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This would be a great opportunity, especially since it’s possible to drive there. This might have been posted already, but this was a new request sent out this week:

MOBIUS is looking for 4 more student volunteers for 2007 Annual Conference

Every year MOBIUS hosts an annual conference. This year the conference will be held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake of the Ozarks , Missouri . It will run from June 5^th through 7^th. Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at North Carolina State University , will be the keynote speaker.

We are looking for 4 more student volunteers to assist with various duties on June 5^th and 6^th. Training sessions are held on June 7^th. Duties for June 5^th and June 6^th will include working on the registration desk, assisting with the sessions, helping direct attendees to session rooms, and assisting with problem resolution at the conference. We also need some assistance before the conference with preparation of conference materials.

Student volunteers will be given free registration, which includes the Tuesday night reception, and one night’s lodging at the Tan-Tar-A Resort. Transportation, food, and incidentals will be the responsibility of the student volunteer. Student volunteers will be able to list this work on their resume as MOBIUS 2007 Annual Conference, Conference Student Volunteer.

If you are interested in submitting your name for consideration, please send your resume, a short paragraph describing why you would like to assist with the conference, and your contact information to:

Susan Hatfield

MOBIUS Consortium Office

3212A Lemone Industrial Blvd

Columbia , MO 65203

hatfields@umsystem.edu

Names will be reviewed as they are received. Successful applicants will be notified by April 30, 2007.

From MLA Jobline…

Adult Services Librarian (Richmond Heights Memorial Library)

ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN to play a key role in the management team: participate in collection development and maintenance, plan and provide for adult programming, participate in administrative duties, provide quality reference and reader’s advisory service and perform other varied duties. An MLS is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must. Previous experience working in a wide range of library services is desired. Richmond Heights Memorial Library is a very active library, ranking within the top 100 in our category nation-wide according to the HALPR Index. We are one of nine member libraries of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County. Salary competitive, based on experience. EOE. Resumes should be sent to: Director, Richmond Heights Memorial Library, 8001 Dale Ave., Richmond Heights, MO 63117. Fax 314-781-3434. No phone calls.

Join us for a Tour of the HOK Library in downtown St. Louis – www.hok.com – Saturday, April 7, 10:00am-1:00pm.

HOK is an internationally renowned architectural firm headquartered in St. Louis. It is a leader in sustainable design.

Located at 211 North Broadway, this is a fascinating facility and this special corporate library is like no other.

The HOK library tour and lunch is open to all (LIS students, friends, family, and other interested parties). We will have box lunches there at the “green” HOK facility for approximately $10 each. More details to follow.

Please RSVP with your name* to Stephanie Hood (sjhy83@mizzou.edu) by Thursday, April 5, if you would like to join us.

*Security must have the names of all who will be attending the tour that morning, and we must be on time in order to be escorted up to HOK.

Parking is available on the streets surrounding the building, in downtown garages, or you may take the Metro (either the Convention Center stop or 8^th & Pine).

For more information, email Karen (robinsonkar@umsl.edu) or Stephanie (sjhy83@mizzou.edu).

Spring is in the Air, so let’s get out and about!

If you’ve not yet attended any events for LIS students in the St. Louis area (besides classes !), below is a list to choose from. We hope to see you (anyone and everyone is welcome to come)!

Friday, April 6, 6:00p-8:00pm - First Fridays – Join us for an informal evening every First Friday of the month.

Location: Modesto Tapas Bar & Restaurant, 5257 Shaw Avenue, St. Louis http://www.saucemagazine.com/modesto/

Saturday, April 7, 10am-1pm – Tour of HOK Library and Lunch following. Open to all (students, friends, family). More details to follow.

Saturday, April 14, 10am – St. Louis Saturdays Journal Discussion Group. Topic: Library Architecture and Renovation

Location: St. Louis Bread Co., 6701 Clayton Road

Tuesday, April 24, 6pm-8pm - Practicum Chat – Back by popular demand!
Have you done a LIS practicum, or are you in the middle of one? Are you curious about the practicum process? Join your fellow students to learn more, or share your experience.

Location: Provisions Market, 11615 Olive Blvd., St. Louis; just east of 270 and Olive interchange. http://www.provisionsmarket.com/

Saturday, April 28, 10am – St. Louis Saturdays Journal Discussion Group. Topic: Image of Librarians in Popular Culture

Location: St. Louis Bread Co., 6701 Clayton Road

Friday, May 4, 6:00pm-8:00pm – First Fridays - Join us for an informal evening every First Friday of the month.

Location: Scottish Arms, 6-10 South Sarah Street at Forest Park Avenue., St. Louis http://www.thescottisharms.com/

Stay tuned for additional information on all of these events, and see the LISGSA website at http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~lisgsa/

Feel free to contact any of us listed below if you have questions!

Amy Pennington arp305@mizzou.edu

Stephanie Hood sjhy83@mizzou.edu

Shannon (Clarkin) Delaware smcr38@mizzou.edu

The SLATE is the quarterly publication of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area Chapter of The Special Libraries Association. It includes a message from the president, chapter meeting news, notes from the listserv, and minutes of any meetings held.

SLATE has a new look, so be sure to check it out!

Contact Editor Jill Bright if you would like to contribute to the next issue.

Attention Students!
Want to receive $1,500 to go to the SLA Annual Conference in Denver?

We are pleased to announce that there are three (3) travel awards available, of $1,500 each, for library science students to attend SLA’s 2007 Annual Conference in Denver. The Pharmaceutical & Health Technology (P&HT) division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring this award.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited Graduate School of Library of Information Science.
• Being a member of the Special Libraries Association.

How to apply:
Submit a short project from the following list:

• Write an online resource evaluation, or
• Design and produce a web page (with two linked pages) addressing a topic or subject matter related to the pharmaceutical or health technology industries, or
• Write an essay that addresses current issues or trends impacting the pharmaceutical or health technology industries, or
• Open project: Applicants should design and submit any “creative” project, provided that the project addresses a topic/issue that is relevant to both the pharmaceutical or health technology industry and the information sciences field.

That’s it!

Submissions are due by April 1, 2007.
Complete details or email your questions.

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Join your fellow students, professors, alums and colleagues at 10am this Saturday, March 24th, at the St. Louis Bread Company in Clayton (*more info about location below) for a discussion on open source software options for libraries, particularly when it comes to integrated library systems.  Are these viable options to the well-known (and expensive) commercial ILS products in use by most libraries today?  Does open source mean “free”?  What new features do they provide that patrons might find useful?  This ties in nicely to our discussion last month on the future of cataloging.  All are welcome!

A few brief articles and a blog posting to get us started:

Breeding, Marshall. “An update on open source ILS.” Computers in libraries 27.3 (March 2007).  [Available full text through Wilson Web's Lib. Lit. and Info Science Full Text database]

Weber, Jonathan. “Evergreen: your homegrown ILS.” LibraryJournal.com. 12/15/2006. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6396354.html

A few open source ILS products and implementations to take a look at:

We hope to see you Saturday!

St. Louis LISGSA* Committee:

Shannon Delaware - smcr38@mizzou.edu

*LISGSA = Library & Information Science Graduate Student Association

The St. Louis
Metro Area Chapter of SLA (Special Libraries Association) presents
The Write Stuff: A Panel Presentation on Getting Published

Would you like to know how to get published in the library information press? The panel speakers will tell you how you can become published, the process of getting published and the professional benefits thereof.Come and gain the advice of some seasoned writers and those who want to write.
Panel Speakers
Dr. John Budd– Professor, University of Missouri–Columbia, School of Information Science &Learning Technologies
Neville Prendergast– Associate Director of the Communication & Outreach, Becker Medical Library, Washington University Medical School
Nora Wikoff– International Library, Archives & Museum of Optometry American Optometric Association
Marsha Fulton– Business Intelligence Analyst, Tho– Director of Youth Services, St. Louis Public Library

The program will take place on Wednesday, April 18^th at the Community Room inside the Coldwell Banker Gundaker office in Hampton Village.Networking begins at 5:30 pm and the Presentation starts at 6:30 pm. There will be an assorted sandwich buffet catered by Gourmet to Go, which will also include pasta salad and assorted sweets. The cost is $15 for SLA members, $12 for SLA retiree members and students, and $18 for non-members.
The deadline for registration is April 13th.
Registration form for The Write Stuff: A Panel Presentation on Getting Published

Consider signing this petition that’s sponsored by several organizations including SPARC, ALA, ACRL, ATA (Alliance for Taxpayer Access), and AALL, among others.

From the Web site (http://www.publicaccesstoresearch.org/index.html):
“We support the re-introduction and passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act, which calls for open public access to federally funded research findings within six months of publication in a peer-reviewed journal.”

Important stuff!