[Asis-l] SJSU School of Information Students Receive Funding to Attend Professional Conferences

[Nicole Purviance]

Twenty-Five New iSchool Students Awarded Funding to Attend Professional
Conferences 

 

Thanks to a generous donation to the San Jose State University (SJSU) School
of Information, 25 students beginning the Master of Library and Information
Science
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/master-library-and-information-science-mli
s?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conferencefunding>
(MLIS) and Master of Archives and Records Administration
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/master-archives-records-administration-mar
a?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conferencefunding>
(MARA) degree programs in fall 2015 will receive up to $200 to help pay for
expenses related to attendance at a professional conference of their choice.

 

The one-time conference funding was made available on a first-come,
first-served basis to new students as a way to encourage students to get
involved in professional associations early on and "build their professional
networks and make important connections that will help them considerably
when they are ready to enter the job market," said Dr. Sandra Hirsh,
director of the SJSU School of Information.

 

Meeting other librarians interested in archiving is the goal of Randi Cline,
a technical services librarian in Buena Vista, Virginia, who plans to use
the funds she was awarded to attend the Virginia Library Association (VLA)
conference in October. Cline's objective is to work in archives once she
completes her MLIS degree.

 

Similarly, Alexandra Apolloni is hoping to meet others interested in digital
technology when she attends the annual conference of the International
Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) in Paris this year. A
musicologist and part-time lecturer in the Musicology and Music Industry
programs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Apolloni is
interested in pursuing a career as a digital archivist in a research
library.

 

Other students, such as Alyson Durham, a circulation assistant at the
Columbia Public Library in Columbia, Missouri, are looking forward to using
the conference funding to investigate the diversity of careers available in
information organizations. "I am planning to use my conference funding to
attend the ALA annual conference in 2016," explained Durham. "I chose to
attend the ALA annual conference because it is the largest LIS conference,
and will offer a broad range of subjects for me to explore."

 

For students nervous about attending professional conferences for the first
time, the School of Information has made available a webinar
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxwgyNoXkk>  presented by iSchool lecturer
and Yolo County librarian and chief archivist Patty Wong on the topic of
"Surviving and Thriving at Professional Conferences." Wong offers students
tips on planning their conference experience, choosing the best sessions to
attend, how to network effectively, and much more.

 

Membership in professional organizations has long been a priority at the
School of Information. All students enrolled in INFO 200 Information
Communities receive a complimentary one-year student membership
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-students/resources/complimentary-student-me
mberships-professional-associations?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&ut
m_campaign=conferencefunding>  to the American Library Association (ALA),
the Special Libraries Association (SLA), the Association for Information
Science and Technology (ASIS&T), or the Society of American Archivists
(SAA).

 

The iSchool's scholarship program is made possible thanks to the generosity
of alumni, faculty and staff members, and friends of the school. Please
consider making a donation
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/giving-ischool?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=emai
l&utm_campaign=conferencefunding>  today.

 

About

The San Jose State University (SJSU) School of Information
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_cam
paign=conferencefunding>  prepares individuals for careers as information
professionals. Graduates work in diverse areas of the information
profession, such as user experience design, digital asset management,
information architecture, electronic records management, information
governance, digital preservation, and librarianship. The SJSU School of
Information is a recognized leader in online education and received the
Online Learning Consortium's Outstanding Online Program award
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/sjsu-school-information-wins-outs
tanding-online-program-award-online-learning?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium
=email&utm_campaign=conferencefunding> . For more information about the
school, please visit: ischool.sjsu.edu
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign
=conferencefunding> . 

 

Contact:

Nicole Purviance

Director of Marketing and Communications

School of Information

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0029

nicole.purviance at sjsu.edu

http://ischool.sjsu.edu

 

 

 

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