Welcome to the SJSU ALASC!

  Now recruiting for a Treasurer, Webmaster, Blogging Assistant and Membership Coordinator with the American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) at SJSU’s School of Information. This is a great opportunity to gain leadership experience, work on your communication skills, and make a real difference at the iSchool and in the field of information science. You will join a passionate group…

Get to Know your ALASC Events Coordinator, Irene Miller! What inspired you to get into the library field? A lifelong love of books and information; interest in learning more about how people create, access and use information; and an appreciation that library science draws people from a wide variety of fields. Who are your personal heroes? Eleanor Roosevelt Brene Brown…

I work at a local health sciences college library. It occupies a large space (half of the second floor) yet has a smaller physical collection than average. Most students consider the shelves and my desk to be “the library.” The rest of the floor is filled with lots of study space, which students and faculty frequent. It does the students…

Get to Know your ALASC Events Coordinator, Claire Huysentruyt! What inspired you to get into the library field? A love of learning and the desire to share that with others. Who are your personal heroes? My mom and all the other unseen people doing their best for the world. Who are your favorite books/authors? Never Let Me Go by Kazuo…

Please join the ALA Student Chapter on Thursday, November 18, 6 pm PT, for a special event with guest speaker Kelly Williams, Supervisory Librarian for the Suwanee Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library in Georgia.The world of library programming is exciting and full of fun, but can often be overwhelming. We will learn about best practices for library programming,…