Dr. Sandra Hirsh, professor and director at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, gives an overview of the information school and its online educational programs during a visit to Canada in September 2013. Because of its interactive online learning environment with no on-campus orientations or other required in-person events, the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science is a choice school among Canadians who would like to advance their careers in the information profession with a master's degree, post-master's certificate, and/or doctoral degree.

1. SJSU School of Library & Information Science
Information Session
Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director
September 2013

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Agenda
• Introduce Speakers
• Why Pursue a MLIS/MARA Degree?
• Why Choose SJSU SLIS?
• Next Steps
• Q & A

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Introductions
Dr. Sandy Hirsh
Director, Coordinator of
San José Gateway PhD program
Dr. Cheryl Stenstrom
Full-Time Instructor, Graduate of
San José Gateway PhD program

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Goal of This Presentation
GOAL #1
Highlight why getting a MLIS or MARA degree is
a good investment for your future.

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Goal of This Presentation
GOAL #2
Define why SJSU’s School of Library &
Information Science is the best choice for
attaining your MLIS or MARA degree.

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SLIS Offers 5 Programs
GOAL #1: Invest in Your Future!
• Master of Library and Information Science (ALA-
accredited)
• Master of Archives and Records Administration
• Post-Master’s Certificate
• San José Gateway PhD Program (Partner: QUT)
• Teacher-Librarian Program (NCATE-accredited)

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Master of Library &
Information Science (MLIS)
Emerging Technologies.
Expanded Opportunities.

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Forecasts for Jobs Requiring a MLIS Degree
• 73% explicitly stated MLS or MLIS as a requirement
• 32% of listings are tech-centered jobs
• 25% of listings require teaching/instruction
• 33% of listings are management-level jobs
• 32% of listings require reference skills
• 21% of listings require statistics/analysis skills
San José State University offers the curriculum
and training to prepare its graduates to meet
ALL of these qualifications!

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Exciting Pathways to Success
Career Pathways:
Which One Will You Choose?

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SJSU SLIS Offers Over 100 Electives
Customize Your MLIS Degree:
Action Research
Award Winning YA Titles
Children and Information Technology
Consumer Health Librarianship
Data Librarianship
Digital Humanities
Ethnography with a focus on technology
Evaluating Programs and Services
Library Services for Distance Learners
Film & Media
Infomatics
Information Visualization
Information Literacy Instruction
Legal Resources
Maps & GIS
Medical Librarianship
Music Informatics
Music Librarianship
Oral History
Photographic Preservation
Special Collections
Services for Older Adults
Patents
PHP/MySOL
Psychology of the Information User
Publishing for the Profession
Readers Advisory
Resources &Services for Patrons with Disabilities
Science & Technology Resources
Storytelling
The Hyperlinked Library
Understanding Content Management Systems
Virtual Services
Web 2.0
XML
Virtual Worlds
Web and Social Media Analytics
Web Search

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Emerging Careers Requiring a MLIS Degree
• Emerging services librarian
• Director of digital content
• Digital asset coordinator
• Digitization services coordinator
• Virtual services librarian
• E-librarian
• Distance learning librarian
• Metadata librarian
• Community engagement librarian
• Outreach librarian

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Master of Archives &
Records Administration (MARA)
The Next Frontier

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What Can You Do With a MARA degree?
The MARA program addresses the demand for
highly skilled information governance professionals
who have the education and experience to solve
increasingly complex management challenges faced
by many organizations as their recordkeeping
systems become less efficient as a result of new
technologies, tools, laws, and regulations.

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MARA Graduates Are
Prepared for Careers in:
• Corporate Archives
• Digital Asset Management
• Electronic Records Management
• Information Governance
• Cybersecurity
• Content Management
• Data Curation
• Public Records Management

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MARA Degree: The Benchmarks
Course Content
• ARMA Core Competencies
• SAA Guidelines for a Graduate Program in
Archival Education
Certification Exams
• Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)
- http://www.icrm.org/examination-
preparation-2/
• Academy of Certified Archivists
- http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/get-
certified/exam-handbook.html

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MARA – Student Perspective
“I believe the MARA program will give
me a competitive edge in the records
and information management field.”
Spring 2012 graduate

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Post-Master’s Certificate
6 Exciting Career Pathways
• Digital Archives & Records Management
• Digital Services & Emerging Technologies
• Information Intermediation & Instruction
• Leadership and Management
• Web Programming and Information Architecture
• Youth Services

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Student Perspective
“There is a growing need for librarians
to expand their advocacy and
leadership skills, and to strive for
long-term relationship building with
decision-makers,” said Thomas
Knutson, who earned his MLIS 15 years
ago at the University of British Columbia
in Vancouver.
The fully online delivery model of the
certificate program has worked well for
Knutson. “Communicating and
collaborating online creates an
interesting dynamic, particularly in
group work. You have to be organized
and prepared with the information you
put forward, but this ultimately leads
to stronger team-building.”
Thomas Knutson
Youth Services
Coordinator at
Saskatoon Public
Library in
Saskatchewan,
Canada

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San Jose Gateway PhD Program
• Research focused
• Individually tailored program for each student
• International setting
• Exceptional faculty support from both SJSU
and QUT teams
• No course work required San José Gateway
PhD Program
Offered through a partnership
between the San José School of
Library and Information Science
and Queensland University of
Technology

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GOAL #2
Why Choose SJSU’s School of
Information & Library Science?

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Student Perspective
“Given the current trends in the field, I
think this degree will give me a
competitive edge over recent grads
who completed a more traditional
MLIS program.”
Spring 2012 MLIS graduate

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Employer Perspective
“It was an obvious choice to hire someone
from SJSU SLIS who has been groomed for
library leadership in rethinking information
and library innovation.”
Dr. Leslie Garguilo,
Ashworth College

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Student Survey Response –
Job Placement Outlook
86% of the Spring 2012 graduating class who
responded to our survey are working either full time
or part time.
Of those who reported they had a job, 96% got their
job in less than six months.
Only a small percentage took longer than six
months to find a job.

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School Highlights
100% Online Since 2009
5 Degrees/programs
100
Electives available
to MLIS students
Smaller Class Sizes
25 Caps for core classes
30 Caps for electives

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48 States &
17 Countries
Students
Around
the World

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What Does 100% Online Look Like?
• Everyone is online – students and faculty
• Coursework and instruction designed for
online learning
• Online access to faculty office hours,
academic advising, and student support
services
• Rich online learning environment and
technology (Blackboard IM, Collaborate,
D2L, Panopto)
“Using these communication technologies in the
learning environment was fun, and it was also
part of my training as a real-world information
professional.”
Kate Tasker (MLIS 2012)

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SLIS Faculty Teaching from Canada
John Horodyski
teaches Digital Asset Management
Lisa Daulby
teaches electronic records
Gail de Vos
teaches graphic novels

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Communication is both
Asynchronous & Synchronous
Asynchronous
Discussion Forums
Video Messaging
Email
Synchronous
Web Conferencing (Collaborate)
VoIP (Skype)
Virtual Worlds (Second Life)
Blackboard IM

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Who Is the
Online
Student?

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Canadian Student Profiles
SLIS class, LIBR 250: Design and
Implementation of Instructional
Strategies for Information
Professionals, with lecturer Mary Ann
Harlan, also provided inspiration for
Gabrielle Doyle. The course taught
students how to design teaching plans
by creating lessons based on desired
outcomes.
“I found that a very interesting
course, and it’s probably changed
the way I approach everything at the
library, including story times,
Parent-Child Mother Goose, and
interacting with library patrons,”
Doyle said.
Gabrielle Doyle
Calgary Public Libraries

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Canadian Student Profiles
MLIS student Candice Putnam relies on
the technology skills she’s gained at SJSU
SLIS to develop programs at the public
library in Canada where she works. She’s
also the recipient of the School’s
2012 Alumni & Friends Scholarship, which
Putnam will use to support her final year in
the program.
Putnam credits the SJSU SLIS’s fully
online model as critical to her decision to
pursue the degree. “If this wasn’t
available, I would have had to move to
go to school. The classroom
experience has been very cohesive,
and I’ve met other Canadians, too.”
Candice Putnam

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Canadian Student Profiles
Lauren Flattery enrolled in the MLIS
program to broaden her understanding
of librarianship and the future directions
of the field. As a teacher-librarian at a
French immersion school near Toronto,
Canada, Flattery finds that she can
apply her coursework directly to her job.
“Every course I’ve taken, from mobile
technologies to virtual environments
to reference services, changed my
practice or reinforced what I felt was
a good practice,” Flattery said.
Lauren Flattery

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Opportunities for Students
Career Development
and Exploration
• Career blog
• Colloquia
• Online conferences
• Web resources
• Consultant
• Online newsletters
• Career center membership post
graduation
• ePortfolio as job portfolio
• and more!

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Opportunities for Students
Gain Practical Experience
• Internships (in person/virtual)
• Research assistantships
• Peer mentors
• Organizational consulting projects

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Opportunities for Students
Professional Networking
• Award-winning professional association
student chapters
• Professional association memberships
• Joint student/alumni association
(SLISConnect)

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Opportunities for Students
Publishing Student Research
• SLIS has its own Student Research Journal
• Peer-reviewed publication of San José State
University School of Library and Information Science
• Promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual
inquiry in the fields of library and information
science, archives and records management, and
museum studies.

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SLIS Initiatives Benefit Students
• Virtual Conferences: Library 2.013 Conference
• MOOC: Hyperlinked Library, Dr. Michael Stephens
• Language-courses: Spanish, French, & Mandarin
• Intensives: Intensive course options
• Virtually Abroad: Taking “online” abroad
“SJSU is the largest library school in the world and has
a large number of innovations. I have been lucky to sit
on the international advisory board for a few years. Hire
these folks. They’re amazing!”
Stephen Abram

38. SJSU School of Library & Information Science
Next Steps

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Admissions Process
• Bachelor’s degree with GPA 3.0+
• TOEFL score: 600 (paper), 250 (computer),
100 (internet-based)
• Access to a computer with internet connection
• Fall and Spring admissions

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Program Snapshot
Masters in Library & Information Science (MLIS)
• 43 units to degree
• 15 total courses (6 required + 9 electives)
• Culminating experience: ePortfolio or thesis
• Total cost: $20,382*
Master’s Degree in Archives & Records
Administration (MARA)
• 42 units to degree
• 14 total courses (11 required + 3 MLIS electives)
• OCP option to replace a 3-credit professional
project and a 3-credit internship
• Culminating experience (all students): ePortfolio
• Total cost: $19,908*
*You may be eligible for tax benefit: Textbook Amounts Certificate
– University Outside Canada.

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Want to learn more?
• Attend a virtual open house (link)
• Visit our website (link)
• Read our annual magazine: Innovate (link)
• Attend colloquia and other programs (link)
• Learn about our students/alumni (link)
• Stay connected/sign up for our newsletters (link)
• Read about our program:
• Student perspective (link)
• Faculty perspective: (link)
• Online learning environment (link)

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Questions?

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Thank you for attending!
Dr. Sandy Hirsh, Professor and Director
sandy.hirsh@sjsu.edu
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