School of Library and Information Science

News

Dr. Anthony Bernier will speak at the John Steinbeck Library on September 5th. (See Happenings: Dr. Bernier).

Beware of phishing scams. This morning, users on slis.sjsu.edu were subjected to a targeted phishing attack. It attempts to to trick people into divulging sensitive information, such as username and password. See examples.

Watch Jane Fisher present the Fall 2008 LIBR 289 Orientation. See also LIBR 289 Student Handbook.

Li Wei Yang (2008) lands first job as project archivist at Huntington Library. (See Happenings: Yang).

Emerging Technology Symposium, sponsored by ALASC, will be will be held online through Elluminate on Saturday, September 6th. See details.

Watch Dr. Bill Fisher and Lori Lindberg present the Fall 2008 LIBR 294 Orientation.

Donate to the "The Future is Within Reach" Student Scholarship Fundraiser 2008 auction to be held on November 15th at the San José Museum of Art.

LIS Continuing Education Courses

Over 50 library-related audio and web-based seminars are available to the greater SLIS community through a SJSU SLIS partnership with Neal–Schuman's Professional Education Network. See seminars and workshops.

SLIS Web Site – Recent Visitors

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Meet…

SLIS graduate Joshua Richardson (2001) researches medical informatics as National Library of Medicine Fellow. (more Richardson…)

Dr. Helen Partridge of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) took some time to interview some new students of the SLIS Gateway Ph.D. program.

Reminders

Bookmark the SLIS master events calendar with RSS feed: SLIScalendar. Just added - Spring registration: Regular Session begins November 10th; Special Session begins November 17th.

Students: For notes about refunds and drops for Fall 2008, see Dr. Linda Main's SLIS21 blog.

SJSU email accounts available for all active SJSU students. For details, activation link, FAQ, and support see students.sjsu.edu.

Spring 2009 courses: Give your input on topics for LIBR 220, 246, 284, 285 on Dr. Linda Main's SLIS21 blog.

Dr. Ken Haycock and Dr. Brooke Sheldon publish book: The Portable MLIS. (See Happenings: Portable MLIS)

Textbooks: Textbook selections for Fall 2008 is searchable by section number. Use the eBookstore to purchase books online.

New internship listings for Fall 2008. Search all internship listings. (Within listing pages, use browser 'find in page' and search for 'Fall 2008'.)

Students: RSVP for Elluminate. RSVP to one of the August online training sessions moderated by other SLIS students. See student guide.

Missed a SLIS Colloquium? They can be viewed online. See Spring 2008 Colloquia or the index of speakers and topics for Fall 2006 through Fall 2007.

Recent SLIS-related newsletters:
The Call Number — LISSTEN
The SLIS Descriptor — SJSU ALASC.
AlumNews — SLIS Alumni Association.