All School Day - Fall 2007

Yes, here it is again! All School Day will take place Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 9-3 pm at UNT's Research Park. Research Park is four miles from the main campus and is the location to which SLIS will soon be moving, so come to this event and get acquainted with this excellent facility! Click here for directions.



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The theme for the event is Technology in the Modern Library, and with speakers from SLIS, academic and public libraries, and Amigos, there will be something for everyone. Join us to learn something new and network with LIS professionals and students. We will be providing free breakfast and lunch, fun prizes, and an ice cream social to top everything off. Email mandierhodes84@gmail.com with questions.

The following speakers have been confirmed:
Cindy Batman and Will Clark (UNT Dallas Library): virtual reference
Beth Avery (head of UNT reference)
Daniel Alemeneh and Mark Philips: emerging trends
Kerry McGeath (Southlake Public Library): systems
Walter Betts (TCU): collecting user behavior data
Edward Smith (Amigos): Technology is the Answer, What Was the Question?

LISSA Kick-Off Party

The Kick-Off Party was awesome and so much fun!! We ate a bunch of food from burgers to really plump hot dogs to vegan burgers to some fancy chicken concoction that Shaneka made. Very fancy! We also talked a lot upon such subjects as: Harry Potter, national security at the borders, the effectiveness and morality of vaccinations, the beautiful dogs in attendance, and more I'm sure. What did you talk about at the picnic?

Needing Lazerow Volunteers

Hi everyone,
LISSA is assisting with the Lazerow Lecture event being held Thursday evening, October 4 at the UNT Denton campus. Thus, we are seeking volunteers to help. It's a great way to meet people, and the speaker, Dr. Dervin, is well known in the LIS world. Email us at untlissa@gmail.com if yout want to help with the following:

Volunteers needed:
1. pick up of speaker to and from all events October 3 and October 4- Dr. Dervin has difficulty walking and will need assistance. Prefers a car rather than pickup or SUV. She also needs a ride to Denton from the airport on Wednesday afternoon, October 3.

2. assist with set up of reception (nametags, anything Dervin needs) and lecture - I think she is bringing some literature and handouts from 4:00-5:30

3. assist with keeping reception food and drink supplied 5:30-6:30

4. clean up of reception food, dismantle 6:30-7:00

5. assist with afterwards to get everything back to car and to SLIS 9:00

There will be fun and education for all!!

First LISSA meeting--Fall 2007

Did you miss us at the Sweetwater dinner? If so, not only did you miss the fun of meeting with SLIS students and faculty. You missed our wonderful President Arta challenging a strange multi-layered tortilla chip:
















Well, she won, and it was mighty tasty. Anyways...LISSA will be holding its first meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 7:00pm in ISB 202. We would love to see SLIS students there so we can meet you and eat snacks with you and plan for the semester with you. So please join us next week! If you can't make this meeting, keep checking the blog for future events. Don't forget the semester SLIS Kick-off party will be Saturday, September 15, and we will be barbecuing. We'll let you know the other details very soon!

Dinner with LISSA

Hello SLIS Students!

We hope you all have had a lovely summer and are ready to get back to school! Well, if you are looking for a way to ease back into the new semester, join us for dinner this Saturday, August 25 at 7pm and talk with LISSA officers, other SLIS students, and faculty. We'll be meeting at the following location for dinner:

Sweetwater Grill and Tavern
115 South Elm Street
Denton, TX 76201


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This is a pay-your-own-way event, so don't forget your wallets. :)
Please join us for this great opportunity for networking and fun with your fellow students!!

Join A LISSA Committee

SLIS students have the opportunity to participate on LISSA committees this 2007-2008 school year. Email us at untlissa@gmail.com to join!

All School Day Committee
Chair: Arta Kabashi & Melissa Place
Members:

Constitution Committee
Chair: Sean Fitzpatrick
Members:

Events Committee/SLIS/ Lazerow Lecture
Chair: Vanessa Taylir & Lauren Ko
Members:

Fundraising Committee
Chair: Sharon Cardwell
Members:

Let's Talk/Miksa Committee
Chair: Sean Fitzpatrick
Members:

Social Committee/LISSA
Chair: Amanda Rhodes & Emily Billings
Members:

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.