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SIS Survival Tidbits

Revised and Reprinted from the November 9, 2001 Issue.
Have you had a hard time finding your way around?  Do you feel like you just do not know what is available to you as a SIS student?  We, your Bibliofile editors, have experienced that same dilemma as new graduate students.   Sensing that we were not alone, we decided to search for new (at least to us) and useful information to support your life as SIS students. The following is a list of those finds:
  • Did you know that Rachel Callison is no longer the Assistant to the Department Chair?  Janie Weaver, a recent SIS graduate, has replaced her.  Ms. Weaver welcomes your DLIS questions and concerns.  You can contact her at jweaver@mail.sis.pitt.edu or (412) 624-7666.
  • Did you know that the last day to register for Summer Term is May 6, 2002?
  • Did you know that the Summer and Fall 2002 financial aid deadlines have passed? The deadline for both terms was January 15, 2002.
  • Did you know that the ALA Annual Conference is fast approaching?  This year the conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from June 13th through June 19th.  Visit http://www.ala.org/events/annual2002/welcome.html for more information.
  • Did you know that each semester SIS students can apply for funding to attend professional conferences?  Visit the Professional Conference Guidelines Webpage at http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/academics/information/conference.html for more information. 
  • Did you know that there are mailboxes for graduate students outside of the DLIS office on the sixth floor of the SIS building?
  • Did you know that there is a United States Postal Service office within the Mellon Institute (on the corner of Bellefield and Fifth Ave.)?  Enter the side door facing Bellefield. 
  • Did you know that there is student locker space on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of the SIS building?  The locker space in the Swamp (on the second floor) is filled.  All lockers require students to provide their own padlocks.
  • Did you know that DLIS field placement application forms are available online?  Visit http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~lsdept/intern.htm for the online forms.
  • Did you know that the SIS Library offers individual assistance with research papers and projects?  Drop in to schedule a consultation.
  • Did you know that students can attend DLIS faculty meetings?  Generally, the meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month.  The next faculty meeting is Wednesday, April 17th at 9:30 a.m. in Rm. 605. 
  • Did you know that the Bellefield Gymnasium is free to all students with a Pitt ID?  It is located at 315 South Bellefield Avenue (Between Fifth and Forbes Avenues).
  • Did you know that there are job binders located in the SIS Library behind the circulation desk?  These notebooks contain listings/advertisements for available LIS jobs throughout the country.  Also, some jobs that do not post electronically are in the  binders.
Do you know something we don't know?  If you have any information that might be useful to other SIS students please contact us with your ideas - pdj7@pitt.edu or pnm9@pitt.edu.
 

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