SJSU SLIS Audio/Video Podcast

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.

Contributing to professional journals won't make you rich, but it will provide solid material for your resumé and will help you demonstrate your commitment to the profession when you apply for a job or promotion. Learn how an ALA journal is put together and how you can contribute for fun and professional development.

Contributing to professional journals won't make you rich, but it will provide solid material for your resumé and will help you demonstrate your commitment to the profession when you apply for a job or promotion. Learn how an ALA journal is put together and how you can contribute for fun and professional development.

Salinas has a unique place in the annals of recent library history. Financial challenges in 2004-2005 brought the city to the brink of closing its libraries. Because Salinas is known as the home of Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, the threatened closure of the city's libraries held significance extending well beyond city limits, and the struggle to save them gained international attention. Libraries are often the most affected departments in an era of municipal scarcity. Despite the earlier success to save Salinas's libraries, they are once again in the "crosshairs" as the City faces significant financial challenges. This presentation will make the case that a vibrant library system is at the heart of the revitalization of Salinas for the 21st century.

Salinas has a unique place in the annals of recent library history. Financial challenges in 2004-2005 brought the city to the brink of closing its libraries. Because Salinas is known as the home of Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, the threatened closure of the city's libraries held significance extending well beyond city limits, and the struggle to save them gained international attention. Libraries are often the most affected departments in an era of municipal scarcity. Despite the earlier success to save Salinas's libraries, they are once again in the "crosshairs" as the City faces significant financial challenges. This presentation will make the case that a vibrant library system is at the heart of the revitalization of Salinas for the 21st century.

The faculty advisor to LISSTEN, Dr. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, will discuss the development of a distributed group devoted to research and writing that is meeting via Elluminate. She will provide background to the LISSTEN-sponsored Research and Writing group and discuss its recent activities and goals for the future.

The faculty advisor to LISSTEN, Dr. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, will discuss the development of a distributed group devoted to research and writing that is meeting via Elluminate. She will provide background to the LISSTEN-sponsored Research and Writing group and discuss its recent activities and goals for the future.

LIS classes on tweens/teens needs to include information on adolescent development and adolescent culture to help librarians understand the age group with whom they will be working. LIS programs that include information about stages of adolescent development as well as instruction about materials for tweens and teens create effective teen librarians. Librarians who understand the psychological development of adolescents understand the value of providing materials that help overcome the challenges tweens/teens face in today's world.

LIS classes on tweens/teens needs to include information on adolescent development and adolescent culture to help librarians understand the age group with whom they will be working. LIS programs that include information about stages of adolescent development as well as instruction about materials for tweens and teens create effective teen librarians. Librarians who understand the psychological development of adolescents understand the value of providing materials that help overcome the challenges tweens/teens face in today's world.

This session provides an overview of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ (GARP℠), and explores practical implications for an organization's information management program. It is only through the information an organization records that it can know what it has done and effectively plan what it will do in the future. In the world of business today, it is critical for businesses to achieve this level of transparency and accountability through compliant recordkeeping. Understand the value of using Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ to measure your organization's progress toward a compliant enterprise-wide program.

This session provides an overview of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ (GARP℠), and explores practical implications for an organization's information management program. It is only through the information an organization records that it can know what it has done and effectively plan what it will do in the future. In the world of business today, it is critical for businesses to achieve this level of transparency and accountability through compliant recordkeeping. Understand the value of using Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ to measure your organization's progress toward a compliant enterprise-wide program.

Information Management is a set of professional concepts and practices that enable organizations to capture, retain, protect, preserve, and deliver information. Such information could be in the form of active computer system data, documents used for reference purposes, or official records that serve as evidence of actions and activities. With today's technology driven workplaces, individuals manage information as electronic mail messages, personal computer files, Internet web pages, or as data in software applications. However, while the format of the information and the system in which it resides may vary, common information principles and practices are used by Archivists, Librarians, and Records Managers to deliver professional information management services. This presentation will discuss the activities of these professionals, how they are similar/dissimilar, and some workplace issues that can be expected when their respective skills and education must be directed toward solving organizational information management challenges.

Information Management is a set of professional concepts and practices that enable organizations to capture, retain, protect, preserve, and deliver information. Such information could be in the form of active computer system data, documents used for reference purposes, or official records that serve as evidence of actions and activities. With today's technology driven workplaces, individuals manage information as electronic mail messages, personal computer files, Internet web pages, or as data in software applications. However, while the format of the information and the system in which it resides may vary, common information principles and practices are used by Archivists, Librarians, and Records Managers to deliver professional information management services. This presentation will discuss the activities of these professionals, how they are similar/dissimilar, and some workplace issues that can be expected when their respective skills and education must be directed toward solving organizational information management challenges.

You've only just begun your career - what do you mean "plan for retirement?" A library career is a lifetime; 30 years give or take a few years. Many librarians dream about the trip they will take, the books they will read/write, the big projects they will embark upon when they retire. But retirement planning begins the day you complete your library studies. Do you have a plan? Do you have a "bucket list" of professional achievements? Will you be ready to leave librarianship behind?

You've only just begun your career - what do you mean "plan for retirement?" A library career is a lifetime; 30 years give or take a few years. Many librarians dream about the trip they will take, the books they will read/write, the big projects they will embark upon when they retire. But retirement planning begins the day you complete your library studies. Do you have a plan? Do you have a "bucket list" of professional achievements? Will you be ready to leave librarianship behind?