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SLIS celebrates its fortieth accreditation anniversary in 2008. During the past forty years, SLIS alumni have applied the knowledge, values, and skills they learned while in graduate school to make significant contributions in a wide range of library and information settings. The "Forty for Forty" celebration will honor the profound impact that SLIS alumni have had in both the public and private s...

The SLIS Director's Forum is biannual event in which Ken Haycock, the School's Director, gives a summary about the current state of the SLIS Program. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

The SLIS Director's Forum is biannual event in which Ken Haycock, the School's Director, gives a summary about the current state of the SLIS Program. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Internet Librarians: Trends & Forward Focus Jane Dysart monitors trends across North America from her office in Toronto. She plans the annual Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries and KMWorld conferences on both coasts, staying just ahead of the curve with the help of numerous mentors and colleagues. Ms. Dysart was manager of Information Resources for the Royal Bank before forming Dysart and...

Internet Librarians: Trends & Forward Focus Jane Dysart monitors trends across North America from her office in Toronto. She plans the annual Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries and KMWorld conferences on both coasts, staying just ahead of the curve with the help of numerous mentors and colleagues. Ms. Dysart was manager of Information Resources for the Royal Bank before forming Dysart and...

Question and Answer format with Stacey Aldrich and SLIS Director, Dr. Ken Haycock. This presentation was recorded on Wednesday, 28 November, 2007 on the San José State University Campus. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Question and Answer format with Stacey Aldrich and SLIS Director, Dr. Ken Haycock. This presentation was recorded on Wednesday, 28 November, 2007 on the San José State University Campus. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Libraries in the new network environment Lorcan Dempsey is OCLC's Vice President for Research and Chief Strategist. He will give a thought-provoking presentation on the rapidly changing Web 2.0 environment and how libraries might dramatically shift their organizational and digital services models to align with these changes. A captioned version is available on the SLIS Website.

Can Statewide Digital Libraries be Sustainable in K–12 Environments? This presentation will review the results of the fifth annual K-12 Statewide Digital libraries survey. This has been an ongoing measurement of the offerings and changes since 2002. Specifically, Dr. Fuller will examine and discuss the sustainability of these statewide digital libraries and will assess their move from projects to...

Can Statewide Digital Libraries be Sustainable in K–12 Environments? This presentation will review the results of the fifth annual K-12 Statewide Digital libraries survey. This has been an ongoing measurement of the offerings and changes since 2002. Specifically, Dr. Fuller will examine and discuss the sustainability of these statewide digital libraries and will assess their move from projects to...

Cathi Dunn MacRae: An Interview hosted by Dr. Anthony Bernier In her first public appearance since leaving the journal after serving ten years as Editor–in–Chief of VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), the only independent professional journal for Young Adult Specialist librarians, Cathi Dunn MacRae is interviewed by SLIS faculty Dr. Anthony Bernier. MacRae comments on the state of YA Librarianship, h...

Cathi Dunn MacRae: An Interview hosted by Dr. Anthony Bernier In her first public appearance since leaving the journal after serving ten years as Editor–in–Chief of VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), the only independent professional journal for Young Adult Specialist librarians, Cathi Dunn MacRae is interviewed by SLIS faculty Dr. Anthony Bernier. MacRae comments on the state of YA Librarianship, h...

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) has recently emerged as a topic of discussion amongst professionals within the library and information industry. Simply stated, EBP is the process of using formal research skills and methods to assist in decision making and establishing best practice. Are library and information professionals ready for EBP? This presentation will consider the role of EBP in the librar...

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) has recently emerged as a topic of discussion amongst professionals within the library and information industry. Simply stated, EBP is the process of using formal research skills and methods to assist in decision making and establishing best practice. Are library and information professionals ready for EBP? This presentation will consider the role of EBP in the librar...

Second Life: 20 Lessons Jeremy Kemp, SLIS Assistant Director for Second Life Campus, talks about Second Life and how it applies to library students, as well as how it can be used for outreach to Library communities. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.

Second Life: 20 Lessons Jeremy Kemp, SLIS Assistant Director for Second Life Campus, talks about Second Life and how it applies to library students, as well as how it can be used for outreach to Library communities. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.

Libraries face competitive pressures not primarily from other libraries but from online information resources, bookstores, and myriad other opportunities and demands for how people choose to spend their disposable time. Library customers have changing expectations about library service. Role of the public librarian is changing as the number of reference questions marked decreases. Although the mis...

Libraries face competitive pressures not primarily from other libraries but from online information resources, bookstores, and myriad other opportunities and demands for how people choose to spend their disposable time. Library customers have changing expectations about library service. Role of the public librarian is changing as the number of reference questions marked decreases. Although the mis...

Determining and Communicating the Value of Your Library This presentation will identify ways in which libraries can determine the value of the services that they provide and then communicate their value to the important stakeholders. Techniques that have been used by public, academic, school and special libraries will be reviewed and discussed. A captioned version of this presentation is available...

Determining and Communicating the Value of Your Library This presentation will identify ways in which libraries can determine the value of the services that they provide and then communicate their value to the important stakeholders. Techniques that have been used by public, academic, school and special libraries will be reviewed and discussed. A captioned version of this presentation is available...

Gaming by the Numbers What is the average age of the gamer? How much money did the video game industry rake in during 2005? What percent of the population is playing games? How many libraries consider themselves to be supporters of video gamers? Why should librarians pay attention to video games, anyway? The numbers — and answers — may surprise you! Discover why video games matter to your library...

Gaming by the Numbers What is the average age of the gamer? How much money did the video game industry rake in during 2005? What percent of the population is playing games? How many libraries consider themselves to be supporters of video gamers? Why should librarians pay attention to video games, anyway? The numbers — and answers — may surprise you! Discover why video games matter to your library...

Free Your Mind and Your 299 Will Follow: Demystifying the Thesis Option You've made good progress at SLIS—that is, until you realize that you are heading toward the inevitable fork in the road: the e-portfolio or the thesis. As you approach the fork, a bespectacled person wearing tweeds cautions "WRONG WAY! TURN BACK!" and waves you toward the e-portfolio. What should you do? Take the e-portfolio...

Free Your Mind and Your 299 Will Follow: Demystifying the Thesis Option You've made good progress at SLIS—that is, until you realize that you are heading toward the inevitable fork in the road: the e-portfolio or the thesis. As you approach the fork, a bespectacled person wearing tweeds cautions "WRONG WAY! TURN BACK!" and waves you toward the e-portfolio. What should you do? Take the e-portfolio...

Toward Sustaining Professional Development: Identification of Essential Chat Reference Competencies and Effective Training Techniques Chat reference is a reference conduit completely based on real-time electronic interaction. The fundamental principle stays the same across all reference services – assisting users in fulfilling their information needs. But when it comes to the process of how refere...