SJSU SLIS Audio/Video Podcast

Information literacy is a term with two distinct parts, both of which hold popular and discipline-specific connotations impacting how we understand the concept. This presentation examines conceptualizations of information and literacy; both within popular understandings and within disciplines. It then further examines research through the lens of Generic, Situated, and Transformative windows focusing on youth’s information practices and literacy experiences.

Public Libraries in the U.S. have successfully evolved overtime, in recent years moving from print as the dominant source of information, to electronic access and digital formats. Each of these “movements” occurred at the pace at which a library was able and willing to change. Today, public libraries are confronted with external forces such as Google, Amazon, Netflix and even publishers who are well down the road to marginalizing public libraries. Is it too late?

Public Libraries in the U.S. have successfully evolved overtime, in recent years moving from print as the dominant source of information, to electronic access and digital formats. Each of these “movements” occurred at the pace at which a library was able and willing to change. Today, public libraries are confronted with external forces such as Google, Amazon, Netflix and even publishers who are well down the road to marginalizing public libraries. Is it too late?

The library profession has mirrored the pre-occupation in the public and for-profit sectors that there is a looming leadership deficit. This presentation reviews the current state of leadership development, with a focus on the library profession, and reviews the research on best practice in leadership development that suggests what programs ought to encompass and how they should be structured and evaluated.

The library profession has mirrored the pre-occupation in the public and for-profit sectors that there is a looming leadership deficit. This presentation reviews the current state of leadership development, with a focus on the library profession, and reviews the research on best practice in leadership development that suggests what programs ought to encompass and how they should be structured and evaluated.

As the Web has matured over the past two decades, it has increasingly become embedded in the conduct of the daily activities of organizations and businesses. Once used primarily as a marketing tool, companies are increasingly using it as a means of promulgating other information, including policies and procedures, and terms and conditions of engagement, and as a means of conducting business transactions. Often overlooked is the fact that Web-based records are subject to the same legal and fiscal requirements as their more traditional counterparts, and that unlike other records, those on the web are both universally available and persistent. This session will look at this particular aspect of web governance, considering the risks posed by web-based records and the actions needed for organizations to manage them.

As the Web has matured over the past two decades, it has increasingly become embedded in the conduct of the daily activities of organizations and businesses. Once used primarily as a marketing tool, companies are increasingly using it as a means of promulgating other information, including policies and procedures, and terms and conditions of engagement, and as a means of conducting business transactions. Often overlooked is the fact that Web-based records are subject to the same legal and fiscal requirements as their more traditional counterparts, and that unlike other records, those on the web are both universally available and persistent. This session will look at this particular aspect of web governance, considering the risks posed by web-based records and the actions needed for organizations to manage them.

Jon Voss will discuss Civil War Data 150 ("CWD150"), a collaborative project of the Archives of Michigan, the Internet Archive, and Freebase. CWD150 seeks to link Civil War archives and data from separate state and national sources in an open community-maintained database (Freebase), and create interactive web applications to help crowdsource the data linking. The project presents research questions of particular interest to archivists regarding the use of strong identifiers and shared ontologies, as well as uses for shared metadata in the context of the Semantic Web.

Jon Voss will discuss Civil War Data 150 ("CWD150"), a collaborative project of the Archives of Michigan, the Internet Archive, and Freebase. CWD150 seeks to link Civil War archives and data from separate state and national sources in an open community-maintained database (Freebase), and create interactive web applications to help crowdsource the data linking. The project presents research questions of particular interest to archivists regarding the use of strong identifiers and shared ontologies, as well as uses for shared metadata in the context of the Semantic Web.

Curious about the grant writing process? Considering taking SLIS’s grant writing course in the future? This interactive online panel discussion features grant writing experts Patty Wong, SLIS lecturer and County Librarian/Chief Archivist for Yolo County Library, and Lisa Valdez, SLIS Grant Coordinator.

Curious about the grant writing process? Considering taking SLIS’s grant writing course in the future? This interactive online panel discussion features grant writing experts Patty Wong, SLIS lecturer and County Librarian/Chief Archivist for Yolo County Library, and Lisa Valdez, SLIS Grant Coordinator.

Watch the 2010 SJSU SLIS Convocation held on 15 May 2010 in San José, CA.

Reputational information helps decision-makers predict a company's or person's future performance based on their past behavior. Our economy is filled with systems that capture and publish reputational information; examples include credit reporting databases, eBay feedback ratings, job references and consumer product reviews. This talk will survey various reputation systems, discuss some lessons about designing and implementing them, and explore how legal regulation can help or hinder the process.

Reputational information helps decision-makers predict a company's or person's future performance based on their past behavior. Our economy is filled with systems that capture and publish reputational information; examples include credit reporting databases, eBay feedback ratings, job references and consumer product reviews. This talk will survey various reputation systems, discuss some lessons about designing and implementing them, and explore how legal regulation can help or hinder the process.

REFORMA is the National Organization to promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish-Speaking populations. This presentation reviews REFORMA's mission and history, addresses its relevance for today's information professional, and speculates on its relevance for future professionals as well. The presentation concludes with a specific profile of current goals, activities, membership, and future plans of one of REFORMA's more active chapters, Bibliotecas para la Gente, located in Northern California.