LSO Minutes: 1998

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 1/15/98

Welcome all!
LSO Minutes January 15, 1998

Executive Board Meeting

* LSO Constitution: Review & make any necessary changes of job descriptions

* Meridith may be resigning as Jobs coordinator, and she will stay until a replacement is found- stay tuned for more on this topic

* General Meetings shall be held every other Tuesday from 11-12 in the SIRLS conference room starting on January 27th . The meeting dates are as follows: 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/21 & 5/5- all members are encouraged to come!

* There will be various presenters scheduled during general meeting times. Topics & persons will be posted to list by Meg Warburg, program coordinator

* Sue Fitzner will be posting information about a "Dr. Link" workshop in Feburary.

* Meridith Johnson, job coordinator, will posting information concerning various job opportunities & LISTSERVS to join to the list in the near future

* Grace, the fund-raiser, will be working with Howie (the web-builder) to get pictures of the LSO T-shirts scanned onto our web page. Way to go!!!

* Welcoming Party: The LSO/SLA will be hosting a pizza party on Jan. 30th (Friday) @5pm for the new students! All SIRLS students are welcome to come! Look for a posting by yours truly for more information.

Denise Mogge

"Call any vegetable,
and the chances are good
that the vegetable will respond to you
(rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga...)"
Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 1/27/98

Reports from Board Members:

Secretary (Denise) - will send out outline about brown bag speakers if Meg (program coordinator) is unable to attend & providing the Secretary has attended

Faculty Liaison- (Mary): we will begin the process electing a grad student for the Faculty Search Committee, further posting will be forth coming. Duties of this position: student reviews applications for faculty members w/other faculty and provides input towards selection of the applicant.

Mary will be posting information in the LSO office regarding literature about Penn State and distance education.
Vice President (Elizabeth) : will be receiving an official ALA member list in the mail. She will be meeting with a rep from ASUA to learn what the benefits of being affiliated with this organization would be for the LSO She has also been invested with the power to do financial transactions (way to go, Elizabeth!)

LSO Web Builder/ Membership Directory Coordinator (Howie)- will begin making changes to the LSO website & update the directory. If you notice any errors in the directory, please e-mail Howie (jhcarter@u.arizona.edu)
and inform him. He will also be adding to our website pictures of the actual LSO T-shirts!

Sue Fitzner (via Howie) wants to alert people to some new additions to the SIRLS site:
- an events calendar
- an electronic resources page (with tutorials)
- student webpages (she would also like to encourage the SIRLS students to create webpages for this site!)

Program Coordinator (Meg)- will be posting the schedule for the various speakers. Next to come is on February 6th in the SEL rm. 311 (Dr. Links)- Meg will post this soon, as it requires an RSVP . She is also going to try and check in to some alternate times for some of the speakers to accommodate people that work in the day-

Fund Raiser (Grace)- will post information regarding the T-shirt Quote contest from the Fall semester (no, we did not forget!), she is also looking in to prices for coffee mugs.

SIRLS/LSO Friends Committee Chair (Sue)- will be meeting with Sue Fitzner

Social Activities Coordinator (Lisa) - Happy hours will begin on Friday February 6th @5pm at the Frog & Firkin
She noted that people were interested in bowling one evening- she would LOVE to have any suggestions e-mailed to her (lhussey@U.Arizona.EDU) Don't forget the Pizza Party Welcome on Friday January 30th @5pm in the SIRLS' conference room

ALA/LSO- Representative
Marianne will be sending out information about elections for the ALA conference representative- the conference is June 26-30 in Washington D.C.

Responsibilities: go to conference
Pay some expenses
Give brown bag presentation in the fall
Only LSO members that are members of ALA may be representatives & the same conditions apply for those that can vote on the representative.

Job Descriptions & other Constitutional matters will be discussed in the next meeting.

Marianne will be distributing notebooks for the board at the next meeting.

Open for discussion: the possibility of a newsletter - or does the ARIZSLS list take that place? If anyone is an interested party in putting together a newsletter- speak up

We now have new ALA forms in the LSO office

Kathy Wilka speaks: Lynn Kennedy, from the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service in Washington DC, is coming to campus on Monday February 9th to do interviews from 8:30am - 3:30pm (with a one hour lunch), you can sign up in the SIRLS' admin. Office (the list was on Carmen's desk) You will need a resume (preferably yours- haha) and, if possible, a writing sample (Kathy can elaborate) The positions available are paid employee or nonpaying internships Kathy Wilka has the information available - she encourages people to
sign-up as this is a great experience!

"My Mom says I'm cool."
-Milhaus
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 2/10/98

LSO MINUTES 2/10/98

Hello All! Welcome to the LSO Minutes- due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to attend the first 30 minutes of the LSO meeting. Luckily, Ian Hall (a new SIRLS student) was gracious enough to record the minutes for me until my arrival. THANK YOU, IAN!!!!! Let us begin.

*Guest Speaker: Charlie Hurt, Director of the School of Information Resources & Library Sciences

SIRLS is up for re-accreditation, and he has requested the LSO's assistance

-He outlined the re-accreditation process, referring in particular to a document called the "Program Presentation", which is currently in the first draft stage. He would like the first draft to be complete by early March (3/15/98), so that the second draft can be started in April.

-Dr. Hurt is enlisting our help so that the students can have input in the creation of the "Program Presentation." Input on this draft will be solicited via Web CT- he will be providing the URL/address in the near future. Responses can be submitted in the 'public' chat feature, or by private e-mail

-He suggested two approaches to soliciting student input:

1. assign a different student to each of the 6 'standards' within the draft

2. use some form of group assignment (Marianne will be posting more in depth information in the near future)

-Dr. Hurt is interested in comments on ways to improve the document

*After Dr. Hurt's departure, the LSO discussed various group formations for the project.

The consensus was that there would be committees formed (Marianne will be e-mailing the details). Some members present wanted to see the draft before making a final group-size determination as the final document was estimated at being (approx.) 20 pages per 'standard'. I believe that we will be having 6 committees; 3 people per committee.

*The Virtual Happy Hour sounds like a fantastic way to include the distance students in social activities. Keep watching for e-mails on details!

*LSO Board Report:
-VP, Elizabeth: she has received the official ALA/LSO members list and will be sending out an e-mail regarding recognition & privacy. We also discussed the benefits of being an LSO member (of which Elizabeth will be sending a detailed e-mail message). We strongly encourage people to join and pay the $3.00 dues so that we can continue to have social events, various products for sale, etc

-Secretary, Denise: Thanks, Ian!!!!

-Web Builder, Howard: has the LSO Webpages updated (way to go, Howie!!)

If you are interested in posting your homepage on the SIRLS' site, please e-mail Howard to register (jhcarter@u.arizona.edu) We are going to attempt (no promises) to place the officers' pictures on the website, wearing LSO tee shirts in the near future. Officers, come to the next meeting prepared to be hotographed!

If you don't bring your LSO tee shirt, you can borrow one! Or, Sue Fitzner, has offered her services! She said that if you are in the area, stop by and she'll take your picture. Thanks, Sue!

-Program Coordinator, Meg: She will be posting a synopsis of the "Dr. Link" presentation. Next Wednesday, Carrie Russell, the UA copyright librarian (and a very nice person!!!) will be speaking in the SIRLS' conference room @12:30 about copyright issues. Carrie is a very interesting speaker, I encourage everyone to come!!! Rick Gates will be speaking on Friday, February 27th in the SIRLS' courtyard- the time TBA. This is a treat, since he doesn't live in Tucson, but teaches virtually. It is hoped that we can all go to the Frog & Firkin afterwards. Meg will be sending detailed information soon. There are also several other people lined up to speak and a 'career day, sponsored by AzLA is being planned.

-Fundraiser, Grace: Gave information on coffee mugs and will be sending an e-mail to get an idea of how many people are interested in buying them. We do not have enough money in our account to order new tee shirts until we sell the old ones. I encourage everyone to pay the $3.00 dues to become an LSO member and buy a tee shirt, if you are so inclined! You don't have to be an LSO member to purchase a shirt. Grace also checked out keychains, they are very nice but very expensive.

QUOTE CONTEST- Deadline is Wednesday February 11, 1998. She will send out the quotes submitted and make sure that no one was forgotten, then she will submit them for election! More information coming from Grace soon.

-Social Activities Coordinator, Lisa: Happy Hour 5pm @the Frog & Firkin every Friday! She is planning some other activities and will be forthcoming with the information soon.

ALA Representative, Denise: I have just heard from the ALA and they will be sending me a questionnaire to fill out to match my interests with a staff member at the conference. I'm thrilled!!!!!!

"My Mom says I'm cool."
-Milhaus
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 2/24/98

Reports from Counsel Members
- Vice President/Treasurer, Elizabeth: Was happy to announce that more people have joined the LSO. Good deal!
- Faculty Student Liaison, Mary: Kathy Wilka was wondering why students
were not signing up for interviews on campus. She wants people to know
that it's a really good opportunity to hone our interviewing skills. Some
people responded to her query that it was the geographic location that the
interviewers came from that discouraged them. Let Kathy know where YOU
would like to see potential employers come from! Mary took suggestions
from people at the meeting and here's what came up: Pacific Northwest,
California, Nevada, & Midwest.
- Also, the official "LSO Membership" form is completed. It will be in
the LSO office soon - so drop on by & fill one out if you're in the area.
One will be posted on the LSO Web site for distance students, and those of
us that may have a better chance of filling a form out on-line as opposed
to remembering to do it when we're in the area :)!
- Additionally, there are surveys from the graduate college that we are
asked to fill out- they are in the LSO box (across from Carmen's desk):
drop by & fill one out and leave it in the LSO box. Mary is also
distributing them on her own (way to go, Mary!)- They are to be returned
by March 2nd.
- Furthermore, "Living in the Future II" (a conference happening in
Tucson in April) is looking for IRLS students to donate time to working
at the conference in exchange for attendance. The web site for this
conference can be found on the UA Library Main page in the banner
announcements at the top of the page. The URL to SABIO is
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/. For more information on exact
details e-mail kscott@bird.library.arizona.edu
!
- Finally, National Library Week is coming up. The LSO would like some
ideas about professional activities that we can have. Send ideas to Mary
Feeney mfeeney@U.Arizona.EDU. The SLA & LSO may sponsor a brown bag. More
details to come "My Mom says I'm cool.".
- Friend's Committee Chair, Sue: Will be meeting with Kathy & Sue about
making the Alumni Association official through the University. They will
also begin discussing the Newsletter.
- Thanks Merideth for sending information about removing oneself from a
list.
- Web Builder, Howie: Has updated the information on the directory. He
has added some new things & would like other people's feedback. E-mail
him jhcarter@u.arizona.edu.
- Program Coordinator, Meg: Will be sending out reminders of speaker dates
& times. Don't forget Rick Gates will be speaking in the SIRLS courtyard
or conference room this FRIDAY @ noon. Carla Stoffle's topic will be
'Core Values'- exact time TBA.
- Fundraiser, Grace: the information about the LSO coffee mugs will be
coming soon! A new quote has been chosen- whoo hoo!!!!
- Social Activities, Lisa: Frog & Firkin this Friday (weather permitting).
If anyone has a suggestion for another bar let it be known- we are looking
for alternative inside places as a back up to rainy weather. A Monday
book discussion is being arranged by Jason Brown- Lisa is unable to attend
that night, but wants Jason to know that the LSO fully supports his
efforts at social activities. Look for e-mail postings from Jason for
details. Lisa is going to be planning a picnic after Spring Break.
- Faculty Search Committee Rep, Eileen: Will be meeting with the committee
after the application submission deadline to begin the selection process.
She will be posting additional e-mails about the process in the near
future.
- ALA Rep, Denise: Is very happy to be getting a money donation from the
LSO for partial airfare. Thank you!!!!! This is going to be such a
great experience!
New Business:
-The committees for the re-accreditation process have been formed. Don
Fallis is the coordinator for this project- contact him for further
clarification at fallis@u.arizona.edu.
-LSO Board Members please remember to drop by Sue Fitzner's office to have
your photo taken for the LSO web page..

Bye All

"My Mom says I'm cool"
Milhaus
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 3/10/1998

Hi All,
I know you've all been waiting patiently for the 'real' minutes to be
posted so you can start your Spring Break....I love having an inflated
sense of my own ego.....

LSO Minutes 3/10/98
These minutes are cut & pasted reports from various officers:
Report of Friends Person:

Still pulling together the newsletter. We have several formats we're
looking at (from Microsoft Publisher), and several news items, including
an interview with our newest Professor, an alumni "whereabouts" section,
and hopefully a status report on the Alumni group's official status within
the University.

Also still working on the "official status" part - we have two possible
lines of information - they're taking time to gather.

Here's the report from the Program Coordinator:

Rita Manak is coming on Wednesday, 15 April, from 11-12. Her area of
expertise is Intellectual Property Issues. Does any one have an
interest in a particular topic?

Jim Matarazzo, Dean of the Library School at Simmons, may be coming
sometime in April.

Mike from the Law Library might give a brown bag, too.

Rachael Anderson from the Arizona Health Sciences Library is willing to
come and speak to us about her field. Is any one interested in this
area? She would be scheduled in late April, early May, and I'm concerned
that at that time of year her talk might not attract a lot of people,
due to finals. She is flexible about day and time, so please let me know
if you're interested in learning more about Health Sciences
librarianship.

Report from Mary Feeny:
National Library Week is April 19-25. I e-mailed Jere Voigt at Tucson
Public asking if they have anything planned & if LSO can
participate/partner with them. She said that's a great idea & will get
back to me when she finds out what they're doing. I'll keep you all
posted!

Merideth Jensen
Based on a suggestion from Kathy and Sue, the jobs coordinator position has
been split between two people. One will deal with forwarding postings
from Jobs Listservs to the JOBOPS List, and cutting and pasting Job
Listings from various web sites onto the list. The other person will
handle the data entry of postings that are mailed or faxed to the jobops
list. I (Merideth) will be handling the electronic side, while Mary
Feeney will be dealing with the paper copy (Thanks, Again Mary!).

Lisa Hussey:
Start planning the picnic either the last weekend in March or
the first
weekend in April (now that the weather's cleared). I would appreciate any
volunteers who want to help. Don't forget about the Coffee house book
discussion that's happening on
Monday night at 6pm at Coffee Express (I think).

That's what I got!
Everyone have a safe & fantastic Spring Break!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy basking in
the knowledge of no comprehensive exams- those of you that took them, be
happy that you passed. Huzzah to all!!!! They say women use more
punctuation than men....I don't know.....(Who worries about these things
anyway?)
Denise M

"Cube top, squared-off
Eight corners, 90 degree angles
Flat top, stares straight ahead
Snake eyes, blockhead"
-DEVO
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998
Subject: "Core Values"

Yesterday Carla Stoffle presented a draft of her paper "When Our Values
Conflict" to a group of library students. On July 1, 1998 the "Year of
Intellectual Freedom" begins, and this paper will be read at one of the
"kickoff" events.
A brief summary:

The Chinese curse, "May you live in an interesting time," could easily
describe current library culture. New developments in science and
technology have rocked the foundations of the profession while
presenting unique opportunities. In this time of uncertainty we can
deconstruct the profession to discover its core values, which can guide
us. Our base is our values, and how we apply them in service to our
customers. Basic values are guideposts that can undergird other
services. These values evolved over time in debate and in dialogue with
colleagues.

If we accept the foregoing as true, we must use core values to clarify
our behavior.
We are aware of these core values by examining the relevant literature
and by discussing the profession with our colleagues.
The core values are:
intellectual freedom; equity of access; freedom of access; privacy of
use and of individual records; professional neutrality; fair use; social
responsibility; preservation of the cultural record; a safe area in
which to use materials.

We assume the values can be applied absolutely, one at a time. What
about when values come into conflict? Can we see values existing in a
continuum?
Historically, there's been a conflict between those adopting an
absolutist stance and those who accepted a range of responses.
On the national level of this conflict the convulsions nearly destroyed
us. In the 1960s, the debate whether or not the ALA would adopt social
responsibility as a value was framed in "either/or" terms, between those
who saw intellectual freedom as an absolute, and those who saw social
responsibility as an absolute.
[She mentions the debate about the 1978 film "The Speaker."]
A recent conflict in the profession has centered around South Africa:
do you boycott companies that sold books to South Africa, or do you
continue to do business with them [so as not to compromise the
intellectual freedom of South Africans gaining access to these
materials]? This was an emotionally charged debate because people could
not invoke overarching values.

In our local communities we rationalize our deviations from core values
when they occur. For example, charging for photocopy services, or
printouts from the Internet are accepted as "necessary evils."

Today we are being tested by the Internet. In the past we selected
materials based on complex criteria. With the Internet, there's a
conflict between the availability of information and the challenges to
the meaningfulness of our selection policies and procedu out recently with subject heading "Attention all SIRLS Students"

Officer Reports:
Sue Trombley SIRLS/LSO Friends Committee Chair
-Newsletter is in the works
-Don Fallis has been interviewed as the newest faculty member :
maybe this will help explain why we see him running up & down University;
and why he has all those sporty type shoes in his office...hummmmm

Denise Mogge ALA rep /Secrealend out reminders as the dates approach, mark your calendars

Grace Melody Fundraising Coordinator:
- We have 17 tee shirts left!
- Things are being done to start the process for ordering LSO 22oz
insulated mugs
- Next Meeting April 7th we will vote on the design -so come if you want
to vote. Sorry to the distance students that we will not be able to post
pictures etc, for the vote, but we need to get this in the works so we
will have mugs to sell before the semester ends!

Lisa Hussey Mischief Coordinator:
-Lisa is going to begin arranging to have a SIRLS & friends picnic during
National Library Week (exact date forthcoming). E-mail Lisa with your
suggestions for a great park (lhussey@u.arizona.edu)

That's it folks
Denise Mogge

"My room is comfortably small
with rubber lining the walls
and always someone calling my name...
he calls when I'm alone and
he calls when I'm not home and
he calls when I'm stuck out in the rain
(I'm insane...I'm insane)"
-They Might be Giants
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting Minutes - 4/9/98

LSO Minutes - 4/9/98

Job Opportunities:
Ann Eagan, Vicki Mills, and Elaina Norlin, University of Arizona
librarians, talked to us about job opportunities at the UA Main and
Science & Engineering Libraries. Due to current library student employees
graduating and new jobs being created, a lot of new student jobs are
coming open. Students are HIGHLY encouraged to apply for these jobs, as they offer practical, hands-on experience, they help in getting jobs after graduating (experience is very important), & provide you with professional references.
Potential job opportunities include:
- During the first two weeks of the Fall semester, the libraries will be
making a massive education effort for university students (e.g., how to
get an e-mail account, using SABIO, etc., etc.). The library will need
help from library students in providing bibliographic instruction.
- The reference desks at both Main and Science & Engineering hire student
workers (you don't necessarily need a science background to work at S&E).
They are looking particularly for students who will be here through Spring
1999, and who can begin training this summer.
- The Residence Hall Program will continue in the Fall with library
students staffing the computer areas and providing assistance.
- Other opportunities usually arise, including working in Technical
Services, Interlibrary Loan, and for librarians on the Fine Arts &
Humanities and Social Sciences Teams. Making contact with librarians is
always a good idea.

For more information or to apply for library jobs, contact Ann Eagan
(aeagan@bird.library.arizona.edu), Vicki Mills
(vamills@bird.library.arizona.edu), or Elaina Norlin
(enorlin@bird.library.arizona.edu).

Thanks to Ann, Vicki, and Elaina for making us aware of these great
opportunities.

Reports of all Executive Council members:

Elizabeth Cuckow - VP / Treasurer - Elizabeth reported via e-mail:
- LSO has contributed to the cost of Denise Mogge's, our ALA Conference
Student Representative, ticket to the Annual ALA Conference.
- Happy to report that LSO's account is in great shape. Way to go,
everyone who has bought T-shirts and/or paid dues! Some of this money
will go towards purchasing newly designed travel mugs.

Mary Feeney - Faculty / Student Liaison - report from the faculty meeting:
- Jeff Rosen, our new UA librarian liaison, came to the 4/8 faculty
meeting to introduce himself. He has been invited to our 4/21 LSO meeting
to meet students as well.
- A STRONG reminder that students should try to attend the faculty
candidate presentations &/or the student meetings with these candidates.
It is VERY important that students give feedback to Eileen Smith, Faculty
Search Representative, on these candidates!!

Merideth Jenson/Mary Feeney - Jobs Coordinators:
- ALA's Office for Library Personnel Resources publishes a "Guide to
Employment Sources in the Library and Information Professions." There is
an office copy in Kathy Wilka's office. Also, we can receive 25 copies
for free, which have been ordered. Individuals may order single copies
for free through the OLPR office (800) 545-2433, ext. 4277.

Howie Carter - WebBuilder / Directory Coordinator:
- Howie has posted a prototype of a new logo for insulated travel mugs,
available on the T-shirt page of the LSO web page. Check it out!

Meg Warburg - Program Coordinator:
- Meg will post notes from the faculty candidate presentations to the
list. Thanks, Meg!
- Rita Manak will speak on Intellectual Property Issues on Wednesday,
April 15, 11 am-12 noon in the SIRLS conference room.
- Rachel Anderson will speak on Health Sciences libraries on Wednesday,
April 23, 11 am-12 noon in the SIRLS conference room.

Grace Melody - Fund Raiser:
- Grace is working on a creating a new design for the insulated mugs using
a software program. Way to go, Grace!

Sue Trombley - SIRLS / Friends Committee Chair - Sue reported via e-mail:
- Sue is still working with the Alumni office to get the SIRLS Alumni
Group officially recognized.
- The Alumni Newsletter is on hold until the above is resolved.

Lisa Hussey - Social Activities Coordinator:
- Mark your calendars! LSO will sponsor a picnic on April 19 to kick off
National Library Week. Lisa will post details when they are finalized.
- Last week's happy hour at Gentle Ben's (our new location for now) was a
big success.

Eileen Smith - Faculty Search Committee Representative:
- PLEASE remember to give Eileen feedback about the faculty candidates!
Her e-mail is elsmith@u.Arizona.edu.

Old Business:
- Dr. Hurt has arranged for Follett Corp. to send MARC Record booklets to the School, which will then be mailed out to students.
- Bryan Freiberg has scouted several potential places to hold the Spring graduation reception. When a definite place is determined, we will let
you know (Steward Observatory is a possibility). Thanks for the legwork, Bryan!

If you have any questions/comments, e-mail any of the officers!

Mary Feeney
Faculty/Student Liaison

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Date: Wed, 22 APR 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 4/21/98

Guest Speaker- Jeff Rosen
-Jeff is the new library liaison for the SIRLS' program
-He volunteered for the is position & is pleased to be able to work with
the students an faculty
- He graduated 6 yrs ago from library school
- He works in the Main library & also is responsible for working with
the college of education & training
- If you have any special requests (i.e. materials, journals, books
etc), let him know so that he can look into ordering them if possible
- He encourages everyone to stop by if they want to chat or have a
problem (his office is A206) or drop him an e-mail
jrosen@bird.library.arizona.edu
- Jeff highly encourages SIRLS' students to gain experience working in
the library. Currently, there are several positions available. Take
advantage of this unique opportunity!

Kathy, Sue & Carmen were presented with a $50 gift certificate for Le
Bistro as a token of the LSO's appreciation for all the hard work they
do to keep the SIRLS program running smoothly. YEAH FOR THEM!!!!

Officer Reports:

Sue Trombley SIRLS/LSO Friends Committee Chair: The process for making
the SIRLS' Alumni associated with the UA's Alumni association is on
temporary hold. Sue will be following up on contacts to move the
process along. Way to go, Sue!

Elizabeth Cuckow VP/Treasurer: Will be looking into various campus
groups that my be able to provide the LSO with additional funds.
Thanks, Elizabeth!

Mary Feeney Faculty-Student Liaison/Jobs Coordinator: the 25 copies of
the ALA jobs guide to employment have arrived. Some extra copies are in
the LSO office. There will also be a master copy in the job's file. To
send away for extra copies (each individual may receive one free copy)
write to:
Office for Library Personnel Resources
50 Huron Street
Chicago, Ill 60611
Thanks, Mary for going above & beyond and taking on extra
responsibilities!

Howie web builder: The LSO would like to thank Howie for posting the
SIRLS' graphic on our web site. WHOO HOO HOWIE!!!

Meg Warburg Program Coordinator: The last speaker is presenting on
Thursday April 23 from 11 - 12 in the SIRLS' conference room. Rachael
Anderson, from the Health Science's Library will the speaker. Great Job
Coordinating, Meg!!!

Grace Melody Fundraising Coordinator: Reported on the cost for the
insulated mugs- the price has exceeded the available funds that the LSO
has, so the project has to be put on hold. Grace worked very hard to
put all this information together- Thank You, Grace! I'm sure all that
hard work will be put to use in the future.

Lisa Hussey Mischief Coordinator:
-The picnic was fun! Thanks to all who showed up for making the day
extra enjoyable.
-Happy Hours are going well.
-Lisa will be sending out information about the LSO/SLA's joint effort
"Going Away Party for Sandy Hirsh". The event will take place on May
5th 3pm - 5pm in the SIRLS' courtyard. This will be a potluck party.
Please bring something that will feed 10 people. Lisa will be handling
the RSVP 's & "who's bringing what" list. Keep alert for Lisa's e-mail!
Thank You, Lisa for the fabulous job as Mischief Coordinator!!!

Eileen Smith Faculty Search Committee Representative: The candidates
have all been interviewed & the committee is checking references & will
be making an offer in the near future. Thank you, Eileen for being such
a powerful voice of the SIRLS' Student Body! And Thank You, Meg for
vigilantly taking & posting notes about each presentation.

Old News:
The MARC records booklets are on back order & will be distributed ASAP.

Graduation Reception: The Steward Observatory Auditorium has allowed
the SIRLS' to used their facility for the Graduation Reception on May
16th. Then following that, refreshments will be had in the SIRLS'
courtyard. Following that is the party at Casa Seavey's! Further, more
in depth information will be posted soon by Marianne.
Special Thanks to Kimberly Kranz for making the program/invitations!

I would like to THANK EVERYONE that participated in the LSO this
semester- you all did a FANTASTIC job!!! We will be having on last
meeting on May 5th to wrap up any last minute details. Elections will
be held soon, Marianne will post information via e-mail in the near
future. I encourage anyone that has not held a position to consider it-
it's a great opportunity to gain valuable experience- and it's also fun.

--
"So the warm blood flows
with the red blood cells, lacking nuclei
Through the large four-chambered heart
Maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have
Mammal, mammal
Their names are called
They raise a paw
The bat, the cat
Dolphin and dog
Koala bear and hog
Placental the sister of her brother Marsupial
Their cousin called Monotreme
Dead uncle Allotheria"
They Might Be Giants
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Denise & Scott

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Date: Wed, 6 May 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 5/5/98

Sue Trombley- SIRLS/LSO Friends Committee Chair: Will continue to pursue
official alumni recognition during the summer. She will also be working
on the SIRLS' Newsletter. Great work, Sue!!!

Elizabeth Cuckow- Vice President/Treasurer: We received a $25 check for
back dues from a graduating LSO student-(whoo hoo!!) with a very nice
letter to the LSO. Thank you for that contribution- it was well
appreciated & well used.

The Constitution was voted a change. The constitution reads that the VP
must attend meetings with ASUA- however, when Elizabeth inquired into
this, she was told that ASUA has no affiliations with any graduate
programs. The constitution will eliminate this responsibility.
However, the LSO VP must, on a yearly basis, be officially recognized by
the U of A. The constitution will now also reflect the new procedure
for this recognition. On the plus side, we may be able to get a
significant amount of funds from this source.

Meg Warburg sent out a request for a cataloguer to come to the UofA to
teach a cataloging workshop. The request was sent to the SLA list. One
person, from Mich, replied that they would like to come and teach this
workshop. She inquired if she could get travel expenses paid. The
request was forwarded to Dr. Charlie Hurt & we are awaiting a decision.

Regarding the insulated mugs (remember, we do not have enough money for
the initial costs):
-Someone e-mailed a request that we should elicit commitments from people
that they would promise to buy a mug if we order them

- Another suggestion was that we ask all SIRLS students (on a volunteer
basis, of course) to donate just $2 towards the mug fund. If we have
approx. 300 students- we'd have enough to get the mugs & use a fancy
design with nice colors.

Anyone with any feedback or other suggestions let the LSO know!!! We
will continue to discuss plans for a new LSO item.
Marianne will be getting more T-shirts (Thanks!!!) so we will again have
all the sizes.

Sandy's party was a SMASHING SUCCESS!!! Thank you to EVERYONE that
brought food. And an ENORMOUS Thank You to Lisa Hussey for organizing
the party & getting the Beautiful engraved clock for Sandy from the
SIRLS' students. Bravo, Lisa!

Special thanks to Marianne Buehler for ALL the time & effort she has put
in to the LSO to make things happen! Thanks, Marianne!!! We'll miss
you when you graduate this summer.

We also discussed ways to form a tighter link between SIRLS & the
library. We will be inviting Jeff Rosen, our liaison to the library, to
each LSO meeting that introduces the new board (2x/ yr) & to the new
student orientations. Jeff has made a great start with this new
responsibility! Thanks, Jeff- we know you'll do a excellent job!

We voted on more changes to the constitution. (Today was a very
productive day.)
We, again, amended some of the responsibilities of the LSO board
positions. The Faculty- Student Liaison will also work with the liaison
to the library & work with the distance students regarding any special
requests. We feel these changes will benefit everyone in SIRLS.

Old Business:

Graduation Reception Plans: Thanks again, Kimberly Kranz for doing a
great job on the brochures! Remember all students & loved ones are
invited to this event. Please RSVP to Sue Fitzner
(sfitzner@u.arizona.edu) ASAP so she can pull together the food part of
the party. As we know, the SIRLS staff is overwhelmingly busy, and they
always work their hardest for us- so make this easy for SUE- RSVP!!!!
Thanks also to Meg for making signs! Marianne will be posting more
information about the party & a plea for volunteers to help set up.

LSO Elections: Please send in your nominations ASAP! Marianne will be
posting the nominations soon & will allow everyone 24 hours to pull
their name from the list (should they be nominated without knowing
it…and other reasons) if need be.

Please remember to send nominations for the OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD to
Sue Fitzner, also ASAP.

LSO Board: the notebooks are due Saturday May 16th- please put in the
LSO box.

Don't forget the distance students arranged a get together at Gentle
Ben's on June 7th at 6pm. This is a great opportunity to meet them &
give them some insight about Tucson.

Once again- Thanks everyone for making this a great LSO semester!

--
"victim of collision on the open sea
nobody ever said that life was free
sink swim go down with the ship
but use your freedom of choice
I'll say it again in the land of the free
use your freedom of choice
in ancient Rome there was a poem
about a dog who found two bones
he picked at one he licked the other
he went in circles till he dropped dead
freedom of choice is what you got
then if you got it you don't want it
seems to be the rule of thumb
don't be tricked by what you see
you got two ways to go
freedom from choice is what you want"
-DEVO
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Denise & Scott

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes 7/22/98

Hi All!
Well, I'm back as secretary for a small amount of time until Meg returns.
Everyone will just have to cope with a smile (ha ha).

LSO Minutes 7/22/98
First off I'd like to thank Howie (VP/Treasurer/web builder) for driving
me & my bike home in the rain after the meeting!

Professor Seavey, acting director, came to give us some words of wisdom.
He encourages people to drop by this summer by going directly to his
office because after the fall semester starts he will probably have to
have people schedule appoints to meet with him. Also, don't forget he
will be teaching Government Information IRLS 572 virtually in the fall.

Howard
(VP {acting president}/treasurer/web builder):
wants people to e-mail him with any problems regarding LSO Board Positions
or general student issues! His e-mail is jhcarter@u.arizona.edu.
-Just a reminder! SIRLS will be having another faculty search committee
this fall, so start thinking about who you would like as your LSO faculty
search committee representative. Nominations will begin in the fall.

Sharon
(Fundraiser): is currently starting to reorder LSO tee shirts- look for
the new quote!

Eileen
(Student-Faculty Liaison): encourages everyone to alert her to general
concerns so she can bring them up at the faculty meetings in the fall.
Those that can make it to the lso meetings can bring concerns there or
e-mail her mailto:elsmith@u.arizona.edu.

-She also mentioned that there may be a cataloging workshop in the near
future. Stay tuned for more details.

-We discussed coming up with some sort of IRLS student body survey to get
a better idea about the wants & background of the people we are to be
representing. That will be a topic for discussion in the fall.

Bryan
(Social activities coordinator): Happy hours are going great! We have a
great summer student body- keep up the good work everyone! Happy Hours
are Fridays @5:30pm at Gentle Ben's for the$ $1 all you can eat taco bar.

Bryan would like to thank Kelly Hovendick for providing transportation for him
to the ice cream social! Whoo Hoo for those that deliver ice cream.

All activities have had a good turnout.
Look for more details about the up coming fall new student pizza party!
Our target date is the first Friday after the fall session begins in the
evening from 5-7pm. All SIRLS' people & their loved ones are invited.

Therese
(Jobs coordinator): She's been posting away! good job, Therese!

The next meeting will be on Monday August 3 @1pm in the SIRLS' conference
room.

Ta TA! Please excuse any blatant spelling errors.

"I put my hands into the roaring flames
I felt the pain as it started to burn
I've done the same thing over again and again
As if I never ever wanted to learn.
Moving thru the world at obsession speed
leave a dust trail crossing the land
I'm crying out in fury to the gods of fate
come on get me if you can"
-NMA
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Denise A Mogge
bova@U.Arizona.EDU

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998
Subject: LSO Minutes Aug 3, 1998

Hello All!
'Tis I, Denise, again with the LSO Minutes. I would like to start out by
thanking Howie for driving me home in the heat today in exchange for
taking the minutes. Thanks, Howie! On to business......... questions.

Sue (SIRLS/LSO Friends Committee Chair)- The newsletter is almost
finished! We viewed the draft today. WAY TO GO, SUE!!! It should be out
by the end of the month. Non-alumni can view it on the SIRLS' Homepage.

Bryan (activities)- Whoo Hoo for Bryan, he brought snacks today. I love
snacks. Happy Hour is still going strong. Concerning the fare-the-well
summer party: Tuesday August 11 @6:30pm. He's taking votes for either
Frog-n-Firkin or O'Mally's. E-mail Bryan directly before tomorrow night to
cast your vote. bdf@u.arizona.edu

Distance Voices!
Two summer school distance students came to the LSO meeting today- thanks!
Thy each had some good comments t make.

Sandra Tratos: She had a very good summer here in Tucson. She was able to
chat with Kathy Wilka about her experience in SIRLS.

Vicky Perry: She commented that distance students have a hard time getting
"in the know" about such things as faculty, which courses are beneficial
etc. She proposes that there be a method of commenting aboto the list soon to give information on how to sign
up for the Job Opportunities list.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities/ Mischief Coordinator):
Happy hours will resume next week, as we'll have the pizza party this
week.

Howie Carter (VP and Treasurer):
Will be posting information about this semester's dues.

Eileen Smith (Faculty / Student Liaison):
There will be a winter session class, lasting 9 - 10 days, in January.
The course will be worth 3 credits and will fulfill residency
requirements for the program. More information will be posted as details
are finalized. They're hoping to have a similar option available for
spring break.
Announcements are forthcoming for organizational meetings, such as the
first SLA meeting of the semester.
Kathy Wilka and Sue Fitzner are working on a virtual mentoring program.
In October, the accreditation specialists arrive to check out our
program.
Professor Hurt is at work getting someone in for a cataloging workshop.

Meg Warburg (Secretary):
Am working on posting accurate, informative minutes in a timely fashion.

Sue Trombley (IRLS Friends Committee Chair):
Newsletter to the alumni will be out by the end of the month.
Sue Klement offered to give a brownbag presentation on indexing; this
would coordinate well with the cataloging workshop.

Sharon Silengo (Fundraiser):
Is putting in an order for more T shirts (the style with the barrel
cacti on the front).
Is at work on new design & is checking out other suppliers as well as
other product ideas (book marks, gift totes, "book buddies," travel
mugs, pen holders).

Denise Bova (Webmaster):
Was unable to attend the meeting.

Ian Hall (President):
Vacant offices are:
LSO Program Coordinator
LSO ALA/LSO Representative
We'll be posting information about these offices by Thursday, in time
for a weekend election.

We're going to sort through the printer situation in the computer room
here, and determine which computers are available for printing.

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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting 9/8/1998

Minutes from the second LSO meeting of the semester:

Library Students Organization meetings will be held in the SIRLS
conference room, every other Tuesday afternoon, from 2 to 3 P.M. All
students are encouraged to attend, to bring ideas & suggestions for the
program, and to enjoy a snack, courtesy of the LSO. Ideas from distance
students are welcome, too!

Mary Feeny (Jobs Coordinator):
Wanted to make sure that every one who signed up for the Job
Opportunities List has been receiving her postings.

Lisa Hussey, former Social Activities Coordinator, was in attendance.

Eileen Smith (Faculty / Student Liaison):
The next faculty meeting is tomorrow, and for that reason she had
nothing to report today on tomorrow's meeting.

Howie Carter (VP and Treasurer):
Was absent due to a work-related commitment.

Sharon Silengo (Fundraiser):
Orders for tee shirts keep on rolling in. She'll put in another order
for the tees, and is keeping her eyes open for other products to promote
SIRLS.

Meg Warburg (Secretary):
Nothin' to report...until after the meeting.

Sue Trombley (IRLS Friends Committee Chair):
Has been working on organizing Sue Klement's brownbag presentation on
indexing.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities/ Mischief Coordinator):
Is working on plans for various activities this semester, in addition to
Happy Hour on Fridays.

Denise Bova (Webmaster):
Has been considering some LSO web page projects, details TBA.

Ian Hall (President):
Announced that Jerrilyn had won last weekend's election; he posted this
information earlier today. ( We were fortunate to have three excellent
candidates for the position! Thank you for your eagerness to contribute
to SIRLS and LSO.)

There was a general discussion about options for a future get-together
for students, faculty, and UA librarians. There is particular interest
in an event around graduation in December.

We still have a vacant office, that of Program Coordinator. The P.C.
gets to schedule brownbag presentations given by professionals to SIRLS
students; it's an excellent opportunity to meet information specialists
from varied backgrounds, as well as a good way of meeting fellow
students with whom you don't have classes.

Next meeting will be Tuesday, September 22, from 2 till 3, SIRLS
conference room. If you're eager to make this a better program, we
welcome your participation.

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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting 9/22/1998

Minutes from the third LSO meeting of the semester:

Library Students Organization meetings will be held in the SIRLS
conference room, every other Tuesday afternoon, from 2 to 3 P.M.

Howie Carter (VP and Treasurer):
The treasury looks good.

Mary Feeney (Jobs Coordinator):
Has continued to post job opportunities. Called to our attention a
current opening at the Optical Sciences library, which would provide
good training for further work at a special library.

Lisa Hussey, former Social Activities Coordinator, was in attendance.

discussion re: what qualities students would like to see in a new
director.

Meg Warburg (Secretary):
Am working on the report.

Eileen Smith (Faculty / Student Liaison):
The next faculty meeting is tomorrow; she'll post a report in the next
day or two.

Sharon Silengo (Fundraiser):
Orders for tee shirts keep on rolling in. The second round of orders has been placed.

Sue Trombley (IRLS Friends Committee Chair):
Has continued to make arrangements for Sue Klement's brownbag
presentation on
indexing.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities/ Mischief Coordinator):
Has been working on getting standing reservations for tables at Gentle
Ben's; is also researching possibilities for a semi-formal event in
conjunction with the December graduation. Is looking for a place which
is close to campus & accessible by public transportation.

Denise Bova (Webmaster):
Was absent.

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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting, 10.6.98

Today's LSO meeting was held in the SIRLS courtyard, in the shade of an
old olive tree.

In attendance: Ian Hall, Howie Carter, Denise Bova, Lisa Hussey, John
Holberg, Bryan Freiberg (who arrived late, with Twizzlers), and myself.
Jennifer Fabbi, Erin Stowall, and Kerry passed by. Charlie Hurt
stopped by to say we were having too much fun. Absent : Jerrilyn
Blackman, Mary Feeney, Sharon Silengo, Eileen Smith, and Sue Trombley.

Denise (Webmaster): has updated the jobs page, T shirt page, and has
checked links.
Will be giving the kickoff brown bag presentation in two weeks at the
next meeting, in which she'll discuss her work as our LSO representative
at the ALA conference last June. Afterwards, we'll have nominations for
next year's conference representative.

Howie (Treasurer): the T shirts are selling, the treasury is okay.

Ian (President): noted that the printer in the SIRLS computer lab has
been repaired once already this semester & is currently in working
order. Cost per page for printing is a nickel.

Bryan (Mischief Coordinator): The dinner and dance at the Best Western
is going through; there is high interest for this event. It will be
Friday December 18th. We still are working on the DJ issue.

Sue (via listserv): has *Confirmed* Indexing presentation by Susan
Klement for Friday, Oct 16,
at 4:30, with Gentle Ben's after.

We're working on lining up at least two other speakers for brown bag
presentations this semester.

That's it for this week!
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 20, at SIRLS.

"Lard is lard, no matter where you eat it."
- Denise Bova

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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998
Subject: Today's LSO Meeting 10/20/1998

Denise gave us a brown bag presentation about her experience as the
ALA/LSO Representative from SIRLS to the ALA midsummer conference in
Washington this past June. As usual, Denise conveyed a lot of useful
information while entertaining us at the same time. Thank you, Denise!

We had reports from four officers.

Jerrilyn Blackman gave us a progress report from the Search Committee
for a new director of SIRLS.

Eileen Smith (Faculty/Student Liaison) reported that she's still working

to get someone in for a cataloging workshop before the semester
finishes.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities/Mischief Coordinator) told us about
the plans for the December bash; he posted all the information this
evening, so I won't repeat it here.

Sue Trombley (IRLS Friends Committee Chair) said that the indexing
presentation went well, and that she will soon post notes from that
event to the listserv.

Please join us next week when Professor Zoe Stavri gives a brown bag
presentation in which she introduces herself, discusses her interests
and her plans for a series of colloquia. This event will be next
Tuesday, October 27, at 2 PM, at SIRLS (in either the courtyard or
conference room). I'll be posting reminders between now and then.

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting, 11/03/1998

Notes from yesterday's short-but-substantive LSO meeting:

Ian Hall (LSO President) started a discussion about the responsibilities
of the ALA/LSO representative and the auxiliary representative at the
June ALA convention in New Orleans. More information about the distinct
roles of each representative will be forthcoming.

Sue Trombley (IRLS Friends Committee Chair) reported that Susan Klement
had sent notice of a helpful website regarding indexing; its URL is
http://www.indexres.com

Sharon Silengo (Fundraiser) is researching various items to sell, in
addition to tee shirts.

Denise Bova (Webmaster) was present but had to leave early for the Chat
session.

Jerrilyn Blackman (SIRLS Director Search Committee Student Rep.) is
trying to line up a brown bag meeting for students to have the
opportunity to talk with Judith Becker.

Eileen Smith (Faculty/Student Liaison) will be posting minutes from the
11/04 meeting soon.

Mary Feeney (Jobs Coordinator) has been posting job opportunity
information.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities Coordinator) reported that reservations
for the graduation dinner are rolling in. He's working on getting
together the invitations, programs, and a diverse selection of music.

Howie Carter (VP/Treasurer) was absent; we missed him.

Meg Warburg (Secretary) wants to thank those of you who have sent in
your ideas for speakers and topics for Zoe's colloquium series. The
deadline for submission is November 30.

Lisa Hussey, former Mischief Coordinator, was also in attendance.

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998
Subject: Today's LSO Meeting 11/17/1998

Notes from today's LSO meeting:

In attendance: Ian Hall, Denise Bova, Sue Trombley, Sharon Silengo,
Bryan Freiberg, Lisa Hussey, Eileen Smith, Howie Carter, Atilla Vekony,
his well-behaved daughter, and Jerrilyn Blackman.

Eileen Smith (Faculty/Student Liaison) had five items in particular to
bring to our attention:
1) a big thank you to Jeff Rosen, the liaison between the library and
SIRLS, for supporting the option to access MARC record format from
Sabio.
2) Thank you to Kathy Wilka and Sue Fitzner for developing the idea of a
Winter Session course, which has been so popular that a second section
has been added.
3) She's trying to get Lois Mai Chan to come give a cataloging workshop
spring semester. For students graduating in December (next month!)
Eileen hopes to get together a 2-3 hour workshop. Workshop size will be
limited, so keep a look out for Eileen's posting.
4) MARC record booklets from Follett are in a box in Sue Fitzner's
office. Students on campus may stop by and pick one up. Distance
students may send in a SASE (full size, 8" x 12") and a booklet will be
sent out.
5) The diploma the master's degree students will be receiving reads only
"Master of Arts" (we won't receive an M.L.S. degree) and the diploma
does not specify what the M.A. is in. This could be a potential problem
for people who are doing free-lance work.

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities Coordinator): has been working on many
details of the December graduation dinner party, such as nominations for
students speakers, awards, certificates, the program. Bryan would really
appreciate it if people planning to attend could RSVP before (well
before) December 1. He's also busy working out details for the sound
system and music.

Jerrilyn Blackman (Student Representative, Search Committee for SIRLS
director) reports that a brown bag with Judith Becker will probably be
scheduled for early next semester.

Denise Bova (Web builder) will act as Ian's tally buddy regarding the
ALA LSO ALA representative and auxiliary representative elections.

That's all for November LSO meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998
Subject: LSO Meeting, 12/01/1998

Notes from today's LSO meeting:

In attendance: Ian Hall, Mary Feeney, Bryan Freiberg, Sharon Silengo,
Eileen Smith,
Sue Trombley, Lisa Hussey, Howie Carter, and Jerrilyn Blackman. (We
missed you, Denise!)

Bryan Freiberg (Social Activities Coordinator): reported that we'll be
coming close to the limit of 135 guests at the graduation dinner. He has
extended the RSVP deadline to Thursday, December 3, at 3 P.M.
John Howley has offered to bring his boombox, so there will be music at
the event. Dress code for the dinner: "whatever makes you happy."
Nominations for graduation dinner speakers closed at 5 PM today, and
students will have 48 hours to decide whom they would like as speakers.

Eileen Smith (Faculty/Student Liaison): Thirteen people have signed up
for the cataloging workshop; SIRLS has been very generous and will cover
the costs of photocopying materials (thank you).

(I'd like to add that Eileen is providing the workshop as a "gift" to
graduating students, and is doing this out of the goodness of her heart.
Thank you, Eileen!)

Lisa Hussey (Officer at Large; former Mischief Coordinator): noted that
Mary Graham at the Arizona State Museum is always looking for library
students as interns; something for students to consider for future
reference.

Jerrilyn Blackman (Student Representative, Search Committee for SIRLS
director): the school has received four applicants so far for the
position of director.

Ian Hall (President): noted that LSO officer elections are coming up
soon. All positions will be open. He'll be posting information regarding
nominations.

A final note: cheers to Lisa Hussey and Sharon Silengo on their new,
post-SIRLS jobs. Congratulations! And best wishes to all imminent
graduates who are seeking employment.

That's it for this year!

Best wishes for the holidays and 1999!
-Meg