SJSU School of Library & Information Science

Information Session

Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director

September 2013

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Agenda

• Introduce Speakers

• Why Pursue a MLIS/MARA Degree?

• Why Choose SJSU SLIS?

• Next Steps

• Q & A

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Introductions

Dr. Sandy Hirsh

Director, Coordinator of

San José Gateway PhD program

Dr. Cheryl Stenstrom

Full-Time Instructor, Graduate of

San José Gateway PhD program

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Goal of This Presentation

GOAL #1

Highlight why getting a MLIS or MARA degree is

a good investment for your future.

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Goal of This Presentation

GOAL #2

Define why SJSU’s School of Library &

Information Science is the best choice for

attaining your MLIS or MARA degree.

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SLIS Offers 5 Programs

GOAL #1: Invest in Your Future!

• Master of Library and Information Science (ALA-

accredited)

• Master of Archives and Records Administration

• Post-Master’s Certificate

• San José Gateway PhD Program (Partner: QUT)

• Teacher-Librarian Program (NCATE-accredited)

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Master of Library &

Information Science (MLIS)

Emerging Technologies.

Expanded Opportunities.

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Forecasts for Jobs Requiring a MLIS Degree

• 73% explicitly stated MLS or MLIS as a requirement

• 32% of listings are tech-centered jobs

• 25% of listings require teaching/instruction

• 33% of listings are management-level jobs

• 32% of listings require reference skills

• 21% of listings require statistics/analysis skills

San José State University offers the curriculum

and training to prepare its graduates to meet

ALL of these qualifications!

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Exciting Pathways to Success Career Pathways:

Which One Will You Choose?

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SJSU SLIS Offers Over 100 Electives

Customize Your MLIS Degree: Action Research

Award Winning YA Titles

Children and Information Technology

Consumer Health Librarianship

Data Librarianship

Digital Humanities

Ethnography with a focus on technology

Evaluating Programs and Services

Library Services for Distance Learners

Film & Media

Infomatics

Information Visualization

Information Literacy Instruction

Legal Resources

Maps & GIS

Medical Librarianship

Music Informatics

Music Librarianship

Oral History

Photographic Preservation

Special Collections

Services for Older Adults

Patents

PHP/MySOL

Psychology of the Information User

Publishing for the Profession

Readers Advisory

Resources &Services for Patrons with Disabilities

Science & Technology Resources

Storytelling

The Hyperlinked Library

Understanding Content Management Systems

Virtual Services

Web 2.0

XML

Virtual Worlds

Web and Social Media Analytics

Web Search

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Emerging Careers Requiring a MLIS Degree

• Emerging services librarian

• Director of digital content

• Digital asset coordinator

• Digitization services coordinator

• Virtual services librarian

• E-librarian

• Distance learning librarian

• Metadata librarian

• Community engagement librarian

• Outreach librarian

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Master of Archives &

Records Administration (MARA)

The Next Frontier

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What Can You Do With a MARA degree?

The MARA program addresses the demand for

highly skilled information governance professionals

who have the education and experience to solve

increasingly complex management challenges faced

by many organizations as their recordkeeping

systems become less efficient as a result of new

technologies, tools, laws, and regulations.

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MARA Graduates Are

Prepared for Careers in:

• Corporate Archives

• Digital Asset Management

• Electronic Records Management

• Information Governance

• Cybersecurity

• Content Management

• Data Curation

• Public Records Management

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MARA Degree: The Benchmarks

Course Content

• ARMA Core Competencies

• SAA Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Education

Certification Exams

• Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)

- http://www.icrm.org/examination-preparation-2/

• Academy of Certified Archivists

- http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/get-certified/exam-handbook.html

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MARA – Student Perspective

“I believe the MARA program will give

me a competitive edge in the records

and information management field.”

Spring 2012 graduate

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Post-Master’s Certificate

6 Exciting Career Pathways

• Digital Archives & Records Management

• Digital Services & Emerging Technologies

• Information Intermediation & Instruction

• Leadership and Management

• Web Programming and Information Architecture

• Youth Services

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Student Perspective

“There is a growing need for librarians

to expand their advocacy and

leadership skills, and to strive for

long-term relationship building with

decision-makers,” said Thomas

Knutson, who earned his MLIS 15 years

ago at the University of British Columbia

in Vancouver.

The fully online delivery model of the

certificate program has worked well for

Knutson. “Communicating and

collaborating online creates an

interesting dynamic, particularly in

group work. You have to be organized

and prepared with the information you

put forward, but this ultimately leads

to stronger team-building.”

Thomas Knutson

Youth Services

Coordinator at

Saskatoon Public

Library in

Saskatchewan,

Canada

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San Jose Gateway PhD Program

• Research focused

• Individually tailored program for each student

• International setting

• Exceptional faculty support from both SJSU

and QUT teams

• No course work required

San José Gateway

PhD Program Offered through a partnership

between the San José School of

Library and Information Science

and Queensland University of

Technology

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GOAL #2

Why Choose SJSU’s School of

Information & Library Science?

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Student Perspective

“Given the current trends in the field, I

think this degree will give me a

competitive edge over recent grads

who completed a more traditional

MLIS program.”

Spring 2012 MLIS graduate

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Employer Perspective

“It was an obvious choice to hire someone

from SJSU SLIS who has been groomed for

library leadership in rethinking information

and library innovation.”

Dr. Leslie Garguilo,

Ashworth College

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Student Survey Response –

Job Placement Outlook

86% of the Spring 2012 graduating class who

responded to our survey are working either full time

or part time.

Of those who reported they had a job, 96% got their

job in less than six months.

Only a small percentage took longer than six

months to find a job.

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School Highlights

100% Online Since 2009

5 Degrees/programs

100 Electives available

to MLIS students

Smaller Class Sizes

25 Caps for core classes

30 Caps for electives

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48 States & 17 Countries

Students

Around

the World

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What Does 100% Online Look Like?

• Everyone is online – students and faculty

• Coursework and instruction designed for

online learning

• Online access to faculty office hours,

academic advising, and student support

services

• Rich online learning environment and

technology (Blackboard IM, Collaborate,

D2L, Panopto)

“Using these communication technologies in the

learning environment was fun, and it was also

part of my training as a real-world information

professional.”

Kate Tasker (MLIS 2012)

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SLIS Faculty Teaching from Canada

John Horodyski

teaches Digital Asset Management

Lisa Daulby

teaches electronic records

Gail de Vos

teaches graphic novels

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Communication is both

Asynchronous & Synchronous

Asynchronous

Discussion Forums

Video Messaging

Email

Synchronous

Web Conferencing (Collaborate)

VoIP (Skype)

Virtual Worlds (Second Life)

Blackboard IM

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Who Is the

Online

Student?

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Canadian Student Profiles

SLIS class, LIBR 250: Design and

Implementation of Instructional

Strategies for Information

Professionals, with lecturer Mary Ann

Harlan, also provided inspiration for

Gabrielle Doyle. The course taught

students how to design teaching plans

by creating lessons based on desired

outcomes.

“I found that a very interesting

course, and it’s probably changed

the way I approach everything at the

library, including story times,

Parent-Child Mother Goose, and

interacting with library patrons,”

Doyle said.

Gabrielle Doyle

Calgary Public Libraries

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Canadian Student Profiles

MLIS student Candice Putnam relies on

the technology skills she’s gained at SJSU

SLIS to develop programs at the public

library in Canada where she works. She’s

also the recipient of the School’s

2012 Alumni & Friends Scholarship, which

Putnam will use to support her final year in

the program.

Putnam credits the SJSU SLIS’s fully

online model as critical to her decision to

pursue the degree. “If this wasn’t

available, I would have had to move to

go to school. The classroom

experience has been very cohesive,

and I’ve met other Canadians, too.”

Candice Putnam

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Canadian Student Profiles

Lauren Flattery enrolled in the MLIS

program to broaden her understanding

of librarianship and the future directions

of the field. As a teacher-librarian at a

French immersion school near Toronto,

Canada, Flattery finds that she can

apply her coursework directly to her job.

“Every course I’ve taken, from mobile

technologies to virtual environments

to reference services, changed my

practice or reinforced what I felt was

a good practice,” Flattery said.

Lauren Flattery

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Opportunities for Students

Career Development

and Exploration

• Career blog

• Colloquia

• Online conferences

• Web resources

• Consultant

• Online newsletters

• Career center membership post

graduation

• ePortfolio as job portfolio

• and more!

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Opportunities for Students

Gain Practical Experience

• Internships (in person/virtual)

• Research assistantships

• Peer mentors

• Organizational consulting projects

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Opportunities for Students

Professional Networking

• Award-winning professional association

student chapters

• Professional association memberships

• Joint student/alumni association

(SLISConnect)

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Opportunities for Students

Publishing Student Research

• SLIS has its own Student Research Journal

• Peer-reviewed publication of San José State

University School of Library and Information Science

• Promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual

inquiry in the fields of library and information

science, archives and records management, and

museum studies.

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SLIS Initiatives Benefit Students

• Virtual Conferences: Library 2.013 Conference

• MOOC: Hyperlinked Library, Dr. Michael Stephens

• Language-courses: Spanish, French, & Mandarin

• Intensives: Intensive course options

• Virtually Abroad: Taking “online” abroad

“SJSU is the largest library school in the world and has

a large number of innovations. I have been lucky to sit

on the international advisory board for a few years. Hire

these folks. They’re amazing!”

Stephen Abram

SJSU School of Library & Information Science

Next Steps

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Admissions Process

• Bachelor’s degree with GPA 3.0+

• TOEFL score: 600 (paper), 250 (computer),

100 (internet-based)

• Access to a computer with internet connection

• Fall and Spring admissions

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Program Snapshot

Masters in Library & Information Science (MLIS)

• 43 units to degree

• 15 total courses (6 required + 9 electives)

• Culminating experience: ePortfolio or thesis

• Total cost: $20,382*

Master’s Degree in Archives & Records

Administration (MARA)

• 42 units to degree

• 14 total courses (11 required + 3 MLIS electives)

• OCP option to replace a 3-credit professional

project and a 3-credit internship

• Culminating experience (all students): ePortfolio

• Total cost: $19,908*

*You may be eligible for tax benefit: Textbook Amounts Certificate

– University Outside Canada.

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Want to learn more?

• Attend a virtual open house (link)

• Visit our website (link)

• Read our annual magazine: Innovate (link)

• Attend colloquia and other programs (link)

• Learn about our students/alumni (link)

• Stay connected/sign up for our newsletters (link)

• Read about our program:

• Student perspective (link)

• Faculty perspective: (link)

• Online learning environment (link)

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Questions?

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Thank you for attending!

Dr. Sandy Hirsh, Professor and Director

sandy.hirsh@sjsu.edu

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