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Welcome to the September 2010 issue of SLIS Descriptor!

We are excited to bring you the SLIS Descriptor in a new, more interactive format.In this issue: Grace Chilingirian and Allison Coltin invite you to participate in a mentorship program for students interested in law librarianship.Kimberly A. Price discusses the versatility of library and information science skills outside of the "traditional" library setting in Seeing Through Librarian-Tinted Lenses: The Relevancy…

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September 25, 2010
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Interested in Law Librarianship?

By Grace Chilingirian and Allison Coltin  This fall, the San Diego Area Law Libraries Association will be launching “SANDALL Buddies," a new mentoring program that pairs up professional law librarians with library students, new librarians and other types of librarians who are interested in the field of law librarianship. The pairs can choose to perform a variety of activities together,…

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September 23, 2010
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A Tour of the William H. Hannon Library

by Margaret PuentesOn Thursday, August 26, a small group of San Jose students visited the William H. Hannan Library at Loyola Marymount University.  The tour (hosted by ALASC) was conducted by Glenn Johnson-Grau, Head of Collection Development. The library is named after William H. Hannan, whose foundations donated $20 million for the construction of the library.  Hannan became a student…

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September 21, 2010
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Pornography: Solving an Ethical Dilemma with CALIX

by Yolanda Ramirez One evening in 2010, in a small family-oriented library where I work as a part-time Reference Librarian, I found myself faced with a dilemma. A parent came to me for assistance. She quietly stepped up to the reference desk, and so as not to be overheard, whispered that a man seated next to her 9-year-old child was…

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September 20, 2010