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Seeking Program Outreach Coordinator – Spring 2015

ALA Student Chapter Seeks a Program Outreach Coordinator for Spring Semester The Program Outreach Coordinator focuses on creating professional development and networking opportunities for students regardless of their regional location. This would be done by: acting as the liaison with ALA and building collaborations with other student chapters and organizations. These collaborations could include (but are not limited to) staying in…

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December 9, 2014
Descriptor Fall 2014 / Descriptor News

Letter from the Editor, Fall 2014

Welcome to the Fall issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the iSchool Descriptor!   In this issue, you will get to read about an ALASC-sponsored virtual event. You will get to know one of our peers in their new professional role as an information specialist. You will catch a glimpse of one student's  experience as virtual and on-site intern working in information…

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November 1, 2014
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The Ultimate Team Project: Presenting at a Library Conference

The Ultimate Team Project: Presenting at a Library Conference by Sara Kelso If you are a library student or a newly minted MLIS-degreed, bonafide “master of library and information science,” you have probably given some thought to what comes next in your career pursuits. It is possible you already follow blogs and listservs, read journals, have a LinkedIn profile, and…

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November 1, 2014
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Two Information Literacy Internships Compared: On-Site vs. Virtual

Two Information Literacy Internships Compared: On-site vs. Virtual by Darren Ilett Recently I realized I have enjoyed the best of both worlds in my two internships related to information literacy instruction. This summer, I worked as an on-site intern at the University of New Mexico’s Fine Arts and Design Library (UNM FADL), where I created digital learning objects. Currently and…

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November 1, 2014
Descriptor Fall 2014 / Descriptor News

In the Loop: Working as a Theological Librarian in Chicago

In the Loop: Working as a Theological Librarian in Chicago  by Barnaby Hughes When people ask me what I do for a living, I typically reply, “I’m a librarian.” But before they can ask me what library I work at, I quickly add, “without a library.” I work for the American Theological Library Association, which, like the American Library Association…

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November 1, 2014
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