April 30, 2008
Hey Hey LIS Kids,
Whoa whoa whoa, where did the semester go? Well my fellow Library students, classes are ending, people are graduating, the weather is starting to behave itself, and summer is right around the corner. So before you head off to break for the lovely month of May, check out what is happening in your GSLIS neck of the woods.
The following posts include LISSA elections (nominate yourself!), LISSA evaluations, EoS Paar-tay, upcoming workshops, FREE coffee, and a mentoring presentation.
Best,
Cheryl Kohen
LISSA President, Boston
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YOU Should Be a LISSA Officer (..yes you!)
Hey Library student, nominate yourself or your friend/peer/colleague to become a new Library and Information Science Student Association Officer! The positions that need to be filled include:
*President
*Vice-president
*Secretary (2 positions)
To learn more about these positions, please view the LISSA wiki
To nominate yourself or someone else, head to our nomination page on Survey Monkey
Nominations will be closed this Friday, May 2 in the evening. Please feel free to contact your LISSA president Cheryl Kohen (kohenc@simmons.edu) for additional information.
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End of the Semester Party - Let's Celebrate!
The End of the Semester Party will be happening this coming Tuesday, May 6th at the Squealing Pig. The party will get started around 6:00 p.m. but feel free to head over at any point in the evening, typically we don't wrap up until close to 11ish. So head on over and enjoy the final week of the semester!
More information and directions for The Pig
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COFFEE HOUR IN THE GSLIS LOUNGE!
The American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC), is hosting free coffee and tea this week, from April 29 - May 2. Coffee will be set up by 9am, in time for everyone to grab a cup before their 9.30 class. The coffee usually stays warm until noon, so please don’t hesitate to grab a cup if you’re late!
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Building a Mentoring Relationship
Ever wished you had a mentor to give you career advice and talk to you about
library work in public, school, academic, corporate libraries or achives?
Join us for lunch on Thursday, May 1, from 1:00 pm-2:15 in the Kotzen
Center, L-001, to hear first-hand about the benefits and rewards of the
GSLIS Mentoring Program and how it can help you shape your professional
career.
Andrea Wolf, Director of the Simmons College Career Education, will speak on
the topic of "Building a Mentoring Relationship". Also, alumni members of
the GSLIS Mentoring Committee will share stories, advice, information about
the program, and how you can benefit.
The GSLIS Mentoring program allows GSLIS students to ask a professional
Librarian/ Mentor about career advice, explore career options, identifying
appropriate skill sets, and create a network. We will also announce details
about the online resume database.
Please register online if you plan to attend: gslis@simmons.edu. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact Assistant Dean Em Claire
Knowles. I know this is late in the semester, but this information may help
those of you in your search summer jobs, and others of venturing into the
world of professional work.
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Sign Up to Distribute Course Evaluations
Here's how it works. You can sign up by adding your name under the course which you would like to distribute the evaluations (probably, a course which you are attending, but I won't stop you if you want to cover a course you're not attending).
Then, sometime before the last week of class, I will place an envelope of evaluations in your student mailbox folder (gray filing cabinet in the GSLIS Lounge). You bring this envelope to your last class, distribute them to be filled out, collect them back, and return the envelope to the black tray sitting atop the student mailbox filing cabinet. And that's it! You're done! You will have helped future generations of GSLIS Students make better informed decisions in their selection of courses.
Let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or if you don't even see your course listed on the wiki page above (it's happened before, I'm only human). Please sign up as early as you can so I can be sure to get the evaluations to you.
Thank you very much for your time and generosity and I hope you have a great long weekend.
Sincerely,
Sean Thibodeau
LISSA Vice President, GSLIS Boston
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Upcoming GSLISCE Workshops:
Wikis in the Library
May 1 - 31, 2008 Online
Isn’t Otaku a Kind of Sushi? Graphic Novels, Manga, and Anime
May 1 - 31, 2008 Online
Using Primary Sources, a Tutorial for Educators
May 3, 2008 Congregational Library
Basic Web Searching
May 10, 2008 Simmons College
Advanced Web Searching
May 10, 2008 Simmons College
Proposal Writing for the Information Professional
May 10, 2008 Simmons College
For more information, please go to GSLISCE website at
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/
or contact: Kris Liberman, GSLISCE Program Manager
Tel: 617 521 2803 Fax: 617 521 3192 gslisce@simmons.edu
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