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Essay Contest at the University of South Carolina to be recommended to the ALA Student-To-Staff Competition Topic: What do you hope to learn from attending and volunteering at the ALA annual conference? In what ways will this contribute to your long-term professional development? Essay requirements: The essay should be approximately between 750-1,000 words in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. The essay should be double spaced with a cover page. The cover page should list your name and email address – do not include your name on the actual essay. To be eligible for the essay competition, you: Must be a member of LISSA (if you are unsure, email Meredith at keeterm@email.sc.edu ) Must be an ALA student member (to be recommended for the program) Must be a current student at the time of the ALA conference (Summer 2012) or recent graduate (no earlier than May 2012) Essay is due JANUARY 9th, 2011 (first day of Spring classes) About the Student-To-Staff Program: "Each year 40 li...

LISSA is proud to announce the new Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS Calendar 2012: Masterpieces   It's that time of year again. LISSA’s international sensation, the Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS Calendar is in its fifth year. Last year we rocked you all year ‘round with our cleverly shot Hot Covers , an ode to famous album covers. The calendar featured your favorite students from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. This year, the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) has aimed high with a new 12 months of artistic delight! With Master Pieces we aim to please with 12 photographs (plus 1 cover) inspired by works of art by masters through the ages! "Wow, this calendar offers 12 months (plus 1 cover) of mildly attractive librarians?" YES! But wait, there's more! Do you find yourself wondering when the next library-related state conference or national conference begins? We’ve thoug...