Once again it’s time for another fabulous issue of the SLIS Descriptor, edited and published by our very own Laura Bott. You can read the latest issue on the SLIS Descriptor blog:
Going to CLA or in the San Jose area? Meet up with fellow students and alumni at the SLISConnect/ALASC happy hour, and make some new friends and learn more about SLISConnect and ALASC. Happy hour will be on Saturday Nov. 3rd from 4:30-6pm at Tanq Bar (San Jose Marriott 301 S. Market St.) right before the SLIS reception. Hope to…
Welcome to the Fall 2012 issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the SLIS Descriptor. In this issue you will find articles about working in a library at a for-profit institution. You'll get to read about a fellow student's experience with web design. You'll see a book review about the book What They Don't Teach You in Library School. You'll also get to…
by Erica Watson I don’t know why people don't talk about for-profit librarianship. This is silly. Wherever you are a librarian, the credo is the same: to provide the best service to your patrons. Much has been written about how academic libraries have a rough time negotiating their budgets. Try working as a librarian at a for-profit school (one that…
by Jill Klees  When I expressed an interest in supporting the SLIS program on the San Jose State University campus with career development resources, I was quite naïve in what it meant to get an MLIS. I thought, like some of you just entering an MLIS program may be thinking, that one gains a Masters in Library and Information Science…