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Meeting
called to order
Student
and Faculty introductions
Three
new students attended
COESA
Jocelyn
Buhain from the College of Education passed out information regarding the
College of Education Student Association (COESA)
COESA
would like to include all interested LIS students in their association
meetings
Information
was given regarding standing committees and monies available for research
conferences
Amy
Dissmeyer will receive information regarding meetings and any additional
information and post to the LIS ListServs for distribution to our students
Reading
of minutes from previous meeting
Brief
information was given regarding the last LISA meeting including the student
survey
Most
students indicated they were interested in professional development and
alumni connections
CLA
– DU students will present at CLA this fall.
Currently five presentations are scheduled, however more
participation is requested. Students
are encouraged to contact Lisa Cole
Orientation
will take place between Fall and Winter Quarters
Any
reports from officers
LISA
has money available and bank cards will be passed to the new Treasurer,
Alyssa Ericksen
Introduction
of new officers
“Power”
Beads were offered to the new officers from President Lisa Cole
Vice
President Noreen Schilling given the Authoritative black power beads for
leadership
Treasurer
Alyssa Ericksen given the Wealth white power beads for overseeing the money
Secretary
Shannon O’Grady given the Harmony brown beads for promoting peace
Program
Coordinator Kathryn Bailey given the Adventure silver beads for bringing
adventure to the program
Vote
on Internet Committee
Internet
committee established
Amy
D will head this effort along with student volunteers
The
committee has identified it’s mission, design, and content
An
area on Blackboard has also been established for students only to exchange
ideas, concerns, and assignments
Information
on the committee will be sent to the LIS ListServ later this week
Ideas
for coming year
Mentoring
– Talked about in a two tier system
The
First tier would have established students mentor new students.
The program would be on a volunteer basis.
Information
needed from student base: What expectations are required? What do new students need?
Do we include tours, information on technology, and finally how are
students matched?
An
idea was to set up a new student link in the Blackboard community
The
Second tier would have Alumni mentors matched to established students.
Information
needed from student base: How do we match mentors to students?
Do we categorize by the type of work the alumni is performing?
Do we match by tract?
Noreen
and Kathryn have been tasked with looking at both of these possible programs
Alumni
host student meeting
Review
how to tailor classes to career goals
Interview
workshop
Dialog
training
Peer
Resource Board
This
board would give advice and assist with solutions for students
Volunteers
were requested for this board
Any
interested students should contact Noreen Schilling
Marcy
Phelps, an Independent Information Professional spoke to the group
Marcy
passed out information regarding Independent Information Professionals.
She has been in the business since spring 2001 and considers herself
a generalist. Marcy is also on
the development team at E-Global library
She
locates, evaluates, retrieves, manages, and organizes information for
clients. She always receives
permission from her clients before she speaks to any groups.
Two clients include the City of Lafayette and a large HMO
Most
Information Professionals have a niche market, such as food services,
biochemistry, reference, etc…
There
are quite a few issues within the profession such as does one need a degree,
license, or certificate?
Marcy
feels the following are skills needed for this profession: marketing skills,
reference interviewing skills, the ability to define and implement goals,
understanding how a small business operates, assisting in solutions, follow
through skills, the ability to develop ideas and not being afraid to take
risks
A
typical week does not consist of 40 hours worked for a client, rather a
mixture of researching, marketing, and making sales calls.
She also does quite a bit of reading outside of the library business
Typical
income range is from $75 to $100 per hour
Marcy
also brought along resources for students to browse
Meeting
concluded