News: Student
Director’s Scholarship for Excellence Recipients Demonstrate Passion for the Information Profession
Creativity abounds in the Pinterest boards created as part of the application process for the Director’s Scholarship for Excellence, the first-ever scholarship awarded to new students beginning the iSchool’s MLIS program in fall 2015.
SJSU SAA Student Chapter Co-Hosts Mini-Conference at California State Archives
The student chapter of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at the San José State University School of Information is co-hosting a free mini-conference at the California State Archives in downtown Sacramento on June 20, 2015.
Society of American Archivists Student Chapter Introduces Archeota Newsletter
The premiere issue of Archeota, the e-newsletter created by the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at the SJSU School of Information, has hit the virtual newsstands. Download now and see what’s happening in archives.
Spring Scholarships Awarded to Outstanding iSchool Graduate Students
The hard work has paid off for 18 continuing graduate students at the San José State University School of Information, who were recently awarded a total of $28,000 in scholarships.
iSchool Student Wins LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award for Second Year in a Row
Congratulations are due to SJSU School of Information student Heather Terrell for winning the 2015 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award for her paper, “Reference Is Dead, Long Live Reference: Electronic Collections in the Digital Age.”
SJSU iSchool Circle of Learning Graduates Bring Their Skills to Diverse Information Careers
With new master’s degrees in hand, graduates of the Circle of Learning (COL) American Indian and Alaska Native Librarians for Tomorrow grant program, which concluded at the end of August 2014, are bringing an impressive list of honors and a notable set of skills to the workplace.