ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Welcome to the San Jose State University ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive in ScholarWorks. The event recordings archived here have taken place since the Chapter was founded in 2011. We hope you find this content useful and informative.

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Faculty Speaker: Faculty Lightning Talks

Meredith Farkas, Michelle Chen, Johanna Tunon, Beth Wrenn-Estes, and Lei Zhang

On October 27th, 2014 the SJSU ASIS&T Student Chapter welcomed five SJSU iSchool faculty members share their latest research on technological topics in a fast-paced pecha kucha-style event. Dr. Michelle Chen discussed the ways in which librarians can use information visualization in order to use data services to provide better patron services. Ms. Meredith Farkas discussed the benefits of building a culture of assessment for academic libraries. Ms. Johanna Tunon examined the use of digital badges as an extrinsic method for evaluating the success of the information literacy efforts across the academic programs at Nova Southeastern University. Ms. Beth Wrenn-Estes addressed the ten latest research finds for youth services. Dr. Lei Zhang showed that functional units can be utilized to support finding, aggregating, and navigating information in a distributed information environment.
Guest Speaker: Open Access Academia

Mark Hahnel

On October 16th, 2014, SJSU ASIS&T Student Chapter welcomed Mark Hahnel, PhD, the Founder and CEO of figshare, to discuss open access, open science, data sharing, and their impact on academia and on research in general. From being mandated in the UK to the need to increase access to federally funded research in the US, and the overall success of open access mega-journals such as PLOS, open access has changed the face of scholarly communications in academia. Hahnel provided the pros and cons of each of these ideas and their disruptive business models, as well as highlighting examples where the norm has already changed and what that means for the future of scholarly work and academia.
Guest Speaker: Much Ado about Ebooks and DDA

Michael Levine-Clark

Held on October 8th, 2014, this event featured Michael Levine-Clark, the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services at the University of Denver Libraries, discussing Ebooks and demand driven acquisitions (DDA) in academic libraries.
Faculty Speaker: ePortfolio or Thesis-What’s Right for You?

Michelle Holschuh Simmons and Debra Hansen

In September 2014, Dr. Debbie Hansen and Dr. Michelle Holschuh Simmons spoke about their experiences working with students completing ePortfolios and theses at San Jose State University. They discussed what is involved with each type of project, the workflow and requirements, the pros and cons, best practices, and ways culminating experiences can be used after graduation.
Faculty Speaker: Literacy, Learning, and Children's Services

Beth Wrenn-Estes

Beth Wrenn-Estes discussed the importance of understanding early childhood development and literacy skills and how important understanding ECL (Early Childhood Literacy) will be in programming and services in environments in public libraries.
Faculty Speaker: Developing Your Technical Skills through Internship Experiences

Pat Franks

During this presentation, Dr. Franks presents some of the findings related to emerging jobs, including the knowledge and skills required, and explains how students can prepare for these types of jobs through an internship experience.
Faculty Speaker: From the Employer's Viewpoint

Sandra Hirsh

What are the specific skills employers today are looking for in both traditional and non-traditional LIS positions? What knowledge and experiences are prominent in current job listing requirements? And what opportunities are available to students to gain these skills -- both within and outside the curriculum? Dr. Sandra Hirsh spoke to SJSU ASIS&T about maximizing experiences at SJSU SLIS to attain the essential skills and knowledge being sought after by today's employers. Dr. Hirsh shared tips on matching courses and pathways to current job listing requirements, and discussed the use of internships and extracurricular activities to build a competitive edge by enhancing your skillset and knowledge beyond the curriculum. A Q&A session followed.
Faculty Speaker: Oral History: An Inside Look

Nancy MacKay

Part of SJSU ASIS&T’s Faculty Primetime series, this presentation focuses on oral history and its technical specifics. MacKay provides an overview of oral history and its technical aspects, including methods for preserving community oral history projects, best practices in the field, and examples of oral history projects.
Faculty Speaker: An Open Discussion about Electronic Records Management

Lisa Daulby

Lisa Daulby discusses why she thinks privacy and information security are essential in an increasingly global and digital environment. She outlines the practical implementation of electronic records and content management systems and solutions. Lisa also shares her thoughts on how innovative trends in social media, mobile technologies, and big data are affecting the records and information management professions.
Faculty Speaker: "Library UX, and Why I Love It"

Aaron Schmidt

SJSU ASIS&T spoke with Aaron Schmidt about the role of user experience design in library environments, and looked at examples of recent library-based UX projects through Aaron's expert eyes.