Welcome to the OLISSA website!
OLISSA is the student organization for the University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies.
Our mission is to bring library students together with one another, faculty, and library and knowledge management professionals. The organization's primary purpose is to represent and serve the SLIS student body. To find out more, see About OLISSA.
Upcoming Events
- April 24:
- Last Meeting! Be there or be square. Meet the new officers and decide next year's agenda! 7:15 pm. Rooms to be announced.
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2007 OLISSA Officers
- President:
- JoAnn Palmeri
- Vice President:
- Lyle Barbato
- Tulsa Liasion:
- George Gottschalk
- Secretary:
- Jenny Rempel
- Treasurer:
- Brian Shults
Announcements
Remember these upcoming events:
- Volunteer to help at OLA in April. You can get free entrance into the conference. Contact Dr. Wallace.
- OLA is sponsoring multiple Workshops this month.
- Continue to look here for future announcements!
Budgetary Matters
OLISSA is a recognized student organization at the University of Oklahoma and receives a budget through UOSA. We use these funds for:
- workshops, colloquia, and panel discussions of interest to the student body
- sponsoring attendance at regional and national conferences
We welcome contributions from all OLISSA members to help keep our site up-to-date and informative. If you have questions or comments regarding this website, please contact Jenny Rempel.
Recent Events
- March 29:
- Student Research and Performance Day 2008
- March 13:
- SLIS Colloquium: 7:20-8:20 pm with Dr. Lotsee Patterson and Dr. Cecelia Brown. Norman: Bizzell Library, 104. Tulsa: Schusterman Center, Building 3, 3100
- March 12:
- Deadline for faculty members, staff, and students to submit nominations to the Graduate Student Senate for the 2008 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards. There are three categories: Overall Outstanding Graduate Student, Outstanding Teaching Assistant, and Outstanding Research Assistant.
- March 9:
- Deadline for registering a poster at the Student Research and Performance Day 2008
- March 5:
- SLIS Journal Club
- March 1:
- Deadline for OLA Scholarships and the Alumni Paper Competition
OLISSA Committees
OLISSA has committees that are focused on improving the SLIS experience.
- Administration
- Academic Programming
- Projects
- Student Support
- Professional Development
- Mentor Study Group




