SJSU SLIS Audio/Video Podcast

Children's lives have changed dramatically; have library services changed enough to keep up with them? In an age of smart phones and social networking, where do library services fit into children's lives? This talk looks as the library as a part of an information network linked to resources in the community and to the larger world. What practices do we give up and what do we keep in this new environment?

Think of the challenges: the Detroit automakers, healthcare, the energy crisis, and the economy just to name a few. Evolve or reinvent? Think of the Google Generation and libraries. Do we evolve or reinvent ourselves? In this presentation, a foundation of research is used to develop a new theory of school libraries as an example of what a reinvention might look like. However, can a field actually reinvent itself?

The purpose of a Records Information Management Plan is to provide a strategic focus for the direction and development of records management for the organization. Join us to learn more about strategic planning for records management from Nancy M. Kunde, Records Officer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives. Ms. Kunde, who is both a certified archivist and a certified records manager, will address the convergence of skills necessary to manage records. She will also discuss the need to integrate records management into the IT infrastructure of organizations.

Combined libraries have been studied extensively for more than 30 years. Common advantages and disadvantages have been identified, together with typical problems. From the work of researchers in three countries, predictors of success have been identified for joint-use ventures.

Records managers are constantly faced with the challenge to perform in environments where their profession and responsibilities are not understood and often not appreciated. The keys to success include three vital factors: leadership, motivation, and career planning. Records managers must first lead and motivate their personnel to perform daily records management tasks with high quality. Leadership and motivation does not stop there, however, but extends also to gaining the commitment and participation of top management and other staff to the records management program. Success does not happen naturally. The successful records manager exercises leadership and motivation within a careful career plan. This presentation will examine key elements of leadership, motivation, and career planning designed to strengthen records managers in their daily efforts.

The records continuum theory and its more familiar representation in model form, is offered as an alternative to the linear representation of recordkeeping in the lifecycle model. Many find its expression dense and unapproachable, but it represents a holistic approach to recordkeeping independent of era, format and age of records. It encompasses both records management and archival practice thus providing a means of unifying the field of recordkeeping. This presentation uses approachable case study based examples to orient participants to the records continuum illustrating its utility as a thinking tool and a conceptual basis for approaching recordkeeping in the twenty-first century.

There are 73,000 philanthropic foundations. How do you find intervention points with these folks? What makes your project fundable? What are some relevant areas of interest that foundations have? Libraries have a challenge in their hands in reaching out to young people, low-income and minority youth. Libraries have wonderful assets in their facilities, their imaginative programs, and their commitment to the community. We will explore all of this.

In evaluating and analyzing the role of libraries in American society, too much emphasis has been placed on how technology has developed and not enough attention has been devoted to how people have evolved. The mistake that many observers make today is seeing people as an extension of technology (which is understandable given the number of people with blue teeth sticking out of their ears) and not as human beings.

After 15 years as a reference librarian in both public and academic libraries, Bryan made a transition to the information technology group at the Stanford Business School, where he’s been happily ensconced for the last 8 years. Our interview will explore the career choices and opportunities that led him to this point, the challenges of managing in a large academic organization, and what library school lessons are still relevant in the life of a "non-practicing" librarian.

The merger of a private historical society with the Oakland public library in 1994 brought together two very similar, but fundamentally different, professional cultures. The administrative challenge has been to convince staff, using examples of best practice from both disciplines, that these two cultures can reach common ground and create a new paradigm for the seamless delivery of service to the public.

Roberta Shaffer discusses career opportunities with the federal government. Documentation Download the accompanying files for this presentation (ZIP): http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/career/shafferFedsFA08/shafferFedsPDF.zip A captioned version of the presentation will be available on the SLIS Website soon.

Imagine a library that changed people's lives, not just through their access to information, but through their view of our place on this planet. Libraries, in their passion and precision for sharing information and for their place as the "heart" of our communities can also champion the role of sustainable living. Living sustainably requires a sea change, and libraries, new and old, can play a role in the adoption of that change. Through policy, practice and action libraries can be the of sustainability. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website

Imagine a library that changed people's lives, not just through their access to information, but through their view of our place on this planet. Libraries, in their passion and precision for sharing information and for their place as the "heart" of our communities can also champion the role of sustainable living. Living sustainably requires a sea change, and libraries, new and old, can play a role in the adoption of that change. Through policy, practice and action libraries can be the of sustainability. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website

The Internet and the advent of born-digital items have had a significant influence on archives and special collections repositories in important and fundamental ways. The acquisition and preservation of artifacts and paper-based documents are no longer the sole raison d'etre. Traditional genre, such as posters, maps, correspondence, diaries, newspapers, photographs, etc. are now created and made available in electronic form only. This talk will focus on the effect such changes have had and what the future will bring to special collections in the areas of cataloging, access services, preservation, physical plant, staffing, and fund-raising. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website

The Internet and the advent of born-digital items have had a significant influence on archives and special collections repositories in important and fundamental ways. The acquisition and preservation of artifacts and paper-based documents are no longer the sole raison d'etre. Traditional genre, such as posters, maps, correspondence, diaries, newspapers, photographs, etc. are now created and made available in electronic form only. This talk will focus on the effect such changes have had and what the future will bring to special collections in the areas of cataloging, access services, preservation, physical plant, staffing, and fund-raising. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website