On-Demand Webcasts
On-Demand Webcasts
All of our live online sessions are recorded and made available on demand to watch at your convenience. You can search by topic by using the left menu. Here you’ll find webcasts from approximately the past two years. The complete archive of webcasts is available on the iSchool YouTube Channel.
It Takes a Village: A State Agency’s Implementation of an Electronic Document Management System
MARA Guest Lecture
Document and records management systems are awesome! That is, once they are up and running… But it takes time and hard work to get to that point. The benefits to a government’s or agency’s records program can be immense and the end justifies the means. Just how do you get there, though? Our speakers, Nathan Owens and Pari Swift, will share their journey from the RFP to implementation, to on-going maintenance of a system at a large state agency.
Day in the Life of a Leader
Join us and and learn more about leadership and what it takes to be a leader. Tamika Barnes of the Perimeter Library Services at Georgia State University will talk about her career prior to her current role and why she pursued a leadership position. She’ll share the surprises, the responsibilities, and her advice for those on the path to leadership and management. Don’t miss this webcast opportunity to walk in the shoes of a leader. This webcast is brought to you by the SJSU School of Information’s Leadership and Management Program Advisory Committee.
National Treasures: Preserving And Providing Access To Cultural Heritage
National archives are often at the forefront in preserving the cultural heritage of the world, one nation at a time. However, not all archives are on equal footing. Archives’ abilities to govern, preserve, and provide access to invaluable records is impacted by colonialism and post-colonialism, access to technology, and natural and man-made disasters. In this panel discussion, join researchers of the International Directory of National Archives (IDNA) as they share insights from their research of national archives around the world and the national treasures the archives govern, preserve, and share.
Interplay and Compatibility: Using Soft Skills To Ace Interviews, Get Hired, And Excel At Work
Public library leaders Heidi Murphy and Deb Sica share their interview, hiring, and career insights regarding the importance of soft skills to succeeding in the LIS world. Find out from insiders not only what strengths hiring managers are looking for when they’re interviewing you, but also why those strengths are so critically important to libraries and their missions.
Council Of State Archivists Government Careers Webinar
Join members of the Council of State Archivists to hear about exciting and varied experiences in careers as government archivists and records managers. Guest speakers include the director of the Kansas State Archives; an Illinois archivist who writes and edits state archives publications, manages grants, and is a records board deputy coordinator; and an archivist who works in proactive, secure, and efficient management of electronic records in Oregon.
A Day in the Life of a Leader: Part 4
Please join the co-chairs of the San José State University School of Information’s Leadership and Management Program Advisory Committee, Drs. Susan Alman and Cheryl Stenstrom, at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the final webinar in a four-part series on pursuing a career in leadership as an information professional.
Each speaker will be sharing their perspective on the most important responsibilities and attitudes for leaders, as well as ways they suggest students can practice leadership skills while they’re still in grad school, or early in their careers.
This session will feature Kelvin Watson, the director of Broward County Libraries in Florida.
A Day in the Life of a Leader: Part 3
Please join the co-chairs of the San José State University School of Information’s Leadership and Management Program Advisory Committee, Drs. Susan Alman and Cheryl Stenstrom, at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the third in a four-part series on pursuing a career in leadership as an information professional.
Each speaker will be sharing their perspective on the most important responsibilities and attitudes for leaders, as well as ways they suggest students can practice leadership skills while they’re still in grad school, or early in their careers.
This session will feature Dr. Melissa Fraser-Arnott, the chief of integrated library services at the Library of Parliament in Ottawa.
A Day in the Life of a Leader: Part 2
Please join the co-chairs of the San José State University School of Information’s Leadership and Management Program Advisory Committee, Drs. Susan Alman and Cheryl Stenstrom, at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the second in a four-part series on pursuing a career in leadership as an information professional.
Each speaker will be sharing their perspective on the most important responsibilities and attitudes for leaders, as well as ways they suggest students can practice leadership skills while they’re still in grad school, or early in their careers.
This session will feature Dr. Tracy Elliott, the university library dean at San José State University in California.
A Day in the Life of a Leader: Part 1
Please join the co-chairs of the iSchool’s Leadership & Management Program Advisory Committee, Drs. Susan Alman and Cheryl Stenstrom, at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the first in a four-part series on pursuing a career in leadership as an information professional.
Each speaker will be sharing their perspective on the most important responsibilities and attitudes for leaders, as well as ways they suggest students can practice leadership skills while they’re still in grad school, or early in their careers.
This session will feature Dana Vanzanten and Heather Robinson from the St. Thomas Public Library in Ontario, Canada.
Records Management in the Legal Environment
Every industry presents its own unique properties and challenges in the management of physical and electronic records. In this presentation, you will be introduced to the ever expanding and important world of records management within the legal environment of a law firm setting.
Correctional Librarianship – Helping Change Lives One Book at a Time
Correctional librarianship can be a rewarding career path or career entry point for librarians seeking to use their skills to improve lives and/or work with underserved populations. But what, exactly, is correctional librarianship? Where might you work, and what work might you do? Find answers to these and other questions about correctional librarianship by joining San José State University alumnus Matthew Colvin, senior librarian for the Salinas Valley State Prison, as he shares his career expertise.