The Special Libraries Association (SLA) of St. John's University
exists to support the needs of our library science students,
promote the study of alternative information occupations,
and encourage active membership in the SLA. We also hope
to foster an exploration of unconventional sectors of employment
for information professionals, including, but not limited to
corporate offices, the government, law firms, the
financial sector, non-profits, and academic
institutions.
Contact slaofsju@gmail.com to learn
how you can get involved!
Faculty Advisor: Katherine Shelfer, Ph.D.
2012-13 Leadership Team
President: Len Savoleo (
President's Letter)
Vice President: Katie Daniels
Secretary: Tara Laware
2011-12 Leadership Team
President: Jennifer Jasmin
Vice-President: Len Savoleo
2012-13 Upcoming Events
Elizabeth
Brooks ('12 MLS) will be speaking at the upcoming SLA event on
Saturday, September 15. For more details
click here.
Highlight Events of 2011-12
- United Nations Library Tour - On February 14, 2012,
the students met with reference librarians at the United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold Library who gave an overview of the structure and
processes of the U.N. Library followed by a Q & A
session. We then finished with a tour of the closes stacks
and archives, which included records as far back as the 1920's
League of Nations.
- New York Historical Society Visit - On April 26, 2012,
we organized a trip to the recently renovated New York Historical
Society. There we were met by manuscripts librarian, Ted
O'Reilly, who gave us an in depth presentation of the library,
which included showing us approximately 20 or so unique historical
items, after which we had a Q & A session.
