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My Experience as a Mentee in the SANDALL Buddies Mentor Program

by Amanda Heath Last October when the call for participation in the San Diego Area Law Libraries (SANDALL) Buddies mentoring program hit the SLIS listservs, law librarianship hadn’t even crossed my mind. As a fairly new library student I was still struggling with making the decision as to what type of library I wanted to work in. Seeing the call…

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January 10, 2012
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Fall 2011 Colloquia Series: Getting Professionally Involved

Get Involved and see what Professional Organizations can do for you! Join SLIS with ALA President Elect Maureen Sullivan as they present: Fall 2011 Colloquia Series: Getting Professionally Involved Hosted by SJSU School of Library and Information Science     "Maureen Sullivan, Vice President/President Elect of the American Library Association, will talk about the importance of getting professionally involved in…

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October 24, 2011
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Where’s the Coffee? Experiencing the Ontario Library Association Super Conference

By Stacey NordlundYou’ve probably heard it a million times: one of the key elements of developing your career path as an information professional is networking, networking, networking.  And what better way to network than to attend a professional conference with thousands of other librarians?That’s exactly what I did in February when I attended the Ontario Library Association’s (OLA) Super Conference…

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March 23, 2011
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Chinese American Librarians Association – Southern California Chapter

by Leigh Schaffer and Sukena TaibjeePhoto taken by Mitsu (Eric) Kimura Visionary planning, empowerment of Chinese students with information literacy skills, Resource Description and Access (RDA) and e-libraries were some of the topics presented at the recent CALA-SCA Annual Conference. The conference was held February 4, 2011 at the Ikeda Library at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California.  Presenters…

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March 23, 2011
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Meet and Greet: The California Library Association Conference

By Andrew CarlosEvery year, California librarians converge in one location to browse aisles of new library-related products, hear about new developments in the library world and share ideas with their colleagues. This past year, the California Library Association (CLA) Conference was held in Sacramento and I had the opportunity to attend and present. One of the best things about attending…

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January 26, 2011
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