Kick off your spring break with an all-new issue of SLIS Descriptor!
Are you anxious about upcoming annual conferences? Interested in exploring LIS careers? Do you need a break from all your academic reading? This issue has something for you:
- Jamie Renton fills us in on some exciting ALASC news on “An Update from our ALASC Chair.” Catch up on a recording of “Making the Most of Your ALASC Membership” and do some shopping at the newly updated Cafe Press Store.
- Interested in federal librarianship and looking for ALA travel funding? Julie K. Williams shares her experiences as an FAFLRT travel scholarship winner in “Travel Scholarships for Upcoming Federal Librarians”. Remember to apply before the April 15th deadline.
- Interested in the various opportunities in medical librarianship? Linda Thuy Nguyen provides her insight in “Breaking into the Medical Librarianship Field.”
- Stacey Nordlund writes about her experiences at the Ontario Library Super Conference 2011, the largest library conference in Canada. Get an insider’s look at the Canadian LIS landscape and learn some valuable tips to prepare you for a large library conference in “Where’s the Coffee? Experiencing the Ontario Library Association Super Conference.”
- Leigh Schaffer and Sukena F. Taibjee highlight important topics in information literacy, cataloging and diversity in “Chinese American Librarians Association – Southern California Chapter”.
- R. Schuyler Selden offers an artistic glimpse into the world of an SJSU Special Collections employee through a collection of work-inspired Poetry.
New SLIS social networks are now available in Canada and the United States East Coast! Please visit SLIS Networks page to find out more. If you don’t see a group for your region, start one and e-mail the editor to have it included.
Cheers,
Joni Savage
SLIS Descriptor Editor, 2010-2011
ALASC