St. Catherine University: SLA

Our first SLA meeting of Spring Semester 2020 is Feb. 12 at 5:15.  We'll talk about our plans for the semester - events, activities, & tours - and get to know one another!

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!

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

Dear SLA Members, On Monday, December 8, 2014 , 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. This scholarship will help send a St. Kate's MLIS student to the 2015 SLA Annual Conference in Boston. We would love your help with donations! We are looking for a variety of items, including: 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! Keep in mind friends or relatives with a c...

Please join us for a panel discussion on non-traditional ways to use your MLIS degree.  We have several members from our chapter who will discuss what they do and how they use their MLIS skills and provide advice for students who are interested in non-traditional roles. Monday April 11, 2011  6:30 to 8:00 pm Cdc 017 Panel members: Eileen Quam :  Information Architect/Application Development Team Lead Rachel Pennig : Customer Support Manager Recurly (recurring billing startup located in San Francisco CA) joining via Skype (alumnus) Margaret Ostrander : Manager Search at Thomson Reuters (alumnus) Mike Schatz : Web/software and database programmer who has worked at companies ranging from 2 people to large multi-national corporations  Terri Horseman : Business Information Specialist focuses on market and competitive intelligence Cargill (alumnus)

Good news!  Were you planning on attending the "Future Ready" event with Cindy Romaine, 2011 SLA President, on Monday, April 4 ?  Well, the $15 student fee for her formal presentation qualifies for professional development funding from the St. Kate's SGO.  And it is easy to apply! To learn more about the SGO Professional Development Fund go to the MLIS Program Internal Website (via Kateway ) , then click on: Menu:  Get Involved -> SGO Click on "SGO Professional Development Fund" link Download the guidelines and application form PDF file If you have questions about the SGO Professional Development Fund contact Andrew Crow.  His contact information is listed on the professional development fund page mentioned above. For questions about the "Future Ready" event contact the SLA Student Group at stkatesla@gmail.com or see our blog post announcement for event and registration information .

In all of our MLIS classes we envision the library and information profession of the future. Here at St. Kate’s we will have a special opportunity to meet and have a discussion with the 2011 SLA President Cindy Romaine . Cindy’s platform for 2011 is “ Future Ready .” This year SLA members are discussing what it means to be Future Ready in the blog Future Ready 365 . Every day since the beginning of the year someone has posted their idea of Future Ready. What is yours? On the evening of April 4 Cindy Romaine will be presenting and leading a discussion here at St. Catherine’s. Before the formal presentation, Cindy would like to talk with students and faculty to hear what Future Ready means to you and how the MLIS education fits into your view. Please join us for the student discussion from 5 - 5:30 p.m . and then stay for the formal presentation and discussion beginning at 5:30 p.m . This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Chapter of the SLA and is being hosted by the St. ...

The St. Catherine University Master of Library and Information Science program received initial accreditation from the American Library Association.  This is wonderful news for all of us here at St. Kate’s!  See the St. Catherine University announcement .

There is still time to RSVP for MN Chapter's Salon 4:  Librarians to the Rescue, dinner, drinks and discussion following Marilyn Johnson's lecture.  Please RSVP by sending an email to csimon1656@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 13. See our original blog post for details,  Salon 4 - Librarians to the Rescue

The St. Kate’s SLA Student Group is extending the party!  You are invited to join Minnesota SLA Chapter members for a post-lecture discussion, dinner, and drinks following the book talk  with author Marilyn Johnson on Friday, October 15, 2010 . The SGO is sponsoring Marilyn Johnson’s talk about her new book, “This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All.”  (See the SGO announcement at http://lissgo.blogspot.com/2010/07/author-marilyn-johnson-to-speak-at-st.html .) After the lecture , the St. Kate's SLA Student Group is hosting a group discussion at Geordies 454 Bistro as part of the Minnesota SLA Salon Series.  Please join MN SLA members and your fellow students for the post-lecture dinner and drinks from Geordies new Fall menu. This is a great social and networking opportunity! Marilyn Johnson's talk will be followed by questions and a book signing.  Books will be available for purchase from Common Good Books. Please RSVP for ...

On Monday, August 30, 2010 , the student group leadership is holding a 2010-2011 kickoff planning meeting. We are meeting at Brewberry's coffee shop near campus to begin planning events and library tours for the upcoming school year. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about the student group and get more involved! We have a few things in the works, but please join us and bring your ideas on how we can explore and learn more about special librarianship! Brewberry's The Coffee Place - near St. Kate's campus 75 Fairview Avenue South, St Paul, MN 55105-1712 Monday, August 30, 2010 5:15 p.m. Also, please join us even if you only want to learn more about the student group or meet this year's co-leaders. You don't have to jump in with both feet - you can do as much or as little as you are comfortable with. Or, if you can't make it next week and have ideas to share or want to be involved in the future please email the student group at: stkates...

The Student Governance Organization (SGO) of St. Catherine University's MLIS program is hosting author Marilyn Johnson on October 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the Jeanne d’Arc auditorium on St. Catherine University’s St. Paul Campus. Ms. Johnson is the author of  This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All . For more information see St. Kate's MLIS SGO Blog .

Our new Associate Dean for the St. Kate's MLIS program, Dr. Deborah Grealy, was introduced to the MN SLA Chapter at their meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 . Dr. Grealy spoke of her career in Special Librarianship and how she has always sought out the local SLA chapter. She also spoke of the accreditation process and her vision for St. Catherine University's MLIS program. She was warmly received by Minnesota's special librarians. Following Dr. Grealy's talk, five St. Catherine MLIS graduates and current students sat on a Reverse Mentoring Panel. The purpose of the panel was to provide veteran librarians with some insight from new librarians. The panelists spoke of school and work experiences that have been most helpful to them, ways experienced librarians can help those of us new on the job, the importance of communication and business skills, and being a "pretend extrovert." Many thanks go out to Liz Scheibel for planning and moderating the panel. Also, ...

Before we begin the new school year, it is time to look back at some of the events we had last spring. On Monday, March 15 the student group joined with the SCU MLIS department and shared a Monday Night Event. The student group's portion of the evening was a presentation on the SLA Alignment Project. The following recap, from Polly Perkins, was published in the MN SLA Chapter's Spring 2010 Bulletin : "Caralyn Champa, MLIS Alum 2009, and SLA Alignment Ambassador, presented at the March 1st Monday night event at St Kates on the Alignment Project, an intensive two-year research effort recently undertaken by the Special Libraries Association. The Alignment Project was aimed at understanding the value of the information and knowledge professional in today's marketplace and how to communicate that value. Caralyn's report covered the Projects results, information of interest to everyone concerned with the changing information landscape and SLA. Caralyn's PowerPoint...

We had twenty-one people, including four alumni, come learn about how to create an e-portfolio for marketing yourself in the job market. Thanks for the great turnout! If you are interested in taking Ellen's e-portfolio class it is offered, free of charge, fall and spring semesters to SCU students and alumni. Watch the KateWay News. If you were unable to attend on March 8 you will soon be able to download the handout of e-portfolio resources from the SCU MLIS Web site. Watch for it on the Events Archive page.

Are you beginning or in the middle of a job search? Come learn about an exciting way to market yourself, the principles of a good portfolio, how to tailor it for your MLIS skill set, and tips for using an e-portfolio in your job search. The St. Kate's SLA Student Group and the St. Kate's MLIS department are proud to present: Marketing Yourself with a Professional E-Portfolio Monday, March 8, 2010 6:30 - 8:00 PM Coeur de Catherine, room 20 Ellen Richter-Norgel, Director of Student Retention at St. Catherine University, will take us through the process of creating an electronic portfolio that will help you stand out in a crowd, especially in this tight job market. Eight years ago Ellen developed the workshop "Developing Your Professional E-Portfolio." She continues to teach this free course to St. Kate undergrads, graduate students, and alumni. Ellen will discuss what a portfolio is and what it isn't, the importa...

On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the St. Kate’s Special Library Association Student Group will be hosting a Silent Auction fundraiser at the Holiday Party event sponsored by MALL, SCIP, and SLA at J. J. Hill Library 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 Washington D.C. in June 2009. We would love your help with donations! · Gift certificates – Gas Stations, Restaurants, coffee/tea shops, movie theaters, video stores, 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’D like to bid on! Do you have ...

The Resume Event co-sponsored by our group and the MLIS department was a success! 27 people attended and heard Judy Galt of Galt Information Services, LLC give an overview of resumes. Attendees then were able to review their own resume with Renee Weddle, Librarian at Cargill; Jane Ann Nelson, Library Director at Augsburg or Marilyn Cathcart, MLIS Assistant Professor and former Director of the Legislative Library. Judy's slides are posted on St. Kate's website if you are interested. Thank you to all who helped make the event a success!

Lacey is the winner of this year's CSC SLA Student Group Conference Scholarship. The scholarship will send Lacey to the SLA 2008 Annual Conference in Seattle , WA this June. Lacey Mamak is a member of both the SLA Minnesota chapter and the St. Kate's SLA student group. She currently works at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as the senior library assistant. Prior to her work at the Legislative Library, she worked at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Charlottesville , Virginia , and the Mills College Library in Oakland, California . She received her B.A. in psychology from Mills College and is excited to graduate with her M.L.I.S. from St. Kate's. Lacey would like to thank the student group and Minnesota chapter for this amazing opportunity. Look forward to reading about her experience in the MN SLA chapter bulletin following the conference. Congratulations Lacey!

Help the Friends support the MLIS accreditation process by reach their goal of $100,000 in the Sister Marie Inez Johnson Library Endowment. As of August the account has reached $95,567! Thursday, October 18 th 5:30 – 7:30 pm 409 Derham Hall, CSC The Saint John’s Bible Presented by Tim Ternes, Director of Programming & Exhibitions, St. John’s University Refreshments & Door Prizes RSVP to Rita Schultz 651-690-6649 or rischultz@stkate. edu