PRACTICES FOR ADVISORS OF SLA STUDENT GROUPS
It is the practice of the Special Libraries Association to have Guidelines for Advisors of SLA Student Groups.
The Guidelines for Advisors of SLA Student Groups are designed to compliment the Guidelines for SLA Student Groups and together provide a direction for the advisors on how to run an SLA Student Groups. Advisors play an important role in managing student groups and provide a stable point of contact for the Student Group.
Eligibility:
- Advisors must be members of the Special Libraries Association.
- It is desirable that advisors have recognized affiliation with the school or adjunct position within the school/department where the SLA Student Group resides.
Suggested Responsibilities:
- Encourages students to join SLA.
- Serves as liaison between the SLA Student Group and SLA headquarters. Forwards mail and provides information to and for the SLA Student Group President.
- Sustains the viability of the SLA Student Group through changes in Student Group Officers.
- In the event when a change occurs in the appointment of advisorship, the out-going advisor alerts SLA to prospective changes. If a replacement for an advisor has not been established, the out-going advisor petitions the dean/department head to appoint a new advisor so the status of Student Group within SLA is not compromised.
- Monitors Student Group compliance with SLA Guidelines for Student Groups, Guidelines for Student Groups are available through the SLA Office.
- Emphasizes, represents and promotes Special Libraries Association within the library and information sciences graduate programs.
- Markets the SLA Student Group to the SLA Chapter. Encourages the SLA Chapter and SLA Student Group to work together as units within SLA.
- Encourages students to attend Chapter meetings.
- Markets SLA benefits to students and encourages students to become active members within SLA including attendance at the Annual Conference and Chapter and regional meetings.
- Encourages SLA Student Groups and student members to seek out chapter officers and investigate opportunities within the chapter.
- Encourages SLA Chapters to include SLA Student Group members in chapter activities and to adopt a mentoring role with students. The advisor communicates the benefits of such actions to each chapter president-elect.
- Encourages Student Group Presidents and other faculty to alert students to opportunities within SLA.
- Encourages students to apply for scholarships and awards sponsored by SLA, its divisions, chapters and other organizations.
- Encourages Student Group Presidents to file reports to SLA, twice, yearly. The November 30 report includes: a brief statement of the groups programs and plans for the academic year, names and titles of the officers, name of their advisor. The April 30 report includes: a brief annual report on the groups' activities, a list of student members
affiliated as of April 1. Submission of these reports is necessary to maintain an active status as an SLA Student Group. These reports may be submitted either by electronic or postal mail to SLA headquarters. Upon completion of the annual reporting requirements, an annual allotment check (currently for $100) is sent each February to the advisor for the SLA Student Group. For more details on the reporting requirements, see the SLA Guidelines for Student Groups--available through the SLA Office.
- Attends the Advisors Roundtable meeting at SLA Annual Conferences. At the roundtable meeting, advisors meet and discuss issues of concerns to SLA Student Groups and the academic community.
- Attends the session
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