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For an update on Spring 2010 registration, read Dr. Linda Main's November 17th blog posting Spring 2010 Registration Update. For session specific updates see Special Session Class Additions or Regular Session Class Additions.

Due to the forthcoming retirement of Dr. Ken Haycock, SLIS is recruiting for a new Director.

Watch the Fall 2009 Career Fair sponsored by LISSTEN and the SLIS Alumni Association.

Rita Torres will present "Zero to 30 — Full Speed Ahead to Retirement!" at noon on November 25th as part of the Fall 2009 SLIS Colloquia.

Watch Beth Gallaway present From Advocacy to Activism: Taking Professional Involvements to the Next Level as part of the Fall 2009 SLIS Colloquia.

Graduated August 2009, or graduating December 2009 or May 2010? Please complete step 3 ASAP on the Convocation 2010 information page.

LIS Continuing Education Courses

Over 50 library-related audio and web-based seminars are available to the greater SLIS community through a SJSU SLIS partnership with Neal–Schuman's Professional Education Network. See seminars and workshops.

SLIS Web Site – Recent Visitors

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Meet…

James Hicks earns MLIS while working in Japan. (more Hicks…)

Alum Beth Morris-Wong shares her tribal heritage at her school library. (more Morris-Wong…)

Reminders and Previous News

Find out what books instructors are using for Spring 2010 classes: Textbook Selections for Spring 2010. Purchase books online to increase SLIS scholarship funds.

Looking for a Spring 2010 Internship? View over 150 opportunities in the SLIS Internship Sites database. Read the LIBR 294 Internships Guidelines.

SLIS lecturer Mary Ellen Pozzebon presents paper at Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition Conference. See Happenings: Pozzebon.

SLIS faculty Jeremy Kemp honored for best paper of the year. See Happenings: Kemp.

SLIS assistant professor Joni Richards Bodart completes eagerly awaited new book: Radical Reads 2. See Happenings: Bodart.

Watch Richard Geiger's ISI Samuel Lazerow Memorial Lecture presentation entitled Phoenix Revisited: Musings from a News Librarian.

Beware of phishing scams. Phishing scams attempt to trick people into divulging sensitive information. See examples.

Recent LISSTEN and alumni publications:
ALASC: September 2009 issue of SLIS Descriptor newsletter.
LISSTEN: Spring 2009 issue of The Call Number.
SLIS Alumni Association: Spring 2009 issue of AlumNews.