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  Megan Jones: Wine Librarian

  Megan Jones

  Presented on 3-1-2021

  Megan Jones is the Curator of the Sonoma County Wine Library and was appointed to the position in July 2017. Raised in Napa, her past experience includes Research Librarian at the Napa County Historical Society, Program & Marketing at St. Helena Public Library, and in addition spent time working with the Napa Valley Wine Library Collection. Megan holds a master's degree in library and information science from San Jose State University with a focus on Management, Digitization and Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Records. She received her bachelor's in history from the University of California, San Diego.

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  Shameless Self-Promotion During Pandemic Times with Tess McCarthy

  Tess McCarthy

  Presented on 2-8-2021

  Tess McCarthy is a Career Transitionist—essentially one who can shape-shift roles into a meaningful career that’s flexible & seemingly impervious to life’s challenges. Her current title is Digital Asset Management Systems Librarian and taxonomy consultant to Walmart eCommerce. This talk, “Shameless self-promotion: selling yourself during pandemic times,” is a presentation on how she got a job she loves during an epically challenging point last year when the crisis hit the Bay Area. She’ll discuss strategy used, transferable skills, job prospects in the market today for information workers & what shameless self-promoting really is about—and it’s not what you think it is!

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  Building Career Opportunities in Grad School

  Kim Dority

  Presented on 11-16-2020

  Kim Dority shares insight and advice on how to use your time in Graduate School to help build career opportunities.

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  Data-Driven Librarianship

  Judith Jordet

  Presented on 10-12-2020

  Judith Jordet talks with the SJSU SLASC about using data driven management in her work with the Department of Corrections as a Library Coordinator, and how it can be used to help in working with any Special Library within a mission-driven entity (such as Hospital, Church, or Corporations).

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  Records and Archives + Professional Development

  JonLuc Christensen

  Presented on 9-28-2020

  JonLuc Christensen talks to the SJSU SLASC about the fundamentals of Records Management and Archiving to understand the areas of overlap between the two fields. Using these fields as examples, the presentation is developed to be broad enough to apply to any subfield or workplace of the library or information profession. Christensen also discusses the value of professional development and his own personal path of professional growth.

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  Whole Hearted Librarianship: Finding Hope, Inspiration and Balance

  Michael Stevens

  Presented on 11-24-2019

  SJSU Associate Professor Michael Stevens talks with us about the importance of compassionate librarianship and the emotion-based soft skills important to a successful career in libraries.

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  Night at the Library Museum

  Karen Pfeffer, Amanda Castro, and Linta kunnathuparambil

  Presented on 3-26-2019

  Join us as we explore the world of museums and art libraries. Learn about the skills and knowledge needed for this exciting area of librarianship. We’ll hear from information professionals who work in art and history museum settings, as they discuss their positions, job responsibilities, educational backgrounds, and career paths.

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  Librarians Without Libraries

  Anne Barker

  Presented on 2-28-2019

  Please join the SLASC to hear about different career opportunities you can pursue with an MLIS that don’t involve working in libraries. Check out our website or Facebook page for more details, including information about our wonderful panelists. Join us at 6:15 pm PST for a brief social time prior to the program starting. This is an excellent opportunity to virtually meet fellow students and members of the SLASC Executive Committee. The main event will run from 6:30-7:30 pm

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  LIS Professional Associations: Cast Your Net(Work)

  Lydia Middleton, Clara Cabrera, Nicole LaMoreaux, and Elena Colón-Marrero

  Presented on 11-27-2018

  Interested in membership with professional associations such as ALA, ASIS&T, SAA, or SLA, but feel too intimidated by all those acronyms?

  Join us for this jointly sponsored event and hear from some of the professionals behind the letters as they discuss what they do, why membership is important, and how you can get involved nationally, regionally, and at SJSU.

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  Fantastic Libraries And Where To Find Them

  Justin Smith, Amy Jankowski, Gabriele Hysong, Paul Barrows, and Anne Hall

  Presented on 9-25-2018

  Are you curious about where your MLIS can take you after graduation? Join us as we discover a few of the many fantastic libraries you will find in the library world and meet the librarians who work there. Learn how these librarians landed their positions, what their jobs entail day-to-day, and how you can follow in their footsteps. Panelists include librarians from Rolls-Royce, Purina, and more.

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  Choose Your Own Adventure: Career PAthways at SJSU

  Sue Alman, Vicki Steiner, Lisa Daulby, Alyce Scott, JonLuc Christensen, and Amy Nykamp

  Presented on 8-28-2018

  Have you ever wondered about the career pathways offered by SJSU, and which one might be right for you? Did you know that you have 14 career pathway options to choose from? Please join SLASC to learn about your options and see how your SJSU journey can be tailored to your interests and career goals. We will hear from advisors and students who will offer advice and share their experiences and expertise about the various pathways. This event kicks off an exciting new year of SLASC programming!

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  There's a Special Librarian for That?

  Phyllis Graham, Diana Doublet, Mary Vasudeva, Jonathan Christensen, Elena Smith, and Dana Lema

  Presented on 5-1-2018

  Have you ever wondered what types of libraries you might be able to work in? Did you know that there are many, many options beyond the public or school library? Please join the SLASC for an exploration of different types of special libraries. We will have student and alumni members representing everything from NASA’s library to a music library and beyond, talking about how they got their job, what special skills might be needed (and which classes you might want to take!), and what they do on a daily basis.

  SPEAKERS ON THE PANEL INCLUDE:

  Dana Lema – King Library, Special Collections
  Jonathan Christensen – NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  Diana Doublet – Music librarian, Symphony Nova Scotia
  Mary Vasudeva – HP Labs
  Phyllis Graham – Art librarian, Crocker Art Museum

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  Insights and Tips for Portfolio and Graduation from Those Who Know!

  Anthony Bernier, Rebecca Leung, Heather Kiger, Janice Christen-Whitney, and Mary Vasudeva

  Presented on 1-29-2018

  Regardless of graduation date, receive helpful advice on creating your e-portfolio, with tips from fellow students currently involved in the process and grads who have completed the process. Insights into writing a thesis instead of an e-portfolio will also be included, making this social hour truly applicable to all students at the iSchool. Please feel free to prepare and raise any questions you may have about the e-port and/or graduation process. We aim to help inform and inspire, in addition to providing a forum to share experiences. It is never too early (or too late!) to begin reviewing the graduation process.

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  Demystifying Conferences

  Michael Stephens

  Presented on 11-7-2017

  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 Professor at SJSU’s School of Information, will debunk preconceptions and fears about conferences and will illuminate the benefits they offer to information professionals. Receive helpful advice on getting the most out of any conference experience, including whom to talk to and how to make these experiences work in your favor. Hear from those who have attended conferences and their insights on these important professional events.

  Since 2010, Dr. Stephens has written the monthly column “Office Hours” for Library Journal exploring the issues, ideas, and emerging trends in libraries and LIS education. For more than ten years, his research has focused on the use of emerging technologies in libraries and technology learning programs. He also maintains a web site, Tame the Web. For over a decade, Dr. Stephens has delivered keynotes, papers, and workshops throughout the US and internationally on topics related to creative and open uses of technology to support and drive library services and learning. In 2016, ALA Editions published five years of the “Office Hours” columns from Library Journal as a book entitled The Heart of Librarianship.

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  Comp O with Guest Speaker Melanie Sellar

  Melanie Sellar

  Presented on 10-3-2017

  What does it mean to "do" international librarianship? It seems at first glance a huge concept, possibly subsuming every kind of library activity and conversation under it. But, as guest lecturer Melanie Sellar, Librarians Without Borders founder, will explore, a closer examination of the term "international librarianship" (IL) yields a much sharper definition. 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 of its misconceptions, and advocate for more intentional, reciprocal, and reflective applications.

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  What I Wish I Knew Then

  Dana Lema, Swetta Abeyta, Rebecca Leung, Kelley Presley, and Jonathan Christensen

  Presented on 8-29-2017

  A welcome back to school social and chat from the iSchool Special Library Association. Our “experienced” students and alumnae discussed what they wish they had known when they started the program.

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  The End of Term Web Archive: Collecting & Preserving the .gov Information Sphere

  James Jacobs and Jefferson Bailey

  Presented on 5-1-2017

  In the fall of 2016, a group of institutions – Internet Archive, Library of Congress, CA Digital Library, and libraries from the University of North Texas, Stanford University, and George Washington University – organized to preserve a snapshot of the federal government website. This is the third time this End of Term (EOT) group has organized with the goals of identifying, harvesting, preserving, and providing access to a snapshot of the federal government web presence. They do this for two important reasons. The first is that the transition of elected officials in the federal government’s executive branch prompts a reset of sites like www.WhiteHouse.gov, so it’s critical to document the changes. The EOT group’s work also provides a broad snapshot of the federal domain once every four years; it’s replicated among a number of organizations for long-term preservation.

  Jefferson Bailey from the Internet Archive and James Jacobs from Stanford University Libraries discussed the project’s methods for identifying and selecting in-scope content, strategies for capturing web content, and access models for collected content. The two highlighted the challenges and opportunities of large-scale, distributed, multi-institutional, born-digital collecting and preservation efforts; how the project aligns with participant institutions collection mandates; the project’s importance for archiving historically-valuable but highly-ephemeral web content without a clear steward; and how the breadth and size of the EOT Web Archive informs both new methods of collaboration and new models for data-driven access and analysis by researchers. Our speakers also discussed the project’s alliance with other government data preservation projects as well as ideas and future plans for long-term sustainable methods for collecting, preserving and maintaining the .gov information ecosystem.

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  Creating Successful Allies with Social Media

  Jennifer Jumba

  Presented on 3-13-2017

  Jennifer Jumba is a public librarian at the Cuyahoga County Public Library. She uses her experience in sales and marketing to demonstrate how libraries can build allies and advocates in their communities by the use of social media. Social media allows libraries and their users to share information and collaborate with other organizations.

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  There's a Special Library for THAT?

  Brian Elliott, Basia Delawska-Elliott, Yael Hod, Heather Kiger, Laura Doublet, Swetta Abeyta, and Will Sheppard

  Presented on 2-6-2017

  A presentation hosted by SLASC for an exploration of different types of libraries! We had student and alumni members representing everything from medical libraries to the Yosemite Library and beyond. Our panel included:

  • Brian Elliott – Medical Library
  • Basia Delawska-Elliott – Medical Library
  • Yael Hod – Stanford Libraries/Tech Services/Purchasing
  • Heather Kiger – Government/Yosemite Library
  • Laura Doublet – Archives/Special Collections Academic
  • Swetta Abeyta – Architecture Library/Pacific Energy Center
  • Will Sheppard – Labor/Unions Library

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  Sharpening Career and Networking Skills for Fun and Profit

  Tracy Z. Maleeff

  Presented on 11-15-2016

  Congratulations, you will have an MLIS degree soon! Now, what? Whether library and information science is your first, second, or third career, learn how there are skills to be honed that you can use in both your professional and personal life. Learn tricks and tips about networking, public speaking, and research that can help you reach your life goals. Tracy Z. Maleeff will share her story of recognizing her transferable skills along her career path as well as how fine-tuning her networking skills brought great results.