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This is a message for the Distance Ed students. The LISSA Forum has several state-specific message boards to allow discussion with fellow students in your area. A lot of people have told us it can be a little lonely out there, and we are hoping that the Forum will hope build connections among distance ed students in specific states and just connect everyone in the program across the board. Carol Price is attempting to start a Virginia cohort on the Forum, and we know from various e-mails that other students are interested in doing the same. You can find Carol's message here Below is a list of each state's message board with a link attached: Georgia Maine North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia The Forum does take about three seconds to go from one page to another after a click, but we are working on that. Please visit and post. We are very excited about the opportunity to serve and connect distance ed students this provides. Have a nice day, Travis

LISSA is now on Facebook. If you are on Facebook and would like to join us, the more the merrier. Just click on the link to get to the LISSA page.

The Lubuto Library Project is a non-profit organization that builds libraries in African, mainly for street children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. LISSA has been working with the Lubuto Library Project for the past year; and Jane Meyers, the president, sent me their latest newsletter recently. Also, I just learned that Lubuto has a Facebook account, which you can reach by clicking here . Jane is currently in Zambia, and we wish her the best. I encourage you to learn more about Lubuto. They are currently working on a database to manage donation requests made and received. If databases are your cup of tea and you would like to get involved, please feel free to contact Lubuto (you can reach their contact page with all relevant information by clicking here ). Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think might be interested in it as well. LISSA will be volunteering with Lubuto again as soon as Jane gets back from Zambia. Have a nice day, Travis

Hello, This is Travis. I was recently contacted by Anne Fleming, from ILSSA (Information and Library Science Student Association) at the School of Information and Library Science and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She gave us a friendly hello and told us about her organization's publication: The Galley . I have sent her an e-mail with the most recent SLISten Up! in turn. It was very interesting, and I thought I would share it on the blog. Thanks ILSSA. P.S. Anne also sent a link to a publication at McGill University

This is Travis. LISSA is working with Drusilla Carter to help a school in Haiti . We have worked to help produce a card catalog for the school's library, but it has been requested that we help the children at the school with a few necessities. For the next school year, LISSA will have a collection box in Davis Room 110. I will periodically drop off requested items to Drusilla or she will pick them up when she is in town.. Here is what has been requested: Boys Underwear (new) -- all sizes Socks (new) -- all sizes Blue Ink Pins Scarfs or Bandannas Hair Ribbons (or any hair pins, ornaments) Matchbox cars The box in 110 will be under the table to the left as you walk in the room. It has a been clearly labeled. These kids haven't had too many breaks in life. If sometime from now to the next school year you can drop some of these items off, it would be very much appreciated. When I first put this message out on the listservs this summer, a number of distance ed students asked me if t...

Here are the photos from the LISSA/ASIS&T Social 09/21/07 . Enjoy.

Sunday, Oct. 21st, LISSA will be volunteering at the South Carolina Center For Children's Books and Literacy (SCCCBL) from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. This will be our second visit of the year, and it is a wonderful library to help out. Please e-mail LISSA at slis_lissa@yahoo.com if you are interested. Have a nice day, Travis