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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

Hello all, Next week is national library week. On April 9th ALA posted a series of events that will be taking place in Second Life. http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/april2008/secondlife.cfm Ron

Dear USC Archivists - don't know if any of you are interested in going to Montana, but this is an interesting 1-year position. Connie Constance B. Schulz MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVES Position Number: 51730075 Position Title: PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVIST Location: HELENA, MT Job Status: Full Time Temporary Salary: $29,093.00 to $32,617.00 Additional Salary Info: This position is funded for 1 year (12 months). May continue if future funding becomes available. Duties : The Photograph Archivist works to ensure that negatives, prints, slides, and other historical photographic images are collected, preserved, and made available for current and future patrons. The Photograph Archivist reviews and assesses donated materials to determine their condition and historical value. Applies archival management theories and methods in determining how collections or images should be cataloged. This includes the physical preparation...

This job is in New Jersey - but looks like a good job for the right person. Many of you wouldn't have the five years of requested experience - but a number of you might, and you can certainly count your assistantship experience here. Connie Archivist - IEEE (Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.) Archivist IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Our core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Our 1000-member staff serves 375,000+ members in 160 countries. Among the career disciplines on our staff are publishing and product management, intellectual property sales, marketing and communications, information technology and business administration, government relations and human resources, educational activities and technical standards, and membership development and support. Through the dedication of our members, we’re proud to be the w...

Hello, We have invited three candidates for this position to campus in April. The Search Committee would very much like to have your input as we move forward in filling the important Augusta Baker Endowed Chair in Childhood Literacy. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday April 22 2:00 - 3:30 Dr. Jeanne Cobb will make a presentation in Room 209 Davis College. This will be followed by a reception from 3:30 - 4:30. This will be a good opportunity to get to know Dr. Cobb. On Friday April 25 , Dr. Nancy Tolson will give a presentation at 2:30 - 4:00 following by a reception from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. And on Tuesday April 29 , Dr. Dianne Johnson will give a presentation from 2:00 - 3:30 .m. Both Dr. Tolson and Dr. Johnson will also present in Davis Room 209. Please join us. Pat

Contact pfeehan@gwm.sc.edu if interested. Dr. Pat Feehan I am looking for an intern or someone who wants to do an independent study. As you know the last intern we had here from USC was fantastic and has recently been selected as the children’s librarian at a great branch of the system. My new role as Communications Coordinator is part of the Dallas Arts Learning Initiative, a multi-organizational partnership to bring arts and arts education to Dallas citizens in all the places and ways they learn. As arts and literacy have a direct positive correlations, the Dallas Public Library launched Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas. http://dallaslibrary.org/ecrr/ecrr.htm Together with our partners organizations we are conducting workshops (based on the PLA ECRR program) at libraries, recreation centers, agencies, and cultural centers among others throughout the city. We have already trained nearly 100 facilitators to conduct the workshops and are working to reach 10,000 by the end of ...

To Whom It May Concern: My name is Mark Sgambettera and I am a student at Queens College GSLIS. I would appreciate it very much if you could post this call of proposal on your academic listserv. I am looking for panel participants from among GSLIS students or recent graduates. Thank you for your consideration. Mark Sgambettera Call for proposal: Digital Reference Services: Reconfiguring Library and Archival Instruction on the World Wide Web Conference and date: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference, Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, July 9, 2008 I am looking for panel participants who are interested in digital reference services in libraries and archives, and who are either advanced students or recent graduates of an MLS program. The panel will concentrate on interactive, self-guided reference services that provide library or archival instruction to users through a repository Web portal. This panel will demonstrate design trends in digital re...

On April 18 and 19 2008, the 22nd annual A(ugusta) Baker's Dozen: A Celebration of STories will take place with special guest Walter Wick, photographer of Scholastic's highly acclaimed I Spy series. Friday April 18 - there will be Storytelling for Fourth Graders on the grounds of the Robert Mills House. This usually begins around 9:30 a.m. Friday April 18 7 p.m. The Augusta Baker Lecture will feature Walter Wick. a reception, booksale and autographing will follow in the Bostick Auditorium of RCPL's Main Library. Saturday April 19 11-2 Storytelling for Families will take place on Hampton St. next to the Main Library. *---------------------------------------------------------- On April 26 and 27, 2008 - The Storytelling Festival of CArolina will take place in Historic Laurinburg, NC with nationally known storytellers Len Cabral, Donald Davis, Diane Ferlatte, and Jay O'Callahan. Register online at www.sfoc.info Enjoy! ...

What : Joint Meeting of the SC Chapter of SLA and Charleston Archives, Libraries, Museums (CALM) Council When : April 18, 2008, 10 AM Where : College of Charleston, Rivers Communications Museum, 58 George St., Charleston; see this link for a parking map that shows parking garages near George St.: http://www.cofc.edu/%7Eparking/map.html Program : Copyright for Librarians, Archivists, and Museologists, by David Lehmann, J.D., MLIS Note : David would like to have any specific questions of interest about copyright issues ahead of time so he can be prepared to answer them. Please e-mail them to him directly at: lehmann@law.sc.edu Schedule for the Day : 10:00-10:30 Registration, coffee and goodies 10:30-12:00 Program presentation by David Lehmann 12:00-1:30 Lunch at the College of Charleston Cafeteria; lots of choices of sandwiches, buffet, including vegetarian; self serve; pay on the spot, depending on choices 1:30-2:00: Separate business meetings of...

YOUTH SERVICES ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN REQUIREMENTS: MLS from an ALA accredited school preferred; Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, elementary education or librarianship required. Must be able to assist in the development of programs that will appeal to children of all ages. Must have basic Microsoft computer skills. Must be able to supervise others. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends, as hours of work will vary. PRIMARY DUTIES: Responsible for providing services and activities for children and young people (through high school) in conjunction with the Director of Youth Services. Assists with management of the juvenile collection. Develops and maintains the children's audiovisual collection. Assists the Director of Youth Services with the allocation of budget for juvenile materials. Assists with any needed publicity for the juvenile collection or programs. SECONDARY DUTIES: Answers in-depth reference questions as needed. Reports any deficienc...

Editorial Office Assistant The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education is seeking a part-time student assistant (7 hrs. per week) to work in our editorial office located in the Coker Life Sciences Building. Primary responsibilities involve word processing (Microsoft Word), data entry (Excel), and filing. Additional responsibilities will be somewhat determined by the student's interests and skills. Applicants with experience/interest in the following areas are encouraged to apply: document formatting; editing/proofreading; scanning/image editing; and/or web publishing. Somewhat flexible work schedule. Must be able to start work in late April/early May. Because of the time required to train an assistant in all aspects of Journal operations, the ideal candidate would be someone willing to commit to work through the end of spring semester 2009. For the right candidate, this could evolve into a part-time staff position or freelance ...

Hello all, I know this is not a Columbia cause, but as it does effect children in South Carolina and I know how generous SLIS folks have been for similar causes in the past, I am spreading the word. Please let me know if you want any more information! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chesterfield County's First Steps, which is an organization that prepares young children for school, has just learned that they are being cut $15,000 next year. The funding they are losing is what pays for the Imagination Library program (you can find information on that at http://www.imaginationlibrary.com/ ), which means that 500 children in our county will not be enrolled next year. In an effort to make up some of the loss, First Steps is having a drawing to win $1000.00. Tickets for the drawing are $5.00, and at the moment there are only 1,000 tickets, so your chances of winning are pretty good. Six tickets will fund one ch...

Hello everyone, This is Travis. Below is an e-mail Jane Meyers just sent out about Lubuto at the ALA Conference this summer, and I wanted to let people know so that you might attend Lubuto-events this summer. Also, LISSA will help with Lubuto's poster presentation, which Jane mentions in her e-mail as well as mentioning that we are the ALA Student Chapter of the Year. See you in Anaheim, Travis -------- Dear ALA colleague: The innovative Lubuto Library Project, which builds beautiful libraries with excellent collections and services for street kids, orphans and other vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, will be presenting information on its activities via several forums at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. We hope you will be able to attend one or more of these sessions and learn about Lubuto's landmark efforts in Zambia: 1. The main presentation on the Lubuto Library Project, sponsored by Brodart, will be on ...

Congratulations to Patrick McLaughlin, who received the William M. Trafton III Outstanding Student Award for Leadership at the Graduate Student Day Awards Ceremony on April 2, 2008. Patrick has contributed so much as a leader of LISSA and we are very proud of him.

This week, come out to RCPL's Southeast Regional Library and the USC Russell House to learn about how recycling helps protect both our environment and our public health! You'll get a free, information-filled canvas tote bag (great for groceries). Monday, April 7, 2008 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. RCPL Southeast Regional Library 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Russell House (2nd floor) Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. RCPL Southeast Regional Library Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Russell House The RCPL Southeast Regional Library is located at 7421 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. These events are part of a health campaign called "The Role of Public Health in Promoting a Healthy Environment," launched by SLIS student Manju Tanwar and the graduate students in Dr. Daniela Friedman's health communication class. The campaign is part of National Public Health Week . To learn more about the campaign, see http://www.sph...

The winners in the 12 research poster and presentation competition sessions at USC's Graduate Student Day are posted on-line at: http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/GSD/ GSD2008_Poster_Presentation_competition_winners.pdf Photos from the Awards Ceremony can be found here: http://uscphoto.smugmug.com/invite/171562454547f62cfa7fe899.53078021 [the password for this photo gallery is: grad]

LISSA was thrilled to have Jane Kinney Meyers speak at our Symposium on April 2, 2008. Her work is an inspiration to us. Below is a message from her organization, The Lubuto Library Project. -------------------------------------- A ten-minute film excerpt of the opening event in Lusaka for the first Lubuto Library is now available on YouTube at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ek6cS59QCU4 Progress on the Lubuto Library Project $20,000 matching pledge challenge: Many of you have responded to our Advisory Board member Marilyn Hollinshead’s very generous offer of a 100% match of donations up to $20,000, and we have so far received donations totaling $13,870! As you know, the $40,000 a full match will raise will allow us to begin construction of the next Lubuto Library. This means we have $6,130 to go! If you recently donated, either during this challenge or just before, we again extend our heartfelt thanks. But if you have considered supporting Lubuto and haven’t yet made a financial gift, ple...

A message from our LISSA faculty advisor, Dr. Feili Tu: Dear Friends and Colleagues: I am very thrilled to make this announcement to you. The SLIS Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) has been selected as the American Library Association Student Chapter of the Year Award recipient for 2008. Last year LISSA was honored as the Student Chapter of the Year Runner-Up. Using suggestions made by the ALA’s New Members Round Table, the LISSA officers and students have made many improvements in the organization. They have been working very hard and definitely deserve this great honor. As Bob Wolverton, chair of the 2007-2008 Student Chapter of the Year Award Committee, said: “ … The committee applauds LISSA’s hard work in each of the seven categories related to the Student Chapter of the Year Award. Your chapter has made excellent use of Web 2.0 technology, developed original and effective fundraising activities, and offered an...