Register Now for ALA Midwinter – Hotels Are Filling Up Fast

Are you registered to attend ALA 2013 Midwinter? If you plan to go, don't wait to register--hotels are filling up fast. Register for ALA Midwinter! Right now, lodging options are already limited to the Hyatt, Fairmont and 1-2 other hotels. And as anyone who's attended ALA conferences in the past can tell you, the discount on room rates alone is…

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SLISConnect/ALASC happy hour @ CLA

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…

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Letter from the Editor, October 2012

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…

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Librarianship and For-Profit Schools

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…

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