DSOL Conference Blog

Call for Posters: Inspiration and Diversity - SLA Around the Globe

Our fellow SLA members in the Social Science Division have sent out an invitation to participate in a poster session that will be held by their division, along with the Museum, Arts, and Humanities Division and the Education Division during their open house at SLA 2009, which is on June 14, 2009, from 8 to 10 PM.  The theme for this session is "Inspiration and Diversity - SLA Around the Globe."  Proposals on any topic will be welcomed, but priority will be given to those that touch on diversity or international issues in the information world.

First prize for the best poster?  A one-year membership in SLA!

Examples of posters from the 2008 conference can be found at http://sla.dsoc.googlepages.com/2008slaconference (scroll down a little bit to the section that begins with "Social Science and Museums, Arts, and Humanities Open House and Poster Session").

Please send proposals for posters to Tara Murray by e-mail at murray <at> pop dot psu dot edu, or by snail mail at Population Research Institute, Penn State, 601 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA, 16802 by MARCH 1, 2009.  Proposals should include a title and a ~250 word description, as well as your name, institution, and address (both street and e-mail).  Applicants will be notified of the reviewing committee's decision by April 1, 2009.  Please contact Ms. Murray if you have any questions.

--Julie

Solos Silent Auction and Networking

Sadly enough, I only made it briefly to the first open house, since I'd been in sessions since 7:30 that morning and exhaustion caught up with me.  However, I found the energy to attend the second open house and bid on some items in the silent auction.  These seem like an excellent opportunity to get people talking as they are bidding on different items, and also provides an insight into the variety of fields covered by solo librarianship.  There were Hoover's books on companies and competitive intelligence, a Marshmallow Blaster for those looking for some fun, a business card holder, and various other things that crossed the line from strictly practical to fun in all fields.

It was a great opportunity to meet the core leadership of the Solo Division, as well as some other solos who have been attending their subject-specific sessions during the day, so it's an opportunity to focus on the solo aspect of your job, instead of what type of firm or library you work for.  Next year I'll have to manage my time better so I can always last from 8 am to 10 pm - a long day, but certainly worth it.

-Trish

Conference Brochure Available!

The Handy-Dandy, one-page Solo Division Conference Guide is now available and can be downloaded via the SLA-DSOL COP at http://cop.sla.org/COP/Solo%20Librarians%20Division/.

The guide is broken down by day and lists each Solo-sponsored event, to include times, location and speakers! The brochure will also be available during tonight's Open House.

Can't wait to see you all there!