Thank you for reading the Fall 2015 issue of the iSchool Descriptor! My name is Jessie Spragge, and I'm the 2015-2016 editor of the Descriptor (though I'd love to be involved beyond this year!). I was so happy to be selected to help make the newsletter possible, and I want to work with all of you to make the Descriptor the best…
Welcome to the January, 2012 issue of ALASC’s newsletter, the SLIS Descriptor. As I begin my final semester in the SLIS MLIS program, I am privileged to continue serving as editor of this ALASC publication. Every one of the submissions I edit comes bundled with each author’s unique experience, perspective, and style, and I benefit from the opportunity to engage…
Dear fellow students, In this issue of the Descriptor, we bring you an opportunity to get to know your 2011-12 ALASC officers. Check out what we’re reading this summer and learn more about us and what’s on our bookshelves: Elizabeth Borghi, ChairLisa Dibbern, Co-Chair and Web Coordinator Elaine Hall, Program CoordinatorRosemary Kiladitis, Secretary/ArchivistStacey Nordlund, Newsletter EditorMaryanne Rodriguez, Treasurer Have you…
Kick off your spring break with an all-new issue of SLIS Descriptor!Are you anxious about upcoming annual conferences? Interested in exploring LIS careers? Do you need a break from all your academic reading? This issue has something for you:Jamie Renton fills us in on some exciting ALASC news on "An Update from our ALASC Chair." Catch up on a recording…
We are excited to bring you the SLIS Descriptor in a new, more interactive format.In this issue: Grace Chilingirian and Allison Coltin invite you to participate in a mentorship program for students interested in law librarianship.Kimberly A. Price discusses the versatility of library and information science skills outside of the "traditional" library setting in Seeing Through Librarian-Tinted Lenses: The Relevancy…