#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Mar 9 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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A copyright in libraries primer

All right chatters, for the March 23rd chat expert copyright educator Lesley Ellen Harris (of Copyrightlaws.com) will be our guest chatter. This will be Lesley's first time doing a Twitter chat, so she's going to be joining us this coming Monday as a participant to get a sense of what the chat is like, so for that reason I thought we could have a little primer session on copyright in libraries. This is my niche, as you know, I'm the Copyright and Reserves Supervisor at my library. I'm also currently working with Lesley as her current Copyright Specialist in residence which is what prompted this great collab for the chat. Copyright is a complicated topic, but it's relevant in a wide variety of library settings so it's great to at least have a foundation in it. So join us this week for a primer session and then in two weeks for more in-depth exploration at the hands of a long-standing expert in the field.

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Do you ever get questions about copyright at your library? What kinds?

Q2  How much do you know about copyright, do you know where to look for information? What are your go-to resources?

Q3 How much did you learn about copyright in your MLIS? Did any of your courses touch on it? Do you think they need to?

Q4 What advice do you have for planning a black history month program at the library?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Jan 6 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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Looking ahead: Libraries and goals for 2020

Happy new year and new decade everyone! I thought we could start 2020 off by looking ahead. Let's have a nice chat about our professional goals and hopes for the year and any that our libraries and library schools may have as well!

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What are your professional development goals for 2020? What library topics/trends/areas do you hope to learn more about this year?

Q2 What accomplishments are you hoping to make at work/at school/in your research related to libraries?

Q3 Does your library or library school have any big events or projects on the horizon for 2020? Are you a part of them?

Q4 Are you hoping or planning to get more involved with professional associations this year? If no, why not? If yes, how so?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Oct 7 2019 - 8:30pm ET ANNIVERSARY CHAT! #lisprochatis

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HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY TO #LISPROCHAT: Translating Skillsets- how to sell yourself to non-libraries & sell libraries on your non-lib skills

Leigh and I realised that we completely forgot to celebrate the chat's 5th anniversary! Which was actually back on March 8th of this year, oops! So we've actually been chatting for five-and-a-half years at this point! I've decided that to celebrate, we're going to go back to our roots, we're revisiting the first chat we ever ran (back when we were still #inaljchat), which funnily enough I was one of the co-hosts for!

The chat was originally based on this article: Translating Non-Library Skills to a Library-Directed Résumé. Interesting enough this is what we're discussing in my LIS foundations class at the University of Alberta this week too and I had no idea about that connection until I sat down to write this post!

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What do you think are the most transferable LIS skills you learned in school or on the job? What industries do you think they apply to?

Q2 How do you showcase your transferrable skills on your resumes and in your cover letters?

Q3 What are some positions you think LIS skills translate really well too? Have you ever worked in any of these roles?

Q4 What do you think the future is for librarians in non-library roles?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Nov 5 2018 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Financing grad school

We decided to continue what's turned out to be a very good series of chats on applying to grad school. We've covered CVs, references and statements of purpose, so this week we thought we'd move onto the next logical topic - how to finance your MLIS?

On getting references:
Loans for Library School
ALA Scholarship Program
A Contract You Have to Take: Debt, Sacrifice, and the Library Degree
Alternative Ways To Pay For Graduate School

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What has been your experience funding grad school with student loans?

Q2 What has been your experience with searching for scholarships and grants for grad school?

Q3 What resources do you turn to for financing grad school?

Q4 What advice do you have for a grad school student who wants to go to grad school but money is tight?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Oct 29 2018 - 8:30pm ET

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Applying to grad school - writing your statement and asking for references

We had such a great conversation about CVs for grad school in the last chat and it was suggested that we should continue the topic by talking about application statements and finding references. I had been thinking about doing that before it was suggested, so that's what we're doing!

On getting references:
How Important are Letters of Recommendation for Graduate School Applications?
Dos and Don'ts for Requesting a Grad School Recommendation Letter
Graduate School - Letters of Recommendation
How do I get a reference letter?
Tips for seeking academic references

and for those of us who have long graduated before we apply:

How to Get a Letter of Recommendation After Graduation
NonTraditional Applicants to Grad School: 3 Tips for Getting Recommendations
How to convince your current boss to give you a letter of recommendation
How to Ask for Recommendations for Your Graduate School Applications (with tips on approaching a boss/mentor/supervisor)

On writing your statement:
How to Write a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School
11 Tips for Writing a Powerful Statement of Purpose 
Write a Graduate School Essay that Will Knock Their Socks Off
Writing the Statement of Purpose

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 When you apply/ied to grad, did you have all academic references or a mix of academic and professional? If professional, was it your current boss and how did you ask them? (Tell us if you applied straight out of undergrad or waited a few years before applying)

Q2 What kind of information do you think must ABSOLUTELY be included in a statement of purpose for a library school application?

Q3 Is it ever a good idea to cite the low cost of a given program as one of the extrinsic reasons that you're interested in a particular school? Why or why not.

Q4 What information do you think has absolutely NO place being in a statement of purpose for a library school application?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Oct 15 2018 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

CVs : Grad school applications edition

It's the time of year where a lot of people are starting to think about applying for admission to MLIS programs for September 29th. So let's talk about something that a lot of MLIS program applications as for. A CV. Many MLIS applicants may never have written a CV before. So let's discuss how to go from resume to CV. Let's also talk about the difference between a masters application CV and a job hunting CV. Here are some resources:

Writing a CV from SJSU's School of Information
Resources and Sample CVs from SJSU's School of Information
5 steps for an awesome CV for your masters application from MastersPortal.com
How to prepare a resume for a masters program from the University of South Carolina
4 Successful Graduate School Resume and CV examples from PrepScholarGRE
Creating your academic CV from the University of Toronto

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Did your program require a CV when you applied? Did you create it from scratch or did you convert your resume? If you converted, tell us how that went!

Q2 What resources and tips do you have for people looking to create their first CV?

Q3 What suggestions do you have for applicants who have been out working in the industry for a few years before applying to their masters program? Should they still highlight undergrad work? Should they try and do new research etc?

Q4 What do you think are the most important aspects of a CV designed for applying to grad school? How does this type of CV differ from a job application CV?

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