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Processing of Polysemy in Information Retrieval: A Review of the Research

  By Elijah Enos   Abstract This paper provides an overview of the challenges faced by information designers attempting to process instances of polysemy in natural language, as well as an overview of proposed solutions. Polysemy is the linguistic phenomenon in which one word will have more than one meaning. This creates a challenge for users of search engines and…

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February 27, 2016
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Message from the ALA SC President

Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! My name is Melissa Reynolds and I am honored to serve as your newly elected ALASC President. This year we have an entirely new ALASC Board! Although this presented some challenges, I am confident that we have built a strong executive team. It has been a pleasure getting to know each of the new…

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October 17, 2015
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Letter from the Editor, October 2012

Welcome to the Fall 2012 issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the SLIS Descriptor. In this issue you will find articles about working in a library at a for-profit institution. You'll get to read about a fellow student's experience with web design. You'll see a book review about the book What They Don't Teach You in Library School. You'll also get to…

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October 3, 2012
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Librarianship and For-Profit Schools

by Erica Watson I don’t know why people don't talk about for-profit librarianship. This is silly. Wherever you are a librarian, the credo is the same: to provide the best service to your patrons. Much has been written about how academic libraries have a rough time negotiating their budgets. Try working as a librarian at a for-profit school (one that…

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October 3, 2012
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What I’ve Learned About the LIS Field: A Career Counselor’s Perspective

by Jill Klees  When I expressed an interest in supporting the SLIS program on the San Jose State University campus with career development resources, I was quite naïve in what it meant to get an MLIS. I thought, like some of you just entering an MLIS program may be thinking, that one gains a Masters in Library and Information Science…

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October 3, 2012
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