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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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Scouting for Tech: My Year with the Girl Scouts at the Library

Scouting for Tech: My Year with the Girl Scouts at the Library by Stephanie Piccino   Admit it: You do not think “tech” when you think “Girl Scouts”. You think of camping, crafts, and, of course, cookies. But these are not your mom’s Girl Scouts. They are not even mine. Today, Girl Scouts are encouraged to explore the world of…

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May 2, 2015
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LGBTQ Youth Online Information Communities: The Intersection of Real and Virtual Space When Information Needs Are Also Social Needs

LGBTQ Youth Online Information Communities: The Intersection of Real and Virtual Space When Information Needs Are Also Social Needs by Elanna Erhardt   As an “under-aged” minority population that has only recently been given much needed attention in scholarly authorship over the past twenty years, LGBTQ (or queer as an all-inclusive term) youth have information needs and desires peculiar to…

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May 2, 2015
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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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Countdown to Success: The Kentucky Public Library School Readiness Task Force Addresses School Readiness

Countdown to Success: The Kentucky Public Library School Readiness Task Force Addresses Kindergarten Readiness by R. Lynn Baker As a former preschool and kindergarten teacher, I have been able to apply my passion for early childhood education to my work as youth services specialist at Paul Sawyer Public Library in Frankfort, Kentucky. I am also fortunate to be working on…

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January 26, 2014
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