EPORTFOLIO OR THESIS – WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU? Tuesday, September 9 2014 @ 6:00pm PST Hosted by SJSU ASIS&T Student Chapter Co-Sponsored by SJSU SLA Student Chapter Trying to decide whether the ePortfolio or Thesis option is right for you? Read more…
*Note: The following event is brought to you by Shelli Owens of the Bay Area SLA Chapter: Thursday, August 28, 2014. 5:30-7:30 PM A New Member Happy Hour The Holding Company 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco The event will be free Read more…
SLA 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia – 7-10 June 2014 The SLA 2014 annual conference was recently held in Vancouver and a number of SLIS people participated in various program sessions and meetings, as well as spending time in our booth Read more…
Photo rights: Cory Laurence by Cory Laurence I attended the SLA 2014 Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada this June. I had a fabulous time and would absolutely recommend going to anyone who has an opportunity to do so. Now that it’s Read more…
The Medical Library Association annual conference took place in Chicago May 17-May 21. SLIS SLA Student Group was represented by Dr. Cheryl Dee, Mira Gaffner, Basia Delawska-Elliott and Brian Elliott. SJSU was additionally represented by librarians Jennifer Dinalo (who is also Read more…
Saturday, June 7, 4:00PM Pacific Daylight Time Location: Fairmont Pacific Rim | Lobby Lounge and Terrace Bar | 1038 Canada Pl | Vancouver, BC If you’re attending 2014 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference, The School of Library and Information Science at Read more…
Registration deadline: May 12 All students are eligible for discounted registration! Registration is now open for the Annual Joint Program Meeting hosted this year by the Silicon Valley Chapter. We have found a great evening venue with good food and Read more…
So you recently graduated – now what? Or maybe you are still in school but totally freaked out about how, where, what to do. Maybe you just love to hang out with librarians and info pros because, let’s be honest, Read more…
SLA Bay Region Chapter is having its first ever Book Club Meeting When: April 30th, 6:30pm – 8pm at Where: Sugarlump in the Mission The chosen author for our first meet up is the KeynoteSpeaker for this year’s SLA annual Read more…
Congratulations SLASC members: Cory Laurence, Ian Matzen and Basia Delawska-Elliott! Cory is this year’s recipient of the Special Libraries Association Silicon Valley Chapter Scholarship. Ian is this year’s recipient of the Graduate Student Scholarship. Basia is this year’s recipient of the Kaiser Read more…
Rory Dougan, Cory Laurence and Cybil Schroder — SLA Student Group members — were selected in the Silicon Valley Mentoring Program! The program is scheduled to run for six months. The students will work with their mentors on different projects Read more…
Roger K. Summit Scholarship applications are due by April 30! “The $5000 award is made to a graduate student in library and information science who has demonstrated outstanding interest or performance in electronic information services.” The scholarship recipients are selected Read more…
STUDENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY We are seeking student volunteers to assist with registration at SLA 2014 in Vancouver. Student volunteers will work one full day at the Registration Desk on either Saturday, June 7, or Sunday, June 8, and receive a free Read more…
Karen Gersten-Sternheim Memorial Scholarship Special Libraries Association Southern California Chapter (SLA-SCC) “The $3,000 Karen Gersten-Sternheim Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually by the SLA-SCC to a student member pursuing a career in special librarianship. The award was established in May of 1993 Read more…
Here is an excellent networking opportunity for SLIS SLA members! Meet fellow colleagues in your area and learn about the benefits of membership in NCNMLG. Benefits include: • Professional Development Opportunities • Communication networks with fellow colleagues • Chapter Meetings Read more…
When: April 2, 2014 at 6:30 pm PST Where: via Collaborate Stephen Abram spoke about Influencing Skills for Special Librarians. Stephen Abram, MLS, former SLA president, is direction planning consultant for libraries and the information industry as managing principal at Lighthouse Partners, Read more…
Are you a user experience enthusiast? If your answer is “yes”, check out this brand new open access journal Weave. Weave is: “a peer-reviewed, open access, web-based publication featuring articles on user experience design for librarians and professionals in related Read more…
When: Wednesday, 19 March, 1:30pm EST COST: Free to SLA members. Not a member? Join today! How has the rapid evolution of digital tools and information access changed the reference landscape? What will reference look like in 2, 5, and 10 years? Read more…
March 5th, 2014 Rachel Berrington talked about Alternative Careers for Librarians. Rachel Berrington is the Director of IEEE’s Client Services, nine professional librarians who are responsible for global customer outreach, training and awareness. The seminar was fascinating and very well attended despite a last Read more…
Join us on March 5th, 2014 at 6:30 PST via Collaborate. Rachel Berrington will be speaking on Alternative Careers for Librarians. Collaborate link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=M.2B84D2ED9E61B170DF938EB1E87627 Rachel Berrington is the Director of IEEE’s Client Services, nine professional librarians who are responsible for global customer outreach, training and Read more…
The deadline for the Silicon Valley SLA Chapter scholarships has passed. We will be letting you know shortly who the winners are! A great new scholarship opportunity has just been shared with us by SLIS and the Silicon Valley SLA Chapter! Read more…