This organization is a student chapter of the American Library Association (ALA) and is affliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) School of Information and Library Science (SILS). All full-time and interested part-time SILS students at UNC-CH are considered full members and can enjoy all of SCALA's events and offerings. Our purpose is to represent the ideas of the ALA at UNC-CH and within SILS through arranged activities where these ideas can be presented for and discussed by the students.
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For more information, visit American Library Association (ALA).
Our objectives are:
- To facilitate and encourage participation in the ALA.
- To increase awareness and use of the resources of the ALA, including publications, promotional materials, scholarships, and conferences.
- To provide a local forum for the exchange of ideas and information about trends, issues, and opportunities in the library and information science profession.
- To assist students in developing skills and professional relationships that will enable them to have a creative impact on the library and information science profession.
- To promote involvement in professional activities beyond the classroom.
- To increase awareness of national issues in library and information science.
- To promote interaction with other student chapters of the ALA.
- To provide professional development activities that relate to one or more of the five key action areas adopted by the ALA: diversity, education andcontinuous learning, equity of access, intellectual freedom, and 21st century literacy.
