SJSU iSchool Audio/Video Podcast
452 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★ - 3 ratingsThis is an RSS 2.0 formatted XML feed produced by the San José State University School of Information iSchool. The purpose of this podcast is to provide a forum for faculty, alumni, and students to present their works/projects and to exchange research ideas. The media of this podcast is available as both video and audio. Captioned versions of this media are available on the SLIS Website.
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Fred A. Pulzello: The Value of Applying the GARP to Your Organization (MARA VIDEO)
March 16, 2010 20:25 - 59 minutes - 3.48 KB VideoThis session provides an overview of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ (GARP℠), and explores practical implications for an organization's information management program. It is only through the information an organization records that it can know what it has done and effectively plan what it will do in the future. In the world of business today, it is critical for businesses to achieve this level of transparency and accountability through compliant recordkeeping. Understand the ...
Fred A. Pulzello: The Value of Applying the GARP to Your Organization (MARA AUDIO)
March 16, 2010 20:24 - 59 minutes - 3.48 KBThis session provides an overview of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles℠ (GARP℠), and explores practical implications for an organization's information management program. It is only through the information an organization records that it can know what it has done and effectively plan what it will do in the future. In the world of business today, it is critical for businesses to achieve this level of transparency and accountability through compliant recordkeeping. Understand the ...
John Phillips: Archivists, Librarians, and Records Managers - Sharing Information Management Concepts and Practice (MARA VIDEO)
January 06, 2010 20:45 - 56 minutes - 3.31 KB VideoInformation Management is a set of professional concepts and practices that enable organizations to capture, retain, protect, preserve, and deliver information. Such information could be in the form of active computer system data, documents used for reference purposes, or official records that serve as evidence of actions and activities. With today's technology driven workplaces, individuals manage information as electronic mail messages, personal computer files, Internet web pages, or as dat...
John Phillips: Archivists, Librarians, and Records Managers - Sharing Information Management Concepts and Practice (MARA AUDIO)
January 06, 2010 20:45 - 56 minutes - 3.31 KBInformation Management is a set of professional concepts and practices that enable organizations to capture, retain, protect, preserve, and deliver information. Such information could be in the form of active computer system data, documents used for reference purposes, or official records that serve as evidence of actions and activities. With today's technology driven workplaces, individuals manage information as electronic mail messages, personal computer files, Internet web pages, or as dat...
Rita Torres: Zero to 30 - Full Speed Ahead to Retirement! (AUDIO)
December 12, 2009 00:00 - 51 minutes - 3.07 KBYou've only just begun your career - what do you mean "plan for retirement?" A library career is a lifetime; 30 years give or take a few years. Many librarians dream about the trip they will take, the books they will read/write, the big projects they will embark upon when they retire. But retirement planning begins the day you complete your library studies. Do you have a plan? Do you have a "bucket list" of professional achievements? Will you be ready to leave librarianship behind?
Rita Torres: Zero to 30 - Full Speed Ahead to Retirement! (VIDEO)
December 12, 2009 00:00 - 51 minutes - 3.07 KB VideoYou've only just begun your career - what do you mean "plan for retirement?" A library career is a lifetime; 30 years give or take a few years. Many librarians dream about the trip they will take, the books they will read/write, the big projects they will embark upon when they retire. But retirement planning begins the day you complete your library studies. Do you have a plan? Do you have a "bucket list" of professional achievements? Will you be ready to leave librarianship behind?
Christine Connors: The Evolution of Controlled Vocabularies (VIDEO)
December 03, 2009 19:50 - 1 hour - 3.93 KB VideoNew technologies and data modeling methods are providing exciting new means for managing data in our organizations. Companies large and small, arts and cultural heritage organizations, academic institutions and governments are all embarking on projects to improve the transmission, clarity and often transparency of the data they curate. What are these technologies? Where can these methods be learned? What new career opportunities are there for info pros? Join us as we explore the possibilities.
Bill Manago: The Future of Records Management (MARA VIDEO)
December 01, 2009 01:24 - 1 hour - 3.62 KB VideoThe co-author of the DoD 5015.2 Records Management Specification will give us a view into upcoming changes in technology, standards, and best practices that will impact your records and information management programs. The following topics will be addressed: -NARA’s big-bucket vs. little buckets directive -Records Management Services standards development -Records Management Maturity Model development -E-Discovery requirement -RMA interoperability requirements The discussion will conceptua...
Michael P. Martin: There's a Hole in the Bucket: One Institution's Method of Preserving Electronic Records (VIDEO)
December 01, 2009 01:23 - 1 hour - 3.58 KB VideoPreserving electronic records is always a difficult proposition. Hardware, software programs and formats are constantly in flux. So what do you do to allow you to hit this moving target? There are some basic guiding principles and actions that you can follow that help maintain and preserve electronic records. By discussing what to do to with specific file formats: including still-images, video and audio files, text documents, relational databases, spreadsheets, websites and email, maintaining...
Beth Gallaway: From Advocacy to Activism: Taking Professional Involvements to the Next Level (VIDEO)
November 10, 2009 19:47 - 50 minutes - 2.99 KB VideoBeth Gallaway, chair of the YALSA Advocacy Task Force, discusses how young adult librarians can work for change within their systems, evaluates professional resources and support networks in place to ensure success, and dishes about her own experiences and lessons learned in working with a variety of organizations and associations.
2009 Lazerow Lecture: Richard Geiger on News Librarianship (VIDEO)
November 04, 2009 05:14 - 44 minutes - 2.58 KB VideoPhoenix Revisited: Musing from a News Librarian Richard Geiger, retired Library and Research Director at The San Francisco Chronicle, SLA Fellow, and winner of the SLA John Cotton Dana Award, will regale you with tales of his three decades as a newspaper librarian at The San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury–News. And yes, many of the old–time journalists did keep a fifth of booze in their bottom drawer. Geiger has seen newsroom technology move from typewriters and Linotype machi...
Daniel Livingstone: Opening up Education in Games, Simulations and Virtual Worlds (VIDEO)
October 29, 2009 19:32 - 1 hour - 3.54 KB VideoComputer games, simulations and virtual worlds are making increasing inroads into academic education and corporate training. This is often fuelled by a desire to improve engagement, or to immerse learning in realistic simulated settings, but often limited by economics and resources. Open Education initiatives hint at solutions, but there are some particular challenges in opening access to virtual world, game and simulation educational resources, and in integrating learning and assessment from...
Ken Haycock: Advocacy: Building Influence for Change (VIDEO)
October 23, 2009 16:26 - 53 minutes - 3.13 KB VideoAdvocacy is not public relations. It is not “getting the message out”. It is not “leg days”. According to Ken Haycock, advocacy is a planned, deliberate, sustained effort to develop understanding and support incrementally over time. Learn from the research on influence and dozens of interviews with politicians, aides and effective library advocates.
Mike Males: An Interview (VIDEO)
October 09, 2009 17:36 - 55 minutes - 3.28 KB VideoThis wide-ranging interview with one of the nation’s top youth studies scholars includes a review of Dr. Males’ large body of research, his views on youth, culture and public policy, as well as implications for our own library institutions.
Joe Matthews: Library Balanced Scorecard Overview (VIDEO)
September 28, 2009 21:54 - 54 minutes - 3.21 KB VideoJoe Matthews will discuss the origin and evolution of the "Balanced Scorecard," how the Library Balanced Scorecard can be useful in communicating the value of the library to various stakeholders, and assist the library in identifying and tracking performance measures to help lead managers and staff in achieving library goals.
Gina Jones: Archiving the US Elections Websphere: An Historical Perspective (VIDEO)
September 14, 2009 19:02 - 1 hour - 3.87 KB VideoThe Library of Congress has archived Web content for the last five elections and has a significant body of work comprising more than 30 Terabytes of election content. Although tools and processes have improved significantly since the efforts to capture Election 2000 Web materials, the challenges of Web 2.0 and the ever evolving nature of the Web presents new challenges every election. Ms. Jones provide an historical overview of the elections collections from selection to cataloging and Web ar...
Amy Cheney: Young Adult Outreach, Serving a Multicultural Population, Partnerships and how to make it all work for the KIDS! (VIDEO)
September 09, 2009 20:15 - 55 minutes - 3.26 KB VideoDr. Joni Bodart interviews Amy Cheney about her award winning Alameda County Juvenile Detention Center program and its "culture of reading." The interview will also include history of the program, what Cheney is doing currently, and what she would like to see in the future. The Write to Read program brings in authors who speak to the residents about their own lives and how reading and writing has influenced them and changed their lives.
Dan Fuller: Library Jobs in California and Economic Recession – 2009 (VIDEO)
August 11, 2009 23:27 - 35 minutes - 2.06 KB VideoInstitutions and job seekers in California have mutual concerns about the market for jobs in the state. Further they want to know what the impact of the economic recession has had on the jobs market. Based on a two year study of job postings from California and surrounding states, the preliminary data indicates the current market is trending down in the recession after two stable years. The data offers insight into the current state of the jobs market and what job seekers are facing in the im...
Thomas Norris: Establishing an Effective Records Program: Considerations and Choices (MARA VIDEO)
May 11, 2009 20:19 - 1 hour - 4.26 KB Video[MARA Guest Lecture] Establishing an effective new records program or overhauling an existing one so that the resulting program is truly effective requires a clear vision, careful planning, and judicious consideration of numerous choices. Some components of a records management program are essential while others are elective, but even the key components require decisions regarding methods and philosophy. Those decisions should be based upon the organizational environment and reflect a result...
Jane Light and Sarah Houghton-Jan: The Filtering Challenge at San José Public Library (VIDEO)
April 24, 2009 20:08 - 58 minutes - 3.43 KB VideoThis presentation will describe the proposal from a City Council Member to filter library Internet access and the response of the Library. Topics will include the Library’s testing of filters and other research, the community outreach process, and how the issue has evolved over an eighteen month period.
Jeff Paul: An overview of SJSU's Librarians for Tomorrow Program (VIDEO)
April 15, 2009 17:41 - 22 minutes - 1.33 KB VideoRecruiting and retaining library school students from underrepresented groups has been a challenge for the profession for decades. ALA's Spectrum Scholar Program, the Knowledge River Program and recent initiatives sponsored by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program have successfully brought new students from underrepresented groups to enhance the depth, breadth and diversity of librarianship in response to changing demographics. This program highlights recent diversity and professiona...
Adele Fasick: From Board Books to FaceBook: Children's Services in a Time of Change (VIDEO)
March 27, 2009 18:28 - 54 minutes - 3.2 KB VideoChildren's lives have changed dramatically; have library services changed enough to keep up with them? In an age of smart phones and social networking, where do library services fit into children's lives? This talk looks as the library as a part of an information network linked to resources in the community and to the larger world. What practices do we give up and what do we keep in this new environment?
David L. Loertscher: Should Libraries Evolve or Reinvent Themselves? (VIDEO)
March 24, 2009 17:52 - 46 minutes - 2.75 KB VideoThink of the challenges: the Detroit automakers, healthcare, the energy crisis, and the economy just to name a few. Evolve or reinvent? Think of the Google Generation and libraries. Do we evolve or reinvent ourselves? In this presentation, a foundation of research is used to develop a new theory of school libraries as an example of what a reinvention might look like. However, can a field actually reinvent itself?
Nancy Kunde: Strategic Planning for Records Management (MARA VIDEO)
March 10, 2009 18:52 - 51 minutes - 3.01 KB Video[MARA Guest Lecture] The purpose of a Records Information Management Plan is to provide a strategic focus for the direction and development of records management for the organization. Join us to learn more about strategic planning for records management from Nancy M. Kunde, Records Officer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives. Ms. Kunde, who is both a certified archivist and a certified records manager, will address the convergence of skills necessary to manage records. She will ...
Ken Haycock: Dual Use Libraries: Guidelines for Success (VIDEO)
February 27, 2009 02:10 - 37 minutes - 2.19 KB VideoCombined libraries have been studied extensively for more than 30 years. Common advantages and disadvantages have been identified, together with typical problems. From the work of researchers in three countries, predictors of success have been identified for joint-use ventures.
Alan Andolsen: Where do you want to go today? Leadership, Motivation, and Career Planning (MARA VIDEO)
February 25, 2009 19:07 - 1 hour - 4.47 KB Video[MARA Guest Lecture] Records managers are constantly faced with the challenge to perform in environments where their profession and responsibilities are not understood and often not appreciated. The keys to success include three vital factors: leadership, motivation, and career planning. Records managers must first lead and motivate their personnel to perform daily records management tasks with high quality. Leadership and motivation does not stop there, however, but extends also to gaining ...
Barbara Reed: Understanding and applying the records continuum (MARA VIDEO)
February 25, 2009 19:06 - 1 hour - 3.82 KB Video[MARA Guest Lecture] The records continuum theory and its more familiar representation in model form, is offered as an alternative to the linear representation of recordkeeping in the lifecycle model. Many find its expression dense and unapproachable, but it represents a holistic approach to recordkeeping independent of era, format and age of records. It encompasses both records management and archival practice thus providing a means of unifying the field of recordkeeping. This presentation ...
Bill Somerville: How Do You Find the Philanthropic Doorbell? (VIDEO)
February 17, 2009 23:13 - 48 minutes - 2.83 KB VideoThere are 73,000 philanthropic foundations. How do you find intervention points with these folks? What makes your project fundable? What are some relevant areas of interest that foundations have? Libraries have a challenge in their hands in reaching out to young people, low-income and minority youth. Libraries have wonderful assets in their facilities, their imaginative programs, and their commitment to the community. We will explore all of this.
Will Manley: American Libraries...Past, Present, and Future (VIDEO)
January 08, 2009 19:30 - 56 minutes - 3.31 KB VideoIn evaluating and analyzing the role of libraries in American society, too much emphasis has been placed on how technology has developed and not enough attention has been devoted to how people have evolved. The mistake that many observers make today is seeing people as an extension of technology (which is understandable given the number of people with blue teeth sticking out of their ears) and not as human beings.
Bryan McCann: I'm a Reference Librarian...So How Did I Wind Up Here? (VIDEO)
December 17, 2008 00:35 - 1 hour - 3.58 KB VideoAfter 15 years as a reference librarian in both public and academic libraries, Bryan made a transition to the information technology group at the Stanford Business School, where he’s been happily ensconced for the last 8 years. Our interview will explore the career choices and opportunities that led him to this point, the challenges of managing in a large academic organization, and what library school lessons are still relevant in the life of a "non-practicing" librarian.
Rick Moss: A Blending of Cultures: Museum Practice and Library Imperatives (VIDEO)
December 09, 2008 21:29 - 58 minutes - 3.44 KB VideoThe merger of a private historical society with the Oakland public library in 1994 brought together two very similar, but fundamentally different, professional cultures. The administrative challenge has been to convince staff, using examples of best practice from both disciplines, that these two cultures can reach common ground and create a new paradigm for the seamless delivery of service to the public.
Roberta Shaffer: Do You Want a Future with the Feds? (VIDEO)
November 26, 2008 15:52 - 54 minutes - 3.16 KB VideoRoberta Shaffer discusses career opportunities with the federal government. Documentation Download the accompanying files for this presentation (ZIP): http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/career/shafferFedsFA08/shafferFedsPDF.zip A captioned version of the presentation will be available on the SLIS Website soon.
Jennifer Devlin: Beacons of Sustainability: Libraries Meeting the 2030 Challenge to Carbon Neutrality (VIDEO)
November 13, 2008 18:43 - 48 minutes - 2.85 KB VideoImagine a library that changed people's lives, not just through their access to information, but through their view of our place on this planet. Libraries, in their passion and precision for sharing information and for their place as the "heart" of our communities can also champion the role of sustainable living. Living sustainably requires a sea change, and libraries, new and old, can play a role in the adoption of that change. Through policy, practice and action libraries can be the of sust...
Jennifer Devlin: Beacons of Sustainability: Libraries Meeting the 2030 Challenge to Carbon Neutrality (AUDIO)
November 13, 2008 18:41 - 48 minutes - 2.81 KBImagine a library that changed people's lives, not just through their access to information, but through their view of our place on this planet. Libraries, in their passion and precision for sharing information and for their place as the "heart" of our communities can also champion the role of sustainable living. Living sustainably requires a sea change, and libraries, new and old, can play a role in the adoption of that change. Through policy, practice and action libraries can be the of sust...
David de Lorenzo: The Future of Special Collections Libraries in the 21st Century (VIDEO)
October 30, 2008 20:36 - 57 minutes - 3.39 KB VideoThe Internet and the advent of born-digital items have had a significant influence on archives and special collections repositories in important and fundamental ways. The acquisition and preservation of artifacts and paper-based documents are no longer the sole raison d'etre. Traditional genre, such as posters, maps, correspondence, diaries, newspapers, photographs, etc. are now created and made available in electronic form only. This talk will focus on the effect such changes have had and wh...
David de Lorenzo: The Future of Special Collections Libraries in the 21st Century (AUDIO)
October 30, 2008 20:34 - 57 minutes - 3.35 KBThe Internet and the advent of born-digital items have had a significant influence on archives and special collections repositories in important and fundamental ways. The acquisition and preservation of artifacts and paper-based documents are no longer the sole raison d'etre. Traditional genre, such as posters, maps, correspondence, diaries, newspapers, photographs, etc. are now created and made available in electronic form only. This talk will focus on the effect such changes have had and wh...
Amy Sonnie: SLIS Student on Publishing a Banned Book (VIDEO)
October 16, 2008 18:51 - 20 minutes - 1.23 KB VideoSLIS student Amy Sonnie discusses publishing a banned book as part of Banned Books Week. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.
Amy Sonnie: SLIS Student on Publishing a Banned Book (AUDIO)
October 16, 2008 18:50 - 20 minutes - 1.23 KBSLIS student Amy Sonnie discusses publishing a banned book as part of Banned Books Week. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.
C. James Schmidt: A History of Censorship (AUDIO)
October 16, 2008 18:47 - 18 minutes - 1.11 KBSLIS faculty member C. James Schmidt gives and overview of the history of censorship as part of Banned Books Week. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.
C. James Schmidt: A History of Censorship (VIDEO)
October 16, 2008 18:46 - 18 minutes - 1.11 KB VideoSLIS faculty member C. James Schmidt gives and overview of the history of censorship as part of Banned Books Week. A captioned version of this presentation is available on the SLIS Website.
David A. Tyckoson: The Future of the Library: Why Libraries Matter in Today's Networked Society (VIDEO)
October 15, 2008 17:54 - 41 minutes - 2.41 KB VideoToday's libraries are facing a wide range of pressures: from reductions in finances; to competition from bookstores, publishers, and the media; to the misconception that "everything’s on the Internet". This presentation offer a treatment of the history of the library and its role(s) in society, the functions that the library performs today, and projects the evolution of those functions into the future. Short answer — yes, the library will survive and thrive. A captioned version of this prese...
SLIS Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) New Student Interviews (VIDEO)
October 07, 2008 19:26 - 25 minutes - 1.51 KB VideoSLIS instructor Dr. Patricia Franks interviews the first cohort of the SLIS Master of Archives and Records Administration
Fall 2008 Director's Forum (VIDEO)
October 01, 2008 16:30 - 1 hour - 4.55 KB VideoThe SLIS Director's Forum is biannual event in which Ken Haycock, the School's Director, gives a summary about the current state of the SLIS Program.
Fall 2008 Director's Forum (AUDIO)
October 01, 2008 16:29 - 1 hour - 4.52 KBThe SLIS Director's Forum is biannual event in which Ken Haycock, the School's Director, gives a summary about the current state of the SLIS Program.
Ken Haycock: Library Leadership: Learning from the Business Bestsellers (VIDEO)
September 30, 2008 21:55 - 51 minutes - 3 KB VideoNo time to read the latest books on leadership? Curious about what the research is saying this year about effective practices? Trying to separate the nutritious from the flavor of the month? Join Dr. Haycock in an overview of the latest works in management and leadership and their implications for leading yourself and your library. Find out what you can do to develop yourself and develop your organization. Designed for neophytes and veterans at all levels of the organization, both inside an...
Ken Haycock: Library Leadership: Learning from the Business Bestsellers (AUDIO)
September 30, 2008 21:53 - 51 minutes - 3 KBNo time to read the latest books on leadership? Curious about what the research is saying this year about effective practices? Trying to separate the nutritious from the flavor of the month? Join Dr. Haycock in an overview of the latest works in management and leadership and their implications for leading yourself and your library. Find out what you can do to develop yourself and develop your organization. Designed for neophytes and veterans at all levels of the organization, both inside an...
Sarah Dudley: Law Librarianship Overview (VIDEO)
June 30, 2008 20:17 - 37 minutes - 2.19 KB VideoEver wondered about working in a law library? Sara F. Dudley, law librarian, discussed careers in law librarianship on Monday, June 16th, 2008.
Patrick Moloney: Correctional Librarianship Overview (VIDEO)
June 05, 2008 00:23 - 25 minutes - 1.51 KB VideoPatrick Moloney, Senior Librarian at the California Men’s Colony in SanLuis Obispo and an SJSU SLIS alumnus, came to SLIS on Wednesday May 28th to deliver a short presentation on what it's like to work as alibrarian in the California correctional system.
David Loertscher and Robin Williams: Client-side information literacy: The challenge of a new century (AUDIO)
May 28, 2008 21:26 - 57 minutes - 3.38 KBCalifornia Library Association (CLA) presentation in Second Life Williams and Loertscher will explore ideas of turning the teaching of information literacy from a Microsoft model of doing business into a more Google-like approach where the idea is not: if we build it they will come; to: If they build it, they will use it. It requires all of us to consider carefully the mirror image of our traditional approaches; a shift in thinking; but, one that is central to the role of what an information...
Mary George: So You Want to Be An Administrator... (VIDEO)
May 21, 2008 22:43 - 40 minutes - 2.35 KB VideoMoving from middle management to administration can be scary and challenging. The skill sets are vastly different and the view from the top can give even the seasoned branch manager a bit of vertigo. What you need for success is a plan, a mentor, and a bottle of aspirin. Learn how one Assistant Director is preparing to become a Director, one step at a time. A captioned version of the presentation is available on the SLIS Web site.