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.
Exploring iSchool Career Pathways– Leadership and Management
Published: February 10, 2016 by Allison Randall Gatt
Are you a born leader? I’m not sure one knows at birth if they were born to leadership, but the iSchool has some great courses and outstanding professors who will help you become the leader you want to be.
Tips to Get You Started as You Apply for Financial Aid
Published: January 27, 2016
Hooray! You’ve decided to go to grad school, and that’s a big step. Now it’s time to figure out how to make that happen with both your time and your finances. The majority of iSchool students currently in attendance receive some kind of financial aid, so if you too are applying, you’re in good (and plentiful) company.
Links to Your Best Resources as You Start the SJSU iSchool
Published: January 20, 2016
The spring semester is about to begin, and whether you’re brand new to the iSchool, checking it out as you decide to take the leap into graduate school, or in the middle of your coursework, there is a whole slew of resources available to help you plan your program, focus your studies, help you with the tech side of online learning, and give you an in-depth look at some of the courses and opportunities available through SJSU’s School of Information.
A Day in the Life of Student Alison Peters
Published: December 16, 2015
Ever wonder how other students work a job, feed a family, walk a dog, answer discussion questions, manage to have clean clothes to wear (ahem, most days), and put together a PowerPoint presentation—all without losing their marbles or their reading notes? This post is part of a series giving you a microscopic view of how students manage their lives and their coursework at the iSchool and a better feeling for who your classmates are—people just like you.
Expert Panel Discusses Libraries and Digitization
Published: December 10, 2015
With the growing need to preserve and protect historical materials, curate born-digital materials, and make materials more widely accessible to the community and the world beyond, digitization is becoming more of an issue for libraries today.
Letter to the iSchool from Alumnus Eddy Hamelin
Published: November 24, 2015
From time to time, iSchool faculty and staff receive thoughtful, unsolicited letters from alumni and current students who want to share their thoughts about the program and how it has affected their lives and careers. We love getting these letters, and we learn a lot from them.
iSchool Offers Flexibility — and Unexpected Benefits — for Deaf Students
Published: November 19, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
SJSU’s completely online program makes it possible for so many students to get their degrees as they work, care for families and squeeze in time for friends and even laundry. I know I’m grateful that the commute to class means shuffling down the hall to my computer rather than gathering in a chilly lecture hall.
Norm Jacknis at Library 2.015 — Making the Future Happen Now for Libraries
Published: November 11, 2015
This is the second of a series of posts summarizing highlights of the Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference in October 2015. To access the full set of recorded sessions, go to the iSchool’s Library 2.015 page and look for the links to the keynote speakers. All three of the presentations covered in this blog will be there, and you can get all the juicy details for yourself!
Dr. Sandra Hirsh at Library 2.015 — Starting the Day and Supercharging with Motivation
Published: November 10, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
This is the first of a series of posts summarizing highlights of the Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference in October 2015. To access the full set of recorded sessions, go to the iSchool’s Library 2.015 page and look for the links to the keynote speakers. All three of the presentations covered in this blog will be there, and you can get all the juicy details for yourself!
Fifth Annual Library 2.0 Conference is Coming Your Way October 20, 2015
Published: October 13, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
The semester is in full swing now, and even though your schedule is full of assignments, discussions, laundry and the odd social moment with friends and family, you keep hearing how great it is to attend professional conferences and network and connect. But who has the time for travel?
Scholarship Opportunities for the Spring Semester with the iSchool and Beyond
Published: September 30, 2015
Finding a way to pay for school can be a challenge, but if you’re resourceful and articulate (and you are, because you’re studying to be an information professional), then there’s a wealth of opportunities out there to help you make your way through graduate school. It’s just a matter of finding the right one and hitting the right deadlines.
Exploring iSchool Career Pathways—Emerging Technologies: Issues and Trends
Published: September 9, 2015
Do you love being part of an ever-changing world of social media, bridging the digital divide, and connecting people and communities with new and evolving ways of accessing information? Not only do you sound like an information professional, but you sound like one who would really enjoy the classes offered in the iSchool’s Emerging Technologies: Issues and Trends career pathway.
Making Technology Assistance and Resources Easy to Find at the iSchool
Published: August 26, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
You’ve been accepted to the iSchool (yay!) and you’ve enrolled in your courses. Now you’re sailing smoothly through your coursework on Canvas and…wait. You’re not? That’s okay, help is easy to find and there are a lot of simple solutions to the technical difficulties you may be experiencing.
Letters to the iSchool: From Alumna Remy Timbrook
Published: August 5, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
From time to time, iSchool faculty and staff receive thoughtful, unsolicited letters from alumni and current students who want to share their thoughts about the program and how it has affected their lives and careers. We love getting these letters, and we learn a lot from them.
Use the iSchool Pinterest Boards for Great Tips and Resources During Grad School
Published: July 23, 2015
Social media platforms like Pinterest can be a great way to gather helpful tips, keep track of essential resources, and find out about interesting events and developments in the world of libraries and information management. The iSchool has a lot of great Pinterest boards, including some that are especially helpful to new students.
Survive, Thrive and Feel Alive as You Learn Online at the iSchool
Published: July 8, 2015
You’re starting graduate school. You’re doing it online. You’re also juggling a life on top of that. Nervous? Excited? Looking for answers? Here are a few tips and helpful insights from iSchool Director of Online Learning Debbie Faires to help you navigate those first few months of your program.
Roles for Tomorrow’s Information Professionals: Unlimited Possibilities
Published: June 3, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
Want to know what the role of an information professional looks like? Want to choose more than one role and mix and match a little? Not sure what this is even all about?
Being in the Know—Advice about Technology and Program Funding from the Library 2.015 Spring Summit
Published: May 27, 2015
This is the second post of a three-part summary of the Library 2.015 Spring Summit that took place on April 30, 2015. In this presentation, entitled In the Know (click on this title to connect you to the recording), three leaders in the fields of technology and grantwriting discussed ways to keep current with tech development, how to determine the importance and relevance of each resource in relation to your own library community, and how to look for and receive funding for your organization’s programming.
Letters to the iSchool: From Student Basia Delawska-Elliott
Published: May 14, 2015 by Allison Randall Gatt
From time to time, iSchool faculty and staff receive thoughtful, unsolicited letters from alumni and current students who want to share their thoughts about the program and how it has affected their lives and careers. We love getting these letters, and we learn a lot from them. We thought you might too, so we’d like to share some of them with you. Below is the first in an occasional series of Letters to the iSchool.
Student Assistants Work in Marketing and Communications at the iSchool Using Their Voices, Passions and Writing Skills
Published: May 6, 2015
The iSchool employs student assistants to work in a variety of jobs while they take classes, study and earn their degrees. Last week, we talked to a few iSchool students who are getting ready to graduate and asked them about their jobs and the skills they learned as student assistants.