St. Catherine University: SLA

Our SLA Professionals Info Panel is in just a few days! Come meet library professionals from a variety of workplaces, hear about their experiences, and ask questions. We hope you can join us! Monday, May 4th 6:30pm - 8:00pm Google Meet ( contact us for meeting link) Our panelists:     Mary Dolan O'Brien: Program Manager - American Academy of Neurology     Rachel Wangerin: Senior Technical Information Analyst - 3M     David Norris: Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, St. Catherine University

Registration is open for the SLA Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina June 6-9 and current St. Kate MLIS students are invited to apply for the $1,000 Special Libraries Association Student Travel Stipend! To apply, submit a 750-1,000 word essay to Konhe Yoon ( kyoon@stkate.edu ) answering: This year's conference theme is "Drive Forward Charlotte"; how will attending the 2020 conference help you "Drive your career forward"? How are you how involved with or committed to special libraries? How would attending benefit the SLA student group, MN SLA, or the MLIS program? APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 25

We had an excellent panel for our Spring 2017 Information Professionals Panel. Our panelists offered great insights and advice to St. Kate's students. For those of you who weren't able to make it to the event, Amy W. has graciously put together this summary of the discussion:  Information Professionals Panel 4/10/17 Marilee Tuite, Librarian, Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Transportation   Janice Aida Lurie, Head Librarian, Minneapolis Institute of Art Lindsey Kobow, Taxonomic Analyst, Target Jessica Huffman, Research Associate at the American Transportation Research Institute Janelle Beltz, Law Librarian, Fredrikson & Byron

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...

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...

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 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!

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...

Date: Monday, December 7th Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm Location: HGA Architects and Engineers (420 N 5th Street #100) Tomorrow is the much-anticipated SLA-MN Holiday Party and SLA Student Group silent auction. We have managed to acquire about 20-25 donations for the silent auction and are ready to put this thing into action. If you haven't yet, register for the party here and come join us for an evening of low-key mingling with information professionals in the Twin Cities (not to mention fancy food and an open bar!). Hope to see you there!

Letters asking for donations from around 25 local businesses were sent out today, with a round of about 25 more going out next Sunday to new businesses we've never contacted before. The letters introduce what the donation is for and encourage the businesses to donate for a good cause (scholarship) and to get visibility at an event attended by many local professionals and students.  We will be seeking volunteers for [scripted] follow-up calls soon, so get your dialing fingers ready! On the Information Professionals Panel front, our planning group is meeting next Tuesday to figure out contacting the panelists, marketing and food for the event. It should be a good one! Have a good week!

Image from hellogiggles.com Hey Hey SLA! The St. Kate's SLA group had another successful meeting last Thursday. If you couldn't make it, don't worry! You can read the meeting minutes  here , and there are still plenty of ways to help out. In brief, we talked about: Our special library tour. The two winners from our poll were  art and corporate libraries , so be looking for more information on that towards the end of this semester or possibly in spring. The information professional/special librarian panel is happening  Monday, November 30th at 6:00pm . We have EIGHT ideas for panelists right now, which is great! If you'd like to help with panel prep, shoot us an email. The SLA-MN Holiday Party is set for  Monday, December 7th , and we are in charge of putting on the silent auction. We will be sending out letters to businesses asking for donations in the last week of October and will be looking for volunteers to help with follow-up calls in the seco...