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Academic Libraries Day with sALA – Monday, April 15
Join sALA on April 15 for an Academic Libraries Extravaganza! 1. Highline Community College Tour, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To start the quarter off properly- sALA has set up a tour of a local suburban community college. Highline, the … Continue reading
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The MLIS Internship Experience: Gabrielle Nicas
This is part of a series of blog posts written by UW MLIS students about their internship experiences. Gabrielle Nicas is in her third year of the MLIS program. This winter I did a Directed Fieldwork (DFW) with Term Management, … Continue reading
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DFW Info Session, Student Panel & Lunch
UPDATE: The recording of this event is available here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you been thinking about doing Directed Fieldwork (DFW) this summer or next year? Have questions about the requirements? Curious about the kinds of DFW opportunities that are out there? … Continue reading
Free Job Search Webinar for MLIS Students 3/20/13
Hey folks, see below for a great opportunity for FREE tips from the LLMA division of ALA on finding a job as a recent MLIS grad. I saw this presenter speak at ALA Midwinter, and he had some great suggestions … Continue reading
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Proposals Due April 1st for Upcoming Scholars Studio in the Research Commons
Hey grad students at the UW! Are you working on a project, paper or thesis that deals with the Pacific Northwest? Looking for opportunities to present your research and meet scholars outside your discipline? Need feedback on your presentation style? Submit a proposal for Scholars’ Studio:Pacific Northwest … Continue reading
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OLA/WLA Joint Conference April 24-26th in Vancouver, WA
Just a quick reminder that registration is now open for the Oregon & Washington Library Associations joint conference, to be held this year in Vancouver, WA from April 24th-26th. This year’s theme is “The Future is Now!” and it promises … Continue reading
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sALA’s Midwinter UW Libraries Tour
On January 25, 2013, sALA welcomed more than 20 librarians from around the country to the University of Washington campus for a tour of the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries. Visitors enjoyed presentations by three iSchool students, Dave Zelonka, Violet Fox, … Continue reading
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Library Lobby Day!
From Richard Counsil, your iSchool representative for the WLA. Coming up on Friday February 15th is the WLA’s Library Legislative Day. Legislative Day is a great opportunity to network with library supporters from around the state and meet with State Legislators and their staff to … Continue reading
#ALAMW13 Recap: Exhibit Hall Adventures
On the Saturday of ALAMW13, sALA organized a visit to the exhibit halls with Joe Janes, chair of the MLIS program at UW and possessor of great stores of knowledge, wisdom and gossip that come from being a longtime ALA … Continue reading
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Midwinter Trivia Recap
In honor of ALA Midwinter’s arrival in Seattle, sALA organized a library-themed trivia night at Fadó for all the librarians in town. Categories included library history, books and authors, cinematic librarians, fictional characters, and, of course, acronyms. It was wonderful to … Continue reading
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