Welcome to the March 2013 issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the SLIS Descriptor. In this issue you will find articles about  a wide range of topics. You'll get to read about a fellow student's experience as content editor of our Student Research Journal. You'll learn about being a substitute librarian. You'll also get to read about an alumni's  Living Library outreach…
SJSU SLIS ALASC and SLISConnect hosted a tour of the Seattle Public Library Central Branch this January. The event held during the ALA Midwinter Conference. The event began with a coffee hour at Seattle's Best Coffee. Â The library tour was led by SLIS alumni Sarah Scott. (Click thumbnails to enlarge)
Surge Ahead with the Student Research Journal (SRJ) By Amanda Heath Information professionals engage in research. We study information seeking behaviors so that we can better design information retrieval systems. We study library user behaviors so that we can better design library programs. We study student learning so that we can better teach information literacy skills. In just about…
Library Outreach: The Living Library by Sami Lange Contemporary academic libraries have an opportunity to show their value during outreach events and specially targeted programs. The Santa Rosa Junior College puts on a yearly event, Day Under the Oaks, which serves as an open house for the JC and highlights the campus community for the 10,000-12,000 visitors. In my new…
Career Paths They Don’t Tell You About: Building Experience by Working as a Pool Librarian by Emily Weak When I started library school (with no library experience, mind you), here is how I thought my career would go: I would quit my non-library job within six months, get a paraprofessional job in a library, finish school in two years,…