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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...

These are unprecedented times for the communities we serve, our libraries and our profession. In order to navigate with power, influence and creativity, the practice of library leadership must be active and sustained. This presentation describes how the California Library Association develops leaders, advocates for libraries and provides opportunities for SLIS student participation - as experience...

These are unprecedented times for the communities we serve, our libraries and our profession. In order to navigate with power, influence and creativity, the practice of library leadership must be active and sustained. This presentation describes how the California Library Association develops leaders, advocates for libraries and provides opportunities for SLIS student participation - as experience...

SLIS Director Sandy Hirsh's 2010 SLIS Lecture presentation, Ready to Meet the Future: Preparing Graduates for Success in a Rapidly Changing Field, was recorded at the 2010 California Library Association Conference in Sacramento, CA.

SLIS Director Sandy Hirsh's 2010 SLIS Lecture presentation, Ready to Meet the Future: Preparing Graduates for Success in a Rapidly Changing Field, was recorded at the 2010 California Library Association Conference in Sacramento, CA.

Information literacy is a term with two distinct parts, both of which hold popular and discipline-specific connotations impacting how we understand the concept. This presentation examines conceptualizations of information and literacy; both within popular understandings and within disciplines. It then further examines research through the lens of Generic, Situated, and Transformative windows focus...

Information literacy is a term with two distinct parts, both of which hold popular and discipline-specific connotations impacting how we understand the concept. This presentation examines conceptualizations of information and literacy; both within popular understandings and within disciplines. It then further examines research through the lens of Generic, Situated, and Transformative windows focus...

Public Libraries in the U.S. have successfully evolved overtime, in recent years moving from print as the dominant source of information, to electronic access and digital formats. Each of these “movements” occurred at the pace at which a library was able and willing to change. Today, public libraries are confronted with external forces such as Google, Amazon, Netflix and even publishers who are we...

Public Libraries in the U.S. have successfully evolved overtime, in recent years moving from print as the dominant source of information, to electronic access and digital formats. Each of these “movements” occurred at the pace at which a library was able and willing to change. Today, public libraries are confronted with external forces such as Google, Amazon, Netflix and even publishers who are we...

The library profession has mirrored the pre-occupation in the public and for-profit sectors that there is a looming leadership deficit. This presentation reviews the current state of leadership development, with a focus on the library profession, and reviews the research on best practice in leadership development that suggests what programs ought to encompass and how they should be structured and...

The library profession has mirrored the pre-occupation in the public and for-profit sectors that there is a looming leadership deficit. This presentation reviews the current state of leadership development, with a focus on the library profession, and reviews the research on best practice in leadership development that suggests what programs ought to encompass and how they should be structured and...

As the Web has matured over the past two decades, it has increasingly become embedded in the conduct of the daily activities of organizations and businesses. Once used primarily as a marketing tool, companies are increasingly using it as a means of promulgating other information, including policies and procedures, and terms and conditions of engagement, and as a means of conducting business transa...

As the Web has matured over the past two decades, it has increasingly become embedded in the conduct of the daily activities of organizations and businesses. Once used primarily as a marketing tool, companies are increasingly using it as a means of promulgating other information, including policies and procedures, and terms and conditions of engagement, and as a means of conducting business transa...

Jon Voss will discuss Civil War Data 150 ("CWD150"), a collaborative project of the Archives of Michigan, the Internet Archive, and Freebase. CWD150 seeks to link Civil War archives and data from separate state and national sources in an open community-maintained database (Freebase), and create interactive web applications to help crowdsource the data linking. The project presents research questio...

Jon Voss will discuss Civil War Data 150 ("CWD150"), a collaborative project of the Archives of Michigan, the Internet Archive, and Freebase. CWD150 seeks to link Civil War archives and data from separate state and national sources in an open community-maintained database (Freebase), and create interactive web applications to help crowdsource the data linking. The project presents research questio...

Curious about the grant writing process? Considering taking SLIS’s grant writing course in the future? This interactive online panel discussion features grant writing experts Patty Wong, SLIS lecturer and County Librarian/Chief Archivist for Yolo County Library, and Lisa Valdez, SLIS Grant Coordinator.

Curious about the grant writing process? Considering taking SLIS’s grant writing course in the future? This interactive online panel discussion features grant writing experts Patty Wong, SLIS lecturer and County Librarian/Chief Archivist for Yolo County Library, and Lisa Valdez, SLIS Grant Coordinator.

Watch the 2010 SJSU SLIS Convocation held on 15 May 2010 in San José, CA.

Reputational information helps decision-makers predict a company's or person's future performance based on their past behavior. Our economy is filled with systems that capture and publish reputational information; examples include credit reporting databases, eBay feedback ratings, job references and consumer product reviews. This talk will survey various reputation systems, discuss some lessons ab...

Reputational information helps decision-makers predict a company's or person's future performance based on their past behavior. Our economy is filled with systems that capture and publish reputational information; examples include credit reporting databases, eBay feedback ratings, job references and consumer product reviews. This talk will survey various reputation systems, discuss some lessons ab...

REFORMA is the National Organization to promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish-Speaking populations. This presentation reviews REFORMA's mission and history, addresses its relevance for today's information professional, and speculates on its relevance for future professionals as well. The presentation concludes with a specific profile of current goals, activities, membersh...

REFORMA is the National Organization to promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish-Speaking populations. This presentation reviews REFORMA's mission and history, addresses its relevance for today's information professional, and speculates on its relevance for future professionals as well. The presentation concludes with a specific profile of current goals, activities, membersh...

Contributing to professional journals won't make you rich, but it will provide solid material for your resumé and will help you demonstrate your commitment to the profession when you apply for a job or promotion. Learn how an ALA journal is put together and how you can contribute for fun and professional development.

Contributing to professional journals won't make you rich, but it will provide solid material for your resumé and will help you demonstrate your commitment to the profession when you apply for a job or promotion. Learn how an ALA journal is put together and how you can contribute for fun and professional development.

Salinas has a unique place in the annals of recent library history. Financial challenges in 2004-2005 brought the city to the brink of closing its libraries. Because Salinas is known as the home of Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, the threatened closure of the city's libraries held significance extending well beyond city limits, and the struggle to save them gained international attention. Libraries...