|
Events |
|
“Everything but the Kitchen Sink”: A Special Librarian Panel Discussion On May 27th, the UB SLA Student Group organized a panel discussion with five special librarians from the Buffalo area. The event was entitled “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” because special librarians often take on a number of responsibilities within their respective organizations. With approximately 30 students present, this event was a huge success! Our panelists for this event include Karen Reczek (Senior Manager of the Information Resources Center at Bureau Veritas), Gayle Ablove (a Technical Services Librarian at Roswell Park Cancer Institute), Cynthia Van Ness (Director of the Library for the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society), Tim Binga (Director for the Center of Inquiry), and Joan Taulbee (Manager of Library Services at the Hodgson Russ law firm). All members of our panel are working in Buffalo area libraries and are graduates of the Library and Information Studies program at UB. The Discussion was led by UB SLA president, Ellie Jones. Some of the topics that were addressed by the panel include information about their respective collections, library services, primary and secondary users/patrons, job responsibilities, areas of expertise, what they do in a typical work day, and challenges that are unique to special libraries. The discussion was very informative and our panel of experts were so diverse in terms of their places of employment and their skills, it made for a very interesting and dynamic discussion. The SLA officers would like to thank all of the students who attended this event! We’re so thrilled that people enjoyed the discussion and we hope to organize a similar event in the future!
~Kristen Kelly, UB SLA Secretary
|
|
If you’re interested in learning more about our panelists (and possibly setting up a practicum with one of them), feel free to send them an e-mail! Gayle Ablove, Roswell Park Karen Reczek, Bureau Veritas Timothy Binga, Center for Inquiry Joan Taulbee, Hodgson Russ Law Firm Cynthia Van Ness, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
|
|
Contact Our Panelists: |
|
SLAB “Pick a Prize Fundraiser” SLAB is running a Pick a Prize Fundraiser. This fundraiser is being held in order to bring Rachel Singer Gordon to Buffalo to give a talk on cross generational librarianship. This will be Ms. Gordon's first time in Buffalo and we at SLAB are hoping to make it a grand event. Tickets go on sale December 1, 2008. If you haven't participated in a Pick a Prize before, you write your name and contact info on a ticket and place it in the drawing for the prize you'd like to win. There are several prizes up for grabs during this fundraiser.
|
|
Career Week Kick’s off with Rachel Singer Gordon Rachel Singer Gordon Event Monday February 9, 2009 330 Student Union Ever wonder about alternative careers in Librarianship? Let Rachel Singer Gordon tell you. The Special Libraries Association Student Group at Buffalo (SLAB) will be hosting a guest speaker event featuring Rachel Singer Gordon to start Career Week. This semester Career Week will focus on special librarianship. The topic of the speaker event is Alternative Careers in Librarianship and Information Science. A Q & A session will be held. Click Here for the PODCAST of this event.
|
|
Supporting Professional Development in an Information-Age Society. |
|
The Special Libraries Association |
|
SLAB |
|
U |