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A Summer Project: Helping Plan an Academic Library and Archive

by Rachel Fox When I began this program at San Jose State University, I was already employed as the Circulation Manager at a small academic library.  There have been many times during my academic career at San Jose State University where my classes and my professional work have connected, but this past year, a particular project stood out when I…

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November 27, 2010
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How Do You Build a Library?

by Giovanna ForsythAs current or aspiring librarians and archivists, we've all been to a really spectacular library. You know the one I'm talking about: with stairs leading to columns leading to a rotunda leading to a big oak desk, where you pass along all your vital information so that someone will go into a deep, dark cold vault and bring…

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November 27, 2010
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Library Information Careers Emerging Titles and Trends

by Claire Escobosa This summer I had a great experience completing a special project for Library 298. I updated the report on Library and Information Careers: Emerging Titles and Trends that Emma Keefe completed in 2009. You can find my report here: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/resources/career_development/emergingtrends_2010.pdf. I would like to share my experience in case other students are curious about special projects and…

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November 27, 2010
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Tour of the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills

by Alison LeonardIn June,the SJSU Society of American Archivists Student Chapter organized a tour for students at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills. The Library is part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, otherwise known as the Oscars. Altogether the Academy is housed in three buildings in Los Angeles. The first is the Douglas Fairbanks Center,…

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November 27, 2010
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