Dear fellow students,As another academic semester comes to a close, I am honored to begin a new chapter of my SLIS experience as editor of the SLIS Descriptor. I am eager to share the range of experience represented by our diverse student body, and I welcome your ideas and input. I also want to thank our outgoing editor, Joni Savage,…
by Lucy BellamySJSU SLIS Class of 2007I can’t believe that it’s been almost four years since I graduated from SJSU’s SLIS program! It really doesn’t seem like that much time has gone by. I have to say that staying connected to current students and alumni have made this transition invisible. Finding time to network while pursuing my degree was definitely…
By Kimberly KoshiyamaWhen I first saw QuickSLIS mailer’s advertisement calling for a student in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University to work as an Intern at one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, I immediately thought, is this possible? Can the artsy/literature-focused library world be inter-meshed with the fast-paced, often cutthroat corporate, technology industry? As…
By Sam Leif If there is one thing on the mind of most students it is getting a job after graduation. There are a number of useful tools to help you find open positions and learn useful tips for everything from your resume to the interview. ALA JobLISTThe American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries teamed…
By Alison LeonardIn April, John Jackson, ALA Student Chapter Program Coordinator, organized a tour for San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science American Library Association Student Chapter (SJSU SLIS ALASC) of the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, California.The Nixon Library contains over 50 million documents relating to Nixon's time in office, consisting of more…