{"id":5995,"date":"2011-05-25T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slisgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-descriptor\/?p=241"},"modified":"2011-05-25T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T19:36:00","slug":"welcome-to-the-may-2011-slis-descriptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/welcome-to-the-may-2011-slis-descriptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the May 2011 SLIS Descriptor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Dear fellow students,<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">As another academic semester comes to a close, I am honored to begin a new chapter of my SLIS experience as editor of the <\/span><i><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">SLIS Descriptor<\/span><\/i><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">.&nbsp; I am eager to share the range of experience represented by our diverse student body, and I welcome your ideas and input.&nbsp; I also want to thank our outgoing editor, Joni Savage, for her hard work and dedication in the last year, and for working with me to bring you the May issue of ALASC&#8217;s newsletter.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For our many recent graduates who are changing their focus from final projects and coursework to concentrate on CV updates and career trajectories, this final issue of the spring semester focuses on the professional side of librarianship:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Attention new graduates: SLIS alumna Lucy Bellamy summarizes a list of suggestions for remaining in contact after earning your degree in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/tips-to-staying-involved-with-slis.html\">Tips to Staying Involved in SLIS after Graduation<\/a>.&#8221; Are you an alumnus\/alumna? We want to hear your perspective.<\/span>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: -36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Kimberly Koshiyama provides an illuminating summary of her corporate internship experience at a major telecommunications company in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/my-experience-as-corporate-librarian.html\">My Experience as a Corporate Librarian Intern in Silicon Valley<\/a>.&#8221; Have you completed a memorable internship? Please share your experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sam Leif shares some essential online sources for students seeking that elusive, ultimate LIS position in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/job-resources-for-students.html\">Job Resources for Students<\/a>.&#8221; Do you have any other LIS resources to recommend? Share your favorite websites in the comments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Alison Leonard describes her experiences in &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/sjsu-slis-alascs-tour-of-nixon.html\">SJSU SLIS ALASC\u2019s Tour of the Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum<\/a>&#8221; in Yorba Linda, California. Please send us your stories of library tours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Stacey Nordlund discusses the future of the MLIS in an interview with an Ontario Legislative Librarian. In &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/thinking-outside-box-interview-with.html\">Thinking Outside the Box: An Interview with Government Librarian Wendy Reynolds<\/a>&#8221; she covers the importance of developing a broad skill set that is transferable to multiple settings. Where has your MLIS taken you? Share your professional experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Lastly, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/slisdescriptor.blogspot.com\/p\/regional-slis-networks.html\">SLIS Networks page<\/a> to find connections in your geographic area.&nbsp; If there is no group in your region, start your own and <a href=\"mailto:alasc.descriptor@yahoo.com\">email the editor<\/a> to have it included.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sincerely,<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Stacey Nordlund<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">2011-2012 Editor<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">SJSU ALASC <\/span><i><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">SLIS Descriptor<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow students, As another academic semester comes to a close, I am honored to begin a new chapter of my SLIS experience as editor of the SLIS Descriptor.&nbsp; I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[276,253],"tags":[306],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-may-2011","category-descriptor-news","tag-editors-letter","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}