Date for ComiCon

It was pointed out to me that I included the wrong dates on my budget proposal for the ComiCon.  The actual dates are April 25, 26, and 27.  

Sorry for the confusion!

Rachel (your erstwhile VP)

ALA Student-to-Staff Representative

We are pleased to announce that Joe Prince, president of SCALA, will be representing University of Pittsburgh at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim! Thanks to all members who applied for the program. Keep an eye on this blog for more information about traveling to Anaheim as the summer approaches. We hope that lots of you can attend!

Minutes for 01-23-08

Here are the minutes from the 1/23 meeting for your perusal, memorization, and/or general enjoyment!


http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddh6zqht_0frrsqjzk

Because blogger.com does not allow us to upload anything but images or videos, I have resorted to using Google Docs. The link here will take you to the Google Docs webpage for our 01/23/08 minutes. If you have any trouble, please email me at jht3@pitt.edu and I will email you either a PDF or a Word Document version of the minutes.

ComiCon Budget

From Dr. Alman

All SCALA members: I received this email from Dr. Alman today and I think it's a terrific opportunity. If you have an interest, please contact Dr. Alman as soon as possible.

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Dr. Alman writes:

"I received a call from the Deputy Director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh on Friday who is looking for several students (no more than 5) to be on a committee to write trivia questions for the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council's Trivia Contest.

The questions and answers must include copies of the source material where the answers were found. Could you please let students know about this and have them contact me asap? The first meeting is Friday, January 25 around 2:30 pm. Attendance is NOT mandatory, but a commitment is needed by then."

ALA Student-to-Staff Application Process

Student-to-Staff Program:
Each year during Annual Conference, the Chapter Relations Office assembles 40 representatives from the student chapters to assist ALA staff at the conference. To qualify, the student must be a current ALA member and a member of a student chapter, and cannot have previously participated in the program. One student will be accepted per chapter. In exchange for working 4 hours per day at the conference, the student will receive free conference registration, housing, and a per diem for meal expenses. Transportation costs (such as airfare and cabs) are the student's responsibility. This program is only available at the Annual Conference. At this time there are no volunteer opportunities at Midwinter Meetings.

There are some other travel awards available through ALA. For more information, please see the ALA Website.

Student-to-Staff application process
a. Deadline for Student-to-Staff program: February 8, 2008
b. Student-to-Staff provides conference registration, housing, and a per diem in exchange for 20 hours of work.
c. Discussed at length the qualifications/process for electing individual
d. Unanimous agreement

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE STUDENT-TO-STAFF CANDIDATE FOR THE ALA CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM, CA:
1. Write a brief, two minute speech indicating why you should be chosen.
2. Deliver speech at next general meeting, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1PM.
3. If you are unable to attend the meeting, do not fear! Submit your speech to Joe Prince no later than 11:00 PM on Tuesday, January 22. Your speech will be read at the general meeting. FastTrack students are eligible!
4. Ballots will be available at the meeting. Votes will be cast anonymously after each presentation and submitted to Dr. Alman.
5. All MLIS students are invited to participate and to attend the general meeting next Wednesday.
6. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact anyone on the SCALA board.

Monthly meeting options

Please vote for the meeting time that would be most convenient for your schedule. We will try to accommodate as many individuals as possible.

For those unable to attend, we are investigating the opportunity to offer SCALA meetings as CourseCasts.

Pick one option, please:
1st Tuesday of the month, 5:00 PM
1st Wednesday of the month, 11:00 AM
1st Thursday of the month, 3:00 PM

Thanks!
Joe Prince
President

First meeting of the spring semester

Really, it should be called Winter Semester. Looks like the 'burgh will be getting pounds of snow today and tomorrow. I digress...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

Well, we tried the new When2Meet.com, and I think it was pretty successful. There really isn't a time that everybody can meet, so I'm going to set a date and if you're able to filter in during the scheduled hour, that will be terrific - please do! I'm scheduling the meeting for an hour, but I can't imagine it will take that long. Expect a posted agenda in a few days' time.

Save the date:

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
1:00 PM
GROUND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

I'll also post this information on ListServ in a couple days when students are returning from the holidays.

Best,
Joe