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The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applicants for the first annual Rose Robischon Scholarship, underwritten by Swets Information Service. Through this scholarship, a serials professional lacking funds for professional travel will be able to afford attendance at the 2009 NASIG Annual Conference to be held in Asheville, North Carolina, June 4-7, 2009. The scholarship is named in honor of Rose Robischon. During her two decades of active service in NASIG, Rose served as member and chair of several NASIG committees and held the elected position of treasurer from 2005 to 2007. NASIG is pleased to offer this scholarship in memory of Rose's many contributions to the library profession and to honor her energy, warmth, and humor. The scholarship offers the recipient with funding to attend the NASIG conference for the year in which the scholarship is given. Expenses for travel within North America, registration, and three nights ...

From Theresa J. Wallace at The Humanities Council: Hello, It's that time of year again! We are looking for volunteers for the 2009 South Carolina Book Festival, scheduled for February 27-March 1, 2009 in Columbia. I am contacting you because you have either generously volunteered your time with us in the past or have expressed interest in volunteering with us. I have attached the 2009 Volunteer Registration Form, which lists the various volunteer opportunities that we have at the SC Book Festival. If you would like to volunteer in 2009, please fill out and return this form. (Though it can certainly wait until after the busy holiday season!) There is additional information about being a volunteer on the SC Book Festival Web site, including a FAQs page. You can access this information by going to the Web site ( www.scbookfestival.org ) and clicking on the "Volunteers" link on the top menu, or you can go there directly from the link below: http://www.scbookfestival.org/index...

From Grant: Dear LISSA, Just recently I have had the great opportunity to sit down with members of the State Library and discuss some possible projects that LISSA can become involved with. There were lots of good ideas mentioned and I think there are some great opportunities to work with the State Library. These are: Research for the State Library on Government Agencies and their use of the State Library Talking Books recording, proofing, and possible narration Story-times with Dr. Peehan More information is to come so if anyone is interested in hearing more information about this email me off the listserv. This will also be mentioned at the next LISSA meeting. ---------------- Karen Miller currently volunteers with Talking Books and had this to say: I saw the Talking Books volunteer opportunity on the LISSA website at the beginning of this semester and got in touch with Naomi Bradey about volunteering. Naomi trained me to review (edit) recordings and I have been reviewing a couple ...

http://www.students.ala.org/studentmemberblog/ The new ALA Student Member blog will feature a regular round-up of bloggers covering topics ranging from how to get involved in ALA, tips and ideas on job searches, news and information on professional development and opportunities as well as regular feature categories like: * Get Involved, Get Connected - focusing on how you can get involved in the ALA and network with your peers and colleagues * Students in the Virtual World - tracking what libraries and library students are doing in the virtual world * First Year Impressions - telling stories and getting suggestions from students in the first year of library school * Student Chapter News - keeping you up to date on what ALA Student Chapters are doing across the country And much more!

The 2009 calendar is almost here! If you want to go ahead and reserve a copy or two (and who doesn't?!), contact LISSA(slis_lissa@yahoo.com) , see Grant, or pay via PayPal below!

This week LISSA will be at Goatfeathers at 2017 Devine St at 6pm Friday November 21. See Google maps below for directions. Faculty, staff & non-members welcome. See you there!

Come join us this Wednesday as Dr. Greg Wilsbacher speaks to us about his work at the USC News Film library. It will be held in Davis College room 112 at 4 PM, free pizza and refreshments will be provided. For those who cannot make it there physically, join us on breeze at: http://breeze.sc.edu/wilsbachercolloquium/ Hope to see you all there!

The SLIS Ph.D. students will be hosting their next colloquium on Friday, November 14th. New SLIS faculty member and associate professor Dr. Kendra Albright will be the guest of honor. Dr. Albright will be discussing her current research and her journeys as a Ph.D. student and an international Library and Information Science faculty member. The colloquium will be held in Davis College, Room 112, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

This Friday LISSA will be at the Flying Saucer located at 931 Senate St at 6pm. See Google maps below for directions. Faculty, staff, and non-members welcome. See you there!

This Thursday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m., teen author Jaime Adoff will be speaking in the Bostic Auditorium of the Main Library, Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Adoff is the critically acclaimed author of the YA novels The Death of Jayson Porter, Jimi and Me and Names Will Never Hurt Me, as well as several books of poetry. A book signing will follow the program, with books available for purchase from the Friends of the Library.

The LISSA 10k Walk/Run was held this past Sunday at Riverfront Park. Anyone with collected money, please see Grant.

ALA Presidential Candidate seeking student to assist in campaign: A SLIS student(s) proficient in social networking on the Web with an interest in learning more about the American Library Association. The individual(s) would work with me on devising and implementing strategies for using Facebook (and other social networking means) to reach out effectively broadly and deeply within ALA with information about my campaign...my platform and what I would bring to the presidency. I also need assistance in making contacts with ALA chapters in the states, including and especially the student chapters, to find out the most effective way to deliver information to them and the form and content of messages that resonate with this audience. What would the individual working with me gain from the experience? ALA is very large and complex. They would learn about the organization, how to navigate it and who the key individuals are in it. Should I be elected, I would ensure they had a role in ALA that ...

The 4th annual Read & Romp took place at the State Museum on October 19, and was a massive success. Hundreds of children with parents in tow appeared, migrating from activity tables to arts & crafts to book readings. Kids carried their passports containing the names of every activity throughout the museum, and didn't leave until every space was stamped complete. LISSA's volunteers participated in separate areas -- Thomas Maluck spent his time commandeering an arts & crafts table that helped children decorate their own masks. Another volunteer showed up inside a Clifford The Big Red Dog outfit for photo shoots and encouraging kids to read. The event lasted from 1 to 4 pm, and cheerily chugged along through the sheer will of its volunteers. Photographers from Charleston asked event coordinators about setting up their own Read & Romp in the near future, as crowds of participants left more slowly than they entered, weary from their day of fun.

Kristi Wright from the Conservation Lab will be performing a presentation and demonstration for those interested in learning more about conservation work. Monday, October 27th 5-6 pm Davis College, #216 You can also view live-streaming video via Adobe Connect.

LISSA will be having its first student colloquium this Thursday October the 23rd at noon in Davis College room 112. Travis Ferrell, Allison Read, and Jane Demko will be presenting on their experiences at the 2008 International Federation of Libraries Association (IFLA) held in Quebec, Canada this past August. Everyone is invited so come on by and hear some interesting topics in the library world!

From Grant David Keyes: Dear LISSA Members, I would like to announce that LISSA will be having a meeting this thursday at 2 PM in Davis College. This will be a very interesting meeting we will be talking about upcoming service projects, the 10K walk/run, the t-shirt contest, the calendar and more! If you can make it please come (especially the t-shirt judging committee). If you have any questions please email me off the listserv. Hope to see you all there!

A note from Grant David Keyes about this Wednesday's colloquium: To help further all SLIS students in their professional knowledge LISSA will be having its first colloquium with Dr. Ron Brown this wednesday october the 15th at 4 PM in Davis College RM 112. Dr. Brown will be discussing some current research projects that he has been doing with the School of Library and Information Science. There will be free pizza and refreshments for everyone, and for those of you who cannot attend physically join can join us via breeze at: http://breeze.sc.edu/browncolloquium/ So come on by!

On Wednesday, October 15, at 4pm in Davis 111, Dr. Brown will be presenting "An Overview of Some SLIS Projects" including his new Mac digital video project. On Friday, October 17, join us for on a field trip to Midlands Tech. We'll be leaving Davis at 1:30pm, or meet us onsite at 2pm.

For those who may be interested, Clifford Lynch , executive director, Center for Networked Information , will be speaking on "Humanities Scholarship, Cyberinfrastructure, and the Future of Cultural Memory Organizations," at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 6, at the Lumpkin Auditorium in the Moore School of Business.

Here's a random sample of job titles and locations that are open at the moment: Librarian I & II in Portsmouth, VA Librarian for Digital Humanities Research at Yale Web Services Librarian in Little Rock, AR Cataloger at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL Contracted Writer/Researcher in Regina, Saskatchewan Undergraduate Instruction and Outreach Librarian in Berkley, CA Go check these and more out over at the forums !

LISSA will be at CJ's on the corner of Saluda & Greene in 5 Points this Friday, Sept 26, at 6 p.m. The weather is great so join us for out-door socializing! Need directions? CJ's is to the immediate right of Starbucks . See you there!

As per Glenn: This week LISSA will be in 5 Points on Friday (Sept. 19) for a free outdoor concert. Greene St. & Harden will be blocked off, and Perry Farrell (formerly of Jane's Addiction) and Gavin DeGraw will be playing. You can find LISSA at the fountain in 5 points at 6pm. All are welcome, the more the merrier!

Around 25 news jobs are posted on the forums. So, if you're in the market or just want to check the market out, head over .

This week LISSA will be at the Publick House at 2307 Devine St at 6pm Friday. We've had a great turn-out the first 3 weeks, so thanks to everyone who has made it out for the socials. As ever, faculty, staff and non-members are welcome! Need directions? Done ! Have any questions? Ask Glenn - dickson3@gmail.com!

The South Carolina Attorney General's Office is looking for an intern for the Spring 09 semester. If interested, contact: Amanda Fleming Librarian S.C. Attorney General's Office (803) 734-3769 Afleming@ag.state.sc.us

The next LISSA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 28 at 1:00 p.m. in Davis College Room 112. Everyone is welcome to attend. See you there!

I posted some new photos from ALA on Flickr--check them out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/slislissa/sets/72157606058747001/ Margaret

The USC School of Medicine Library has a Graduate Assistantship available in the Access Services Department (6311 Garner's Ferry Road in Columbia). The position is 10 hours per week and pays $8.50 per hour and includes $750/semester in tuition assistance. Start date is the week of August 11th. For more information or to apply, please email Karen McMullen at kmcmullen@gw.med.sc.edu.

South Carolina Political Collections ( http://www.sc.edu/library/scpc/ ), part of the University Libraries system, is looking for student assistants to work up to 20 hours/week beginning this fall. Assistants arrange and describe manuscript collections, help with researchers, conduct research, complete photocopy orders, transcribe oral history interviews, assist in the preparation of exhibits, and help with other work as needed. SCPC is located at 720 College St., behind the Colonial Center. Students set their own schedule between the hours of 8:30am and 5pm, Mon-Fri., and enjoy parking spots right outside our door. Assistants must be able to lift 40 lb. cartons and climb steps carrying those cartons. Pay is $7.95 an hour. Students with excellent writing skills and an interest in politics and government are particularly encouraged to apply. To apply, send resume to Lori Schwartz, Special Projects Archivist (and 2004 MLIS grad), schwartl@mailbox.sc.edu. Questions, call 777-0580.

Commencement will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9 in the Colonial Center. The traditional LISSA graduation reception will take place in Davis College immediately following the ceremony. Please join us. Congratulations to our August graduates!

In just 14 days, LISSA members Allison, Grant, Jane, Travis, and Margaret will be on the road heading north to Québec City for the IFLA conference . We're getting excited. Our Lubuto Library Project poster is printed and ready to go for our poster presentation session. We worked hard this year to raise the funds necessary to get to IFLA, but we couldn't have done it without a lot of help! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our cause and pitched in with our fund-raisers over the past year.

Thomas Cooper Library's Government Information, Microforms, Newspapers, & Map Departments is recruiting students for Graduate Assistantships in Fall/Spring 2008-2009. For more information, contact: Bill Sudduth, Head, Government Information, Microforms, Newspapers, and Map Departments Phone: 803-777-1775 E-mail: sudduthw@mailbox.sc.edu

LISSA officers are back in Columbia after a fabulous trip to ALA in California, where we were named the 2007-2008 Student Chapter of the Year . Check out photos from our trip on our Flickr page ! You can watch the video of our Student Chapter of the Year Award reception here . We're grateful to Dr. Feili Tu, our faculty advisor at the School of Library & Information Science, for supporting us throughout the year, and to our director, Dr. Sam Hastings, for sending us to Anaheim to accept the award.

Saturday, June 21. 9:00 p.m. Ernest's house: 2129 Santee Ave. (in Five Points). Google map All night party. Live Band. Hot food. $3 cover. Doors open at eight. BYOB. Cornhole Tournament. $2 a person to enter. Awards to be given. We are having this party to raise money to attend the IFLA conference in Quebec, so please feel free to come by, eat too much, rock out, flirt, and generally make an ass out of yourself to help us get there.

The Fort Jackson Museum is looking for an intern for their library. For more information, contact Heather South at the Dept. of Archives and History at southh@scdah.state.sc.gov .

The South Carolina State Library is looking for an intern for Fall 2008 to work on a web site audit project for DISCUS. 135 contact hours - schedule TBD Location/work area TBD Can use visitor parking Use blogging software for journal of activities Curtis Rogers will handle overall paperwork/administrative activities Amy Duernberger will work directly with intern on learning objectives DISCUS Internship Objectives - Web site audit project 1. Review and update the previously completed audit of public library Web pages to check for effective and complete linking to all DISCUS provided databases. 2. Create and conduct an audit of institutions of higher education to check for effective and complete linking to all DISCUS provided databases. 3. Work with DISCUS staff to create an effective means of notifying and collaborating with libraries to enhance or make corrections in their linking to DISCUS databases. The overall goal of this project is to assist librar...

Media literacy expert Frank Baker will be giving a presentation this Saturday, May 17th, from 10:00-11:30 am at the Russell House. This presentation is part of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies showcase during Spring Reunion weekend. If you would like more information, please refer to the attached press release, or contact Elaine Taylor at etaylor@sc.edu. Please join us for this presentation Cheers, Erin Long Erin Long FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2008 SPRING REUNION EVENTS ABOUND AT USC Media Literacy Expert Frank Baker, Dean Charles Bierbauer to Present During the University of South Carolina’s Spring Reunion Weekend Frank Baker, award-winning media literacy educator and consultant, will be featured during the University of South Carolina ’s Spring Union Weekend, May 16-17, as part of a showcase for the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies. This free event is open to the public. Baker’s presentation,...

Next week is Children's Book Week! Enjoy! http://bookweekonline.com/index1.html Dr. Pat Feehan

Hello, I know that the semester has ended, but we need some help getting the Lubuto bibliographies done by Monday, May 12th. Volunteers may come and go as needed during the following times: -- Thursday : 3 pm until 9 pm FREE PIZZA around 6 pm -- Saturday : 10 am until 9 pm FREE PIZZA around 1 pm -- Sunday : 10 am until 9 pm FREE PIZZA around 1 pm The work that is left is not hard to do, it is just that it is time-consuming. If we had ten people work for two hours, we could finish up what was left fairly easily. Please help me and Virginia out. We can get it done by ourselves, but it will take us hours and hours to finish everything up on our own when ten people working would make life much, much easier. If you can stop by, please respond off-list to slis_lissa@yahoo.com so I know how much pizza to get each time. You can also just stop by. Thanks for your help and have a good night, Travis

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The SLIS keeps on having good news! I am very thrilled to make this announcement to you. Patrick McLaughlin has been chosen as one of the 2008-2009 NLM Postgraduate Fellows. The National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program, one of the most prestigious LIS postgraduate programs, is a one-year postgraduate training fellowship at the NLM in Bethesda, Maryland, with an optional second year program component. The program is designed to provide a broad foundation in health sciences information services, and to prepare librarians for future leadership roles in health sciences libraries and in health services research (For more information see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/index.html ). It is a great honor for an LIS student to be chosen as an NLM Fellow. Many of the NLM postgraduate fellows have become leaders in the fields of health sciences librarianship/health informatics. The competition this year was fierce. Twenty ...

Hurray! It’s spring AND it’s graduation! As you know from my previous updates, graduation is my favorite celebration. I love to meet our students’ families and friends and help rejoice in the accomplishment of attaining a graduate degree. The Masters degree in library and information science is the passport for work in service of our cultural heritage. There is no better feeling than knowing what you do is important and can change lives - we make sure people have access to the information they need in perpetuity. There is no expiration date for what we do. There is no greater reward than seeing the spark of understanding in someone you have helped. I hope you will be able to join us for any or all of the following events on Friday, May 9. 1. 3:00 Commencement in the Colonial Center 2. 4:30 Reception and Celebration of the SLIS Graduates in Davis College 112 3. 5:30 Beta Phi Mu Inductions and SLIS Awards Ceremony...

Hello All: Below is information on the upcoming deadline for Chapters and Loose Papers , the SAA student chapter newsletter. In the past, editors have taken articles dealing with current research or completed internships. I encourage anyone with exciting stories to share them with other SAA groups! Submission information is available at the Chapter and Loose Papers website: www.chaptersandloosepapers.wetpaint.com Thanks! -Santi

The deadline for submission of an Application to Graduate in August, 2008 is Monday, June 2nd. Please be sure your application is at the Student Services Office, 102 Davis College by that date. This will allow our office to process it, as required by the Graduate School . If you have made any drops or adds during your program, you must complete an adjustment form to document the changes to your original Program of Study. To help locate these forms, go to: http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/DocLibrary/doclibrary.html Application for Degree (Graduation) http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/DocLibrary/doclibrary.html Adjustment Form The application is available online at the Graduate School website at the following URL: http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/doclibrary/doclibrary.html . Look for this form description, "Application For Degree (used in applying for graduation) AS-126 PDF Word HTML" . You must complete, print and sign the form. ...

The first Version of the Congress Programme is now available from the IFLA website. Please look at: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/Programme2008.htm More details will be added in the next weeks. Josche Ouwerkerk Conference Officer

J753 Seminar in Information Services in Summer I 2007 (June 2 to July 3) – Monday and Wednesday, 6:00 PM to 7:50 PM Enjoy the convenience of taking the J753 Seminar in Information Services during the summer. J753 will bring you up to date on the latest developments in reference, information, and research services in a variety of libraries. You will learn how to better serve your users and how you can continue to stay current in a quickly changing technology environment. You will learn how to: * select, evaluate, and access electronic reference information systems * negotiate a site license for these systems * create information service policies * develop advanced problem-solving skills by using various general and subject databases * oversee the design and provision of library education programs * assess the needs of your users * use Web 2.0/Web 3.0 and Library2.0 to enhance your information services, including library applications in the Second Li...

Deaf411 Launches “Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S. ” Project What does a city need to accommodate Deaf residents? NEW YORK CITY (Deaf411) - April 28, 2008 - Moving to a new town can be a stressful experience for anyone. Challenges are greater for people with hearing loss who seek businesses, restaurants, and social networks that are accessible to them. It is estimated there are 28 million Americans who have a hearing loss. This research project, "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S. ", announced today is a first step towards meeting the need for a comprehensive network of information to assist with relocation planning. By identifying services and businesses that are considered "deaf-friendly" or are "communication accessible", potential consumers, who may be deaf or have a hearing loss, will have the tools critical to making informed decisions. Deaf411, a marketing and public relations company, has launched an internet video w...

Free SLA Student Memberships Are you (or do you know) a Library/Information Science student interested in Sci-Tech Librarianship? The Student Relations Committee of the Sci-Tech Division of SLA is offering two FREE one-year memberships in SLA (includes affiliation with the Sci-Tech Division as well as one chapter affiliation). To be eligible for one of the free student memberships, all you have to do is come up with some creative & relevant ways that the Sci-Tech Division should engage with library/information science students who are looking forward to a career in Sci-Tech librarianship. Check out what we already do at the Sci-Tech Division website: http://units.sla.org/division/dst/index.html . To apply, send your creative ideas, along with your name, email, phone number, address, and the library/information science program in which you are enrolled to hilary_davis@ncsu.edu. Deadline: May 25th, 2008 If you are not selected for ...

Dr. Jeanne Cobb and Dr. Nancy Tolson's presentations can be found at http://www.libsci.sc.edu/bakerchair/presentations.htm Pat Dr. Pat Feehan

This is a periodic reminder to post your event and look for conferences around the world in the: INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR OF INFORMATION SCIENCE CONFERENCES ( http://icisc.neasist.org ) Over 500 conferences listed in the past year! Over 75 countries hosting events on all continents! Over 80 countries represented by visitors to the Calendar! Over 9,000 visits a month! If you work in the information sciences and related disciplines (libraries,archives, museums, information and communication technology, telecommunications, etc.), be sure to stay up to date on the latest opportunities to learn and share your work throughout the world by regularly checking (RSS available) and posting your events in the Calendar. Help colleagues by registering the conferences you are aware of in case they are not listed. If your favourite conference or the one you organise is not listed, be sure to let us know of your event. There are three ways to submit event...

Hello Everyone! I wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to all of the students, staff, and faculty who helped make the First Annual Celebration of Latino Children's Literature Conference a HUGE success. I would especially like to thank Carolyn for her help with all the conference logistics including planning the menu, renting the facility, handling the finances, and covering the registration table. Thank you to Liz for the beautiful job on the conference website and for being photographer extraordinaire on Saturday. Thank you to Jill for your help with all the signage and thanks to both Liz and Jill for all your technical support. Thank you to both Pat and Donna for your moral support, encouragement, and extra hands throughout the day. Thank you to Nonie and Laura for handling all the paperwork for the conference and to Adam for making all the badges. Thank you to Travis and all the LISSA Students for your help stuffing bags, running the confe...

Lubuto Library Project Update in Seattle An outpouring of SLA members’ support after Jane Kinney Meyers was presented with the 2007 Dow Jones Leadership Award in Denver has propelled the Lubuto Library Project forward on many fronts, with almost $40,000 in SLA individual and chapter donations ($85,000 including all information and book professionals) fueling our innovative operations. One such donation came “in recognition of what members of SLA can accomplish to help library users around the world.” And in addition to many large and small financial donors, dozens of SLA members volunteer their time and expertise to organize events that dramatically broaden our capacity to engage top-notch professionalism in service to some of the world’s most marginalized children. At the Annual Conference in Seattle, we would like to thank all of you, show you what your contributions have helped accomplish, and discuss our plans for the future – but still ensure that your investment in Lu...

The Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Buggy has invited us to meet with Andrew Comrie, PhD, Dean of the Graduate College at University of Arizona, Director of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs, and Associate Vice President for Research. Dr. Comrie is visiting at the invitation of the Provost's Graduate School Study Group which has been commissioned by the Provost to examine the role of the Graduate School at USC and has asked to meet with graduate students. Information about Dr. Comrie can be found at: http://grad.arizona.edu/ Please join us on April 30 from 1:30 - 2:30 at Byrnes 305. RVSPs are required since space is limited. Alison Mc Letchie Graduate Assistant, The Graduate School & Treasurer, Graduate Student Association E-mail: gradstso@gwm.sc.edu

Hello, This is Travis. I need some people to help out with the Lubuto Library Project this Sunday, April 27th starting at 10 am in Davis College. It is very light bibliographic research, and I will have pizza. I really need 10 people to help out, each to do update one or two bibliographies. It isn't hard work, and it would really help me out if folks could give two or three hours this Sunday. Please contact me off the list at slis_lissa@yahoo.com if you will come, so that I will know how much pizza to have. Thanks and have a nice day, Travis

Students, This is a reminder that the course evaluations will close on 25 April 2008. We know that you are very busy completing projects for the spring semester. It is important for our accreditation that we have completed evaluations. We are requesting that you take a few minutes to complete the course evaluations. Thank you, Carolyn

Hello all, This is the big one! The one you have been waiting for! The outdoor cookout spectacular! Already we have some kind librarians bringing veggie dishes and veggie burgers, different kinds of meat, and assorted food items that will be burnt on a grill, but please feel free to help end our starving grad student stomachs by providing soda/water, cups, and chips, chips, snacks (thought I was going to say chips there, didn't you?) The cookout will be at Ernest Greene's house which is behind Harper's in 5 points. I am guessing 7 pm will be an appropriate time, but keep checking the listserv in case that changes. Also, expect a good deal of lawn golf tournaments. If you haven't played that yet, you haven't fully utilizied your back yard. Hope to see you there, As always swing me any questions, As always have a wonderful day, Adam

I wanted to share the following with you. WLTX-TV came to Davis College today and interviewed Julia Lopez-Robertson and I about the Latino Child Lit conference. Below is the link for the Latino conference story on WLTX. "Thanks for the wonderful interviews yesterday. I think the story turned out nicely. It will air tomorrow morning at 6am, and again at 5pm and part of it may air tonight at 11pm.. You can also see the written story and the full video streamed online. Just go to: http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=61238 " Enjoy! Jamie

Hello - all of you early birds - who have been asking for the syllabus and reading list for SLISJ757 - Young Adult Literature. I love your enthusiasm but it will be a little while before those are ready. You will receive a reading list in enough time to spend your summer reading YA titles at a leisurely pace, however, it is not ready at this time. Stay tuned. I will let folks who have registered for the course know when it is available on Blackboard. Thank you and....good bye for now. Pat Dr. Pat Feehan Associate Professor

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Greetings all! There are a great deal of fabulous employment opportunities for Librarians right now with the Federal Government. Jobs are located throughout the world and offer EXCELLENT benefits and pay. For more information, and to apply, go to: http://www.usajobs.gov/ Search Jobs with key word: Librarian To see all opportunities, leave the Location field empty; the search will then pull up every announcement for Librarian within the Federal arena... I've had a fantastic experience working as a Federal Librarian and want to encourage others to check it out... Thanks, ~Susie Susanna Joyner, MLIS, ED.S Library Director, Recreation Division-DFMWR DSN: 780-6993/2449 COMM: 706-791-6993/2449 FAX: 706-791-3282 susie.joyner@us.army.mil DFMWR - www.fortgordon.com Woodworth Consolidated Library - http://gordon.army.mil/dhr/library

Graduate Assistant Needed : At SC Center for Children's Books and Literacy to work on a grant funded project. Activities will include building a literacy database and working on community information literacy outreach programs for Orangeburg County . Work can begin either in Summer I or Summer II and position would continue through the fall semester. Pay is $8.50 per hour. Please contact Ellen Shuler at 803-734-8207 if you are interested. Individual must live in Columbia area. This is a 10 hour per week position. Graduate Assistant Needed : For general work at the SC Center for Children's Books and Literacy. Individual will help process incoming books, shelve books, and assist with overall activities of the Center. Be prepared to work quickly and be a self-starter! You will get hands on experience with children*s books! Outgoing personality and creative spirit desired! Position will begin Summer I with possibility of ...

Farewell Celebration for Dr. and Mrs. Sorensen Date : Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Time : 3 - 4:30 p.m. Location : Davis Field (Beside Russell House) Free Food and Fun As we conclude this academic year, I ask that you take a moment to reflect on your individual achievements as well as the accomplishments we have made collectively as a university community. In this time of celebration, we extend great appreciation to a person whose guidance and support has benefited our institution in countless ways. For the past six years, Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen's contributions have been at the core of our University's success-new University initiatives including the establishment of the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Capstone Scholars Program, and the Gamecock Guarantee have been implemented under his term. While we are sad to see him conclude his tenure as president, we can truly say that our university is a better place b...

Students, SLIS J730 Cataloging Information Materials has been added to the fall schedule. Mary Cross will be the instructor, it will be a web-based course, and there will be mandatory chat sessions Mondays, 6:00-7:50. Madonna

Here are some pictures taken by the College of Mass Communications and Informaiton Studies because LISSA won ALA Student Chapter of the Year.

Pictures of Ms. Jane Meyers' LISSA Symposium lecture are now available here . Enjoy.

Pictures for Dr. Paul Lieber's I-COMM Event, "PR in the Info Age," are now available here .

Pictures for the Steve Leight / Collexis Colloquium are now available here .

Anyone getting ready to graduate and looking for a job - here is an opportunity to get on a state employment civil service list as eligible for pretty good jobs. Those of you interested in other regions or states might check out the "employment" or "jobs" section on individual state archives' web pages to see whether you might need to be doing something like this NOW for future job openings where you want to find employment. Connie Constance B. Schulz Exam%20Oppty%20-%20Archivist%201%20and%202.pdf

Libraries and librarians in the movies! http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20190897,00.html Enjoy, Carolyn

Denise Lyons - Dallas Public Library and her citywide "Grandparents Program" http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6285952&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1 Dr. Pat Feehan Associate Professor

LISSA has had a terrific year. All of the current LISSA officers will be attending the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California this summer to accept our Student Chapter of the Year Award. We owe our success both to the hard work and dedication of everyone currently involved in LISSA and to the initiative and work of all of our previous officers. It is because of all of you that we have achieved so much this year, and we are very grateful. With the announcement of our newly elected officers, we want to say that this organization will be left in extremely capable hands. We are confident that with their leadership and creativity, along with the continuous devotion and support of our faculty advisor, Dr. Feili Tu, next year will be even better for LISSA than the last. It is with great pleasure that we will hand the torch over to our new officers: Grant David Keyes, President Mike Lee, Vice President Ernest Greene, Treasurer Tara Smith, Secretary Congratulations to all of the officers...

I know that many of you have been disappointed that J729 was taken off the Fall schedule and was replaced with J733 Serials. As I teach both courses, I'd like to encourage those of you who would have taken Academic Libraries to take the Serials course instead. The refereed journal article is the chief medium for distributing scientific and other scholarly information. The world is changing, both in how journals are made available and how scholars interact with each other in the online environment. It is for that reason that I have made a request to the Curriculum Committee to consider a change to the title of the course to Serials and Scholarly Communication. Anyone who will provide information services in the academic or research environment should understand how scholars communicate their findings and the role of the library in that process. For more "advisement" information about this and other classes in technical services, go to http://www.heidihoerma...

This website may be a helpful resource for you: http://www.conferencealerts.com/index.htm Alison Mc Letchie Graduate Assistant, The Graduate School & Treasurer, Graduate Student Association

Hello, The USC Graduate School just sent the following information about the Women's Leadership Institute. Just click on the link below. Have a nice day, Travis Women%27sLeadership.pdf

Carlisle Associates Inc. in Columbia T.R. Zanders Jr. AIA VP - Architecture Subject: Looking for part time student help. The student’s work for us would include: 1. Maintain the periodical and hard bound library materials, card catalog and database. 2. Maintain the materials library. 3. Maintain the Construction Specifications Institute database listing the catalogs of materials we have on have for reference. 4. Assist in maintenance of our project records database. 5. Assist in maintenance of our project archives. I would be happy to meet with you to discuss our needs if that would be of help. I can be reached at the numbers below if you would like to call. Regards, Ted Zanders Carlisle Associates Inc. 803-252-3232, 803-799-9054 (f)

Timeframe: Summer I and Summer II 135 contact hours - Schedule TBD Location/Work area TBD Can use visitor parking Use blogging software for journal of activities Curtis Rogers will handle overall paperwork/administrative activities Amy Duernberger will work directly with intern on learning objectives DISCUS Internship Objectives - Web site audit project 1. Review and update the previously completed audit of public library Web pages to check for effective and complete linking to all DISCUS provided databases 2. Create and conduct an audit of institutions of higher education to check for effective and complete linking to all DISCUS provided databases 3. Work with DISCUS staff to create an effective means of notifying and collaborating with libraries to enhance or make corrections in their linking to DISCUS databases. The overall goal of this project is to assist libraries in their implementations of DISCUS so tha...

Event : Next & Last LISSA Meeting of the semester Date : Tuesday, April 15th Time : 5:00 pm Where : Davis College Room 112 Free Refreshments Please join us for the last LISSA meeting of the semester. It will the last one where I am president, so please come out if you can. And there will be free goodies. See you soon, Travis

Event : Next & Last LISSA Meeting of the semester Date : Tuesday, April 15th at Time : 5:00 pm Where : Davis College Room 112 Free Refreshments Please join us for the last LISSA meeting of the semester. It will the last one where I am president, so please come out if you can. And there will be free goodies. See you soon, Travis

EASI Webinar Snapshot Choosing Reliable Assistive Products Wed. April 16 2 PM Eastern President Reagan once said, "Trust but verify!" and this is a good rule in selecting products whose vendors say are accessible. Section 508 relates to making purchases and it has tools to help you. The VPAT, Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, is a device jointly created by the Information Technology Industries Council and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to help vendors meet the 508 standards and help purchasers understand what the vendor is doing to meet those 508 standards. EASI's Webinar Snapshots are short, to-the-point presentations and we will only begin to scratch the surface of introducing the VPAT. Many of us have come to associate Section 508 with Web standards, but Section 508 actually has 8 sections dealing with other topics such as video, self contained devices and more. This Snapshot will give a quick ov...

Designing Documents for Tomorrow's Access Needs Designing Documents for Tomorrow's Access Needs Scrolls went out with the printing press, and scrolling through electronic documents is already being replaced by formats that let the reader jump from chapter to chapter, paragraph to paragraph and select a page and instantaneously start reading it. Some students with disabilities are earning the envy of their seeing peers because they can find the item requested by the teacher faster than they can locate it. Document navigation is closely related to document structure and document formats like DAISY that take advantage of it. The recently revised Individuals With Disabilities Act now has publishers providing K-12 schools with electronic books using the NIMAS format, a subset of DAISY. While it is currently being accepted slowly, this will change, and you will need to know how to create electronic documents in this new and exciting format. ...

Applications are now being accepted for Dialog's Roger K. Summit Scholarship for library and information science students in North America . Interested students should start the process immediately: the deadline is April 30 and the process cannot be completed overnight! The $5,000 award will be presented at the SLA Annual Conference in Seattle , Washington , June 15-18, 2008. The award is named in honor of Dr. Roger K. Summit, founder and chairman emeritus of Dialog, for his outstanding contributions to the field of information science. The application is available at http://gep.dialog.com/scholarship/application.shtml . For more information, please contact Allison Evatt at allison.evatt@thomson.com . Allison Evatt, MIS, MEd Graduate Education Program