American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Annual Conference

When: Thursday October 27- Sunday October 30, 2011

Where: Minneaoplis, MN

Who/What: "Turning the Page: 15th National Conference & Exhibition" is the national conference for the AASL, which is the K-12 School Librarian division of the ALA.

Why: Professional development, networking, continuing education, inspiration, etc.

Registration: Well, this is a national conference, so registration is kinda steep. However, you can visit the exhibits for $25 (the exhibits do not include any of the sessions or keynote speakers, just the vendors and tables). Or, you can join AASL at the student member rate of $53 and then pay the on-site student member registration rate of $205 for the entire conference, which comes to $258, which is a better deal than registering for the entire conference at the on-site non-member rate of $455. There are lots of options--including attending for just one day--so be sure to check the AASL Registration website for more details.

Questions: If you've never been to a national conference and have questions about attending one, please feel free to contact me (Jennifer.Sippel@minneapolis.edu) for more information.

Geoscience Librarianship 101

FREE SEMINAR ON GEOSCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP SET FOR OCTOBER 8


“Geoscience Librarianship 101” – a free seminar on earth science
information resources and their organization – will be presented by the
Geoscience Information Society on Saturday, October 8 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Registration is open to all information professionals as well
as students in library and information studies.

The workshop is aimed at librarians new to the geosciences and those
already in the field who want a refresher. A team of experienced
geoscience librarians will cover topics in collection development,
reference and instructional services, maps and geographic information
systems (GIS). Presenters include Lisa Dunn (Colorado School of Mines),
Adonna Fleming (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Lura E. Joseph
(University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana), and Linda Zellmer (Western
Illinois University). After the formal presentations participants will
have the opportunity to engage in open discussion and to give feedback.
Clara McLeod, earth and planetary sciences librarian at Washington
University in St. Louis, is coordinating the event.

Geoscience Librarianship 101 will be held from 9:15 AM to 4:30 PM at the
Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Room S1500. Pre-registration is
required; no walk-ins will be admitted.

Registrations must be received by September 30, 2011. To sign up, please provide your name, daytime contact
information, and professional (work/school) affiliation to: Clara P. McLeod, Rettner Earth & Planetary Sciences Library, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130, telephone 314-935-4817, e-mail cpmcleod@wustl.edu.

Sponsored by GeoScience World and ESRI

MN Special Library Association Chapter's Continuing Education Event

The SLA Minnesota Chapter invites you to attend its annual continuing education event:

Creating Influence: How to Get What You Want

Learn to communicate in a powerful and effective way with the corporate and organizational decision-makers in your institutions.

You’ll learn how to predict and prepare for organizational challenges and opportunities and develop your value proposition and an individual value statement -- your elevator speech. This class will be fun, practical, and hands-on. 

The presenters have taught this course at Medical Library Association regional chapter and national meetings with good reviews from participants. They look forward to bringing the course to SLA in MN!

INSTRUCTORS

Lisa K. Traditi, MLS, AHIP, an academic health sciences librarian and former hospital librarian with 25 years experience in practice. Frank Traditi, an executive leadership and management coach with his own private practice and more than 20 years in the corporate world.

WHEN

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 
12:30 – 1 p.m. Registration
1-5 p.m. Presentation/Workshop

 *Refreshments will be served.

WHERE

REI 
Community Room
750 W American Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55420
952.884.4315

Please park in the main parking lot and walk through the REI store. When you get to the shoe department, take a right to the Community Room.

Directions to REI Bloomington

COST

$50 for SLA members
$35 for students, unemployed, or retired
$60 for non-members

REGISTRATION

Registration is a two-part process. Please register and send payment by Monday, Sept. 19. Space is limited. 

Please SEE MN SLA's blog post for all the details!