Minutes for the Oregon SCALA Officers Meeting – January 12, 2008

Minutes from the last meeting are up here. Comments are welcome.

Tour of OSU Library – February 5

SLIM-OR SCALA has arranged a tour of the OSU library in Corvallis. We will be shown the library, archives and special collections, and will be given the opportunity to ask questions. The tour will begin at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, Feb. 5 and should last 2 or 3 hours. (Sorry for the inconvenient scheduling, but the archives are only open weekdays during the day.) Please let us know if you are coming (and let people know if you are driving or need a ride) in the comments.

**************NEW! OSU Library Tour Schedule!*************
1:00-1:15 Meet at Reference Desk: Intro/Overview. Led by Anne-Marie Deitering.
1:20-1:50 Archives. Led by Tiah Edmunson-Morton.
1:55-2:40 Special Collections. Led by Cliff Mead/ Chris Peterson.
2:45-3:00 Wrap-up with Kate Yonezawa.

Learn more about OSU staff members here Staff directory

Rachel Bridgewater to speak at PSU on January 26th!

SLIM-OR SCALA is pleased to announce that well-known local librarian and SLIM alum Rachel Bridgewater will be the next featured speaker in our lunchtime speaker series! Starting in January 2008, Rachel will be the electronic resources librarian at Reed College. Prior to joining the staff at Reed, she was the Reference Coordinator at Washington State University, Vancouver.Ms. Bridgewater frequently speaks about technology topics at local, national, and international conferences and focuses on the impact of emerging technologies on culture, learning, and teaching. Her primary research interest is information policy and ethics.

You can catch Rachel on Saturday, January 26th at 12:15 at Cramer Hall, PSU, Room 158.