Updates from SJSU ALASC
Many of you are new to the MLIS program. Perhaps you’re taking INFO 200, or thinking of taking it next semester. It’s one of the four core classes you’ll be required to take in the program. Each of the core classes are different, but each class teaches skills that are fundamental to Library and Information Science. We asked Dr. Michael…
Join the ALASC for our Around-the-World Virtual Library Tour! We’re going to take you on a journey around the globe to visit mobile libraries on all seven continents. Yes, that includes Antarctica! And what’s a world tour without world-tour merchandise? Eligible attendees will receive a free, custom-designed t-shirt (while supplies last)! Register via Zoom: https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudO6vpjMuH9SxKsmrsSGRE1nRLPbjvukW
I work in a one-person library.                  Have you seen Better Call Saul? Remember that episode where Saul Goodman works in an office in the back of a nail salon, and answers the phone in a fancy accent pretending to be his own secretary? That is what my job is like, and I love it.             Being in a one-person library is…
If you're looking to connect with fellow iSchool members, look no further. Our annual "Connect Over Coffee" event is coming up and we would LOVE to have you. Read on for more information! Please join us on October 20, 6 pm PT, for our special networking event Connect Over Coffee. Our alumni guests have experience working at public libraries, academic…
American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries is a grantmaking program to deliver relief to libraries recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the American Library Association (ALA) will distribute $2 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to help anchor libraries as strong humanities…