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

Digital Archivist requires skills from several knowledge domains

Tweet It's no secret that there is a convergence of knowledge and responsibilities for professionals employed in various environments due to the transition to a predominantly digital world. This is clearly illustrated in an announcement for a Digital Archivist at Rollins College. The October 5, 2012 post cited the main role of the digital archivist as collecting, organizing, and making accessible digital resources relating to the history of the institution, which is the oldest institution of higher education in Florida. The successful candidate will help with the design, development and implementation of a digital archive and records management program at the College. This is a tenure track position in the School of Arts and Sciences. The position is in the Office of the Olin Library Director, and the applicant is expected to have either an MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or an equivalent degree and work experience or significant coursework in archival science, records management, digital curation, or digital preservation. In addition, a second master's in an academic discipline and two or more years of experience in electronic records management or digital archives are strongly preferred. It appears it's no longer enough to be a specialist who is an expert in one area but a generalist who has mastery of the skills and knowledge required for more than one profession (e.g., archivist, records manager, librarian). You can see the complete job post at https://www.rollinsjobs.com/postings/540.****

Digital Amnesia - is there a cure?

Tweet No, I'm not suffering from amnesia. In fact, I've been so busy that I've neglected this blog.  But today, as I reflected on a very  important conference I attended at the University of British Columbia in September on the topic of digital amnesia (among other things), I knew I had to share some of what went on.

Talk about convergence! Over 500 individuals from over 110 countries converged at a UNESCO Conference, The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation, September 26-28, 2012.  Read a summary of the conference and find a webcast of the plenary sessions here.

It was a stimulating and informative three days that concluded with a plenary session at which participants discussed the main product to emerge from the conference, the UNESCO/UBC Vancouver Declaration.

You can still participate in refining the Declaration by going to the communication and information webpage, downloading and reading the declaration, and then sending your comments and/or observations directly to UNESCO.

Rather than repeat here the contents of a blog just posted to the Center for Information Research and Innovation, you can read more about the conference by following this link.

Virtual Conference Rescheduled to May 10 - same time, same place

Tweet New experiences can be exciting or frustrating... the unexpected grid problems in Second Life last evening can be placed in the latter category.  Eager presenters and participants of the 3rd Annual VCARA Conference found they could not reach SLIS Island to attend or present.

The strangest part from my point of view was the fact that I could reach our neighbor, Stanford, and look out to where VCARA should be, only to see water.  Hmmm....

Not knowing when we'd finally be able to get in, who would keep trying that long, and if the grid would continue to be available once we started, a decision was made to reschedule for May 10, 5:30 to 8 p..m. SLT.  SLURL remains the same: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/104/27/33

Hope to see you all there!

3rd Annual Virtual Conference on VCARA in Second Life - this evening - join us - it's free

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Join us for the 3rd Annual Virtual Conference—Exploring and Developing Career Opportunities in the Digital Age--on SLIS Island this evening (April 26) from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. pacific. It's free!  Check out the conference schedule at http://amazon.sjsu.edu/html-pfranks/VCARAconf2012/ConferenceSchedule.pdf

Tweet If you have not been introduced to Ted, the Records Manager, I'd like to introduce you now.  Tax time is over... and the wait for a refund (if you're lucky) has begun.  I wonder if you've done a better job filing and retaining your tax documents than Ted's colleague.  Check out this video.