School of Library &    

Information Science

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0029

Voice: 408-924-2490

The School of Library and Information Science at San José State University is pleased to invite you to attend our continuing Colloquium Series featuring SLIS faculty and invited guests, as they address the challenges and promises of our rapidly changing profession. 

Our November 2010 speakers are:

Kim Ly Bui-Burton, President of the California Library Association and Community Services and Library Director for the City of Monterey

Title: "Navigating the New: the California Library Association and Library Leadership"

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Noon – 1:00 pm at Clark Hall 304

San Jose Campus

and

Owen Linderholm, Director, News Center, Microsoft

Title: "By the Numbers – a case study in using research, information flows,

publishing and social media within a global enterprise"

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Noon – 1:00 pm at Clark Hall 304

San Jose Campus

More information about these presentations is posted on our Colloquia: Fall 2010 web page at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2010/colloquia10fa.htm.  These presentations are free, wheelchair-accessible and open to the public.  Maps and directions to the San Jose State University campus can be found at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/maps.htm.

We videotape each presentation for those who are unable to actually attend each event live.  Links to an Internet webcast (streaming video), an RSS feed, and/or an iTunes Portal podcast (usually both audio and video versions) will be posted to the Colloquia: Fall 2010 calendar web page at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/2010/colloquia10fa.htm about a week after each event.

Feel free to distribute this announcement to interested people, and please excuse any cross-postings you may see.

Marcia Laughrey

Receptionist

School of Library and Information Science

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0029

Ph:   408-924-2490

Fax: 408-924-2476