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SLA Event on Professional Activities and Relationships

On December 9th at 6pm PT the SJSU SLA presents Dee Magnoni — Research Library Director at Los Alamos National Laboratory and President-Elect of the Special Libraries Association.  You’ve heard the advice before: get involved with a professional association. Why is this important? What are the synergies? How do you determine your association fit? What about finding a mentor, then cultivating that relationship? Dee Magnoni…

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December 7, 2015
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Copyright/Fair Issue and Libraries Presentation

Mark your calendars if you're curious about copyright issues and libraries. Next Monday, December 7th at 7pm PST, Professor Margaret Driscoll will graciously share her insight and answer our questions. Professor Driscoll graduated from SLIS in May 2012 with a focus on academic libraries, institutions, reference, and copyright/fair use. SAASC & ALASC jointly invite you to participate in a presentation on:…

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November 30, 2015
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Behind-the-Scenes at the Huntington Library

On Wednesday, October 28th, SJSU ALASC hosted a tour of the prestigious Huntington Library located in Los Angeles County. Nineteen iSchool students attended the tour and got an amazing look inside how one of the largest research libraries in the United States operates. As the Program Outreach Coordinator, I feel very fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to host this…

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October 30, 2015
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The Fall 2015 Issue of the iSchool Descriptor

Hello iSchool Community, The Fall 2015 issue of the iSchool Descriptor has been published! We would like to thank our contributors for their efforts. The SJSU American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) appreciates your hard work. If you have an idea for a submission, please contact us at: ischooldescriptor@gmail.com As always continue to check out ALASC updates and events on Facebook or Twitter…

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October 19, 2015
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Lit Review: Public Libraries, County Jails: Best Ways to Break in to Correctional Partnership

  by Amanda St John   Introduction Since the 1790s, American prisons have provided books to inmates (Darby, 2004; Mfum, 2012) and many facilities staff correctional libraries. With a trend in increasing populations and 1 in 35 adults under some form of correctional supervision, the United States of America holds the largest number of inmates in the world (De la…

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October 17, 2015
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