Community Profiles
Community Profiles
Get to know our students, alumni and instructors by reading about their backgrounds, interests, professional goals, favorite courses, accomplishments, careers, and more fascinating experiences. These stories cover a wide range of topics and showcase the talents of our vibrant global community.
Public Libraries and the Community
2010 San José State University School of Information alumnus Chris Brown went through the MLIS program with the understanding that his educational experience would be the foundation that would enable him to practice LIS work—but that the real learning process would take place by just jumping into the workplace and being a librarian.
Scholarship Winner Scott Boyd Connects with the Indigenous Canadian Community
Scott Boyd has a keen desire to make a valuable contribution to society, along with an interest in libraries and their important role in communities. Winning the Connie Constantino iSchool Scholarship allowed him to achieve scholastic and internship goals, while continuing on a Public Librarianship career pathway.
Alumna Brighid Gonzales Garners National Award for Research Paper on Linked Data
Alumna Brighid Gonzales followed up her San José State University School of Information graduation in May 2014 by receiving an award for outstanding student writing at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in June.
Student Eileen Hansen Creates Archive for Records of Nonprofit’s Founder
Student Eileen Hansen used her records management skills to create an archive for decades’ worth of material at the nonprofit organization where she works.