Updates from SJSU ALASC

Happy Hour: Feb. 23rd 5pm

Need a break from homework? Want to discuss LIS with peers? Interested in meeting friends from your online classes? Are you thirsty? Join ALASC for the February Happy Hour         ALASC February Happy Hour Meet-Up When: Thursday, February 23, 2012 Time: 5-7 PM Location: Tied House Brewery & Café, 954 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 RSVP…

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Upcoming Conferences

Tis the season for Library and Information Science Conferences!  Maybe you're a regular face at library conferences and maybe you're still waiting to break the seal on your conference participation.   Here are just a few of the conferences coming up in the next few months: Public Library Association's 14th National Conference,  March 13-17 PLA 2012 Virtual Conference,  March 15-14…

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Congrats to WISE Excellence in Online Teaching Award Recipients: Simmons, Greenblatt & Farkas!!!

Three San Jose State University SLIS instructors received the WISE Excellence in Online Teaching Award Recipients Best Practices – 2011.      CONGRATULATIONS TO SLIS Instructors:                            Meredith Farkas Ellen Greenblatt Michelle Holschuh Simmons   Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) is, "A collaborative distance education model that will increase the quality, access, and diversity of online education opportunities in…

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ALA Presidential Candidate Barbara Stripling Virtual Town Meeting

ALASC Welcomes ALA Presidential Candidate Barbara Stripling for a Virtual Town Meeting Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Save the Date! Join us March 21st at 5:00pm PST via Collaborate for a great opportunity to meet and interact with ALA Presidential Candidate Barbara Stripling. During this virtual Town Hall meeting Barbara will enlighten us with her vision for transforming ALA, transforming libraries…

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2012 Public Library Association Conference

[polldaddy poll=5920744] Check out the PLA Conference for more details. Early-bird Registration ends this Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Find out more about participating in the Virtual Conference (A great way for some of us distant SLISer's to get involved!)   ALASC Email: sjsualasc@gmail.com Website: http://slisgroups.sjsu.edu/alasc/ Blog: https://slisgroups.sjsu.edu/alasc/wp-students Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alasc

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