Hey everyone, My name is Christina. I am a part of the URI student chapter of ALA(often abbreviated as SALA) and I will be your author for the remaining month of October and all of November. This is my first year in the URI GSLIS program and so far I am having a great year.(As you can see on my personal blog at http://madambrown.blogspot.com/2012/10/i-smell-like-chocolate-frogs.html) Currently at URI, I am taking reference, management, and the history of books and printing. It's semi-online and semi-live, which is still strange, but the GSLIS program is very flexible, which is a major pro. I just signed up for next semester's classes, so if you want to hear more about my experiences at URI make sure to check out my blog as well. (During November I hope to start to get you, the reader, introduced to other members of SALA.)
Our board meeting wanted me to mention that 1) we have a blog now, 2) that we're working on creating a Twitter(even though Matt Smith wouldn't approve ;D ) and 3) that the PFE/Networking Open House is around the corner. The PFE open house is an opportunity to meet some of the people involved in the internship program(also known as networking) and is not only a sort of icebreaker, but it is also set up in a casual job-fair style. The presenters will be ready to answer your questions anytime between 3-6pm on Tuesday October 30th, 2012. It will be held in the Galanti Lounge of the third floor of the URI library. It is free, just throwing that out there.
I want to spend a little more time talking about what SALA wants to provide its members this year. In our meeting last week, we talked about having a pub night or movie night for the library students so that the members can have a social outing, relax, and make connections. But we also talked about more formal events such as the March conference, the Sakai Gdocs that are soon to be made available(more about that in a minute), and potentially podcasting our meetings so that people who are unable to attend can catch up on the minutes in a non-snoozing fashion. Because, come on, who really wants to read minutes when you can live them?
Sakai, for those of you who do not know, is a website- much like Blackboard- in which teachers can teach online, message and chat, provide forums, and many other customizable apps. ALA wants in on this and, as a result, we are looking into giving a board member(me) access to Sakai in order to provide forms, membership info, and, possibly, links and addresses for speakers that you may have missed on their visit to the URI campus. Overall, it seeks to be a useful tool.
So, stay tuned here(about once a week) and this blog will provide you with upcoming events and useful tips from ALA.
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