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 join other iSchool student associations ALASC, ASIS&T, iSchoolConnext, and SAASC 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 Aaron Schmidt will share their experience and knowledge about different 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 User Experience (UX) thinking and illustrate how it can help 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
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 analyzing, displaying, communicating and interpreting massive amounts of abstract data 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 the real working world. In this one-hour webinar, Tracy Z. 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 keeping In Tune with the Future through Vision, Visibility and 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 Research Library, the world’s premiere library for stamp collectors and 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 Bay Region Chapter (self-nominations are encouraged!) or know someone you 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 SLA and special libraries – Share your thoughts and ideas 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 for information professionals. This talk will draw on Tara’s experience 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 use terms like “introvert” or “extrovert” as a crutch. Her 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 a professional development skill and competency for students to excel 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 survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JM7DYSB Thank you!
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 about finding a mentor, then cultivating that relationship? Dee Magnoni 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 for students to excel in the working world. Understand techniques 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 and find out how social media and professional networking can get 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 peek at Aaron’s great Library UX class (LIBR 287), this Read more
SLA divisions offer travel awards for students in the US, Canada and for International students. Check them out below! San Francisco Bay Region Chapter Conference Travel Stipend Award Deadline February 15, 2015 This award may be granted to a student member of the chapter who demonstrates interest in and Read more
Join SJSU SLA Student Group for Happy Hour on Dec. 11 at 6 pm PST! Come hear about our plans for Spring 2015 and beyond. Tell us what you would want to see. Join our Executive Committee or volunteer your talents in other ways. We are looking for: A social Read more
Come join the San Jose State University’s iSchool SLA student group for our third Twitter chat on special librarianship. On November 19, 2014, from 6:00PM (PST) to 7:00PM (PST), a special #SLAtalk will be dedicated to law librarianship. The SJSU SLASC guest tweeter, Tracy Maleeff — @LibrarySherpa (Twitter), www.librarysherpa.com (blog) and www.linkedin.com/intzmaleeff— will lead Read more