by Giovanna ForsythAs current or aspiring librarians and archivists, we've all been to a really spectacular library. You know the one I'm talking about: with stairs leading to columns leading to a rotunda leading to a big oak desk, where you pass along all your vital information so that someone will go into a deep, dark cold vault and bring…
by Claire Escobosa This summer I had a great experience completing a special project for Library 298. I updated the report on Library and Information Careers: Emerging Titles and Trends that Emma Keefe completed in 2009. You can find my report here: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/resources/career_development/emergingtrends_2010.pdf. I would like to share my experience in case other students are curious about special projects and…
by Alison LeonardIn June,the SJSU Society of American Archivists Student Chapter organized a tour for students at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills. The Library is part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, otherwise known as the Oscars. Altogether the Academy is housed in three buildings in Los Angeles. The first is the Douglas Fairbanks Center,…
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…
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,…