ALASC & SLISConnect present “Everything You Wanted to Know about Serials, Publishing and Open Access”

Everything You Wanted to Know about Serials, Publishing and Open Access Co-Hosted by ALASC and SLISConnect Join us Thursday, September 20th via BB Collaborate to learn more about the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), professional development resources offered, scholarships and upcoming conferences. Guest Speakers: Robert Boissy, Account Development Manager and Academic/Government Marketing & Account Development at Springer Science+Business Media,…

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Connected Educator Month

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association, has signed on as a participating organization in Connected Educator Month, which takes place in August. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Connected Educator Month will include more than 4 weeks of online events, forums, webinars, guided tours, open houses, contests, badges and other activities. Updates…

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LITA Offering Two Web Courses in August

The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering two Web-based courses in August: Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5, presented by Jason Clark of Montana State University Library. Getting Started with GIS, presented by Eva Dodsworth, geospatial data services librarian at the University of Waterloo Map Library. Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5 will consist…

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LIBR298 for JCLC and CLA attendees

SJSU SLIS students, are you attending the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color this September in Kansas City, MO and/or the California Library Association Conference to be held from November 2-4, 2012 in San Jose, CA? If so, consider taking LIBR 298: Trendspotting and Professional Socialization with Patty Wong (sections 07/08 for JCLC; sections 16/17 for CLA). JCLC Instructor Patty…

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ALASC Cocktail Social At ALA Annual

Going to ALA Annual in Anaheim this month? Join us for a cocktail social immediately following the SJSU SLIS reception on Saturday, June 23rd at the Hyatt Regency. Thaaaaat's right, cocktails in the company of like-minded people! This is a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow SLIS students from around the country, meet the new ALASC officers, and kick back…

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