LISSA

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. ...