First Friday Happy Hour, February 1st 2013

Join us for DUSLA's First Friday Happy Hour, on February 1st, 2013! The event will be held at Landmark Americana from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This is located on Drexel Campus on 3333 Market Street, or, just across the street from Drexel's Hagerty Library. We look forward to seeing you there!

DUSLA/SCALA Welcome Back Online Social

DUSLA and SCALA will hosting a free online welcome back social tomorrow night from 7-9 PM EST. Everyone is more than welcome to attend! Come and talk to us about your plans for the quarter, and learn about our upcoming events for this quarter and beyond. Log in at: bit.ly/SCALAevent 

DUSLA Winter Social

DUSLA will be hosting a social open to all library students and library professionals on Saturday the 19th, from 2-5 PM, at the Ross Commons. We will having an afternoon of tea and games to celebrate the new year and a new quarter at Drexel. Feel free to bring your favorite board game along!

But that's not all, we have a variety of events planned for this quarter and beyond. Keep watching this space and our Twitter account for future events.

DUSLA/SCALA Holiday Party!

DUSLA/SCALA Holiday Party  — with (in no particular order) Katie M. Lewis, Sarah Parnell, Erin DeFord, Ned Wells, Sio Bhan, Alexandria Capone, Maeryn Obley, Joseph Neptune Keslar, Kate Masterton, Joe Schaffner,Shawn Woodson, Marrette Pearsall, Evan Peugh, Allison De Weerd 

2012 Holiday Party

Chrystelle's SLA Chicago Experience

I know it's a bit late to share my experiences of SLA's 2012 annual conference, but I figured I would post it here anyway. I want to reinforce the importance of participating in association activities. Not only do they help you create and grow your career, it propels the field of information services forward.   Consider becoming more active in your local SLA (or library) association. You won't regret it.

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to attend SLA Chicago. Not only did I meet a lot of great people, ranging in expertise, experience and career choice, it broadened my own career aspirations. It was a great supplement for the lack of discussion concerning special libraries in the classroom. Traditional (and current) library curriculum focuses on public and academic librarianship with little discourse offered beyond these career paths.

This is one reason I value my membership with the SLA – it has offered knowledge of the myriad of options I have with my pending degree. For example, I could become a librarian for nationally known non-profit or a client services manager for a well renowned publisher or work as an analyst for the military. While I was somewhat aware of these types of positions, these possibilities became more within reach the more I spoke with fellow attendees. Previous to the conference, I would have not had considered any of these possibilities due to lack of awareness. Moreover, it was important to learn about different titles other than “librarian”.

Allison and I

SLA Chicago conference instilled a confidence in my career path (and subsequently myself) I had not experienced prior to attending. Part of this newly found assurance was due to the exposure of possible career opportunities; however, most of it was due to the acceptance of this vast library community.  Everyone I met was interested, and seemed vested, in my success as an information professional. At every networking event someone offered to look over my resume, gave me valuable advice or wanted to establish a long lasting professional relationship. I would have never understood the value in professional community had I not attended this marvelous event. 

On a boat tour of Chicago. 

After coming back, I am determined to participate and serve within the SLA community. I now truly understand the value of this association. It propels the library & information profession forward. After graduating, I am especially interested in helping future library students find their footing and to pay forward the generosity that has been bestowed upon me.

It is important to thank the Philadelphia Chapter for busting their bums year after year to ensure students have this great opportunity. The last bit of wisdom I have in regards to my SLA experience, is that you must always take offered professional opportunities and to do otherwise would be foolish. 

Thanks for taking the time to read.

--Chrystelle Browman
President of DUSLA
chrystellebrowman.com

Fed Reserve

Fed Reserve of Philadelphia Library Tour, Oct 25, 2012. In no particular order, with: Joseph Keslar, Chris Le, Linda Cowell-Smith, Marrette Pearsall, Steven Duckworth, Maeryn Obley, Evan Peugh, James Gross, Gina Gariffo, Kristen Gaydos, Rachel Korman, Allison De Weerd, and Cristine McCollum. Photographer: Chrystelle Browman