School of Information Resources and Library Science University of Arizona		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 . . .

Student Feedback
Got some thoughts you'd like our Faculty-Student Liaison to share with the SIRLS faculty? Fill out our feedback form so that your concerns can be shared at the next faculty meeting.

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.

Graduation Photos
Our Photo Albums page has been updated to include pics from the December 2004 graduation ceremony.

LSO Meeting Minutes
Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our last meeting! The next meeting is scheduled for January 28, 2005 at 5:15. Read the minutes from our January 12th 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.

Student Directory
Be sure to check out the latest additions to our new LSO Student Directory and submit your own listing if you haven't do so through our online signup form. The directory is a great way to stay in contact with your classmates.