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Chris Fite , previous LISSA Vice President, was awarded funding in Fall 2015 for attending the DHSI 2015 conference. In lieu of being awarded funding, Chris has sent LISSA a blog post from The Association for Computers and the Humanities that he wrote discussing fundamentals of programming and coding. Congratulations on your award Chris, and thank you for giving all of us more insight into programming and coding! http://ach.org/2015/07/21/the-fundamentals-learning-programming-at-dhsi-2015/ 

The 2016 Calendar is here.... --CARDIGANS OF THE GALAXY-- Are you a Harry Potter, Doctor Who, or Twin Peaks fanatic? Are you in need for a Christmas gift for your best friend, the Trekkie? Look no further...all your favorite fandoms await in the 2016 SLIS Calendar! $15 per calendar, $18 with shipping, and $30 special combo price for a calendar and t-shirt! Contact Lindsay (rogillio@email.sc.edu) or Erin (erinkp@email.sc.edu) to purchase, or come to Student Services in Davis College to pick up your copy today!! All proceeds support LISSA sponsored activities - Thanks for your support!!

This past summer I was a graduate collections intern in the library/archive of the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas. It was not my first internship but it was probably my best. I got a lot of hands-on work experience, I was able to observe the everyday functions of a real workplace in my field, and I received great feedback from some awesome professionals who have helped me further my understanding of what I want to do when I grow up and/or graduate.  I know that an internship can seem intimidating when all you have is a vague notion of what one involves, a few horror stories from folks who have done them, and a bunch of paperwork with deadlines. Figuring out where you want to put your blood, sweat, and tears for a good chunk of time (and probably without pay) can be stressful. But I promise that the hoop-jumping can be worth it, especially if you actually (at least kind of) know what you’re doing when you’re heading into it. Here’s a few things that I’ve learned about in...