Your LISSAA Officers, Left to Right: LISSAA Faculty Advisor, Sylvia Hall Ellis; President, Jorge Lara; Vice President, Vaughn Thompson; Sectretary, Tracie Kruse; Treasurer, Chris Cook; Program Chairperson, Claire Kenneley; Web Guru, Dennis Hagen

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Upcoming Events

• The ALA Midwinter Meeting will be held in Boston, January 14 through January 19, 2005
• The ALA Annual Conference will be held in Chicago, June 23 through June 29, 2005
• The LITA National Forum is in San Jose, California, September 30 through October 2, 2005

Special Announcements

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS -- WE'LL HELP SHARE THE WEALTH OF YOUR USED (OR POSSIBLY UNREAD) BOOKS!
Donations of any and all kinds of books will be accepted by LISSAA to be distributed to local organizations and facilities in need. Collection "box" is at the MLIS Dept.'s Wesley Hall office. LISSAA Board Members will be glad to accept books as well and get them to Wesley Hall. We'll keep you posted on what we collect and the new homes we have found for them. Thanks.

Important Graduation Information

• The deadlines to apply for graduation during the 2004-2005 academic year will be posted shortly

• Our latest information is that the comprehensive examinations or "Comps" will be held in April. If you intend to graduate, you will need to register for your Comps by January 5, 2005. To register go to http://www.du.edu/education/currentStudents/examReg.pdf. For more information contact your advisor.

Career Development Web Log for Librarians

Rachel Gordon of Lisjobs.com http://www.lisjobs.com has partnered with Sarah Johnson to create a new career development weblog for librarians and information professionals. Beyond the Job http://librarycareers.blogspot.com contains calls for papers, conference information, career and job advice, and other professional development links and resources. RSS feed available.

An Open Letter to the University Community

Professional Librarians share a particular concern for the ethics of Copyright and the protection of intellectual property rights. With this in mind, we encourage you to read this important letter. An Open Letter to the University Community: Serious Penalties for Abuse of Copyrights on the Net.