iSchool Library Liaison

Three librarians from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at San José State University assist iSchool students and faculty members navigate and access information through library resources and online. 

Librarian Silke Higgins works to support iSchool students enrolled in the MLIS, BSISDA, MS in Informatics, and certificate programs. Her email address is silke.higgins@sjsu.edu. 

Librarian Carli Lowe works with students in the MARA program. Her email address is carli.lowe@sjsu.edu. 

Faculty Director of Special Collections and University Archives. Craig Simpson also works with the MARA program. His email address is craig.simpson@sjsu.edu.

Biography

Craig Simpson is the director of special collections and archives for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library at San José State University. He has more than 20 years of experience as a librarian, archivist and faculty member in higher education. Simpson has taught history at Marquette University, humanities at Columbus State Community College and a wide range of courses in library science and lifelong learning at Indiana University.

Helpful Links

• King Library Orientation Materials
• King Library Orientation Videos (YouTube tutorials)
• A Guide to Library and Information Science (LibGuides) – Databases to assist library and information science students with their research.