Hack Library School Blogging Opportunity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hack Library School seeking new writers to join the 2017-18 cohort. Hack Library School is seeking current and incoming library students to write about librarianship and the library student experience for our blog. Underrepresented voices, international, non-traditional, and online students are encouraged to apply. For more information, including how to apply, please see our open call: https://hacklibraryschool.com/2017-call-for-writers/…

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ALA Presidential Candidate Information Session

ALA Presidential Candidate Information Session San Jose State University ALASC sponsored a forum on January 9, 2017 to meet the ALA Presidential candidates. Below are the nominees and links to their bio: Loida Garcia-Febo Terri Grief Scott Walter If you would like to find out more information about the ALA Elections, click here. Here is a link to the recording of…

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ALA New Member Round Table (NMRT) Updates

Please see the link to Google Docs below for updates from the American Library Association's New Member Round Table. November 2016 Updates

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New iSchool Descriptor Published!

The new Early Winter 2016-17 Issue has just been published. This issue focuses on community with contributions from iSchool students and your ALASC Executive Board. You can find the new issue and back issues here: iSchool Descriptor

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Social Media and Learning at the Ferguson Municipal Public Library by Madelynn Dickerson

On August 9, 2014 a black teenager named Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The boy, who was eighteen years old, was unarmed. His death spurred on protests in the city of Ferguson that drew international media attention both in August, immediately following the shooting, and again…

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