by Pat Oey From the time I began my SLIS coursework, I eagerly looked forward to taking LIBR 294, Professional Experience: Internships. As someone who is not already employed in a library setting, the appeal of the course is clear—getting hands-on experience that would not only inform future career decisions, but would also make those career possibilities open up because…
By Kimberly KoshiyamaWhen I first saw QuickSLIS mailer’s advertisement calling for a student in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University to work as an Intern at one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, I immediately thought, is this possible? Can the artsy/literature-focused library world be inter-meshed with the fast-paced, often cutthroat corporate, technology industry? As…
by Giovanna ForsythAs current or aspiring librarians and archivists, we've all been to a really spectacular library. You know the one I'm talking about: with stairs leading to columns leading to a rotunda leading to a big oak desk, where you pass along all your vital information so that someone will go into a deep, dark cold vault and bring…