At the heart of every library institution is a unique community and culture. The differences in philosophy, policy and practice between arc...

By Alison Leonard In June the Society of American Archivists SJSU Student Chapter organized a tour for students at the Margaret Herrick Libr...

By Heather Hoffman Anyone who has worked the reference desk, even for a day or two, would agree that you see it all, and it is certainly not...

By Jane Gilvin One of the ways that librarians build communities is through professional association conferences. The Music Library Associa...

By Kim Galloway As students in a distance education program, we may find the idea of community to be an unfamiliar concept fraught with pitf...

As students, we are in a unique position to view librarianship and it s reach i nto a reas not traditionally associated with librarianship ...

by Kathy Elliott I received a delightful surprise the other day – I was awarded the 2010 Medical Library Association (MLA) scholarship! I wo...

by Marissa Martin I often feel that my work is a lot like the movie “The Wizard of Oz." This is not just because I spend all day thinki...

by Margo Tanenbaum Looking for a fun and easy event suitable for kids in elementary school, as well as for tweens and teens? Try a reader...

By Katy DiVittorio On Friday February 19, 2010 LISSTEN hosted a luncheon and tours of the Seattle Public Library (SPL) and the K&L Gates...

by Jennifer Davis The origins of languages are not usually well-documented. But as the brand-new language, Lojban, is being created in moder...

by Sandy Li Upon entering SJSU's SLIS program, I was in a situation that I think many fellow SJSU-SLIS graduate students can relate to -...