Authors: Max Gonzalez Burdick, Sarah Walters & Sereen Suleiman Wow! Words alone cannot describe what an incredible presentation A Night At The Circus was. For those of you who missed this event, do not fret, the SLASC Blog Team has you covered! Read below to find out what happened! Also, Read more…
Join us tomorrow (November 7) for a presentation on the conference experience from guest speaker Dr. Michael Stephens. Have you ever been interested in attending an LIS conference to enhance your professional skills and development? For many, conferences present themselves as overwhelming or even intimidating events. Dr. Michael Stephens, Associate Read more…
Join us on October 3rd for a presentation on international librarianship with Librarians Without Borders founder Melanie Sellar. Our guest speaker’s presentation will begin promptly at 7:30pm (Pacific Time), but please pop in early for some virtual mingling beforehand (our “social half-hour” will be starting at 7pm).
Here is a link for the Collaborate room where the event will be held: https://sas.elluminate.com/d. jnlp?sid=2011274&password=D. 10CD983E2C411007F77A54FF505C43
We hope to see you there! Until then, we wanted to share some details about the event and the speaker.
Melanie will be discussing Comp O and what it means to “do” international librarianship. It’s a huge concept, and this guest lecture will explore how a closer examination of the term “international librarianship” (IL) yields a much sharper definition than you might initially think possible.
Given that higher education institutions are increasingly formalizing internationalization into their strategic plans and that LIS programs (like the SJSU School of Information) are responding by encouraging the inclusion of more international perspectives throughout the curriculum, it is useful to look at the who, why, and how of international librarianship.
IL is indeed a relatively small field that is not understood well. In order for IL to be studied, practiced, and funded in ways that are appropriate to its potential, this guest lecture will discuss some common misconceptions, and advocate for more intentional, reciprocal, and reflective applications.
Keep reading to learn more about guest speaker Melanie Sellar!
We’re less than two weeks away from a very special event, which we’ve collaborated with our SAASC friends to help organize. Join us on May 1 for The End of Term Web Archive: Collecting & Preserving the .gov Information Sphere. From 6:30-7:00pm (Pacific), San José State University’s student chapters of the Special Libraries 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…
Don’t miss these opportunities to network and mingle with working professionals. The Annual BayNet-SLA-SF Joint Meeting SPECIAL STUDENT RATE = $20.00 Guest speaker — Sarah Houghton, Director of the San Rafael Public Library, a Library Journal Mover & Shaker as a Trendspotter in 2009, and the award winning author of the 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…
*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 for new and prospective members, students, and for current members 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…