Today I had the conference call with the SLA Toronto chapter president and president-elect. It was a very productive call. I took the comments that people presented to me and let them know. Further, they are going to work with me (and others who are interested!) in bringing back an official SLA student group. They also said that they would help with disseminating information, making connections with students with perhaps mentorship, and having us connect with the U of T SLA chapter so we can see the kinds of things they are doing as well.
They even said that when it comes time for special libraries to get involved with co-op at FIMS, they will be huge supporters and get more special libraries on board. That means more special library experience! They are also going to try and connect to the SLA members in London, so that they can act as guestspeakers, mentors or even to increase volunteer opportunities.
Lots of really good special libraries stuff is coming our way at FIMS!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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
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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