September, 2006 Welcome to the McGill University Special Libraries Association Student Group (SLA~SG) web site! Whether you're joining us for the first time or you consider yourself one of the "regulars", you're sure to discover that your experience with SLA~SG in the coming year will be both valuable and memorable. How? Well for a start, SLA~SG has a strong theme this year: "beyond the classroom" . You see, getting jobs and staying on top of things in your field are priorities for current and future information professionals, yet the classroom rarely provides the opportunities to do these things. Networking and exposure do. So, this year, SLA~SG is looking forward to acting on our theme in the following ways: • staging theme- and/or subject-matter-based networking events • liaising more closely with the SLA Eastern Canada Chapter and the LIS students at the Université de Montreal • ensuring information professionals from Special Libraries are included in the GSLIS lunch-hour speaker series • arranging tours of Special Libraries that represent students' interests • becoming more visible within the McGill University community through fundraising events • acknowledging GSLIS' three streams, by providing a more general focus on the information professional, rather than the librarian On behalf of the SLA~SG executive, I look forward to working with you to give your GSLIS experience that little bit extra. President, Special Libraries Association Student Group (2006-2007) |
