{"id":2503,"date":"2012-04-26T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T04:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wkiri.com\/today\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2012-04-26T21:39:23","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T04:39:23","slug":"new-library-school-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wkiri.com\/today\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"New library school developments"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember a long, boring lull between when I was admitted to USC and when the classes and action finally started up that fall. Not so with SJSU and their Library Science program! I am inundated with emails about colloquia, activities, student groups, meetups, blogs, and more on a daily basis. They certainly take their mission seriously, of making the virtual learning environment as immersive and connective as possible!<\/p>\n

Tonight I attended (virtually) SJSU’s Director’s Forum, in which the director, Dr. Sandra Hirsh, gave a sort of “state of the school” speech and answered questions from students. I learned about new faculty hires and new classes to be offered this fall (they offer *sixty* electives each semester!). Dr. Hirsh also gave some general advice to students, encouraging them to participate in internships, get involved in student organizations, and… to have fun. That’s right. :)<\/p>\n

I also learned about Library 2.012<\/a>, a (free) virtual library conference that SLIS is hosting this fall, October 3-5. They’ve identified six “strands”<\/a>, which I’ve annotated with keywords that jumped out as interesting:<\/p>\n