Ghosts of Russians Past: Lecture & Winter Ball at Alexander Palace on SLIS Island in Second Life

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Ghosts of Russians Past: Lecture & Winter Ball at the Alexander Palace

When: Monday December 3, 2012 at 6 P.M (PT)

Where: SLIS Island next door to the SJSU Tower Building

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/205/176/33.

You are cordially invited to attend VCARA’s Lecture & Winter Ball at the Alexander Palace. Please join us as we celebrate the end of the fall 2012 semester. The theme of the event will be pre-Revolutionary Russia, and the evening will feature a program followed by a costume ball with music, an ice skating rink, carriage rides, and more. Please request a link to SL costumes from Matt Carmichael, mcar1996@gmail.com.

Barbara Galik, Executive Director of Bradley University’s Library will talk about information dissemination in the pre-Revolutionary Russia.

Lori Bell, Lecturer at San Jose State University will present a historical book display on Russian History.

Matt Carmichael, Graduate student at San Jose State University will present on the history of the Hermitage Museum

Space is unlimited, but an RSVP to Matt at mcar1996@gmail.com or Pat at patricia.franks@sjsu.edu would be appreciated

November Presentations on Internships & RIM Career Opportunities

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Everyone's welcome!

November 13, 2012 - Virtual Internship Site Supervisor Panel Presentation 
Tuesday - 5-6 pm PST Collaborate URL: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=M.8EC296B2BCF43A843598ECE8AB1A59 

Hear from 3 panelists: Stephen Paar, OddBall Film & Video > Christina Mune, SJSU Library > John Shawler, Credo Reference Even if you are not interested in these specific opportunities for spring, it is a good way to better understand how virtual internship opportunities work from the point of view of the site supervisor. 


November 15, 2012 - Second Life Internship Information Session 
Thursday, 7-8 pm PST SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/100/29/33 

Learn more about participating in place-based and virtual internships from Lori Lindberg, internship faculty supervisor, and previous interns. 


November 20, 2012 - RIM Opportunities 
Tuesday - 5:30-6:30 pm PST Collaborate URL: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=M.2F4D7D44792D7FC5CAC28AEA1E149B 

Learn what types of RIM career opportunities are available, what employers are looking for, what makes a strong resume, how to network effectively, and how to interview with impact from Jason and Beth Hynes, CRM, co-owners of Vision Search Partners, a national recruiting firm specializing in Records and Information Management. Get additional details from the sesson description and speaker bios at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/about-slis/colloquia/Fall%202012