News from the ALASC student newsletter, The Descriptor. The Descriptor was discontinued in 2017 but we thank all contributing students for their efforts.
By Alison Leonard, MA, MLIS “What’s an archivist?” and “what does an archivist do?” These are questions a lot of people could ask because it’s not a common job title, and archivists don’t do a very good job of promoting themselves. They are usually the quiet type. An archivist is someone who maintains and an archive. Ok, great, but what…
by Stacey Nordlund In early February, 2012, I attended an Ontario Library Association conference session on the topic of interview skills. The presentation was given by a public librarian, Yvonne Patch, from the Hamilton Public Library, and an academic librarian, Jim Brett, of the University of Guelph Library. The session was informative and the presenters’ recommendations are an excellent starting…
by Amanda Heath As students, gaining experience while working on the MLIS is a priority for many of us. We participate in internships or volunteer in settings that allow us to practice putting our theoretical knowledge to work, only to discover at times that the task of doing so is not so easy. Another way to gain best practices in…
by Amanda Choi Put a group of LIS students together and inevitably talk turns to the much anticipated and much dreaded job search. In this tough economy, horror stories abound and it is easy for those of us interested in working at academic libraries to become pessimistic before even sending out that first application. But how much of our talk…
In Fall 2011, ALASC partnered with SLISConnect to host the Banned Books Week virtual read-out. The event was entitled Read Banned Books: Celebrate Your Intellectual Freedom. As in previous years, many students attended as both active participants and listeners, and all were highly entertained by the captivating readings provided by SLIS students who used a wide array of challenged books…