We are the Student Chapter of the American
Library Association (ALA)
at the UW Information
School
The purposes of sALA are:
- To facilitate and encourage participation in the American Library Association.
- To increase awareness and use of the resources of the American Library Association, including publications, promotional materials, scholarships, and conferences.
- To provide a local forum for the exchange of ideas and information about trends, issues, and opportunities in the profession.
- To develop skills and relationships that will enable students to have a creative impact on the profession.
- To promote involvement in professional activities beyond the classroom.
- To increase awareness of national issues in library and information science.
See the sALA-UW Constitution for more details.
Questions? Contact us at sala@u.washington.edu.
News and Upcoming Events
Book Arts Workshop - December 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. - MGH 420
Start limbering up your fingers - it's time for sALA's annual Book Arts workshop! Join us for warm drinks, cookies, and fun with Anne Bingham, librarian at University Prep and former librarian at UW.
Learn how to create simple books in this workshop. They make great holiday gifts! RSVP to Samantha Walters at slwalter@u.washington.edu. There are only 24 spots, so RSVP soon! Space is limited, so mark your calendars now!
Apply for 2010 Google Policy Fellowship with ALA Washington Office
The ALA Washington Office will be participating in the Google Policy Fellowship program for the summer of 2010. Google Policy Fellows work for ten weeks during the summer at ALA Washington or at other public interest organizations involved in debates on broadband and access policy, copyright reform, online privacy, and open government. In particular, ALA encourages master’s and doctoral students in library and information studies with an interest in national public policy to apply for this fellowship.
This year’s host organizations include: American Library Association, Cato Institute, Center for Democracy and Technology, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet Education Foundation, Media Access Project, New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, The Citizen Lab, Creative Commons, Future of Music Coalition, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Technology Policy Institute. Host organizations new in 2010 are The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and National Hispanic Media Coalition.
Check out the Google Policy Fellow website for pertinent details. Applications are due Monday, December 28, 2009.
EBSCO offers five scholarships to attend 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting
The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The meeting takes place Jan. 15-19, 2010, and offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings and interaction with colleagues. Each EBSCO scholarship will be in the amount of $1,500, and one of the five scholarships will be awarded to a first-time conference attendee. The scholarship money is to be used for conference registration, travel and expenses.
Deadline for entry is Nov. 23, 2009, and the application and further information can be found here on the ALA's Website.
ALA 2010 Scholarship Online Application Now Available
The American Library Association committed to promoting and advancing the librarian profession. One way ALA accomplishes this is by providing scholarships.
ALA and its units provide more than $300,000 annually for study in a master’s degree in library and information studies from an ALA accredited program, or for a master’s degree in school library media program that meets the ALA curriculum guidelines for a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accredited unit. See the ALA Office of Accreditation’s website for a list of ALA-Accredited programs. See the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) website for the list of Nationally Recognized NCATE-AASL Reviewed & Approved School Library Media Education Programs.
The scholarship process is open annually October - March. Applications and reference forms (which must be submitted on-line) are available now. Instructions and general information remain available year round.
FRTF Offers Free One-Year Membership to Library School Graduates
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is offering free one-year memberships to students graduating from ALA-accredited MLS and MLIS programs and from school library media programs recognized by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an educational unit accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Students whose graduation date was Aug. 1, 2009, or later can, upon their graduation, download a membership form and mail, fax, or e-mail it to the Freedom to Read Foundation.
"We are very excited to offer this gift to new librarians," FTRF President Kent Oliver said.
"By becoming members of the Freedom to Read Foundation, these professionals will be helping the librarians and library supporters who are on the front lines defending intellectual freedom as well as vital First Amendment litigation that helps uphold many of the core values of librarianship. Offering these free memberships is our way of encouraging the long-term support of the organization and the intellectual freedom principles it upholds," Oliver noted.
As benefits of their membership, the graduates will receive the Freedom to Read Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, and be eligible to vote in the annual trustee election and attend FTRF member receptions. The membership will be good through December 2010.
The Freedom to Read Foundation, an affiliated organization of the American Library Association, was founded in 1969 to promote and defend the right of individuals to freely express ideas and to access information in libraries and elsewhere. FTRF fulfills its mission through the disbursement of grants to individuals and groups, primarily for the purpose of aiding them in litigation, and through direct participation in litigation dealing with freedom of speech and of the press.
For additional information, contact Jonathan Kelley at (800) 545-2433 x4226.