Many of you who may follow the ALA Facebook organization page may have noticed something seemed a bit off. Posts were being shot off left and right on asinine topics. Apparently the ALA page Facebook page had been hacked at some point over the Labor Day Weekend was not resolved for a good amount of time (even though many reports…
We are proud to announce the 2015-2016 Spectrum Scholarships awarded to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies with 12 highlighted below from SJSU (including Kai Forsley and Michelle Ng from our ALASC board)! Scholars were selected based on their commitment to diversity, commitment to entering the library profession, demonstrated community outreach, academic ability and achievements and…
The ALA Student Chapter at SJSU invites you to attend a meet and greet session in San Francisco this Saturday at 2 PM. Full event details are below and on the RSVP form. This is a great opportunity to meet colleagues and catch up. The SJSU iSchool reception will be held nearby and many of us will be headed there…
The iSchool at San José State University is hosting a networking "Reception and Silent Auction" at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. The reception is free to attend and will be located at: Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant, 330 First Street Date Saturday, June 27, 2015 Time: 4:30PM - 7:30PM (PDT) To RSVP We hope to see you there!
Voting polls for the ALA 2015 elections will be open from 9:00 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 24 through 11:59 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 1. Below are the presidential candidate recordings for you to view in order to make an informed decision. Joe Janes (town hall session with JP Porcaro) Collaborate recording mp4 mp3 (audio only) Jamie…