Fall Fun

LISSA officers have been busy this summer planning events to be held this 2007-2008 school year. First off we are going to celebrate the beginning of the fall semester with a Kickoff Party on September 14. We are planning a fun cookout with lots of food, so we hope you will come, bring your families, and meet other SLIS people! We'll let you know the time and place soon.

LISSA Welcomes New Officers

Emily Billings and Melissa Place are LISSA's new members-at-large for the 2007-2008 school year. Sean Fitzpatrick has been elected sergeant-at-arms. Meet them at LISSA's Fall Kick-Off Party in September!

Seeking Members-at-Large!!

The North Texas LISSA in the DFW area is looking for two members-at-large. Members-at-large will chair committees and help plan LISSA events. The North Texas LISSA is a group of dynamic individuals looking to enrich SLIS students' lives through social interaction, informational meetings, and educational events. Please nominate anyone that you think would be suitable for this position by sending an email to untlissa@gmail.com (you may nominate yourself).

Come be an integral part of this exciting group by responding ASAP!!

Hollywood Librarian Premier

The documentary film The Hollywood Librarian will premier at the upcoming ALA annual conference in Washington DC.

View the ALA Announcement.

View the movie trailer:



Facebook group: http://harvard.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2313596133

LISSA Totebags

The new LISSA Totebags are now available for purchase! Bags are big, sturdy, and won't show stains! What else could you really want?

Buy one for $12.00 or two for $20.00! Come and get one at our next LISSA meeting or email us at ldk0002@unt.edu to schedule a pickup or shipping!

New Lissa Officers

Congratulations to the Denton LISSA officers of 2007-2008!

President: Arta Kabashi

Vice President: Mandie Rhodes

Secretary: Lauren Ko

Treasurer: Vanessa Taylir

Members-at-Large: Jennifer Lafleur and Sharon Cardwell


Be sure to watch for updates on what LISSA will be doing next year, and
thank you for your support!


Sarah Nelson

Spring 2007 All School Day

We held All School Day last Saturday, April 21!

This All School Day's theme was Playing the Field--Different Kinds of Libraries, and it was organized into different sessions with panel discussions. Session topics included Academic Libraries, School Libraries, Public Libraries, Special Libraries, and Transitioning Between Libraries. The speakers had a lot to tell us about their experiences in libraries and were excited to engage in discussion with interested students. Panelists gave us insight into their specific types of libraries, made suggestions about what to do while still in school, gave us tips for obtaining jobs, answered several of our questions, and even quelled some of our fears.

Thank you to our planners and volunteers: Regina Burgess, Sharon Cardwell, Sean Fitzpatrick, Andrea Gillin, Adrianne Jones, Lauren Ko, Jennifer LaFleur, Sarah Nelson, Elena Vassilieva, Delo White

Additional thanks go to Charlotte Thomas, John Pipes, Jurhee Curtis, and Dr. Yvonne Chandler for making All School Day possible!

We enjoyed the company of the following speakers:

Lea Bailey, Director of Learning Resources for Irving I.S.D. (School Libraries Session)
Gale Harris, Chief Librarian of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Libraries (Special Libraries and Transitioning Between Libraries Sessions)
Norman Howden, Assistant Dean of El Centro College Library (Academic Libraries Session)
Connie Moss , Assistant Library Director of William T. Cozby Public Library, Coppell, TX (Public Libraries Session)
Sue Ridnour, Youth Services Manager of Flower Mound Public Library (Public Libraries Session, and Transitioning Between Libraries Sessions)
Vanessa Perez, Managing Librarian of American Heart Association National Center Library, Dallas, TX (Special Libraries and Transitioning Between Libraries Sessions)
David Schuster, Library Technology Coordinator for Plano I.S.D. (School Libraries Session)
Linda Snow, Head of Reference Services for University of Texas, Dallas (Academic Libraries Session)

Vanessa Perez, librarian for the American Heart Association and speaker at the recent All School Day, has provided us with the bibliography she brought to the event. This bibliography contains resources pertaining to transitioning between different types of libraries and on health/science librarianship. She was an excellent speaker, so check out the list!!

A Brief Bibliography on Select Topics Relating to Librarianship Careers
Compiled April 12, 2007
Vanessa Perez, Librarian
American Heart Association National Center Library

Career Transition

Leaving the Academic Library By Jeff Luzius and Allyson Ard. Journal of Academic Librarianship; Nov 2006, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p593-598.

The Journey from Corporate to Academic Librarian By Susan M. Klopper. Online; Sep/Oct 2006, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p14-20.

From SLA to Parkland PL By Richard Andrew Albanese. Library Journal; November 15, 2004, Vol. 129 Issue 19, p33.

Making It to the Major Leagues: Career Movement between Library and Archival Professions and from Small College to Large University Libraries By Timothy Johnson. Library Trends; Spring 2002, Vol. 50, Issue 4, p614 – 630.

The Competitive Intelligence Opportunity By Norman Oder. Library Journal; March 1, 2001, Vol. 126 Issue 4, p42+.

Moving Up and Out By Leslie J. Zampetti. Information Outlook; Nov 2000, Vol. 4 Issue 11, p24+.


Health/Science Librarianship

I Am Not a Specialist: Why We All Need to be Worrying About Medical Information By Catherine Arnott Smith. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science; Spring 2006, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p96-105.

The increasing globalization of health librarianship: a brief survey of international trends and activities By Bruce Madge and Scott Plutchak. Health Information & Libraries Journal; September 2005 Supplement 1, Vol. 22, p20-30.

Emerging roles of health sciences librarians: academic library centrality By Sarah Barbara Watstein. Reference Services Review; 2004, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p13-15.

Medicine's Library Lifeline By Jean Shipman and Michael Homan. Library Journal; April 1,2003, Vol. 128 Issue 6, p49.

thanks!