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Critical Information Literacy – an asset for modern libraries!

Hello everyone! Melony here, and for this blog post I’d like to share some information about one of my favorite library topics and its growing importance, not only in the field of librarianship, but in our day-to-day interactions with information in everyday life - Critical Information Literacy!   Critical Information Literacy (or CIL for short!) is a big library concept…

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Student Conferences: Giving New Life to Beloved School Projects

Does that classmate’s super cool project about cosplaying information communities still live rent-free in your mind? Oh! How about that other student’s proposal for a library escape room to promote information literacy? You loved that one. It’s just a shame that most of those student projects just get shuffled into an e-Portfolio and forgotten about. Other student projects, however, are…

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External Library Experience Opportunties

"Road Sign Street" image from Pixabay. Greetings iSchool Scholars, this is Melony del Real! Welcome to this collaborative post that explores the many professional experience opportunities that we, at ALASC, would highly recommend pursuing while studying for your MLIS or MARA at SJSU. Gaining practical experience in a work environment is not only helpful for your resume/CV but can be used…

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Meet & Greet and ALA New Member Opportunities

Welcome, new and returning classmates! Learn more about all the iSchool Student Groups at the Meet & Greet on February 3, 2022 at 6:30pm PST. Register here. Missed the Spring Meet & Greet? Check out the recording on YouTube. ALA New Member Opportunities First year students have the opportunity to join the American Library Association (ALA) through enrollment in INFO…

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Unexpected Opportunities: A Free Networking Event for Librarians

Calling all librarians! The Greater New York Metropolitan Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL/NY) is hosting a webinar on professional development. Topics include: unexpected opportunities, work, careers, and networking. Join the conversation! Unexpected Opportunities: A Conversation Tuesday March 16, from 4:00pm-5:30pm (EST)   Come join us. Decompress. Connect with colleagues and future colleagues.   We are:…

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