Written by: Adina Vega Edited by: Gabrielle S. Vasquez Bates A cartoon featured La Cucaracha, a Chicano rights newspaper featured in the Archives. March 31st commemorates one of the most influential Mexican-American labor leaders and civil rights activists, César Chávez. Along with Mexican-American labor leader Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the Read more…
Written by: Gabrielle S. Bates After a day of heavy rain, the air carries a scent of renewal and refreshment. Petrichor is the combined smell of plant oils, bacteria, and ozone. Our sense of smell can stir up memories, like an event, a childhood candy, or the scent of a Read more…
Written by: Gabrielle S. Bates Earlier in the Fall, Jordan Burghardt chatted with the SJSU Special Libraries Student Chapter. Currently, Jordon Burghardt holds the title of Director of Engagement for SLA. She began the interview by defining special libraries. Burghardt describes them “as any entity that isn’t a public facing Read more…
Photo provided by Huntington Library Author: Sereen Suleiman While botany is the science of plants, a botanical library, or horticultural library, is a type of special library that focuses on the collection of literature and materials about plants. These libraries are typically located in botanical gardens, research institutions, horticultural societies, Read more…
By Jonathan Christensen On March 15, 2017, the San Diego Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA-SD) hosted an event for members to go on a private tour of the USS Midway Library (“the library”) at the USS Midway Museum (“the museum”). Similar to my most recent blog post, I had Read more…
Disclaimer: This is a long post and if you don’t think you can make it all the way through, at least read the conclusion because that’s where the moral of the story lies.
As library and information science and archives and records administration students, we’re constantly bombarded with terms “professional development,” “networking,” “professional branding,” etc., by our instructors and other more experienced figures. And although most of us know what these terms means, sometimes it can be hard to figure how to successfully put them into practice and make the most of the opportunities afforded to us. I can honestly say one of my biggest regrets in undergrad was that I was one of those students who did not take full advantage of the opportunities I was given. Through this incredible journey at San Jose State, my number one goal has been to not make the same mistake! I got wise to this knowledge a little late, but I have seen that often times many of my peers and colleagues still haven’t learned the lesson. So I want to take this time to share with you about one of the more recent events I attended and how important it was to actually listen to the wise words being spoken to us.
Social Media is ubiquitous in today’s world, and the ability to connect from the palm of your hand allows organizations to extend their reach quickly and easily. Librarians have endless choices of tools and platforms, but the most important factor in your success is a well-designed social media plan. W8H Read more…
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 only had to be in the program for one semester 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 benefits, as well as answering audience questions. There were about 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…
Announcing the SLA Student Group Logo Contest SJSU iSchool Special Libraries Association Student Group is looking for a new organization logo by holding a Logo Contest. Can you envision a chapter logo that will represent SJSU iSchool chapter of the SLA? Put on your design caps and enter your logo 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…
We are thrilled to share exciting news with you! The internationalSpecial Libraries Association honored the SJSU iSchool SLA Student Group with 3 Certificates of Merit Awards for: Outstanding Leadership Creative Use of Electronic Resources Innovative Programming The Awards celebrate the work of the entire SLA Group membership. The group couldn’t Read more…
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? Not sure what is involved with each type of project? 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 over and I’ve had some time to reflect, I’ve come 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 the SLISConnect Alumni President-Elect) and Valeria Molteni. The conference — Building our 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 meeting, John Wilbanks. The two articles we’ll be discussing are: 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 Permanente Medical Librarianship Scholarship. 2014 list of scholarship recipients.