November 2018
The Digital Asset Management Certificate – What is it?
November 28, 2018 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Zoom
Did you know that SJSU offers its MLIS and MARA students the option to pursue an Advanced Certificate in Digital Assets and Services as an added credential? With the certificate, information professionals will have the practical skills needed...
October 2018
The Why and How of Open Access Publishing: An Academic Librarian’s Perspective
September 2018
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) & Libraries
An increasing amount of open data, cultural heritage information and library data are available through Advanced Programming Interfaces (APIs). The ability to access and query APIs is an increasingly valuable skill for information professionals. Christian James, Web Application Librarian at The Catholic University of America, will discuss APIs using several examples relevant to librarians. He...
May 2018
What I Wish I Had Known...
Join the ASIS&T student chapter and four iSchool alumni and former ASIS&T executive committee members for advice on the MLIS degree, the ePortfolio, and anything you may have questions about. You will also have the opportunity to win one of two free ASIS&T student chapter memberships (a $40 value)! Speaker Bios Alex Vancina Alex has worked in public libraries for over 15 years and is currently the IT Services Manager for the Helen Plum Memorial Library in Lombard, Illinois. He…
April 2018
Arjun Sabharwal, ASIS&T SIGAH/SIGVIS Webmaster and SIG Member of the Year: A Practical Approach to Digital Curation
Join the ASIS&T and SAASC student chapters with guest Arjun Sabharwal, Associate Professor/Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of Toledo and ASIS&T’s SIG (Special Interest Group) Member of the Year. Professor Sabharwal will discuss his work in digital humanities and digital curation. This webinar is open to all and will be of interest to students on the Academic Librarianship, Digital Curation, Archival Studies and Records Management tracks. Come prepared with questions! Hosted by the ASIS&T student chapter Arjun Sabharwal joined…
March 2018
Information Visualization Skills for Academic Librarians: A Content Analysis of Publications and Online Resources in the Digital Humanities
Although information visualization has been widely adopted in digital humanities research, it remains unclear how librarians, especially academic librarians who support digital humanities research, should prepare for this emerging technology. Through a content analysis methodology, which further draws techniques from data mining, natural language processing, and information visualization, Dr. Chen analyzes three peer-reviewed journals published within the last five years and 10 online university library research guides in this field. In this presentation, Dr. Chen will discuss some findings and…