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SJSU School of Library & Information Science Professional Development for Information Professionals Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director

Professional Development for Information Professionals

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This presentation highlights the numerous professional development and continuing education opportunities for information professionals offered at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. The school’s director, Dr. Sandra Hirsh, reviews the skillsets today’s employers seek in applicants, discusses the growing need to re-tool and update skills, and addresses why information professionals should choose the SJSU information school for their career development needs. Professional development opportunities highlighted include a fully online Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science program that features seven career pathways, fully online graduate-level courses open to everyone, virtual colloquium presentations (FREE online seminars), and MOOCs (FREE online courses), and more! This presentation was originally given on March 25, 2014, during a virtual meeting of corporate librarians.

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SJSU School of Library & Information Science Professional Development for Information Professionals Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director

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Agenda

•  Expanding New Opportunities for LIS Professionals – Essential Skills for Success

•  Investing in Your Future: Professional Development Opportunities for LIS Professionals

•  Why Choose SJSU’s School of Library & Information Science for your Career Development Needs

•  Questions and Answers

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Expanding Opportunities for LIS Professionals:

Essentials Skills for Career Success

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Essential LIS Skills: Results of SLIS’s Employer Survey

•  Technological skills

•  Project management skills

•  Marketing and advocacy skills

•  Interpersonal and collaborative skills

•  Ability to organize physical and digital items and collections

•  Ability to create and deliver instructional programs

•  Ability to facilitate the provision of information to various audiences

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•  Reference skills

•  Networks, metadata, digital assets, database management, website development

•  Management-level positions

•  Statistics/analysis skills

•  Teaching/instruction

•  Knowledge of emerging trends/technologies

•  Digitization projects, integrated library systems and others

http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/about-slis/publications/emerging-career-trends-information-professionals-snapshot-job-titles

Top Employer-Requested LIS Skills and Knowledge

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“Technical or technological skills have always been important elements for long-term career success, but growing your soft skills – such as management, interpersonal relations, listening, influencing skills, and empathy – can make the difference between a competent professional and a great leader.”

(Stephen Abram, 2013)

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•  Strategic knowledge and advantage

•  Results driven problem solving

•  Research and analysis

•  Competitive intelligence

•  Provide “value-added” solutions

•  Thinking outside the box

LIS Career Skills: Beyond Reference Services

There’s a Pathway for that: Information Organization, Description, Analysis and Retrieval

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•  Marketing and Sales

•  People management

•  Public speaking and presentations

•  Decision making

•  Financial and budget management

•  Meeting and event planning

•  Project management

LIS Career Skills: Managerial Skills

There’s a Pathway for that: Leadership and Management

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Invest in your Future! Professional Development

Opportunities for LIS Professionals

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Post-Master’s Certificate Offering 7 Exciting Career Pathways

•  Digital Archives & Records Management

•  Digital Services & Emerging Technologies

•  Digital Curation

•  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

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NEW! i.School Open Classes

•  Professional development opportunities for future and current information professionals

•  Enroll in graduate-level courses

•  Earn college credit

•  No course pre-requisites

•  Interact with students and faculty in SLIS”s MLIS, MARA, and post-MLIS certificate programs.

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Customize Your Learning Experience

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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Courses Offered Summer 2014

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Courses Offered Summer 2014

And more!

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http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/colloquium-series-1

SLIS Colloquia Events and Recordings

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MOOCs for Professional Development

•  All coursework is completed online

•  Enrollees can live anywhere

•  No application or course fees

•  Open to anyone

•  Explore emerging trends

•  Engage in a collaborative learning environment

•  Earn a certificate of completion

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Library 2.0 Virtual Conferences

Access Free Online Presentations Library 2.011 – Library 2.012 – Library 2013 •  Available online 24x7 •  Available in multiple languages •  More than 3 years of content

Participate! Library 2.014 – October 8-9th •  Become a presenter •  Engage in live conference sessions •  Volunteer •  Participate in a learning community

http://www.library20.com/

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Why Choose SJSU’s

School of Information & Library Science?

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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 (Alumni)

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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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SLIS offers a variety of

Professional Development opportunities

that are… ü  100% Online ü  Convenient ü  Attainable ü  Customizable

Why SLIS?

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Questions?

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Thank you for attending!

Dr. Sandy Hirsh, Professor and Director [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/sjsuslis Twitter: twitter.com/sjsuslis Pinterest: pinterest.com/sjsuslis/ YouTube: youtube.com/user/sjsuslis Let the learning begin: slisweb.sjsu.edu