Library Journal RSS Feed Library Jounral en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls Martin B. Wolske (top photo). Student nominators and winner (middle photo, l. to r.) Rumyana Hristova, Sayer Jackson Wolske, Stacey Snyder, Zachary Matthews, Anna Coats. Wolske (kneeling in jeans, bottom photo) with students after they set up a new Cyber... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/892518-272/martin_b._wolske__lj.csp LibraryEducation 837797@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:30 If you haven't read the 2010 Project Information Literacy Progress Report from Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, you should. “Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age” is for anyone who plans for or se... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/888395-272/office_hours_can_we_handle.html.csp Michael Stephens LibraryEducation 697226@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 HAVING JUST JOINED SAN JOSÉ State University’s (SJSU) all online SLIS, I read with great interest the new report from Pew Internet and American Life, “The Digital Revolution and Higher Education.” Pew interviewed over 1000 college presidents and more ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/892114-272/online_lis_educationor_not_.html.csp LibraryEducation 824029@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:19:41 Having a strong mentor during your first few years as a librarian can provide a safety net of advice, encouragement, and caution for a newly minted professional. Such a relationship would be even better if it began during LIS education. This would als... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/891738-272/the_role_of_mentoring_.html.csp Michael Stephens LibraryEducation 810704@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:19:08 LIS faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders could take a lesson in transparency from their students. At the “Hack Library School” blog (bit.ly/eAeELW), students in various LIS programs around the country offer up opinions, insights, and some u... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/890312-272/the_transparent_library_school_.html.csp Michael Stephens LibraryEducation 762419@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:18:46 “I like books.” This is one answer to the introductory question I ask when meeting a class for the first time: “What brings you to librarianship?” The answers vary just as LIS students do, whether they’re recent college graduates or those returning to... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/889752-272/stuck_in_the_past_.html.csp Michael Stephens LibraryEducation 743268@elibraryjournal.com Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:16:44 I recently had a chat with a valued colleague who runs a university library. He had been working hard to streamline staffing and budgets owing to a financial shortfall, while holding steady to a strategic plan anchored in creating useful information a... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/887745-272/office_hours_heretical_thoughts.html.csp Michael Stephens LibraryEducation 682231@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:14:48 “He transforms what could be a cold and impersonal experience into one that is filled with enthusiasm, humor, and intellectual rigor, possibly even transcending an on-campus experience.” That description of Steven L. MacCall’s online teaching comes f... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/887460-272/steven_maccall_winner_of_ljs.html.csp LibraryEducation 672652@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:14:08 I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE WRITING ABOUT THE benefits of online education, although many librarians I admire have completed their LIS degrees online and many of the better graduate library schools have respected online programs. Online education itself has... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/887425-272/editorial_those_who_can_teach.html.csp LibraryEducation 671824@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:14:05 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/887307-272/ljs_placements__salaries_survey.html.csp Rebecca Miller LibraryEducation 667231@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesCommitment to statewide outreachSave LSU's SLIS Program group formedAlso, UIUC GSLIS may face consolidationLouisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, aims to eliminate several academic programs, includin... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/884591-272/lis_school_at_lsu_threatened.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein LibraryEducation 582881@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesSLIS known for distance learningWork at Microsoft and Hewlett PackardLong history of serviceDr. Sandra Hirsh, a veteran scholar in LIS with significant industry experience, has been named as the new director... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/884123-272/hirsh_named_director_at_san.html.csp LibraryEducation 578928@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Break last year over services to students, Drexel relationshipGreater student involvement in organizations, mentorshipCALIX now at UCLALast month, the California Library Association (CLA) and San José State University School of Library and Information Sc... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/884119-272/cla_and_san_josã_state.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 578911@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Huge enrollment growthNew concentrations and degrees acontributing factorTop-rated program without doctoral degreeGo back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesCiting growth in enrollment and the richness of offerings at the Library and In... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862600-272/story.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 445204@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Like every other librarian, I've had to teach myself countless things on the job in order to function professionally. Librarianship is a craft, and crafts are best learned by experience. Librarianship is also contextual: much of what we do is about develo... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862513-272/story.csp Char Booth LibraryEducation 444769@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 LJ's Student Affairs blogger Staci Elliott, in a swan song, offered some sober reflections on why she remains library-jobless since she started applying for positions in October 2007. (She earned her degree two months later.)First, she acknowledged some m... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862504-272/story.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 444724@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 "Conveniently Located Everywhere" draws paraprofessionals and librarian wannabeesDistance learning flexible, but requires same work as classroom studyPrepares students for online work environmentA crowd equally divided among school, public, and academic l... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862445-272/story.csp Dodie Ownes LibraryEducation 444430@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Despite his 'day job'; and a heavy schedule of classroom teaching, Rick J. Block finds time and intense energy to be the mentor, internship supervisor, and individual advisor to the students who fill every available seat in his classes at two LIS programs... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862319-272/story.csp John N. Berry III LibraryEducation 443799@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862275-272/story.csp Rebecca Miller LibraryEducation 443579@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862182-272/story.csp Rebecca Miller LibraryEducation 443115@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862180-272/make_sure_your_school_gets.html.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 443105@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862164-272/story.csp Rebecca Miller LibraryEducation 443026@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 New installations to be Koha 3.0, existing installations upgraded upon requestLIS programs can receive up to five freely hosted installationsParticipating students gain access to hands-on ILS trainingMany LIS students complain they don't get enough hands-... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862160-272/story.csp Josh Hadro LibraryEducation 443004@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Despite a difficult economy and tightening budgets, both jobs and salaries rose for 2007 grads. Echoing the previous year's growth, reported annual salaries increased approximately 3.1%, from $41,014 in 2006 to $42,361. The picture was most positive for g... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862158-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442995@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For some, the transition from graduate student to employed professional was seamless. Of the 1,546 graduates reporting employment, a full 41% remained with their current employer (compared to 36.9% in 2006 and 37% in 2005) while completing the master's de... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862155-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442981@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Over the past several years a greater and more diverse representation of job assignments and types of organizations has lured LIS graduates, especially in the area of information science. Schools and graduates are reporting many intriguing job titles and ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862154-272/story.csp Steanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442977@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The other gap that exists is one of diversity. That said, graduates claiming ethnic and racial minority status fared better in the marketplace than did women in general. In 2007, approximately 11.8% of the graduating class claimed minority status. This ha... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862151-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442959@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Recent issues of the annual placements and salaries survey have given cursory exploration of salary parity between the genders as well as minority comparisons. There is no doubt that the gaps continue to exist and even widen. Women experienced another yea... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862149-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442949@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Other opportunities for achievement were reported by grads obtaining positions in cataloging and classification. Unlike past trends, salaries for catalogers made an upward turn, increasing by just over 10.2% to $39,670, though still remaining below the $4... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862147-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442940@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 This year's survey provided real opportunities to examine the debate between library science and information science in more detail. In 2006 and again in 2007, graduates were asked to define whether their jobs were information science (IS), library scienc... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862148-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442944@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 One real surprise was substantial growth in the number of graduates accepting professional positions as archivists. Compared to other types of jobs, archival placements comprise about 4.3% of the reported staffing. However, this was a 22% increase from th... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862146-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442935@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 School library media centers showed some of the best growth among all types of library and information science agencies in 2007. Placements in the Midwest, Southwest, and West increased substantially, averaging 26.8% growth across the three regions. At th... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862143-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442919@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In light of recent professional discussions about tenure status for academic librarians, it seemed timely to explore graduate experiences in academic settings. Of the 416 graduates who accepted positions in academic libraries, 336 responded to inquiries r... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862144-272/story.csp Stephanie Maattaa LibraryEducation 442924@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Public libraries continue to be a popular choice for employment, averaging 28% of the overall reported placements. This figure has held steady over the last several years, consistently hovering around 27% to 29%. Increased hires were reported in the Midwe... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862142-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 442914@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/862075-272/story.csp LibraryEducation 442580@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesCALIX, hosted since 1995, will moveDrexel has partnered with 25+ library groupsSJSU's Haycock says Drexel's reduced fees still higher than at public universitiesHaycock: "This was really the la... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/856129-272/story.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 412807@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The way Rebecca Knuth plans a class she's teaching illustrates why she was nominated by her students and won the LJ Teaching Award for 2009. The award, which comes with a $5000 honorarium and a celebration at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwint... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/856081-272/story.csp John N. Berry III LibraryEducation 412568@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Training never stopsFocus on your institutions' goals and customer expectationsTop down and bottom up training worksResources and tools for learning new technologies are plentifulThe 'Training Up'; webcast, sponsored by Polaris Library Systems and Library... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/856070-272/story.csp Dodie Ownes LibraryEducation 412513@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 LJ Blogger the Annoyed Librarian has taken another swing at those who promote LIS education, notably online programs, in a post headlined Come to Library School! Just Don't Expect a Job! It's generated more than 100 comments.Pointing to the LJ Placements ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/856045-272/story.csp LibraryEducation 412387@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Making the most of unemploymentSecond gig ever garners review in New York TimesThis week: big gig + weddingHopes to tour before beginning career in librariesErnest Greene, a 2009 graduate of the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Library and Inf... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855989-272/story.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 412107@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 From the Front LineFor the LIS graduates of 2008, this year was fraught with many challenges along with some triumphs. In general, the economic recession erased any gains that grads made in 2007, with the notable exception of the Northeast. Some reported ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855897-272/story.csp Stephanie Maatta LibraryEducation 411668@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Continued accreditation for Iowa, S. Florida, TennesseeBuffalo needs to boost online program, electives, assessments, advisement effortsBuffalo already addressing issues with more faculty hiresThe Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library A... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855440-272/story.csp Lynn Blumenstein LibraryEducation 409387@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Are new school librarians better prepared?Five Core Competences assessedInternships keyAre recent library school graduates worth hiring when more seasoned librarians are available? After the American Library Association recently approved and adoptedCore C... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855433-272/ala_conference_2009_looking_at.html.csp Katharine Johnson LibraryEducation 409352@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Help with career planning and placement was high among the many things a group of students told me was missing from their LIS education. They listed other gaps and faults, too, some from the basic curriculum and some that might be referred to as supplemen... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855240-272/the_lis_placement_gap.html.csp John N. Berry III, Editor-at-La LibraryEducation 408384@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more stories33 grants total, several impactingacademic librariesProgram since 2002Digital information a highlightThe federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded 33 grants totaling $20.4 million ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855206-272/laura_bush_21st_century_librarian.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein LibraryEducation 408212@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/855056-272/task_forceaposs_recommendations_for_lis.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 407462@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 UIUC, UNC retain top marksBased on survey filled out by three academics at each programSpecialty rankings also releasedThree years after its last rankingof LIS graduate programs, U.S. News and World Report has produced a new list for its May issue, with r... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854806-272/new_u.s._news_lis_rankings.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 406212@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Allen Smith taught 30 years, died in 2008Gift will support visiting scholar program, scholarshipsEmphasis on oral history and humanitiesSimmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), Boston, has received a $1 million gift from the fam... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854802-272/simmons_graduate_library_school_gets.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 406192@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 School name changes from SCILS to SCILIS Department chair defends changeWill acronym be awkward?Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesAdding to the concern expressed by Rutgers LIS alumni before the name of their school was changed... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854617-272/in_rutgers_debate_students_voiced.html.csp LibraryEducation 405271@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesIn an emotionally charged meeting, the Board of Governors of Rutgers,State University of New Jersey, today approved a resolution changing the name of the university's School of Communication, I... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854602-272/rutgers_board_of_governors_approves.html.csp Andrew Albanese LibraryEducation 405196@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more stories(This article first appeared in the March 26, 2009, issue of the LJ Academic Newswire.) Last month, the decision by faculty of Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information and Libr... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854579-272/story.csp Andrew Albanese LibraryEducation 405081@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 As a Distinguished Alumna of the MLS program (1965) and also a graduate of the Ph.D program (1997), I would like to go on record to say how disappointed I am that the Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies is once again trying to... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854500-272/itaposs_wrong_for_rutgers_to.html.csp Mary K. Chelton LibraryEducation 404686@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 On February 4, 2009, the faculty at Rutgers' School of Communication, Information and Library Studies voted by a 3-to-1 margin to change the name of the school to the School of Communication and Information. The vote culminated several decades of faculty ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854498-272/why_rutgers_faculty_agreed_to.html.csp Jorge Reina Schement LibraryEducation 404676@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesHirshon: success in class not success in workplaceBishoff: MLS is education, not trainingCommenter: MLS needed for better pay(This article first appeared in the March 19 issue of the LJ Academi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854493-272/unresolved_acrl_aposdebateapos_over_mls.html.csp Andrew Albanese LibraryEducation 404651@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Deletion of the name 'Library'; obfuscatesDismisses'Library'; as brandDean says school is growingGo back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesIn response to the decision by the faculty of Rutgers University's School of Communication, Info... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854192-272/nj_library_association_opposes_rutgersapos.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 403136@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 NJLA incorrectly said to support moveLibrary students 27% of schoolSubtraction of "Library" adds to competitiveness?Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesAnother graduate school serving the library field is about to lose the 'L'; n... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854122-272/rutgers_faculty_agrees_to_drop.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 402785@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/854019-272/alise_conference_highlights_cross-disciplinary_programs.html.csp Norman Horrocks LibraryEducation 402261@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 More than a decade of debateCore competencies emerge from task forceCommittee on Accreditation to weigh inAfter more than a decade of debating what LIS students should have learned after earning a master's degree at an ALA-Accredited program,the American ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/853995-272/after_more_than_a_decade.html.csp John Berry LibraryEducation 402141@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Spectrum program can't fulfill demandCorporations and foundations will be asked for $500,000All of ALA urged to get involvedThanks to the announcement today of a $100,000 gift from American Library Association Past President Betty Turock and her family, t... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/853495-272/ala_2010_midwinter_meeting_spectrum.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 399624@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Rebecca Knuth, a professor in the Library and Information Science Program at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa (UHM), was honored yesterday for winning the Library Journal Teaching Award for 2009.LJ Editor-at-Large John Berry said he was blown away by Knut... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/853492-272/ala_2010_midwinter_meeting_ljaposs.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 399609@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In a sign of further potential divergence between more traditional library schools and those also identified as information schools, a group of 19 I-schools in the United States and Canada-14 of them with programs accredited by the American Library Associ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851408-272/i-schools_form_icaucus_to_brand.html.csp Norman Oder LibraryEducation 388771@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken in June at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Initial accreditation status was granted to the Master of Library and Informati... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851326-272/valdosta_state_univ._in_georgia.csp Lynn Blumenstein LibraryEducation 388361@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851181-272/webjunction_gains_12.6m_from_gates.csp Lynn Blumenstein LibraryEducation 387631@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this week announced some $28 million in grants to 43 universities, libraries, and library organizations across the country to recruit and educate librarians. Among the projects supported will be one to c... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851157-272/imls_awards_28m_in_librarian.html.csp Andrew Albanese LibraryEducation 387511@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851130-272/san_jose_slis_embraces_second.html.csp LibraryEducation 387376@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 When I first began applying to library schools, I heard rumors about all these great jobs that would be open to new students after graduation. For some time now there has been talk of a surge of retirements in the profession and how more librarians are ur... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/libraryeducation/851120-272/story.csp Christen Orbanus LibraryEducation 387326@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45