St. Paul for a happy hour! We've invited other information professionals, so come and spend time with others in the field, or catch up with your fellow classmates. There is on-site parking. Date: Wednesday, April 10 TBA Time: 5 - 8 pm Place: The Happy Gnome

Elections for 2019-2020 Leadership

The SLA Student Group is now accepting nominations for next year's leadership positions!  If you are interested in participating in the Student Group leadership next year, please email  stkatesla@gmail.com  by  A pril 10 . We'll hear from the nominees at the April 11 meeting and hold elections after that. Officer positions for SLA have been fluid in definition from year to year. As part of the team, you may assign tasks, determine expectations, and set goals together. For the 2018-2019 year, the officer roles were defined as follows: Chair of Communications Blog Twitter posts Create flyers Reminder emails  Pizza coordinator Chair of Events Vision and delegating roles for event planning Room reservations SGO liaison SLA-MN Liaison Chair of Finances Provide finance updates, handle money Make the agenda Take minutes

Apply now for the 2019 SLA Conference Travel Stipend!

Image
Email kyoon@stkate.edu with submissions

Job Opportunities: Jostens & Bibliotheca (temporary)

Digital Asset Management Cataloger - Jostens Permanent The role is responsible for cataloging and maintaining digital assets and metadata in Jostens Enterprise and Legacy Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems for multiple work groups, processes, workflows, and integrated applications across multiple businesses and sites. Incumbents catalog 2D art and 3D art/CAD digital assets with an established metadata methodology and ensure digital asset and metadata integrity, accuracy, quality and consistency per established and evolving process standards and business rules for enterprise business use and consumption. Click here for more information on duties, required skills, and to apply. Cloud Library Internship Position – Bibliotheca 1 year assignment 20 hours/week $15/hour The Cloud Library Internship position will work with the internal Cloud Library support teams. In this position you will gain experience working directly with library systems and the solutions that they

Meeting Next Thursday, 5:15 p.m.!

Image
Click here to see the agenda.

Internship Opportunity: Ecolab

 Ecolab Paid Internship 1 year assignment 17.50/hour 20 hours/week Ecolab is seeking a Global Knowledge Services intern for a 12-month, temporary assignment based at our Campus in Eagan, MN. This is a great opportunity for a student interested in getting introductory library experience. Be part of a special library team that supports all facets of innovation for Ecolab – and contribute to the mission of making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Click here for the full post. Contact Laura Bell, the previous intern, for more information: labell332@stkate.edu

Award Opportunity! SLA’s Information Technology Division’s 2019 Student Award

The Information Technology Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is accepting submissions for its 2019 Joe Ann Clifton Student Award to help cover expenses at the 2019 SLA Annual Conference June 14-18, 2019, in Cleveland, OH, not to exceed $1,500.  This award is intended to promote participation in the SLA Annual Conference by an exceptional library science student (or field related to the IT Division's mission). The award also includes Student membership in SLA for one (1) year. The deadline for submission is March 25 , 2019. For information about this award, please go to the following URL: https://connect.sla.org/it/ awards/student-award

Meeting Thursday!

Image
See the minutes for what we'll be discussing!

UPDATED: SLA-MN Board Meeting Wednesday

The next SLA-MN Board Meeting is re-scheduled for Weds., March 13 from 6-7:30pm . They will be meeting in the community/meeting room at Peace Coffee on Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis. All chapter members, and interested non-members, are welcome to attend. Among the usual business updates, they will discuss salons and programs/events for 2019. If you have any thoughts/ideas, or would like to host in 2019, please let Lindsey Dyer ( ldyer@jjhill.org ) know prior to the board meeting.

Silent Auction 2019 Success!

Image
Our silent auction fundraiser was successful again this year! Thank you to all who made it happen! Many information professionals and students braved the snowy evening on Monday, January 28, to be at the SLA-MN's annual holiday party, where our fundraiser was hosted. Held at the beautiful, historic James J. Hill Center, we mingled with other professionals and dined on delicious hors d'oeuvrs. We raised $712, which will go towards funding a scholarship for one student to attend the SLA national conference this year. Thank you St. Kate's MLIS students for attending, and thank you SLA-MN and MALL for organizing! Janis Shearer and Maggie Parra Jessica Huffman, Marta Johnson, and Ann Arntson (from second to left) Jennifer Riestenberg, Sarah Stankus, and Laura Bell Dan Sustacek and Ann Arntson Photography taken by Jim Tchobanoff

More Intership Opportunities!

Minnesota State Law Library Paid Internship February 11, 2019 – May 24, 2019 (15 weeks) ~10 hours per week $12 per hour Requirements: Applicant must be a student in good standing at a graduate library or information science program. Ability to work ~10 hours per week at the Minnesota State Law Library during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (excluding holidays). Excellent organization and time-management skills. Preference may be given to applicants with a legal background or those who express interest in law librarianship. Successful completion of a background check. Description: The Minnesota State Law Library Internship provides supervised experience in three key areas of law library operations. Technical services: Update electronic index of legal periodicals Shift collections Convert microform documents to digital format Electronic Services: Create original content and update current content in LibGuides Assist with additional we

ARLIS/NA - Twin Cities Conference Travel Award

This year the Art Librarians Society / North America - Twin Cities Chapter is pleased to offer a $400 travel award for the ARLIS/NA Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, March 26-30, 2019 . The award is intended to enhance the professional development of early, mid, and late career ARLIS/NA members by supporting attendance at the annual conference.  Applications are due on January 18, 2019 See the ARLIS/NA-TC website for more information!

Don't Miss the SLA-MN Holiday Party!

Image