Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Lan An and Idyll Lee What motivated you to pursue an MLIS degree? Simple answer: I love books. Complex answer: I became a librarian because I like taking information chaos and making it feel manageable. I care about equity, and I don’t think access Read more
Written by: Genevieve Hammang Edited by: Lan An and Idyll Lee What motivated you to pursue an MLIS degree? I wanted a career where I could contribute to the public good. I’ve worked a few jobs that felt like trying to sell trash. I didn’t want to make what I Read more
Written by: Adina Vega Edited by: Genevieve Hammang & Michelle Sosa The National REFORMA Conference (NRC) is a training and networking event designed for individuals dedicated to providing library services to Latinos and Spanish-speaking communities. The Los Angeles Chapter of REFORMA hosted the eighth edition of NRC from September 18 Read more
Written by: Genevieve Hammang Edited by: Michelle Sosa The entrance to the SDSU Library. If you know anything about San Diego, CA, it’s probably as the site of Comic-Con, the hugely popular annual comics convention. But what you might not know is that it is also home to a wider Read more
Written by: Justin Gaynor Edited by: Genevieve Hammang and Michelle Sosa The Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus (author photo). Did you know there is a Library of Sourdough? Or what about a library housed in a tree? While these are extreme examples, you might be surprised Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang I recently wrapped up my internship with Western Michigan University (WMU), which began this past Spring semester. As stated by the title, the internship provided me with the opportunity to work with raw data from a university collection. I Read more
Written By: Laura Dowell Edited By: Adina Vega A view of the University of Rhode Island‘s campus. This was my first time at a library conference, and it did not disappoint! The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2024 annual conference was held on the University of Rhode Island campus and provided Read more
Written By: Tori Robertson Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang A picture of me standing in the Library of Congress doorway In the fall of 2023, my first semester at San Jose State University’s iSchool program, I got an email from the school’s director about applications being accepted for Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega and Marlinda Gallardo Photo of the Liberal Arts campus Throughout these past few months, I have been fortunate enough to participate in an internship with my local community college in Long Beach, California. Long Beach City College (LBCC) is divided into two Read more
Written By: Kristina Gerhardt During the spring semester of 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in the Legacy Internship for Collection Access and Management Services at California State University Northridge (CSUN). Though my current pathway is Archival Studies and Record Management, I have kept an open mind about where my library 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 Research 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.
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