With an editor-in-chief introductory essay, an invited faculty contribution, and five graduate student articles, Volume 2, Issue 2 of the San José State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS) Student Research Journal (SRJ) is the largest issue published to date.

The editorial team of the peer-reviewed, open source online publication reviewed submissions from graduate students in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at San Jose State University and graduate programs at other universities worldwide. After countless hours spent selecting and editing manuscripts, the SRJ editorial team published the latest issue in early 2013.

This is the journal’s fourth published issue, and it continues to showcase graduate student writing, covering a variety of research areas. The mix of topics explored by the student researchers heightens the knowledge shared with the library and information science (LIS) community, as well as demonstrates the wide range of careers MLIS students can pursue in the LIS field.

Volume 2, Issue 2 of the SRJ features:

• Getting Better, Elyse Meyers, SRJ Editor-in-Chief, SJSU SLIS
• Crisis Informatics: Perspectives of Trust – is Social Media Mixed Blessing?, Dr. Christine Hagar, Assistant Professor, SJSU SLIS
• Collaboration as an Essential Tool in Information Literacy Education 9-16: Context, Qualities and Implications; Samantha Godbey; SJSU SLIS
• Information Literacy Instruction for Upper-Year Undergraduate Students: A Stratified Course-Integrated Approach, Stacey Nordlund, SJSU SLIS
• Consider the Source: The Value of Source Code to Digital Preservation Strategies, Michel Castagne, The University of British Columbia
• Preserving Film Preservation in the Digital Era, Becca Bastron, SJSU SLIS
• Using Technology to Connect Public Libraries and Teens, Susan M W Aplin, SJSU SLIS

The articles are freely available online in PDF format at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/

Call for Submissions

The SRJ is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to showcase and publish their work. The SRJ invites original research or critical review essay manuscripts from graduate students at any university on topics in the fields of information science theory, policy, application, or practice. See call for submissions.

About the Student Research Journal

The SRJ promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual inquiry in library and information science, archives and records management, and museum studies through publishing two issues annually and accepts submissions on a rolling basis. It is San Jose State University’s first student-governed research journal. For more information about the SRJ, please visit: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/