Saturday, April 4, 2009

Conference Call with SLA Toronto

Hi everyone,
Just so everyone is aware, this Tuesday I will be having a conference call with the current president and president-elect of SLA Toronto. They are going to be taking suggestions for how they can help improve and add special libraries content at FIMS. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know, or better yet, make a blog post!

Currently I think I will suggest the following:
- We need to find a way to get information about special libraries to students (and not necessarily through being a member of the SLA formally, as not every student can spend the money on it)
- Have a way in which students can connect with special or non-traditional librarians (perhaps through mentorship)
- More reliable information on the job market, realistic information so that we can plan our education accordingly
- More information (again!) about co-op, employment, volunteer work and so on
- Find a way to bring back the SLA student group! Perhaps help find a suitable faculty member who would be willing to oversee it.

Any ideas, add them in the comments or make a new post. Get your voices heard.

Erin

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