The Chapter is pleased to announce that Scott Marriott of Marriott Information Services LLC (http://www.marriottis.com) will underwrite the cost of chapter meetings for graduate students in library programs. For the 2006-2007 year, students will be reimbursed for the $25 registration fee.

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Please pass the following along to appropriate individuals.  Contact Scott Marriott with any questions (contact info is below).

SLA Illinois Conference Stipend Application and Guidelines

The Illinois Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is offering a student stipend award to help cover expenses for the 2007 SLA Annual Conference in Denver, June 3-6. The chapter will select one student from qualified applicants to receive a $1,000 award.

The e-mail list for SLA Illinois connects our membership by sending information directly to members’ electronic mailboxes. The e-mail list has undergone some improvements this year in an effort to respond to members’ requests and needs.

By Annalisa Anderson

Annalisa Anderson served as Chairperson of SLA Cares with Kim Whalen, Molly McKenna and Kathleen Gaydar acting as members.

By Janet Hartman, Budget and Finance Committee Chair

This is the time of year when we wrap up the chapter year with awards and elections and the annual meeting. But we also look forward to the next chapter year, and the chapter budget is essential to that process. We start in the spring and pass the budget by late summer, so that committees planning their activities for the year will have a framework to work within.

Last year, the budget committee doubled in size, with the addition of Maureen Malinowski. She’s learning the ropes of the budget process, and we work together with the Treasurer and the whole board.