Special Libraries UWO Students

Minutes of Jan. 25

2010-02-08T11:23:00.000-08:00

Budget Report

Current shortfall of $65
Considered various options for storing future funds

Fundraising

Jan 27 Bake Sale Event
The volunteers for baking and staffing the event were finalized
Tables will be available from the GRC
To be located at NCB 295
Prices to be determined
Decide forgo advertising

Future Events

Medical Libraries event March 4
Law Libraries event March 25

Minutes of Jan 18

2010-02-08T11:14:00.000-08:00

Updating the Website and Blog

Linking the blog and website together
Updating the job searching

1st Networking Event Jan 19

Thea will handle the advertising
The event's duration
Discussed the food and drink to be provided
Discussed the overall costs of the event
Will utilize the costs as a baseline for future events

Ongoing Fundraising

Options considered: Raffle, Movie Night, Pub Trivia Night, Bake Sale
A bake sale was selected as the most viable option and the date was set for Jan 27

No Further Business

Stipends for June 2010 SLA Conference

2010-01-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

The following lists the stipends available for students to attend the SLA Conference in New Orleans. The conference takes place in June 2010 and for full details about the conference, see here: http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2010/index.cfm

There are several stipends from different divisions of SLA, including:
Pharmaceuticals and Health Technology
IT
Engineering
Science & Technology (NEW! Added January 26th)

--> SLA DIVISION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

The SLA's Division of Pharmaceutical and Health Technology would like to
provide financial assistance to students interested in attending the
2010 SLA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.

An award stipend of up to $1,500 will be granted to a maximum of 3
qualified applicants.

Applications are due by Friday, February 12.

For more information about the application please visit:
http://units.sla.org/division/dpht/division_info/awards-travwin.shtml

--> JOE ANN CLIFTON STUDENT AWARD SUBMISSIONS FROM IT DIVISION/SLA

The deadline for this award is quickly approaching. For more details visit the website listed below.

As the winner, we will

* Reimburse your travel expenses, not to exceed $1,500, to attend the SLA
Annual Conference June 13-16, 2010 in New Orleans.
* Recognize and present the winning paper at the Annual Business Meeting of
the IT Division.
* Publish the winning paper in b/ITe, the official Division newsletter.

See details:
http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/itdivision/2010/01/2010-joe-ann-clifton-student-award-submissions-it-division.html

--> SLA Engineering Division $1200 Inspec Travel Stipend Award
Call for Applications

$1200 Inspec Travel Stipend Award to attend the SLA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, June 13-16, 2010

Inspec is sponsoring their annual award of a $1200.00 travel stipend for a library school student toward payment of expenses incurred while attending the annual Special Libraries Association conference, to be held in in New Orleans, LA, June 13â€‘16, 2010.

The Inspec Award will be given to the qualified student who submits the best essay of three or less doubleâ€‘spaced typed pages describing the following topic:

"Describe and propose the use of a web 2.0
technology to connect users with information
in an engineering library."

Qualification for Entering the Award Competition:

Be a student member of the Special Libraries Association.

Special Instructions:

1. Give your full name, address, telephone number, e mail address, and a statement, on one page, of your qualifications, as given above, for entering the award competition. Include the name of your library school.

2. Type your full name (without any additional personal information) at the top of each essay page. Double space the typing on all pages.

Deadline for Submission: February 9

Submit entries for the award to:

Bette Finn, SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee
Georgia Tech Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332 0900
Voicemail: (404) 894 1790, Fax: (404) 894 8190
Email: bette.finn@library.gatech.edu

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http://units.sla.org/division/dst/Award/KIRKTRAVELSTIPENDAWARD.html

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: March 1, 2010

SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY DIVISION S. KIRK CABEEN TRAVEL STIPEND AWARD The S.
Kirk Cabeen Travel Stipend Award is offered to a library school student
or first time conference attendee. This $750 award is to be used toward
expenses of attending the SLA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, USA
June 13-16, 2010.

QUALIFICATIONS: Be a library school student or first time attendee; be a
current member of SLA, preference going to Science-Technology Division
members; if NOT a student, then must be attending his or her first SLA
conference.

NOMINATIONS: Self-nominations are encouraged.

Send a typed and signed document including complete title, Library
School and anticipated graduation date, employer, and all professional
and personal contact information.

All nominations must also include the following:

A short essay (500 words or less) on the theme of the 2010 Annual
Conference: "Entering SLA's Next Century: Let the Good Times Roll!"
The essay should be double-spaced. Neatness, spelling and grammar will
count in judging. Supporting documentation must include a current
curriculum vita OR resume for the candidate, significant publications,
supporting letters, etc.

Applications should also mention if you are currently applying for other
SLA division awards.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: March 1, 2010

Nominations and all accompanying materials should be sent to Sheila
Rosenthal, Chair of the Sci-Tech Division Awards Committee, at the
following email address: slr@sei.cmu.edu

POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS:

1. Recipient (s) will write a brief article (approximately 1,000 words)
on the conference experience for the November 2010 Sci-Tech News.

2. Recipient (s) will be asked to serve on the Science-Technology
Division Awards Committee in the following year to provide for the
continuity and enthusiasm of the awards.

NOTIFICATION:

1. Applicants will receive notification of award status by mid March
2010. The award checks will be sent to the recipient as soon as the
receipts are received by the Awards Chairperson.

2. The recipients' names will be posted to the Science-Technology
Division's Web site 3. The award will be announced and presented to the
recipient at the Science-Technology Division's Annual Business
meeting/breakfast.

Aftermath of SLA Conference Call

2009-04-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

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!

Conference Call with SLA Toronto

2009-04-04T14:36:00.001-07:00

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

Meeting Notes - Tuesday March 24th

2009-03-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

Today we talked about:
- Martha Foote's (past SLA Toronto president) day-to-day worked, based on information she provided me with.
In more detail: she is the general manager of the board of directors for LibraryCo. She is the only librarian, but interacts on a regular basis with librarians, stockholders and many others. When asked about what she likes about her daily work, she said that it's varied and interesting, always changing. However, she noted that what she doesn't like is that she has to do all the clerical, administrative and professional work herself - she has no one assisting her. She feels that this takes away from her ability to do more professional work. When asked what problems she felt faced special librarians, she said that often emplyers will cut money from the library because it's "all on the internet", and feel that the money can easily be spent elsewhere. As a result, she believes that companies are effectively dumbing down their information content.

- We also talked more generally about a medical librarian and corporate librarian. Both seem to have struggles with budget cuts, or working alone. The medical librarian primarily does literature searches for clients.

- We then talked about some issues facing special libraries, like proving your worth to your employer by knowing your numbers and your actual value. This can come in handy if someone drops by your library and says "are you a drain on this company?" To which a special librarian who knows their numbers could say, "No, in fact we help save the company money through increased productivity, quality of information etc. Here are the numbers about how much money I save you every day".

- Brent talked about his experiences in a government library for co-op, and how it relates to special libraries

- Candance gave us some information on her co-op in a non-traditional librarian role (in a corporate setting)

- We also talked some politics that surrounds why certain people might want to work for a corporation, or might not. Related to this, we discussed pay rates for different kinds of special librarians, noting that the seemingly very low rates might be affected by librarians working for the not-for-profit sector.

If I missed anything that anyone else would like to add, please feel free to add!

Erin

Tuesday March 24th

2009-03-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

Let me know here if you want to meet at 12pm or 4:30 on Tuesday. If there is a demand for both, we will have two sessions.

You may also suggest another date.

Erin

CASLIS

2009-03-15T14:42:00.000-07:00

In addition to the SLA, there is also the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services. http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CASLIS

^ Check them out as well!

Erin

Joining the SLA

2009-03-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

Since we're all about special libraries, I just wanted to bring everyone's attention that the student membership in the SLA is $30. It's a good idea to take advantage of that special price now, and you can have access to all the documents and information via their website.

Check it out!
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm

Erin

Meeting

2009-03-02T17:26:00.000-08:00

There are two options for a special libraries meeting on a Tuesday afternoon, both time slots with no classes scheduled.

12 - 1ish
4:30ish.

Any thoughts? Any preferences?

-- Erin

Special Libraries Weeeee

2009-03-02T08:19:00.000-08:00

Hello world,
The point of the special libraries group of students at UWO is to just talk special libraries. We exist because there isn't enough special libraries content in our program, and we want to change that for ourselves. So, we're going to talk about special libraries, we're going to discuss the issues, the benefits, the experiences we have had, and ask questions!

We will be meeting as a group at some point in the future, and I think we'll try (provided no one protests) to recording the meetings and posting them here so that our fellow group members who are away on co-op can still hear everything we did!

To my fellow group members, I now encourage you to post a blog! Comment, share and above all - ask questions. Let's see if we can't get them answered, or find someone who can.

Some ground rules/information:
- Everyone in the group will have access to make blog posts.
- Comments will be turned to anonymous so that we can comment without having to have another blog to sign in with
- Sign your blog posts and comments so we know who wrote it!
- You MAY NOT edit another person's blog post - EVER!
- What you write must be respectful (that means of everyone, this is not the place to mock anyone, drag UWO through the mud, or fight - we're not interested; if it's offensive, I might have to delete it and I really don't want that to happen)
- This is OUR blog, not mine - so please participate!
- It has to be related in some way to special libraries - that's the point!
- Tag, it helps to keep things organized

-- Erin