February 8, 2016 at 6pm PST Dr. Michelle Chen Information Visualization Meets LIS: Opportunities and Challenges Information visualization is considered one of the prime emerging technologies for large-scale data analysis and is an important topic for information professionals to understand. It deals with Read more
March 22, 2016 at 6pm PDT Note, date changed from March 1 to March 22. Thank you. Tracy Z. Maleeff Technical Tools and Information Security for Librarians Learn what applications, programs and websites are useful for librarians and information professionals in Read more
The Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group and Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona are holding their joint meeting January 20-23, 2016 in beautiful Palo Alto, CA at the Stanford University campus. Join them to learn about Read more
Don’t forget to join us this Wednesday, November 11th at 6pm for Tara Murray‘s talk on emerging and non-traditional career directions for librarians and information professionals! Ms. Murray is currently the Librarian and Director of Information Services for the American Philatelic Read more
The SF Bay Region Chapter is seeking nominations for its annual awards. Nominations are due by Friday, November 13th! The chapter gives awards each year to honor members who provided exceptional support for their membership. Are you a member of the Read more
You are invited to this semester’s General Membership Meeting for our Special Libraries Association Student Chapter. – Connect with other iSchool students interested in non-traditional libraries – Learn about the organization and meet the Executive Committee – Get your questions answered about Read more
November 11th at 6pm PST Tara Murray The Path Less Traveled: Career Directions for Librarians and Information Professionals Join Tara Murray, a librarian with experience in public, academic, and special libraries, for a discussion of emerging and non-traditional career paths Read more
Last Thursday, Tracy Z. Maleeff enlightened us with her insights on how to create, maintain, and sustain professional relationships. She spoke about the power of Twitter and the value of networking (don’t call it “schmoozing”!) She urged us not to Read more
Please don’t forget to join us for Tracy Z. Maleeff’s talk, Always Be Networking: How to Create, Maintain, and Sustain Professional Relationships tomorrow at 6pm PST! In this one-hour webinar, Tracy Z. Maleeff will outline the importance of networking as Read more
The SJSU Special Libraries Association Student Group is proud to announce that we are this year’s winner of the Special Libraries Association’s Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Council (SAAAC) award for Innovative Programming! “The energy and initiative that went into Read more
Ever had a desire to see a specific special library? Wondering why SLASC never has a program on your favorite special library? We want to hear from you! Don’t miss this chance to share your thoughts and ideas! Take our Read more
December 9th at 6pm PT Dee Magnoni Leveraging Your Professional Activities and Relationships You’ve heard the advice before: get involved with a professional association. Why is this important? What are the synergies? How do you determine your association fit? What Read more
September 10, 2015 at 6pm PST Tracy Z. Maleeff Always Be Networking: How to Create, Maintain and Sustain Professional Relationships In this one-hour webinar, Tracy Z. Maleeff will outline the importance of networking as a professional development skill and competency Read more
SJSU SLA is pleased to congratulate our new officers! Secretary & Archivist — Heather Kiger Social Media Director — Yael Hod Webmaster — Rebecca Leung We would also like to thank the current officers for their continued contributions! Read more
Oregon Chapter SLA May Happy Hour Mixer Wednesday, May 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Ground Breaker Brewing Gastropub 2030 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR http://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/gastropub/ More information at: http://oregon.sla.org/event/may-happy-hour-mixer/ SF Bay Region Chapter — Joint meeting with Silicon Valley SLA A Night to Read more
Nominations for the 2015-2016 SJSU SLA Executive Committee are being accepted now. Deadline — May 8, 2015 SJSU SLA is looking to fill the following posts: President-Elect Vice President Secretary Communications Director Membership Director Archives Chair Webmaster If you are looking for Read more
Prep for Success: Your Career in Special Libraries… and Beyond Ready to be done with the semester and wondering how to jump-start your career? Join the SJSU SLA for a talk with a social media and networking expert, Tracy Maleeff Read more
When: Thursday, April 16, at 6 pm PST Where: https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=D.97614FD93B13CD33687D4AE5FE6B6B Come to the meeting and join our group, and win 1 one-year new SLA student membership or a membership renewal! Have you ever wondered about special libraries or special librarianship? Special librarianships is exciting, diverse Read more
When: March 5, 2015 at 6pm PST Where: Click here to view recorded session Join us for Aaron Schmidt’s talk about library User Experience. If you are interested in Library UX, careers in Library UX or would like a sneak Read more
Programming news: Just Happened: Aaron Schmidt – Useful, Usable, Desirable Thursday, March 5, 2015, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM If you are interested in library UX, careers in UX or would like a sneak peek at Aaron’s great Library User Experience Read more
We invite you to join us for our first Spring 2015 talk of Adventures in Special Librarianship series. High fashion? Haute cuisine? Cinema ephemera? All need the skills of a talented librarian! Come hear Ian Matzen’s talk on Digital Asset Management. When: Thursday, February Read more