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Letter from the Editor, Winter 2015

Welcome to the Winter issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the iSchool Descriptor! This issue is a blend of student and faculty voices. You will learn about one student’s internship experience with Libraries Without Borders, and you will read a course review from one of our first-year MLIS candidates. We also have three of our beloved faculty as contributors to this issue, all of whom…

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January 26, 2015
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Learning Advanced Information Literacy Skills

Learning Advanced Information Literacy Skills by Andrea Meszaros   This past semester, I was introduced to the world of online graduate studies when I started my MLIS at the iSchool. In LIBR 203, I learned about many of the resources available to us as online students, including the SJSU King Library website. I was excited to find out about all…

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January 26, 2015
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Stepping into International Librarianship with Librarians Without Borders

Stepping into International Librarianship with Librarians Without Borders by Alison Peters   I am having more fun in library school than I ever imagined possible. A wonderful conundrum that is making it a challenge to reach the endgame (graduation), but which is allowing me the opportunity to participate in exciting LIS experience after experience, learning and growing all the way.…

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January 26, 2015
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Faculty Voices: Anthony Bernier, PhD, Associate Professor

Faculty Voices: Anthony Bernier, PhD, Associate Professor   What were you doing before you joined SJSU’s School of Information? In the days before I joined the SJSU faculty, I was in the fourth year of my five-year plan as a library administrator for a public library. I served as director of Young Adult Services for the Oakland Public Library in…

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January 26, 2015
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Faculty Voices: Sean Gaffney, Lecturer

Faculty Voices: Sean Gaffney, Lecturer   What were you doing before you joined SJSU’s School of Information? I joined SJSU in 2008 as a part-time faculty member. After almost 10 years with the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in Decatur, IL in a variety of roles, including senior information scientist, manager of information resources and head research librarian, I accepted…

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