Sophia Apostol's Talk

Thanks to everyone who came out to Sophia Apostol's talk today about negotiating a job offer.  We hope it was informative and helps you advocate for yourself once you land the job.

Sophia's slides can be found here.

Guest Speaker - Sophia Apostol on negotiating an employment contract

Sophia Apostol (University of Guelph) will be presenting her crowd-pleasing talk from OLA 2012 "Negotiate? Who Me? Yes, You!" to FIMS Faculty and Students on Thursday, March 15 from 12-1pm in the Social Sciences Center (SSC) Room 2020. No sign-up, but we will meet in front of the GRC on Thursday at 1150am before walking over to the session.

Hope to see you there!

Thinking about attending the CLA Conference in May? And other CLA news

Links for the upcoming CLA 2012 National Conference and Trade Show in Ottawa:

Check out the CLA Conference Program Highlights.

Take a look at these tips on attending the conference when you have a tight budget.

Interested in volunteering for the conference? The application form and the volunteer job descriptions are available on the CLA website here. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 23, 2012.


In addition to the upcoming conference, consider these items of note:

Career Development Webinar Series

CLA Student Article Award

CLA Awards (there are some scholarship opportunities)

Speed Networking

Tuesday, March 20
6-8pm
Masonville Library

The way the event will work is that you will have 15 minutes with each professional, then there will be a break after 45 minutes, and  a chance to mingle at the end.

You will have a chance to speak with:

Trista Blonde, High School Librarian, Lambton-Kent School District
David Fiander, Web Librarian, Western University
Ellie Contursi, Supervisor, Cherryhill, London Public Library
Kevin Moore, Supervisor, Pond Mills, London Public Library
George Goodall, Senior Research Analyst, Info Tech Research
Jonothan Kidd, Research Analyst, Info Tech Research

Refreshments will be served.

$5 per ticket, get yours at the door.

Email sfelkar@uwo.ca if you have any questions.

CLA President's Visit

Canadian Library Association President Karen Adams visited Western’s CLA student chapter on Thursday, January 26th.

We were able to host Ms. Adams for the afternoon, and enjoyed the time she spent speaking with us about working in an academic library, the role of CLA and its current projects.

 
One of the topics of interest for us was that Ms. Adams is working on fundraising for new backend technology for the website and membership databases that will allow for a “gap year” for new LIS grads so that they can maintain membership when searching for jobs.

As well, our local Progressive Librarians Guild took the opportunity to engage Ms. Adams on the role of CLA as a leader/champion for librarians. From there they posted on their blog here: The Canadian Library Association's Failure to Advocate for Librarians and Libraries , sparking a discussion on the CLA & BCLA list-servs, as well as on other Canadian library blogs.

We want to thank Karen Adams again for her time and encourage other CLA student chapters to have her visit their campuses.

Bursaries available for conference attendees

This term, the CLA Student Chapter will award three $100 bursaries to assist students with conference expenses. This money has been raised through the group's fundraising efforts. Any current MLIS or PhD LIS student planning to attend a conference this term (Winter 2012) or next term (Summer 2012) is eligible to apply. 

 

Of the three bursaries: 

 

• One will give preference to a CLA Student Chapter member; 
• One will give preference to an out-of-province student; 
• One will have no restrictions. 

Applications will be accepted online until March 31, 2012. Bursary award announcements will be made no later than April 30, 2012.

 

Please direct questions and comments to claatuwo@gmail.com.

Bake Sale Tuesday February 7th

Come on out to CLA's bakesale on Tuesday for some delicious baked goods!  We'll be set up outside the GRC from noon to 3 pm.  Help CLA raise funds and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time.  Hope to see you there!