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SJSU-SLIS Colloquia Series - George Plosker on April 30th

The School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University is pleased to invite you to attend another presentation in our continuing Colloquium Series:

George Plosker
Client Services Manager, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Title: "scitopia.org – Collaboration for More Successful Science and Technology Research"
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Time: noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: SJSU campus, Clark Hall 322

The Nation's Fourth Executive MLIS Cohort!

Do you have experienced managers or supervisors looking to take the next step in their professional growth?  If so, they may be interested in earning an ALA-accredited MLIS degree that fits around their current responsibilities and places them in a stimulating learning environment with other successful professionals.  The San Jose Executive MLIS complements their experience, offers relevant curriculum focused on management issues, and conveniently delivers instruction in a format that doesn't require them to move near campus or take long periods of time off work.

Please pass this information along to your experienced leaders who do not have an MLIS degree.  The deadline to apply is March 31.

Solo Librarians Meeting on May 7th

The Solo Librarians will be meeting at the NASA Ames Library in Mt. View at 5:30 P.M. on May 7th.  Directions and a map are below. (Note the change in time from 5 P.M.)

There is expected to be a tour of the NASA facility followed by a more detailed presentation about the library. Please note that we will be meeting at the badge office adjacent to the front gate at NASA before 5:30 P.M. so that we can receive our badges in order to have access to the facility and have some daylight for the tour. We will need a few days notice of your anticipated attendance in order to get the badges made.

If you are a U.S. citizen, you will only need to show one piece of picture ID at the gate. For foreign nationals, including permanent residents, we need 30+ days of processing time. So if anyone who is NOT a US citizen wants to attend, we need to know within the next week.

There may be a limit to the number that can attend, so get your reservation in ASAP.

We will be sharing a meal after the tour of the library. The present intention is to have a Cinco de Mayo meal from Chilis.

Those who are planning to attend need to contact Eric Kristofferson as soon as possible at [email protected]  or (408) 522-6697.

Eric Kristofferson
Sonia Dorfman
San Andreas Solo Librarians

Spring Colloquia Series

The School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University is pleased to invite you to attend our continuing Colloquium Series featuring SLIS faculty and invited guests, as they address the challenges and promises of our rapidly changing profession.  Presentations are free, wheelchair-accessible and open to the public. 

Each presentation is videotaped for those who are unable to actually attend them live.  Links to an Internet webcast (streaming video), an RSS feed, and an iTunes Portal podcast (usually both audio and video versions) will be posted to the Colloquia: Spring 2008 calendar web page at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2008/colloquia08sp.htm about a week after each event.
 
The April 2008 speaker is Lori Lindberg, full-time lecturer at the School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University. Her presentation, "A New Frontier for Recordkeeping Education: the San Jose Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) Degree," will be on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Clark Hall 322 on the SLSU campus. 

More information about this presentation is posted on the Colloquia: Spring 2008 calendar at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2008/colloquia08sp.htm.  Maps and directions to the SJSU campus can be found at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/maps.htm.
 
Marcia Laughrey
School of Library and Information Science
San Jose, CA 95192-0029
Ph: 408-924-2490
Fax: 408-924-2476
 

Sunshine Week Webcast and Local Panel

SLA San Francisco Bay Region & Northern California Association of Law Libraries Present
Sunshine Week Webcast and Local Panel!

Date: Friday, March 21, 2008

Location: Townsend and Townsend and Crew, Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA
Two Embarcadero Center is easily reached from the Embarcadero BART station. 

Agenda:       
9:00-9:30 a.m.  Continental breakfast                  
9:30-11:00 a.m.  National Webcast
11:00-11:30 a.m.  Break                                    
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  Lunchtime program
12:30-1:00 p.m.  Questions and discussion

Although there is no charge for attending the webcast, advance registration is required to assure that space is available.  Space is limited to 40 people. People who do not register in advance will be admitted on a space available basis. Registration must be received by Tuesday, March 18, 2008.

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.  The Sunshine Week National Webcast will be presented locally by the Northern California Association of Law Libraries and the Special Libraries Association San Francisco Bay Region Chapter.