Community Partnerships by iSchool Instructor Morgan Pershing

The description for the Community Partnerships class that I teach for the iSchool reads: Public libraries are no longer your mother’s public libraries. Facing cuts in funding yet increasing use, the landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Public libraries have expanded focus to include more programming and extending reach beyond the four walls of a physical space. Partners benefit…

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Early Winter 2016 Issue–Community

Building Community Everywhere--A Letter from the Editor What is a community? Some of us think of the neighborhood in which we live as our community, but a community can be any group of people who gather together. Here at the iSchool we are a community of students. But the community is even larger than that—faculty, staff, and course instructors are…

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ALASC Board Member Published by the New Member Round Table

ALASC Executive Board Member Allison Randall Gatt was featured for her article in the NMRT (New Member Round Table) of the American Library Association's website. Please take a look at Allison's article. Bravo, Allison! Bridge the Gap Between Student and Professional Through the SJSU ALA Student Chapter

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Thanks for attending the NMRT Event!

Please see the recordings for those who missed us: mp4 (good for mobile devices, contains whiteboard and audio): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/playback/artifact?psid=2016-11-02.1235.D.5DF49A6ABB267399E029386E963B98.vcr&aid=381971 mp3 (audio only): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/playback/artifact?psid=2016-11-02.1235.D.5DF49A6ABB267399E029386E963B98.vcr&aid=381970

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ALA’s Jody Gray on Diversity

Please join us for a meeting with Jody Gray, Director of the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services. She will be giving a presentation on diversity and the American Library Association. When? November 8, 12pm PST Where? Blackboard Collaborate: https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=D.8B9EA9B4F7D7F5A113766C28D0D224 We hope to see you there!

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