by Patricia Smith, MLIS Candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

As I walked into McCormick Place on the first day of the 2012 Special Libraries Association conference in Chicago, I was amazed by the grandeur of the venue and excited by the sheer number of information professionals in attendance. As a second-year MLIS student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, SLA was my first conference as a future information professional, and I was in awe of all of the sessions and resources available. Additionally, I was excited to be able to network and pick the brains of seasoned librarians. Continue Reading

by Sarah Bolgert, SLA-WI Communications Chair

At the end of April (when the Texas heat felt heavenly), I had the honor of attending this year’s Teaching Research in Private Law Libraries (TRIPLL) conference, sponsored by the LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group, held near Dallas. I had a fantastic, energizing time learning and hob-nobbing with enthusiastic, proactive law librarians from the east coast and the west coast with a few in between. And while I’ve just worked eight months working for attorneys in a librarian capacity, I have worked for attorneys in the capacity of an assistant and paralegal for nearly eight years. Given that background, I felt primed for attending such a conference. Continue Reading

Our very own Michael Enyart, the President-Elect of the Wisconsin Chapter, has been bestowed the
honor of Librarian of the Year by the Librarians’ Assembly at UW-Madison. He was given the award for the staff member with ten or more years of service. See the official announcement.

Credit Union Magazine, THE source of information for the CU industry, now has a new column: Lora’s Research Roundup. That’s right—our very own Lora Bray has been given prime real estate on the home page of the magazine’s home page under CU Exclusives. Here’s a sample.