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LISSA at the University of South Carolina  Proudly Presents: The Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS 2013:  Action Movies It's that time of year again , folks!   LISSA’s wildly popular international calendar sensation, The Mildly Attractive Men of SLIS, is now in its SIXTH year!  Last year we catered to your artistic side with Master Pieces , our interpretations of some of the greatest artistic works in the world featuring  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) returns to its homage to pop culture with Action Movies , our take on some of the best classic flicks featuring a bunch of mildly attractive guy-brarians channeling their inner action heroes!  What better way to while away those long hours stuck in your cubicle?  But wait!  We've added even more super-deluxe features!  Do...

Hey everyone, I just received a notice of a part-time job opening at the Orangeburg County Library for a Library Technical Assistant II/Circulation P/T, and since LISSA is cultivating an ongoing relationship with the OCL I wanted to cross-post the job here.  Information about the position can be viewed here ; it sounds like a great opportunity for a Columbia or Charleston area SLIS student to get some work experience in a public library before graduation.  Think how much this can boost your resume/CV!  Hopefully we can get a SLIS student in this position...take a look!  Ann Merryman LISSA president, 2012-2013

It might be summer, but LISSA hasn't wasted any time getting a jump on the year.  We've gained 11 new members following this summer's orientation, and after a fun social event in early June, we decided we needed to put this great group of librarians to work!  After some discussion with one of LISSA's recent grads and new librarians, we came up with a great plan:  weeding the fiction and non-fiction collections at the Orangeburg County Library in Orangeburg, SC.  On Saturday, July 28th a group of 13 LISSA members descended on the OCL from all over the state; three members from Charleston SC (including one alumni), a member from Savannah GA, one from Florence SC, and eight more from Columbia (including two more alumni!).  We got a tour of the library from LISSA alum and OCL Adult Services Librarian Anna Z., and an overview of what we would be working on that day. The workload was a big one:  weeding fiction and shifting part of the collection off the back...

LISSA Rooftop Social, June 2012 , a set on Flickr. Watching the College World Series at the Carolina Ale House rooftop deck...Go Gamecocks!

Hey everyone! It's summer, and that means a transition to a brand-new school year.  For some of us, it means summer classes (that would be me), for others a break to complete an internship or get some practical experience in a library or information setting.  For all of us, I hope it means a bit of a break to recharge, and enjoy some downtime!   For LISSA, it means a new group of officers have taken the reins and are hard at work preparing for the upcoming year, and this summer is no exception.  The officers elected for the 2012-2013 school year are: Ann Merryman, President Kelsey Jackson, Vice-President Hunter M. Deas, Secretary Robert Smith, Treasurer Robert Blank, Web Editor Thomas Jonte, Social Coordinator Cat Faircloth, Social Networking Chair (L-R:  Robert Smith, Kelsey Jackson, Robert Blank, Thomas Jonte) We're so excited to see where LISSA is going this year, and have many exciting plans in the works!  Some upcoming events a...