tips from students

Tony Nguyen

Misty Alvaro

Shelly Miller

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www.slis.kent.edu

Every graduate student has one

Required to correspond for all graduate school purposes with Kent State

Professors typically E-mail your Kent E-mail account

Check it often!

Primary means of general communication to SLIS students.

Receive information like job opportunities, practicum offerings, course changes, scholarships, new workshops and classes, textbooks for sale, and announcements from student groups.

Visit the new student links to subscribe.

Plan your degree carefully.

Change your degree plan.

Remind you of deadlines.

State Library, Room 114

Access for students

Currently, free printing available

Hours will vary

Student Mailboxes

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My Campus My Courses

Vista Single Sign-on (Blackboard)

Student Tools Library Student Career Path Mail, Documents, Groups

Student Tools: Registration Tools Check registration dates: View Entry

Schedules Plan coursework: SLIS home page

Workshop Catalog, SLIS Course Catalog

MLIS Program Statement Form,

Guidesheets

Course rotations

“Registration Tools” Box:

Look Up and Register for Classes

Add or Drop Classes

See Course Descriptions

FlashFast

Lots of registration guidance!

Cannot be done through FlashLine,

FlashFast, etc.

Go to the SLIS Web site:

ww.slis.kent.edu

Click on “Courses and Schedules”

Section on Waitlisting: click the link!

Short, simple, online form

Convenience

Formats and platforms

Tech skills

Support

Access to great instructors

Schedule on SLIS home page 1 credit hour; maximum of 4 toward the

degree Check for overlaps with regular courses Fill in a skill set with very little class time Hands-on experience Projects and papers

Student Groups

Local Professional Organizations

ALA

Social Networking Facebook Listservs Meet and Greet

Meetings—1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 5:15 PM

Speakers, Panel Discussions, Social Events, Fundraisers, and more.

http://sites.google.com/site/kentcalsso/home

http://sites.google.com/site/kentcalsso/home

Local Events Watch the Kent LISTSERV Check out C-ALSSO’s list of

LISTSERVs http://sites.google.com/site/kentcalsso/

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www.slis.kent.edu/component/option,com_weblinks/Itemid,23/

Pictured above: Member Groups and Communities page: www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/index.cfm)Also available: a listing of ALA & LIS acronyms: www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/acronyms/index.cfm

A great resource for involvement, information, and advice!

Stay informed and involved through… Social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn,

Twitter, LibraryThing, goodreads…) RSS feeds and blogs Conferences and lectures Volunteering!

The most important key to your success…