Special Library Association of McGill

Come join us!

The McGill Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is seeking candidates for Vice President and the 1st Year Representative. The Special Libraries Association organizes activities involving special libraries, both online and in person! These activities allow students to socialize with professionals in the field while learning more about special libraries and how they function.

The specific responsibilities:

Vice President:
- Become President in Fall 2022
- Help plan events with the rest of the SLA board, including communicating with potential guest speakers and other group chapters when needed
- Assist in completing the two yearly SLA reports

1st year representative:
- Liaison for first years when advertising events
- Give announcements in classes, posting in first year spaces etc.
- Plan and brainstorm events with the rest of the SLA board

If you wish to help us ensure the continuity of the SLA's presence on campus, please email [email protected] with the position that interests you, and a little about why you're interested in joining the SLA board.

We look forward to working with you!

The McGill Student Chapter of the SLA would like to invite you to a Rare Books Workshop at the McGill University Library. This event will take place on October 27th from 2-4PM EST at the McLennan Library.

Please fill in the form to sign up, spots are limited due to social distancing protocols. You will receive an confirmation email to confirm your spot.
All are welcome, and we hope you will join us for this workshop!

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/9eyAkfvNAN

It's happening tonight! Come join us!

The McGill chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), in conjunction with MISSA, would like to invite you to a virtual Welcome Event, September 28th at 7:00PM on Zoom.
The event will offer everyone a chance to meet others in the program (Masters and PhD students alike)! All attendees will also be entered into a raffle for SLA student memberships!
It’s been a long year and a half, let’s celebrate the start of a new year, new friends, and new knowledge together!

The McGill chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), in conjunction with MISSA, would like to invite you to a virtual Welcome Event, September 28th at 7:00PM on Zoom.
The event will offer everyone a chance to meet others in the program (Masters and PhD students alike)! All attendees will also be entered into a raffle for SLA student memberships!
It’s been a long year and a half, let’s celebrate the start of a new year, new friends, and new knowledge together!

Welcome back!
Our committee just met up and planned lots of exciting activities for the year.
Follow our socials so you don't miss any of our events.

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2021 SLA Annual Conference: Poster Sessions
August 3-13, 2021
A Virtual Interactive Experience |
SLA is currently accepting poster presentation submissions! The deadline to submit your abstract is Monday, June 1st at 5:00pm ET. Submissions within any topic relevant to librarians and information professionals are welcome. Both SLA members and non-members are invited to submit. Accepted poster authors will receive a discounted registration rate of $149 for conference.
For full details go to

2021 SLA Annual Conference Poster Session - Special Libraries Association SLA is currently accepting poster presentation submissions! The deadline to submit your abstract is Monday, June 1st at 5:00pm ET. Submissions within any topic relevant to librarians and information professionals are welcome. Both SLA members and non-members are invited to submit. Accepted poster au...

The McGill Chapter of the SLA would like to invite you on to tour of Rare Books and Special Collections at the McGill University Library and its many holdings. Elis Ing will be leading the virtual tour as well as speaking about the joys, and challenges of working in special collections librarianship. Jennifer Garland will also be joining us live from campus to provide a special tour of the Book Arts Lab, which launched in 2020. This event is taking place on April 8th from 5-6PM EST. We hope you can take an hour out of this busy time to relax and learn more about one of McGill's amazing libraries!

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/DHPjAsjfxq

Our friends at The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is holding a workshop tomorrow on presentation skills. Details are as below.

Abstract:
An effective presentation requires delivery skills, content, and design. Without delivery your presentation will not be received. Without content your presentation will be empty entertainment. And without design your presentation will be confusing and hard to follow. This workshop will focus on how you can implement your design choices in PowerPoint. We will cover common rules for presentations as well as basic and advanced features of PowerPoint. Using these rules and features, we will analyze and revise example presentations submitted by students.

Presenter:
Ilja Frissen
Associate Professor, School of Information Studies
McGill University

Time: Monday March 15, 2021 1:00 PM (EST)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://bit.ly/3byCTHP
Meeting ID: 898 9619 6297
Passcode: 068542

Interested in special libraries? Want to add to your CV? The SLA-McGill (aka SLAM) is looking for graduate or certificate students enrolled in the School of Information Studies to join our executive committee. Please email [email protected] for more information on how to get involved...virtually.

The SLA Annual Conference is the premier event for special librarians and information professionals who want to explore the latest challenges and trends in knowledge and information management, refine their skills, connect with colleagues, and meet with leading information product and service providers.

It takes place October 15-18 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
https://connect.sla.org/ac2020/welcometocharlotte

Here's the link to the Education Sessions
https://www.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SLA-2020-Education_Sessions_List-.pdf