St. Catherine University: SLA

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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

Join us for a night of celebrating and connecting with fellow information professionals! This is SLA-MN's popular annual holiday event that includes excellent hors d'oeuvres, opportunities to connect with other local special librarians and information professionals, and a silent auction organized by us, the MLIS Program's SLA Student Chapter. Proceeds from the auction support a Travel Award for one MLIS student to attend the Annual National SLA Conference, to be determined by an essay contest. We are currently in the process of soliciting donations from alumni, professionals, and businesses. We will need volunteers to help set up the silent auction on the day of the event! Please let us know if you are interested in helping with the silent auction. This year the event will be held at the beautiful James J. Hill Center in downtown St. Paul. Whether it's to support SLA, network, or enjoy the amazing setting, we hope to see you there! Click HERE to get tick...

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

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...