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Join Today! Our team needs your help!

Hi! Join our team of walkers for the March of Dimes March for Babies (formerly known as Walk America). It’s easy to sign up for our team! Just visit our team Webpage at http://www.marchforbabies.org/510086 and click on “Join this Team.”

Our Team Name: Mizzou SISLT
Our Team Webpage: http://www.marchforbabies.org/510086
Event: April 26, 2008 at 9 am
Where: Forest Park in the Lower Muny Parking Lot (Map)
Our Team Goal: $500 but I hope we can surpass this!
Please contact Chris or Anna with any questions.

This is not only a great cause but it’s an excellent opportunity to get together with other LIS students, alumni, and faculty here in the St. Louis area and to be visible in our community!

Don’t forget to sign up your friends and family members for our team too! We can help this great cause!

Up until the walk on 4/26, you will raise money through sponsorships for our team. It is easy to recruit sponsors and contributing online is fast, easy and secure. When you join the team, you will be given an webpage and you can send emails to all of your friends and family members. You can even put banners on your profile in Facebook or on your blog! They can donate directly from that personal webpage with a credit/debit card or PayPal. If your sponsor prefers, you can also accept cash or check. They just need to click the appropriate box on the webpage. In this case you will need to follow up to ensure payment.

Please note: I will setup a meeting area the morning of the event so we can all walk together as a team. More details to come.

We need your help. Please join us in the fight against prematurity. Visit our webpage and be apart of our team!

Thank You!

St. Louis LISGSA Student Event Coordinators:
Christina Pryor (  cnpryor@gmail.com)
Anna Kwiatkowski ( avkfh7@mizzou.edu)

St. Louis LISTrends

Thursday, February 28^th at 5:30 pm

This month’s topic:
Design in Web Design

Special Guest:
Mikael D. Kriz, M.A., M.S.
Reference Librarian // Assistant Professor
Pius XII Memorial Library
Saint Louis University

Nadoz at the Boulevard (across from the Galleria)
#12 The Boulevard St. Louis
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
http://www.nadozcafe.com/home.html
Plenty of onsite parking in the garage
314.726.3100

Join us and our special guest Mikael Kriz, Saint Louis University Reference Librarian, for a lively discussion about what it takes to effectively redesign a library’s website. Mikael will discuss the basics of design including layout, composition, color, etc. Feel free to bring along your laptops as well as addresses for any library websites that you would like to discuss.

Please RSVP to Chris Pryor just so we can save you a seat. However, if your plans change, just drop by and we will find you a seat.

We hope to see you there!

St. Louis LISGSA Committee
Christina Pryor (cnpryor@gmail.com)
Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)

P.S. Concerned about traffic? Check out traffic.com to get a heads-up on congestion, or take Metro! Check out metrostl.org to plan your route - Nadoz is near the Richmond Heights MetroLink station, with connections to bus routes #1 WUSTL-Gold and #2 WUSTL-Red at the station, and routes #58 Clayton-Ballas and the Chesterfield Valley Connector a block away at the Galleria mall.

Join us for St. Louis Saturday Spotlight!

This month’s special guest:

Dr. John M. Budd
Professor and Associate Director
School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
University of Missouri-Columbia

Topic: What Good is Research

Bring any questions you may have about research in librarianship.

When: Saturday, February 16^th at 10 am

Where: St. Louis Bread Company (Map)

(314) 725-9922
6701 Clayton Road
Clayton, MO 63117
Ample parking is available on site.

RSVP to Chris Pryor if you plan on coming so we can save you a seat, but if your plans change, just show up! We’ll make room!

Don’t hesitate to contact your St. Louis LISGSA Student Event Coordinators:
Christina Pryor (cnpryor@gmail.com)
Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)
Britne Rockwell (britnerockwell@gmail.com)

Join the Mizzou SISLT- Saint Louis Students Group on Facebook!

Traffic Alert: Concerned about traffic? Check out traffic.com to get a heads-up on congestion, or take Metro! Check out metrostl.org to plan your route.

St. Louis Events
February 2008

First Friday Happy Hour
When: Friday, February 1^st at 6 pm
Where:
Llywelyn’s CWE
4747 McPherson Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108

St. Louis Saturday
When: Saturday, February 16^th at 10 am
Topic: “What Good is Research”
Special Guest:
John M. Budd
Professor and Associate Director
School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
University of Missouri-Columbia
Where:
St. Louis Bread Company in Richmond Heights
6701 Clayton Road
Clayton, MO 63117

LIS Trends
When: Thursday, February 28^th at 5:30 pm
Topic: RFID/Biometrics
Where:
Nadoz (across from the Galleria)
The Boulevard Location
#12 The Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63117

More details to come but do not hesitate to contact your St. Louis LISGSA Student Coordinators anytime.

Christina Pryor (cnpryor@gmail.com)
Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)
Britne Rockwell (britnerockwell@gmail.com)

P.S. Concerned about traffic? Check out traffic.com to get a heads-up on congestion, or take Metro! Check out metrostl.org to plan your route.

Cancelled due to weather conditions in St. Louis!          We hope you can join us for our first “First Friday” of the semester!

When: February 1, 2008; 6:00pm

Where: Llywelyn’s Central West End

       4747 McPherson Ave.

       Saint Louis, MO 63108

       (314) 361-3003

http://www.llywelynspub.com/textonly.asp?Dept_ID=0&NavButton=01&Main=Y.asp

There is street parking and a public garage nearby in the Central West End.

RSVP is not required, but if you plan on coming, let us know so we can save you a seat!

Don’t hesitate to contact one of the committee members anytime with

questions.

LISGSA St. Louis Committee Members:

Christina Pryor (cnpryor@gmail.com)

Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)

Britne Rockwell ( britnerockwell@gmail.com)

See information below about a library career-oriented brown bag sponsored by Wash U Libraries’ Mentoring Program. Please contact Cheryl Holland (cholland@wustl.edu or call 935-6626) for additional information.  Feel free to pass the information on to anyone you think might be interested!

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Washington University Libraries’ Mentoring Program presents
Become a Librarian:
An Excellent Career Choice
Place: Washington University – Olin Library Conference Room 142
Date: Friday December 7, 2007
Time: Noon – 1:30pm
The Washington University Libraries Mentoring Program is sponsoring an
information session on Graduate Study in Information Science and Technology.
Session will cover admissions requirements, costs, financial aid, curriculum,
and careers in libraries and other information fields. Graduates and
undergraduates of all disciplines are welcome.
Guest Speaker: Karen M. Robinson
Clinical Instructor, University Of Missouri - Columbia, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies, Reference Librarian, Thomas Jefferson Library, University of Missouri - St. Louis
The session will also include:
• ACRL Video, Faces of a Profession, which highlights the role of academic librarians,
what they do and why they made their career choices
• Discussion, Question & Answer
Participants can bring their lunch. Refreshments provided.
Please RSVP to: cholland@wustl.edu or call 935-6626
Cheryl Holland, Mentoring Coordinator
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Library

Join us on Wednesday, November 28th, for a new discussion topic!

When: Wednesday, November 28th, 5:30-7:30p
Who: All SISLT students, alumni, faculty, friends, and family members
Where: Kayak’s Coffee & Provisions, Skinker at Forest Park
Address: 276 N Skinker Blvd , St Louis , MO
Phone: (314) 862-4447
Web site: http://www.kayakscoffee.com/
Map: http://tinyurl.com/3y3hm8
MetroLink stop: Skinker

This month’s topic is: Blogging and RSS

Here are a few short articles, to brush up on the topic:
What is RSS? (http://www.whatisrss.com)
35 Ways You Can Use RSS Today - Micro Persuasion ( http://tinyurl.com/oz6gh)
Blogging and RSS — The “What’s It?” and “How To”… - Multimedia & Internet@Schools Magazine (http://tinyurl.com/4s2hc)

Also, bring your laptops to Kayak’s! We’ll be demonstrating blogs and RSS in use. We’ll also have a few lists of blogs on various topics with us, if you don’t know where to start reading! If you have any favorite blogs about library science / ed tech topics, let us know; we’d love to see them!

Don’t hesitate to contact one of the committee members anytime with questions or suggestions.

LISGSA* St. Louis Committee Members:
Christina Pryor ( cnpryor@gmail.com )
Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)
Britne Rockwell (britnerockwell@gmail.com)

*Library & Information Science Graduate Student Association

SISLT - St. Louis - First Fridays

Come join us for First Friday!

*When: Friday, November 2, 6 pm

*Where: Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurant - Westport

462 Westport Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-434-7755

*Who: All SISLT students, alumni, and faculty

More information about Casa Gallardo:
http://www.casagallardo.com/index.html

http://www.saucemagazine.com/drill.php?EstID=542&page=search.php&Text=Casa+Gallardo

If you plan on attending, please contact one of the committee members so
that we can gather chairs and claim enough space for our group, but an
RSVP is not required.

Don’t hesitate to contact one of the committee members anytime with
questions.

LISGSA St. Louis Committee Members:

Christina Pryor (cnpryor@gmail.com)

Anna Kwiatkowski (avkfh7@mizzou.edu)

Britne Rockwell ( britnerockwell@gmail.com)

LIBRARY ASSOCIATE, SR.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY LAW LIBRARY

JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Head of Access Services, serves as an integral member of the Access Services team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary responsibilities include: Manage permanent and temporary Reserve collections in paper and online formats – includes retrieving and processing books, scanning documents, creating .pdf files, and managing Docutek ERes files. Provide support to traditional Interlibrary Loan and Mobius patron initiated requests. As part of the Access Services team, support the library’s mission of providing excellent customer service and instruction to faculty, students, and patrons at the Circulation Desk. Maintain audio-visual collections. Monitor audio-visual and microform equipment and train and assist staff and patrons in their use. Prepare statistical reports. Participate in circulation desk rotation (may include evening/weekend hours). Ability to work successfully in a team-oriented environment, responding rapidly and gracefully to changing customer service demands. Publicize law school and university special events by assisting with the development of timely displays. Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors Degree; supplemented with 2 years library or archival work. Ability to perform routine tasks related to shelving and retrieval of library materials from stacks and cabinets (e.g., pushing book trucks, bending, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of print resources, bibliographic utilities, and online databases including OCLC, Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) Millennium, ILLiad, Docutek electronic reserves, and Microsoft Office preferred.

TO APPLY: For a full job description and online application information, visit the Saint Louis University Employment Opportunities website: http://www.slu.edu/jobs/ For information about the Law Library, visit our homepage: http://law.slu.edu/library/

RJN Group, Inc. is seeking candidates for the position of Information Manager in our St. Louis, MO office.
This full-time position offers medical, dental, paid vacation and sick leave, 401K enrollment, and profit sharing.

For more information, or to submit a resume, please
contact Paula (Hegger) Martin at
heyheypaula@sbcglobal.net, phegger@rjn.com, or call
314-588-9764 x324 during business hours.

Job Description:
Maintain database/archive of 35,000+ photos
Assign descriptions to field work photos and add to
database
Create independent photo databases for client use
and
special projects
Edit and enhance photos using Adobe Photoshop
Elements

Create presentation materials for meetings/events as needed
Conduct market research
Conduct competitive intelligence research
Create data deliverable CD package utilizing HTML
and web design principles
Assist with other assignments and projects as needed

Skills:

Knowledge of HTML/Web design
Knowledge of Photoshop/Photoshop Elements
Experience conducting Internet research
Knowledge of Windows operating system and software
Ability to work independently
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
Attention to detail

RJN Group, Inc. is a 150-person employee-owned consulting engineering firm who has been in business for over 30 years and currently has 14 office locations. For more information about RJN Group, please see our website at http://rjn.com and check out
the “Careers at RJN” section.