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Read more about the article Student Conferences: Giving New Life to Beloved School Projects
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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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February 14, 2022
Read more about the article External Library Experience Opportunties
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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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February 8, 2022
Read more about the article Scholarship Tips, Tricks and Resources
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Scholarship Tips, Tricks and Resources

Happy Spring Semester MLIS fam   This is Carlos Bugarin Chair from ALASC with a few scholarship tips, tricks, and resources. A quick review of my expertise in the area includes being the recipient of a handful of scholarships including the Gates Millenium Scholarship. In addition, I served as a college and career coordinator for 9-11th grade students at San…

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January 12, 2022
Read more about the article How to Succeed in Your Core Courses: INFO 202
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How to Succeed in Your Core Courses: INFO 202

Dr. Virginia Tucker is a highly accomplished and renowned information professional with impressive credentials. She recently received full tenure after teaching at SJSU's iSchool for more than 15 years. Throughout her career, Dr. Tucker has worked as a Physics Librarian, Law Librarian, and an Information Architect at Dialog/Thomson (now ProQuest). She received her MLS from the University of California, Berkeley…

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December 13, 2021
Read more about the article How to Succeed In Your Core Courses: INFO 204
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How to Succeed In Your Core Courses: INFO 204

Dr. Sue Alman is an experienced and well learned information scientist with an eye towards the future. Her areas of specialization include management, strategic planning, futures, and blockchain technology. She has been teaching at SJSU full-time since 2012. Before SJSU, Dr. Alman taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh. You can take her course INFO 282:…

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November 21, 2021
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