SJSU iSchool Audio/Video Podcast

No time to read the latest books on leadership? Curious about what the research is saying this year about effective practices? Trying to separate the nutritious from the flavor of the month? Join Dr. Haycock in an overview of the latest works in management and leadership and their implications for leading yourself and your library. Find out what you can do to develop yourself and develop your orga...

Ever wondered about working in a law library? Sara F. Dudley, law librarian, discussed careers in law librarianship on Monday, June 16th, 2008.

Patrick Moloney, Senior Librarian at the California Men’s Colony in SanLuis Obispo and an SJSU SLIS alumnus, came to SLIS on Wednesday May 28th to deliver a short presentation on what it's like to work as alibrarian in the California correctional system.

California Library Association (CLA) presentation in Second Life Williams and Loertscher will explore ideas of turning the teaching of information literacy from a Microsoft model of doing business into a more Google-like approach where the idea is not: if we build it they will come; to: If they build it, they will use it. It requires all of us to consider carefully the mirror image of our traditio...

Moving from middle management to administration can be scary and challenging. The skill sets are vastly different and the view from the top can give even the seasoned branch manager a bit of vertigo. What you need for success is a plan, a mentor, and a bottle of aspirin. Learn how one Assistant Director is preparing to become a Director, one step at a time. A captioned version of the presentation...

Janelle Weaver is an Associate Editor for PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access journal featuring research articles of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems. She describes the role of PLoS (Public Library of Science) in changing the landscape of publishing and provide an update on PLoS journals. Janelle will also address the PLoS peer review...

At last year's national meeting of the Special Libraries Association, 15 of the world's leading science and technology societies announced the release of scitopia.org, a free web-based federated discovery tool that allows one-stop searching of their collected archives. The stated goal of the 15 societies, "increasing the efficiency and richness of science and technology research," will be discusse...

In 2007, Mengxiong Liu received the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program award and completed her Fulbright trip to Montevideo, Uruguay in November, where she evaluated the library systems and information literacy programs at the British Schools. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

In 2007, Mengxiong Liu received the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program award and completed her Fulbright trip to Montevideo, Uruguay in November, where she evaluated the library systems and information literacy programs at the British Schools. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Heather Jospeh, Executive Director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), discusses the current state and potential advances in open access. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

The learning commons has been defined as a learning laboratory where books don't get in the way. In the face of digitalization and the dominance of Google, the question is, "How can librarians get back in the information game?" The idea of a learning commons is now being tried in a number of academic libraries and the idea is being discussed for school libraries. This lecture will go on the offens...

The learning commons has been defined as a learning laboratory where books don't get in the way. In the face of digitalization and the dominance of Google, the question is, "How can librarians get back in the information game?" The idea of a learning commons is now being tried in a number of academic libraries and the idea is being discussed for school libraries. This lecture will go on the offens...

Charles Harmon, Vice-President at Neal-Schuman, gives several tips for improving writing in book proposal and article abstracts will be offered. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.

Charles Harmon, Vice-President at Neal-Schuman, looks at the two major print arenas for publication in the LIS field: scholarly and professional books and journals. The difference between "scholarly" and "professional" media is described, and the various approaches to both venues are discussed. Guidance is given for contacting editors prior to submission and preparing initial e-mails and query let...

Query specifications by typical users are notoriously imprecise. And for many searches it is impossible to expect the user to fully and accurately specify what they are interested in. Because they do not know what is available for the asking, users cannot be expected to specify exactly what they want. Reference librarians have been developing a craft that, among other things, deals with this incom...

Query specifications by typical users are notoriously imprecise. And for many searches it is impossible to expect the user to fully and accurately specify what they are interested in. Because they do not know what is available for the asking, users cannot be expected to specify exactly what they want. Reference librarians have been developing a craft that, among other things, deals with this incom...

Is there such a thing? Are there habits of mind uniquely applied by professional librarians? Are these intuitive or taught? How do they make a difference to the decisions we make, the actions we take, and the organizations we represent? Dr. Ken Haycock and Dr. Brooke Sheldon have just completed a book on the foundations of library and information science, beginning with "how to think like a librar...

Is there such a thing? Are there habits of mind uniquely applied by professional librarians? Are these intuitive or taught? How do they make a difference to the decisions we make, the actions we take, and the organizations we represent? Dr. Ken Haycock and Dr. Brooke Sheldon have just completed a book on the foundations of library and information science, beginning with "how to think like a librar...

Dr. Anthony Bernier and SLIS student Paige Fujisue interviewed new students at the Spring 2008 Orientations in San José and Fullerton.

Doug McDavid is the Executive Consultant with IBM’s Global Business Services and Almaden Research Lab. This presentation describes the business and learning to be done in virtual worlds, based on McDavid’s compelling interpersonal interactions including a serious approach to Second Life and its applications for global working collaborations. The presentation includes concepts such as the "presenta...

Doug McDavid is the Executive Consultant with IBM’s Global Business Services and Almaden Research Lab. This presentation describes the business and learning to be done in virtual worlds, based on McDavid’s compelling interpersonal interactions including a serious approach to Second Life and its applications for global working collaborations. The presentation includes concepts such as the "presenta...

To conclude the SJSU Career Center Job Search Blast Off, Laurie Morgan, SJSU Career Center Consultant, presented a live webcast for SLIS students and alumni.

To conclude the SJSU Career Center Job Search Blast Off, Laurie Morgan, SJSU Career Center Consultant, presented a live webcast for SLIS students and alumni.

Susan Hanks, SJSU SLIS graduate and President-Elect of the American Indian Library Association, discusses services for California's tribal libraries and communities. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Susan Hanks, SJSU SLIS graduate and President-Elect of the American Indian Library Association, discusses services for California's tribal libraries and communities. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.