Do We Know if AI is Biased?
By Emma Cummings
We all have biases, whether it’s an innocuous preference, like always gifting chocolate because you like it, or a choice with far reaching consequences, like bringing in male applicants more often for leadership roles. The bare bones definition of bias is…
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Anatomy & Development of an Informatics e-Portfolio
By Ronna L. Del Rosario
Introduction
The e-Portfolio. Mention of this culminating project may stir up a mixture of emotions within the iSchool student including excitement, dread, and anxiety among others. What if there was a way one could go about prepping, planning, and […]
Student Chapter of the Year 2024-2025!
A new article written for the SJSU blog details the student chapters success in winning student chapter of the year 2024! Read more about it on the schools site at https://ischool.sjsu.edu/news/asist-student-chapter-honored-2024-student-chapter-year To see more about our students experience at the 2024 ASIS&T Conference check out our write up in the […]
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SIG-III Mentorship
As a 2nd-year graduate student in the MS in Informatics program at SJSU’s iSchool, I believe making the most of one’s academic and professional development is crucial. Opportunities to develop as an aspiring professional in one’s field(s) of interest are abundant and come in various forms including participating in internships/externships; […]
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Health Informatics Pathway at SJSU iSchool
Learn about the Health Informatics pathway, a part of SJSUs iSchool Masters of Science in Informatics.
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e-Portfolio 101: MLIS Student Guide to Creating e-Portfolios
This event was hosted by our Vice Chair Cathi & special guest alumnus Chris Rini. When this event was recorded Cathi was taking INFO 289, the e-Portfolio class. Cathi & Chris talk about their experiences & share ideas about organizing evidence, making time to write, finding sources and more
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Call for Nominations — Join the ASIS&T SC Executive Committee 2024-2025
Are you a SJSU iSchool student interested in connecting with other students and faculty among the various iSchool programs (MLIS, MARA, or Informatics)? SJSU’s Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Student Chapter invites you to self-nominate for a leadership role with our Executive Committee. In addition to gaining leadership […]
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Greetings from ASIS&T Student Chapter – Fall 2023
Welcome students, faculty, and friends to Fall Semester! We’re very excited for the start of this new year. The ASIS&T student chapter is hoping to build up our school and chapter community this year. There are a few notable tasks we are undertaking. Exploring the iSchool Pathways A once-a-month webinar […]
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ASIS&T Special Interest Groups (SIG) – Social Media
Before we get started, the SJSU ASIS&T student chapter is having their 2nd Fall quarter meeting on October 28th with Professor Jumba, who will talk about social media as information for good. Sign up for the event here! In our 1st meeting, we talked about some of the SIGs in […]
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5 Career Development Tools Every iSchool Student Needs to Know About
If this is your first semester at San Jose State, then you may feel overwhelmed to find out about all the resources this university has to offer. Time is of the essence and digging through hundreds of web pages is not on the priority list of any student. We decided […]
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