{"id":7,"date":"2014-01-14T05:20:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T05:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slisgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:02:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7766  alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cropped-SLIP-Logo-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cropped-SLIP-Logo-3.png 495w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cropped-SLIP-Logo-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cropped-SLIP-Logo-3-360x240.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>SLIP, formerly the Special Library Association Student Chapter of SJSU,\u00a0was established in the spring of 2013 by a group of enthusiastic students with the guidance of Dr. Cheryl Dee and Dr. Bill Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>Our group is for students who are already employed or are interested in employment in these libraries and information centers. Here is where specials librarians can work!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cruise Ship Librarian: Ever wondered about what it\u2019s like to work in a library on a cruise ship? Check out this\u00a0<a title=\"cruise ship librarian\" href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=60311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a>\u00a0by Rebecca Vogel on I Need a Library Job.com.<\/li>\n<li>Science Librarian: Do you love science and math? Check out this\u00a0<a title=\"science librarian\" href=\"http:\/\/sciencecareers.sciencemag.org\/career_magazine\/previous_issues\/articles\/2009_03_20\/caredit.a0900038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wine Librarian: Yes, there are librarians for wine! Learn more from the\u00a0<a title=\"wine librarian\" href=\"http:\/\/sonomalibrary.org\/locations\/sonoma-county-wine-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma County Wine Library<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Goals of SJSU SLIP:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>to explore current trends in LIS professions<\/li>\n<li>to promote careers in special librarianship<\/li>\n<li>to develop creative educational programs<\/li>\n<li>create scholarship and career opportunities for its members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:sjsu.slasc@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Join us!<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SLIP, formerly the Special Library Association Student Chapter of SJSU,\u00a0was established in the spring of 2013 by a group of enthusiastic students with the guidance of Dr. Cheryl Dee and Dr. Bill Fisher. Our group is for students who are already employed or are interested in employment in these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":84,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7791,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/7791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/slasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}