SJSU iSchool Audio/Video Podcast

As more and more companies and even governments are outsourcing to the cloud, how can Records Managers possibly begin to manage information for retention and disposition? How can government retain custody of public records? And, how can anyone provide access to the information when the cloud's vendor controls how long a record is kept? The presenter will give one perspective on the challenges reco...

This presentation will discuss the beginnings of San José State's School of Library and Information and describe some of the challenges the pioneering program faced in the 1920s and 1930s. The talk will highlight the school's innovative and experimental programming and its long-term commitment to making professional education possible for qualified individuals regardless of their personal backgrou...

This presentation will discuss the beginnings of San José State's School of Library and Information and describe some of the challenges the pioneering program faced in the 1920s and 1930s. The talk will highlight the school's innovative and experimental programming and its long-term commitment to making professional education possible for qualified individuals regardless of their personal backgrou...

Many promises are often made regarding the benefits which investment in improved records management will deliver, including increases in productivity and savings in overheads and operating costs. But can we really be sure this is the case? How robust is the existing evidence base for the 'return on investment' offered by records management and what are the implications if it is not as strong as we...

Many promises are often made regarding the benefits which investment in improved records management will deliver, including increases in productivity and savings in overheads and operating costs. But can we really be sure this is the case? How robust is the existing evidence base for the 'return on investment' offered by records management and what are the implications if it is not as strong as we...

Watch the 2011 SJSU SLIS Convocation held on 21 May 2011 in San José, CA.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library opened in 2003 as the cornerstone of the University, the public library's downtown branch, and thus an anchor institution in San Jose. This session answers the question of how the world's largest joint university/city library remains true to their unique missions and how it addresses the challenges of diverse clientele, innovation, and budget cuts.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library opened in 2003 as the cornerstone of the University, the public library's downtown branch, and thus an anchor institution in San Jose. This session answers the question of how the world's largest joint university/city library remains true to their unique missions and how it addresses the challenges of diverse clientele, innovation, and budget cuts.

This presentation will examine the issue of alienated or disconnected teens and young adult literature, the importance of understanding the culture of adolescence and what genres and materials should be included in collections to provide resources for this growing population. Teens today are more separated from adult society than ever. Themes in the materials designed for today's teens depict thei...

This presentation will examine the issue of alienated or disconnected teens and young adult literature, the importance of understanding the culture of adolescence and what genres and materials should be included in collections to provide resources for this growing population. Teens today are more separated from adult society than ever. Themes in the materials designed for today's teens depict thei...

The goal of San Jose State's SLIS program is for its graduates to handle any and all functions that involve capturing, organizing and disseminating information. SLIS core competencies are both goals and guidelines for instruction and professional actualization. Two challenges are: to provide better library and information services to traditional and non-traditional clients; and to adapt to the dou...

The goal of San Jose State's SLIS program is for its graduates to handle any and all functions that involve capturing, organizing and disseminating information. SLIS core competencies are both goals and guidelines for instruction and professional actualization. Two challenges are: to provide better library and information services to traditional and non-traditional clients; and to adapt to the dou...

This presentation reports on an ethnographic study of digital storytelling activities in a semi-structured afterschool program. Focus is placed on the uses of digital stories, an already well-regarded form of afterschool programming, as artifacts of joint imagining. Traditionally, digital stories are developed by authors working independently yet, when produced collaboratively, digital stories all...

This presentation reports on an ethnographic study of digital storytelling activities in a semi-structured afterschool program. Focus is placed on the uses of digital stories, an already well-regarded form of afterschool programming, as artifacts of joint imagining. Traditionally, digital stories are developed by authors working independently yet, when produced collaboratively, digital stories all...

Readers' Advisory is still an essential skill for a Youth Services Librarian, even in the age of Internet tools such as Novelist, Kidsreads.com, and various websites. In this presentation, learn how to identify popular authors and series for readers age 8-12, and be able to find read-a-likes for popular tween books. This presentation will give you skills in the SLIS Core Competency of "recognize t...

Readers' Advisory is still an essential skill for a Youth Services Librarian, even in the age of Internet tools such as Novelist, Kidsreads.com, and various websites. In this presentation, learn how to identify popular authors and series for readers age 8-12, and be able to find read-a-likes for popular tween books. This presentation will give you skills in the SLIS Core Competency of "recognize t...

Deciding to join the field of archives and records management is a strange one, a rare career choice, but one filled with many interesting challenges and fruitful rewards. Geof Huth will discuss his own career, how he chose to enter the field, and how he took advantage of opportunities to create a rewarding career but one not at all like the one he had imagined for himself. He will discuss what ne...

Deciding to join the field of archives and records management is a strange one, a rare career choice, but one filled with many interesting challenges and fruitful rewards. Geof Huth will discuss his own career, how he chose to enter the field, and how he took advantage of opportunities to create a rewarding career but one not at all like the one he had imagined for himself. He will discuss what ne...

This is an important and challenging time to be a leader. Public Library leaders are expected to have great motivational and communication skills; be innovators, risk takers and strategic thinkers. At the same time they are expected to be fiscally responsible and politically savvy. Both types of professional development are extremely important for current and potential leaders. We need leaders who...

This is an important and challenging time to be a leader. Public Library leaders are expected to have great motivational and communication skills; be innovators, risk takers and strategic thinkers. At the same time they are expected to be fiscally responsible and politically savvy. Both types of professional development are extremely important for current and potential leaders. We need leaders who...

"Social media" is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of emerging technologies that can facilitate some type of activity between individuals and groups both inside and outside the organization. Social media tools include blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking sites, and sites to share photos and bookmarks. Government agencies on all levels leverage social media to collaborate with co-wor...

"Social media" is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of emerging technologies that can facilitate some type of activity between individuals and groups both inside and outside the organization. Social media tools include blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking sites, and sites to share photos and bookmarks. Government agencies on all levels leverage social media to collaborate with co-wor...

Merv Richter will use screen shots of the Eloquent Records™ software to show how the Web-based system integrates an organization's classification scheme and retention schedule to fully mange paper as well as electronic records. Batch operations destroy electronic and paper records, updating the metadata with the date of destruction. Records with an "archive" disposition are easily flagged for desc...

Merv Richter will use screen shots of the Eloquent Records™ software to show how the Web-based system integrates an organization's classification scheme and retention schedule to fully mange paper as well as electronic records. Batch operations destroy electronic and paper records, updating the metadata with the date of destruction. Records with an "archive" disposition are easily flagged for desc...

Microsoft is one of the world's largest commercial enterprises and it specializes in information. But even for such a large organization, it can be difficult to accurately find and deliver information to the public in a compelling way. By The Numbers was an enormously successful, highly visible project that reflected rapid reaction, research, understanding of information, presentation of that info...