Post MI-Employment: the First Five Years

Please join SCARLA on April 16th at 7pm for Post MI-Employment: the First Five Years. We’re excited to welcome three panelists who are recent grads of the RU-MI program, all employed in higher education settings. Joining us on April 16th are: Michael Murphy, RU MI ’22, Politics, Policy, and Data Librarian at Seton Hall University Chelsea Rizzolo, RU MI ’20, Instructor / Librarian at Brookdale Community College Victoria Sun, RU MI ’23, Business & Research Support Services Librarian at Penn...

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CritLib Collective with Fobazi Ettarh

Join SCARLA on Tuesday, March 19 at 7pm EST for our CritLib Collective event series, a space where students, faculty, and librarians can gather for informal discussions on important topics related to critical librarianship. For this iteration of our series, we are reading “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves” by Fobazi Ettarh. You can find the open access article here. Fobazi Ettarh will be joining us for the meeting to give a short talk about her experiences writing...

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SCARLA General Interest Meeting & ACRL-NJ Panel Discussion

SCARLA (Student College and Research Libraries Association) is holding a joint General Interest Meeting-Panel Discussion on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:30 pm EST. We invite you to come chat with your fellow MI classmates and help us build programming for the upcoming year! Starting at 7pm, we will also be joined by librarians from ACRL-NJ Chapter (New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries). They will discuss their careers, as well opportunities and requirements...

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A Panel Discussion with SCARLA/SC&I Alumni

November 14, 2023, 6pm EST Join SCARLA (Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association) via Zoom on Tuesday, 11/14/23, at 6pm EST for a panel discussion with SCARLA and SC&I alums: Wafa Isfahany, Fobazi Ettarh, Lorin Jackson, and Vanessa Kitzie. Panelists will discuss their professional interests, life after graduation, job searches, and advice for current students. Perfect for SC&I students thinking ahead to graduation, this discussion will be followed by an expansive...

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SCARLA General Meeting and Executive Board Elections

SCARLA invites you to their general meeting on Wednesday, March 29 at 7pm. We will be electing officers for our executive board in preparation for the fall semester, and discussing upcoming events.  If you are interested in a position, please fill out this form by Monday, March 27. You can read about the positions and requirements here: https://scarla.rutgers.edu/about-the-board/. Join us here: https://bit.ly/SCARLAmarch23. We look forward to seeing you!

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#CritLib Collective: “Access is Not Problem Solving: Disability Justice and Libraries”

Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. EST (Zoom) Join SCARLA on Thursday, February 23 at 7pm EST for our CritLib Collective event series, a space where students, faculty, and librarians can gather for informal discussions on important topics related to critical librarianship. For this iteration of our series, we are reading “Access is Not Problem Solving: Disability Justice and Libraries” by Alana Kumbier and Julia Starkey. Bring your questions, thoughts, and anecdotes! We are excited for the...

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A Panel Discussion with Rutgers University Librarians

SCARLA (Student College, Academic, and Resource Library Association) is hosting a virtual Rutgers University Library Panel on Thursday, November 17th at 7pm. Featuring diverse librarians from different positions in the Rutgers Library system, this informal discussion will begin with guided discussion questions followed by an open Q&A. You may submit questions via the Google form link below. If you wish your question to be anonymous, please indicate that in your response. Register...

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BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read (2022)

September 21, 2022 at 5:30 – 7:00pm EST (with optional informal discussion from 7:00-7:30pm) Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association), SOURCE (Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere), and LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) As part of Banned Book Week, you are invited to BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read on September 21 at 5:30pm EST. In addition to...

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