Tuesday, October 26 from 6 - 8:00 pm in 125 Chapman.
Students, please join us for an evening of presentations and informal networking with Federal information professionals.
You are invited to:
Connect with Federal librarians
Discover internships, practicums, independent studies, fellowships
Hear resume and interviewing tips
Find a mentor and discuss issues in online groups and forums
Join the online Careers in Federal Libraries group!
Panelists:
Nellie Moffitt, Navy General Library Program
Laurie Hall, Government Printing Office
Tamika Barnes, Environmental Protection Agency
Kim Webb, Seymour Johnson AFB
For more infomation, click here (pdf). To let us know that you're coming, click here.
Interested in Medical Librarianship or the National Library of Medicine Fellowship program?
Wednesday, October 13 2010 from 2:30-4:00pm, meet in the SILS library.
Kathel Dunn, the Associate Fellowship Coordinator for the National Library of Medicine will be on campus and willing to speak with interested students.
Ms. Dunn is happy to speak about opportunities at the National Library of Medicine including their post-graduate fellowship program. SILS had at least one alumni last year, Julie Adamo. For more information on the program, click here.
SCALA Interest Meeting Highlights
On last Tuesday at 6:15pm, SCALA officers met with some of our student members to discuss ALA and our chapter.
We began the event by eating food (ever-tasty pizza and fruit) and collecting names for our doorprize drawing. Then, SCALA officers spoke. Brian start with a description of past events hosted by our chapter and events. Megan spoke about ALA membership and benefits. Kate spoke about ALA conferences. Tammy spoke about web resources through ALA and SCALA. Finally, Brian wrapped with some final thoughts on why to join ALA and getting the most out of the experience.
The floor was opened to questions, and we had a great dialog. Three lucky students then won ALA/NCLA memberships in our drawing, while five students won other assorted prizes.
The evening ended with some casual conversations. We hope that any student member with further questions about or ideas for ALA or SCALA will contact us. It was great to meet and get to know all of our attendees.
SCALA Interest Meeting
Tuesday September 21, 2010 at 6:15pm, in Manning 208.
Come to the general interest meeting to learn more about SCALA events and activities at SILS, benefits of becoming a member of ALA and a CHANCE TO WIN A STUDENT JOINT MEMBERSHIP to ALA and NCLA (North Carolina Libraries Association).
That's right, we'll be giving away student joint memberships to THREE lucky SILS students, as well as other door prizes.
Hope you'll stop by, grab some pizza, chat with your SCALA officers and enter to win a student membership this Tuesday!
For more infomation and to let us know that you're coming, click here.
DID YOU KNOW...
... that you're already a member of SCALA?
Yes, all full-time and interested
part-time SILS students at UNC-Chapel Hill are full members of SCALA and can enjoy all of our events and offerings. Follow us on twitter, become a group member on facebook, or subscribe to our google calendar in order to get the latest scoop on our events!
UNC Libraries Tour
Led by Will Owen (UNC Libraries)on Friday September 10, 2010 at 2pm. Tour starting location TBA.
A walking tour through the history of libraries at the University of North Carolina, exploring the secrets of the buildings that served as the main library over the past two centuries.
For more infomation and to let us know that you're coming, click here.
How can YOU get the most out of the American Library Association conference?
April 19, 2010, ~12:00 noon-1:00pm~, On the lawn in front of Manning in good weather
Bring your lunch and meet other conference attendees!
Talk about the coolest events! Network with others going to the conference!
Exchange ideas for accommodation & meal deals!
Handouts will be passed out with tips on how to make the most out of the conference!
Learn how to get free books! [and how to get them home without breaking your back!]
NCLA Panel Video
On April 12 representatives from academic, special, and public libraries spoke to SILS students about their careers:
To watch the rest of the panel session, click here.
March 22 to 24, 9 am - 4 pm. Hardcovers $2, paperbacks $1. For more info, click here (pdf).
SCALA General Interest meeting summary
On February 16, 2010, 17 people gathered for the SCALA General Interest Meeting.
It was a great success! We got together, ate pizza, and expressed their opinions about SCALA’s direction. If you didn’t get a chance to contribute, send us an email.
SCALA General Interest meeting
Feb 16 @ 5pm, in Manning 208. Come hear about who we are, and what we can do for you. There will be pizza. Yay!
Annual SCALA Book Sale Dates Announced
Our annual book sale will be held from March 22 to 24. In the meantime, please donate books at any of our convenient locations (SILS lobby, Davis, UL, Wilson, etc!).
SCALA Student-to-staff Program Essay Contest Winner
SCALA congratulates Katy Vance, the 2010 winner of of the UNC Student
Chapter of the American Library Association Student-to-staff Essay Contest.
Katy will be attending the 2010 Conference of the American Library
Association June 24-29.
Congratulations Katy!
2010 ALA Student-to-Staff Program
Hello fellow SILSters!
Do you want a free stay in Washington, DC and registration for the ALA Conference this summer?
Want valuable experience working behind the scenes at the ALA Conference?
Want to get out of NC from June 24 to the 29th and get paid for it?
Think this is too good to be true?
You're wrong! It is all possible through the ALA Student-to-Staff Program.
With the new school year comes the newly elected officers of the Student Chapter of the American Library Association. Thanks to Jon, Maggie, Claire, Wakefield, and Garnder for your time and great effort for the 2009 year.
Click here to get to know this year's SCALA-UNC officers!
Brian D. Leaf, President Bethany Richardson, Vice President Megan Myers, Treasurer Kate Oberg, Secretary Tammy Ivins, Webmaster
Federal Librarianship panel - October 1st, 2009 from 5:00-8:00pm
SCALA along with SLA are bringing you a panel disucssion and recruitment opportunity on Federal Librarianship. Presenters will be:
Stephanie Holmgren, Biomedical Librarian at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Jennifer Manning, Information Research Specialist, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Tamika Barnes, Head, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Library Nellie Moffitt, Navy General Library Program Manager, Dept. of the Navy
So come on by Caldwell Hall from 5:00-8:00pm on October 1st. Presenters will discuss a variety of topics, including: types of Federal libraries, position titles, series and salaries, typical paths of recruitment at their agencies, life as Federal librarians and Federal contract librarians, and how to apply for Federal positions.
After the presentations, stay for a group Q & A session and informal networking (food and drink provided!) All students, professionals and alumni are welcome.
We hope to post a video of the talks soon after!
It's the beginning of a new year,
and a new group of SILSters. We here in SCALA would like to welcome all the newcomers to Chapel Hill, the University, and of course, Manning Hall. If anyone has a question about anything, Jon, Maggie, Wake, Claire or I would love to help. Now get to studying!
I scream, you scream, we all scream. . . for ice cream socials!
The end of the semester bring a relief of no more classes, sure, there are exams, but why not push that to the back of your mind: and enjoy some ice cream. The Student Chapter of the American Library Association offered tired and wore out students ice cream with all the fixin's. Things took a small turn for disaster when the SILS freezer defrosted the ice cream*, but Maggie came to the rescue with more. Here are some images of the grand ol' time had by all.
* - Beware of the Manning/SILS refrigerator, the freezer will not keep ice cream frozen!!
New SCALA Officers for 2009!
With the new school year comes the newly elected officers of the Student Chapter of the American Library Association. Thanks to Nat, Jen, Katherine, Sarah, and Dan for your time and great effort for the 2008 year.
Click here to get to know this year's SCALA-UNC officers!
Jon Breece, President Maggie Hargrave, Vice President Claire Ruswick, Treasurer Wakefield Harper, Secretary Gardner Treneman, Webmaster
How I Got My First Job - speaker panel
Thanks to everyone who came to our Fall 2008 speaker panel, and mega-thanks to our four speakers, who took time out of their busy schedules to share advice with those of us still in the SILS trenches:
Marian Fragola (MSLS 2008) - Humanities Coordinator, Durham County Library
Emily King (MSLS 2008) - Coordinator of E-Learning Services, Undergraduate Library, UNC Chapel Hill
Michael Peper (MSLS 2008)- Librarian for Mathematics and Physics, Perkins Library, Duke University
Jill Robinson (MSLS 2007)- Librarian, ITT Technical Institute, Morrisville, NC
2008 ALA "Student to Staff" Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Lisa Gregory, this year's UNC-SILS "Student to Staff" representative at the ALA Annual Conference this summer in Anaheim, CA. Lisa was chosen for the strength of her essay detailing the reasons she wants to be a part of this year's ALA Annual Conference.
In being chosen to serve in the "Student to Staff" program, Lisa's conference registration has been paid and she has been awarded a housing and transportation stipend. She will also receive a small per diem in exchange for a total of 20 hours of work during the conference. We are excited that such a great candidate (and a terrific person) has been selected to represent us in Anaheim, and we know that it will be a great conference for everyone who attends.
Congratulations to Lindsay Ritter, Rachel Jorgensen, and Nani Vaidhyanathan, who will attend the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA from June 26-July 2.
These SILS students are the lucky winners of SCALA's Conference Registration Drawing, which covers registration fee expenses for 3 second-year SILS students. We are happy to assist Lindsay, Rachel, and Nani with their trip to Anaheim, and we know the conference will be an enjoyable and valuable experience for them!
2008 Annual Book Sale a Success!
SCALA's Annual Book Sale was held Monday, March 31 - Wednesday, April 2, 2008—and what a book sale it was!
Many, many thanks to everyone who helped make the sale a success, especially our volunteers and everyone who donated or bought books. Thanks to your support, we raised more than $1500! The proceeds will go toward SILS programs and the Internationalist Prison Books Collective, a local, non-profit, all-volunteer organization that provides books and other reading materials to prison inmates.
Reference Brackets: New Reference Champions are Crowned
On Friday, April 11, 2008, SCALA and ILSSA held the first ever Reference Brackets event, a competition to test the question-answering skills of some of our best and brightest SILS reference hounds! The scores were close through several rounds of competition, but in the end, Sean Chen was named 2008 Reference Brackets Champion. Amy Johnson was our (very close!) runner-up. Both champs received prizes and bragging rights until next year.
In 2007, SCALA became an officially recognized UNC student organization. This gives us the power to book spaces in the Student Union for meetings and programs, seek funding for events, and many other benefits.
MARCH MADNESS!
Congratulations to SILSter Lindsey Ritter for winning this year's ACC Tournament pool! She will not only receive a prize, but also bragging rights until next March.
Have you seen our Diversity poster?
Check out the poster that SCALA created to advertise our 2006 exhibit highlighting several key moments in Manning Hall history. This photo represents one of the 20 or so pieces which was on exhibit in Manning. We felt this was a timely project, seeing as SILS will be looking for a new home in the next few years, as the program expands in scope
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