San Jose State SLIS colloquia

Every semester, San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science offers a series of online colloquia that is freely accessible to anyone with an Internet connection and a modest array of hardware and software.  Information about the spring 2013 series has apparently been up for a bit, but I've been out of grad school so long that I've lost my once-profound connection to the rhythms of the academic calendar.  However, there's nothing like being appointed to a brand-new Staff Development Team to focus one's mind on free continuing education possibilities . . . .

Several of this semester's colloquia will be of interest to electronic records archivists and other information professionals seeking to preserve born-digital content.  Three of them will take place next week, and the fourth will occur in April:

Looking Back on the Preserving Virtual Worlds Projects
Henry Lowood, Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections and Film & Media Collections in the Stanford University Libraries 
Monday, 25 February 2013, 6:00-7:00 PM PST
This colloquium will be held in SJSU SLIS's Second Life virtual campus.  (You will need to establish a Second Life account and learn the basics of finding SLIS's "island" in order to attend.)

Digital Preservation for the Rest of Us: What's in it for Librarians and Library Users
Philip Gust, Stanford University -- Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) program
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM PST
This colloquium will be held online via Collaborate Web conferencing (set-up info)

The Next Major Challenge in Records Management is Already Here: Social Media
Anil Chawla, Founder & CEO, ArchiveSocial
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 6:00-7:00 PM PST
This colloquium will be held online via Collaborate Web conferencing (set-up info)

Professional Ethics for Records and Information Professionals
Norman Mooradian, VP of Information and Compliance, CookArthur Inc. 
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 6:00-7:00 PM PST
This colloquium will be held online via Collaborate Web conferencing (set-up info)

If scheduling conflicts keep you from taking part in a colloquium you wish to attend, don't worry:  SLIS regularly posts Webcasts of completed colloquia on its website.