When I joined the SJSU MLIS program, management–or even the notion of being in a business–was not in my mindset. Libraries seemed to me to be something else, unique and special and somehow outside of the “business world.” Well, I Read more
The Special Libraries Association board has issued a statement in support of diversity and its global membership in response to recent executive action on immigration. “SLA supports our international members in their professional growth and development and values their inclusion in Read more
Please join us as we welcome the newest members of our executive committee! Laura Doublet will be serving as the assistant membership director. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Laura joined SLASC as a way to connect with other students in the Read more
On January 11, the Spring 2017 Student Associations Panel featured various SJSU iSchool groups. Communications Director Kate Spaulding did us proud with her presentation on behalf of SJSU’s SLA Student Chapter. Each presenter spoke briefly about their group’s focus, events, and member Read more
SLASC is looking for current SJSU students to fill upcoming and current vacancies on its Board! Getting involved is a great way to build your resume and professional connections while gaining valuable experience you can use after graduating. To apply, Read more
November 15, 2016: 6:30 PM PST Click here to join us! Tracy Z. Maleeff Title: Sharpening Career and Networking Skills for Fun & Profit Description Congratulations, you will have an MLIS degree soon! Now, what? Whether library and information science is Read more
Friends Colleagues Leadership Skills Networking Opportunities Professional Contacts SLA Student Chapter SJSU Fall 2016 Interview with Dana V. Lema the President of the SLA Student Chapter It’s free and easy. Click on Membership to join today.
The Special Libraries Association Student Chapter members have been busy this year representing the group on various committees and projects. Benefiting from SLASC participation were the iSchool Convocation Committee, ScholarWorks, and the SWAG task force. In 2015, the iSchool began holding Read more
The SLASC would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Executive Committee members! Vice President/President Elect Dana Spinney joined the MLIS program in Fall 2015, and initially became involved with SLASC as a volunteer for the iSchool logo store Read more
Self nominate for a SLASC Executive Committee position and apply for an SLA ’16 Travel Award! The SJSU Special Libraries Association Student Groups cordially invites all students to nominate themselves for the following open positions: Open officer positions • Vice President Read more
Michelle Ng from ALASC and I are friends. In real life! We met through a group of Bay Area iSchool students who wanted to get to know each other in person. It’s been great to put faces with names. Last Read more
March 22, 2016 at 6pm PDT Tracy Z. Maleeff Technical Tools and Information Security for Librarians Learn what applications, programs and websites are useful for librarians and information professionals in the real working world. In this one-hour webinar, Tracy Z. Maleeff Read more
This Wednesday, March 2nd at 4pm! Join ALASC & SLASC for this in-person tour of the SFO Aviation Museum & Library, hosted by the Curator-in-Charge of Collection Management, Julie Takata. An architectural adaptation of the Airport’s 1930’s passenger lobby, the Read more
Do your cranky patrons wear lab coats? or Are you at the type of library where “story time” involves case law? or Does your collection involve 1000+ page books, or even no books at all? Are you one of the Read more
Dear Graduating Peers, First and foremost — congratulations — what an accomplishment! We wish you all the best with your future endeavors! To celebrate you at this year’s convocation ceremony, we will be creating a YouTube video to be played Read more
The S. Kirk Cabeen Travel Stipend Award is offered to a library school student or first time conference attendee. This $1,000 award, generously supported by SPIE Digital Library, is to be used toward expenses of attending the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference Read more
Two can’t-miss events are coming up this week! On Monday, 2/8, at 6pm PST, join us here for iSchool Assistant Professor Dr. Michelle Chen’s presentation, Information Visualization Meets LIS: Opportunities and Challenges. On Thursday, 2/11, at 6pm PST SLASC will Read more
The SJSU Student Chapter of the Special Libraries Association would like to welcome all iSchool students to the Spring Semester. We are proud to welcome three distinguished speakers for our Spring talk series. Dr. Michelle Chen, Tracy Z. Maleeff, and Read more
April 26, 2016 at 6pm PDT Aaron Schmidt UX for Libraries Design is more than choosing pretty colors. It’s all about solving problems and even if you don’t know it, you are a designer. Schmidt will introduce the concept of Read more
Curious about iSchool student associations? Join us on February 11 @ 6pm PST for a panel showcase of ALASC, ASIS&T, iSchoolConnext, SAASC and SLASC. Come with your questions and learn how to get involved! Login here: bit.ly/1O23wUb