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A Milestone Issue of a Student-Led Journal Released

The Student Research Journal (SRJ), governed by graduate students at San José State University’s School of Information, published its 30th issue this week. The publication follows a 15th anniversary celebration held on Tuesday, Dec. 16, celebrating the journal’s longstanding commitment to empowering student scholarship in library and information science.

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MLIS Online Open House

We invite you to RSVP to attend an online open house to learn more about the Master of Library and Information Science degree program. The online information session will provide an overview of our school’s online learning community, exclusively online MLIS program, and interactive online learning environment. Our award-winning faculty and staff host the information session. It’s a great opportunity to meet our faculty and staff and ask any questions you may have about the 100% online ALA Accredited MLIS!

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The Information Community of the iSchool

Published: November 10, 2025 by Rebecca Snyder

Before starting my MLIS at San José State University, I wasn’t entirely sure what my beginning courseload was going to look like. After getting my BA in Art History and Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, I’d been primed for long Socratic seminar-style discussions and lengthy papers on theoretical topics and art. I loved every second of it, and as a result, it shaped me into a person tethered to the humanities—which colors my experiences in academic spaces.

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From Pandemic Classrooms to the iSchool: A Conversation with Alum Jessie Durant

Published: October 19, 2025 by Rebecca Snyder

In March 2020, I had experienced just one full quarter of college at UC Santa Cruz before we were told to go home for “a couple of weeks” to take precautions against the Covid-19 virus. At the time, it didn’t seem like that big of a deal—maybe a little worrying, but definitely not the global event it turned into. Before that announcement, I was taking full advantage of being out of my hometown: determined to befriend everyone on my dorm floor, saying “yes” to every invitation and taking my literature studies very seriously. So, I was pretty devastated when we got word that we wouldn’t be returning to campus anytime soon and would instead be confined to our childhood bedrooms.