St. Catherine University: SLA

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!

It's been a busy semester, and we're ready to wrap it up with our last SLA meeting of the year this Thursday, December 17th at 5:00pm - 5:45pm in CdC 17. Please join us to learn about a tour of the Walker Center Library coming up in January, a recap of the SLA-MN Holiday Party last Monday, and our search for a new VP. Cheers!

Why a picture of pizza? Because that's what you'll get if you come to our first meeting on  Thursday, September 24 @ 5:15pm in CdC 17 . Whether you're ready for it or not, the 2015-2016 school year is upon us and we'll be looking for students to help us brainstorm new activities to do this semester, including: Possible tours of the Cargill and Mayo Clinic libraries. Hosting a professional from the field to come give a talk. Attending an SLA-MN meeting. The SLA-MN holiday party in December (we're in charge of the silent auction). Anything else we can think of! So come meet some fellow students and get involved in your profession. Hope to see you there! If nothing else, do it for the pizza.

Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the 2015 SLA Annual Conference in Boston, M A The 2015 SLA Conference will be held in Boston on June 14 through 16th.  The St. Catherine University's Special Library Association Student Group is offering a $1,200 scholarship for a student to attend the conference. Essays will be judged based on the following criteria: Evidence of involvement in SLA and the St. Kate's student group. How you will use your participation to promote and improve St. Kate's MLIS program. How attending the SLA conference will impact your career and/or education. Demonstration of commitment to the field of special librarianship. How to Apply: St. Kate's MLIS students are encouraged to apply for this scholarship by submitting an essay of no more than 1,500 words. Essays must be submitted to Assistant Professor Kyunghye Yoon by April 21, 2015. ______________________________________ Essays will be judged by the SLA Minnesota Chapter Aw...

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...

This is a free event that all MLIS students are able to register for and attend. ProQuest Day Featuring Mary Ellen Bates – October 23, 2014 Mary Ellen Bates is renowned in the information industry and one of the nation’s leading experts in customized information research (information brokering). She is the author of seven books, most recently The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Making a Living Doing What You Love, and she has by-lined nearly 300 articles and white papers on various aspects of research and information gathering.  A frequent speaker around the world, Mary Ellen is passionate about finding ways for info pros to effectively and compellingly communicate their strategic value to their organizations. Please join ProQuest on October 23 for lunch and an exciting afternoon featuring an exclusive presentation by special guest and info pro Mary Ellen Bates. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about ProQuest’s solutions for the corporate market, inclu...

The SCU Special Libraries Association will be hosting a tour of a special library this fall semester. We would like your input on what types of special libraries you would be most interested in seeing. This survey will be followed up with another based on your input in which the actual type of library to tour will be voted on. Your participation in this one question open response survey is greatly appreciated. Link to the Questionnaire Library tour questionnaire Thank you, Eddy Morrow SCU SLA Chair/Webmaster

Agenda / Topics for SCU SLA Meeting this Sept 10, 2014 1. Introduction & Welcome             Ask for a brief intro of those who are present & what they’re looking for from SLA this year 2. Goals for the Academic Year Fall 2014 2.1 Tour a special library 2.2 Silent Auction Holiday Meeting 2.3 Brainstorming other ideas? Spring 2015 SLA Out of The Box Conference/Session/Panel 3. Items on the fire ready for action 3.1. Setup Silent Auction Committee 3.1.1 Draft Silent Auction Timeline ---- STAT 3.2. Get Poster Board Developed for SCU SLA Group 3.3. Ideas for special library tour 3.4. SLA Out of the Box Committee ---- STAT 4. MLA Conference 10/8-10/9 - volunteer for free/reduced registration 5. SLA-MN events What’s Brewing in Industry Research Where: Day Block Brewing When: Sept 15, 5-8pm For more information click here To register click here 3 rd Board meet...

Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the 2014 SLA Annual Conference in Vancouver, B.C.  The 2014 SLA Conference will be held in Vancouver on June 8 through 10th.   The St. Catherine University's Special Library Association Student Group is offering a $1,500 scholarship for a student to attend the conference. Essays will be judged based on the following criteria: Evidence of involvement in SLA and the St. Kate's student group. How you will use your participation to promote and improve St. Kate's MLIS program. How attending the SLA conference will impact your career and/or  education. Demonstration of commitment to the field of special librarianship. How to Apply: St. Kate's MLIS students are encouraged to apply for this scholarship by submitting an essay of no more than 1,500 words. Essays must be submitted to Assistant Professor Kyunghye Yoon by April 21, 2014. ______________________________________ Essays will be judged by the  SLA M...

Join us for our monthly meeting. Upcoming topics include library tours and events for the semester!   Thursday, February 13th CdC 5 5:15 - 5:45 pm     We're also still looking for volunteers to represent the SLA at MLIS social hours this week. Those are held in the MLIS hallway from 5-6p tonight (Wed),   tomorrow   (Thurs), and   Friday . Please let  Lori  know if you can make it to all or part of the hour on any of those days.  

Join Us This Spring Semester! We will be meeting Thursdays in CdC room 5 from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm on February 13th, March 13th, April 10th, and May 8th!  

Lynn Stang is the awardee of this year's St. Kate's SLA Student Group Conference Scholarship. The scholarship will send Lynn to the SLA 2013 Annual Conference  in San Diego this June. Congratulations Lynn -- and enjoy the conference! 

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 su...

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 network...

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.  

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 .

The St. Kate’s SLA Student Group Web site has MOVED!   And, we have a new LOOK! Check out our new site at http://units.sla.org/StudentGrps/ucsc/ and explore.  At our site you can find out about: Who we are Upcoming tours and events Our past activities Resources for study, the information profession, and the job search Scholarships Ways you can participate!! We would like to thank Lacey Mamak, our out-going Webmaster, for her work on the new CSS design.  We appreciate her design efforts and getting us started on an updated look with a more maintainable CSS layout!!  Thank you Lacey! So, be sure to update your Student Group Website bookmark!   (For a while our old URL, http://units.sla.org/StudentGrps/ucsc/home.shtml , will forward to the new address.)     Happy Browsing and check back frequently for events and ways you can Join us this Semester!

The Minnesota SLA chapter announced the 2010 winner of their annual Grieg Aspnes Scholarship.  Congratulations go to Carol Lynn O'Gara - our own student group Co-Leader!  Here is the announcement made today from the Minnesota chapter: Congratulations to Carol Lynn O'Gara, the winner of the 2010 Grieg Aspnes scholarship! Carol is planning on graduating in May of 2011 from the St. Kate’s MLIS program.  She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the College of St. Thomas and her law degree from the University of Minnesota. Carol Lynn has served as one of the SLA Student Group co-presidents and will continue that role in the upcoming year.  She has especially enjoyed her management and technology classes at St. Kate’s, and while her interests cover many areas of special librarianship, her newest interest is law libraries. She just accepted a job at Crane Engineering as a librarian/research assistant. Carol Lynn also continues to volunteer at the Minnesota State Service for ...

Yes, you have landed at the right place. - your eyes are not playing tricks on you.  This is the St. Kate's Special Library Association Student Group blog! This new look for our blog is a preview of the new look for the Student Group Web site.  The Web site redesign is in testing and will be launched before the start of the new school year.  The blog has been redesigned to match more closely with the new Web site design and create a cohesive online presence for the Student Group. Watch here for the announcement when the Web site redesign goes live!