Descriptor – Call for Submissions!

The ALASC newsletter is looking for submissions for its summer issue, focusing on Careers—job searches, internship experiences, resources, networking –now until May 8, 2017. Our Spring issue, focusing on the topic of Technology and Libraries—services, programming and innovation—is now live on our homepage! Our Fall and Early Winter issues also contain some great submissions by iSchool student and faculty. Share…

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New Issue of the iSchool Descriptor!

New iSchool Descriptor Published! The new Spring 2017 Issue has just been published. This issue focuses on libraries and technology with contributions from iSchool students. You can find the new issue and back issues here: iSchool Descriptor

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Spring 2017 Issue– Libraries and Technology

Bridging the Distance by Youth Services Librarian Claudia Haines   Homer, Alaska is a small, rural town that sits on the shores of Kachemak Bay. Its winter days are dark and cold while summers seem endless. The town is filled with both old-timers who are here for the long haul and newcomers who might be here only a season or…

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Inventors Making Good at DIY Girls– by SJSU Alumna Sylvia Aguinaga

DIY Girls have a Go Fund Me campaign active right now for their travel expenses to MIT for Eureka Fest. Please take a moment to read this article on the important ways girls are using technology and innovation and consider making a donation to fund their dreams. Thanks so much! At DIY Girls, I work as the Director of Curriculum and…

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A Look Up at the Clouds: An Overview of the Encyclopedia of Cloud Computing by San Murgesan and Irena Bojanova–by Student Hope Hills

‘What is cloud computing, anyway?’ Many people both inside and outside the LIS sphere have asked. I too was wondering that same thing, so here we are all pondering together. But of course, asking this question may only begin the conversation about the latest buzz surrounding cloud computing. Here, I will attempt to offer a succinct overview of this new…

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