iStudent Blog
iStudent Blog
Students in all of our programs, as well as applicants, will find the iStudent Blog a gold mine. Written by a current student, this blog provides important information and resources and useful advice, including posts about courses, career pathways, online learning, time management, student groups, conferences, and financial aid.
Equipping Your Home Learning Environment for Success in the SJSU iSchool Online Graduate Program
Published: April 5, 2017
The SJSU School of Information is an exclusively online program, which means you can go to class anywhere with a properly equipped computer and a little know-how. You can go to school at your favorite café! You can catch up on coursework during your lunch hour and read discussion posts from your smartphone while waiting in line at the post office/bus stop/line at Starbucks (fill in the proverbial blank). So what does it mean exactly to have a computing environment properly equipped for grad school? Read on to learn how to proceed and succeed in the iSchool’s online program.
A Day in the Life of SJSU iSchool Student and SAA Student Chapter Chair Rebecca Leung
Published: March 29, 2017
Rebecca Leung is in her final semester at the iSchool. Here’s a glimpse into a day in which she goes to work at the Bay Area Video Coalition.
Connect with Information Scientists and Fellow Students Through the SJSU iSchool ASIS&T Student Chapter
Published: March 23, 2017
Are you one of those lovely people who enrolled in a graduate program in library and information science because of the information science part? Would you like to get more involved in the SJSU School of Information community? Find your niche in the iSchool’s ASIS&T student chapter!
Time to Shop for Fall 2017: Course Highlights
Published: March 15, 2017
Yes, it’s that time again folks! Time for Major League Baseball’s Spring Training, time for spring flowers to bloom, allergies to bloom along with them and most importantly, it’s time for all you new and continuing students to enroll for fall courses.
Fund Your Achievements and Aspirations and Apply for iSchool Scholarships and Awards–Now Open for Fall 2017
Published: March 8, 2017
Showcase your achievements, flex your graduate school-level writing skills, and apply for a scholarship.
Get Your Future Started: SJSU iSchool Application Process
Published: March 2, 2017
Congratulations—you’ve decided to go to graduate school! This is the first step in an adventure that will change your life. While there are a few more steps to go in the application process, none of them are as significant as the decision to apply.
Career Environments — the Wide World of Possibilities for Your Master’s Degree
Published: February 7, 2017
Have you been daydreaming of that perfect job, even while you’re trying to get into the groove of the SJSU iSchool’s new semester? I’m not that far from graduation, so I’ve not only been daydreaming, but polishing up resumes, posting applications and practicing for interviews. If you’re not quite sure where you’re going with this MLIS or MARA degree, or even if you’re in one of the SJSU School of Information’s certificate programs then pack your virtual bags and take a tour around the iSchool’s website.
Continue to Learn Beyond the SJSU iSchool by Creating a Personal Learning Network
Published: February 1, 2017
One of the best things about the SJSU School of Information is that even while you’re learning in your pajamas and slippers, you’re not learning alone. Once you graduate, thanks to the skills you’ve acquired from the iSchool, you don’t stop learning, either. Through a variety of courses and resources, you can set up a personal learning network (hereafter referred to as a PLN).
Learn How to Get Published as a Student at the SJSU’s Publications Roundtable
Published:
January 25, 2017
Here at the iSchool, we have a wide variety of opportunities for students to get published.
Research papers can be both a source of joy and for the pulling out of hair. Good research papers, however, can be experienced by a wider audience when you submit your work to one of the SJSU iSchool’s student publications. Here at the iSchool, we have a several opportunities for students to get published.
Getting the Vote Out– The SJSU iSchool and the ALASC Host the 2018-19 ALA Presidential Candidates
Published: January 17, 2017
On January 9, 2017, the iSchool’s ALA student chapter (ALASC) kicked off the new year with an ALA candidate’s Town Hall Meeting. SJSU School of Information’s Director Dr. Sandra Hirsh moderated the hour-long meeting, giving all three candidates the chance to introduce themselves, answer questions submitted previously by students and provide closing comments. The three candidates – Loida Garcia-Febo, Terri Grief and Scott Walter – were all passionate about greater involvement and visibility for the ALA.
Shaping Your Skillset to Fit the Career of Your Dreams
Published: January 11, 2017
On November 9, 2016, the SJSU School of Information offered a career webinar presentation by Sally Gore. During the presentation, entitled “Supply and Demand: Matching Your Skills to the Information Needs of Today”, Gore gave tips on how to inventory your skills and think about what exactly makes you qualified for a job as a librarian or information professional.
Plan for Your e-Portfolio with the iSchool’s Advising Pages and Student Success Planner
Published: January 4, 2017 by Allison Randall Gatt
Whether you’ve just started your course work at San José State University’s iSchool or you’re rounding the corner toward your final semester, you should be planning for your e-Portfolio.
The iSchool Community’s Favorite Reads for the New Year
Published: December 30, 2016
At the SJSU iSchool, it’s pretty much a given that anyone who is teaching or in a graduate level program in library and information science would be a bookworm. Or a Kindle worm. If you enjoy audiobooks and podcasts, would that make you an earworm? (The visual connotations are endless.) I was curious what my classmates and iSchool staff and faculty members were reading during their break, and so I asked them.
Learn About Real World Teen Service at the SJSU iSchool
Published: December 14, 2016
So you think you want to be a teen services librarian? SJSU School of Information instructor Jennifer Velásquez wants to help you become the best teen services librarian you can be. So much so that she even wrote a whole book to do just that.
SJSU iSchool Professors Outline the Details of Enrolling in an Internship
Published: November 30, 2016
Why do an internship? Well not just because SJSU School of Information Director Dr. Sandra Hirsh recommends that you do in her director’s forums but because internships offer a great way to gain valuable work experience, expand your professional network and have valuable references for future job applications.
Letter to the SJSU iSchool– Alumna Danielle Rapue Shares Her Innovative Networking Ideas
Published: November 22, 2016
An iSchool alumna shares the ways she used technology and innovative thinking to create a website about creating community in an online graduate school environment.
Research Writing Advice from SJSU iSchool Experts
Published: November 16, 2016
As the semester is winding down (or is it winding up? I’ve got a lot of work to do!) many SJSU iSchool instructors require a big research paper as a final project. This can be a daunting proposition. Fear not, there is help! School of Information instructors and SJSU student publication editors have collaborated to provide you the best tips, advice and resources to make that final research paper a success.
A Day in My Life at the CLA Conference
Published: November 9, 2016
Tips and ideas for having a fulfilling, inspirational and informative conference experience from one student to another.
Here I go into the wild, blue library yonder! On November 5, I packed up my conference-going essentials and an entertaining audiobook to make the two-hour pilgrimage to Sacramento, California from my coastal hometown to attend the California Library Association (CLA) annual conference.
Spring 2017 Course Registration is in the Air this November at the SJSU iSchool
Published: October 27, 2016
Spring courses for 2017 offer flexibility and exciting new classes.
If you’re like me and most current students at the SJSU School of Information, you’re deep in the trenches of the fall semester, but now is the time to plan for the future. The spring semester course schedules have been posted and registration begins on November 1, 2016 by appointment for Regular Session students and November 8, 2016 for Special Session students. Registration closes on January 23, 2017 for all students.
Library 2.016 Libraries of the Future: Inspirational Highlights
Published: October 20, 2016
On October 6, 2016, several iSchool faculty members and many experts in the information profession gathered online for the Library 2.0 virtual conference, now in its sixth year.