School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona		An American Library Association Student Chapter
Like our parent organization, the American Library Association (ALA), we work to promote scholarly achievement and professional awareness among our members. LSO also promotes communication and interaction among students, faculty and staff within the School of Information Resources & Library Science (SIRLS). We organize a variety of events, speaker engagements, workshops and extracurricular activities. LSO strives to meet the diverse needs of local and distance student members.

What's New . . .

• Special Election
  In accordance with the LSO Constitution, we are holding a special election to fill the following vacant positions:

  Program Coordinator
  The Program Coordinator shall coordinate and schedule programs and activities, with an emphasis on professional development. S/he accepts suggestions and requests for programs and speakers from all members and communicates with the SIRLS faculty and staff as necessary regarding upcoming events.

  Social Activities Coordinator
  The Social Activities Coordinator shall coordinate monthly social events in Tucson for LSO members. S/he will generate ideas for events and share them with other LSO officers. S/he also acts as chair of the Graduation Event committee.

  Jobs Coordinator
  The Jobs Coordinator shall identify job opportunities in the field of library and information science and post them to the JOBOPS listserv.

  The participation of SIRLS students is important to ensure that LSO reflects our needs and interests. It also offers an excellent opportunity to involved in leadership activities and get to know your classmates. New students are especially encouraged to get involved in your student organization. Please feel free to nominate yourself or someone else you think would do a good job.
  
  Nominations are being accepted until Tuesday, January 25, 2005. Please email your nomination(s) to LSO President David Lehmann at del1@email.arizona.edu or fill out the online nomination form.

Voting will take place from Wednesday, January 26 to Tuesday, February 1, 2005.

After the election, LSO will officially kick off its Spring semester of activities. If you have any questions, please contact David or any of the current officers listed below.

• Spring 2005 Officers
  David Lehmann, President
  Erin Sweat, Vice President/Treasurer
  Erica Hanke, Secretary
  Andrea Lemieux, Faculty/Student Liaison
  Xima Avalos, Fundraising Coordinator
  Alan Pannell and Kelly Urman, Webmasters/Listserv Managers
  Monica Bafetti and Erica Hanke, BiblioTech Editors
  Jessica Langlois, Distance Student Liaison
  

• BiblioTech
  Submissions are being accepted for the spring issue of BiblioTech, the SIRLS student webzine. Co-Editors Erica Hanke and Monica Bafetti encourage all SIRLS students to use this publication as a way to develop your professional portfolio. Suggested article ideas include book reviews, library conference recaps, or papers written for class. The deadline for article submissions is January 21, 2005.

• LSO Meeting Minutes
  Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our last meeting! Stay posted for when our next one is scheduled. Read the minutes from our last meeting.

• Student Feedback
  Got some thoughts you'd like our Faculty-Student Liaison to share with the SIRLS faculty? Fill out our feedback form!

• Out of Department Courses
  SIRLS alum Will Ascarza compiled this list of out of department courses that you may find helpful when it's time to choose your courses for next semester.