Welcome to "Your Voices", the newsletter for students, by students.
Every quarter, San José State University students will receive our Your Voices newsletter in their inboxes. Your Voices combines content recommended by the School of Information IDEA Committee, the College of Professional and Global Education (CPGE) Academic EDI Committee, and student organizations with the voices of students themselves to build community, inclusion, and awareness.
iSchool and Applied Data Science students can share their perspectives, stories, and voices by visiting our Your Voices website.
Check out the following webinars from the iSchool.
Inside the Archive: California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive with the curator of CEMA at UC Santa Barbara (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. PST
Join Angel Diaz, the curator of the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive at UCSB, for her presentation titled Inside the Archive.
The California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive is a special research collection that documents the lives of African Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, and Native Americans in California. The purpose of the archive is to enhance research across disciplines for the University of California and to represent the cultural, artistic, ethnic, gender, and racial diversity that characterizes the state’s population.
Your Voices Webinar: From Lady Bountiful to Librarian Cute - Tracing Race and Gender in LIS (Zoom)
Monday, November 15, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST
Join Your Voices on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, from 10-11 a.m. PST as we host our second webinar titled “From Lady Bountiful to Librarian Cute: Tracing Race and Gender in LIS” by Gina Schlesselman-Tarango (she/her).
Through a discussion of her “The Legacy of Lady Bountiful: White Women in the Library” (2016) and “How Cute! Race, Gender, and Neutrality in Libraries” (2017), Gina Schlesselman-Tarango will trace some of the political work that is performed at the intersections of whiteness and gender in libraries, demonstrating how that which surfaces in our field is illustrative and often in service of larger racial projects. She will end with reflections on what whiteness studies can offer to LIS and where they might fall short.
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango (she/her) is a Librarian and Associate Professor at Des Moines University where she is responsible for teaching and research services and coordinates a graduate peer associate program. Her research interests include gender and race in librarianship, critical library pedagogy, and information labor as it relates to reproductive health. She lives in Iowa with her partner, child, cats, and chickens.
American Horror Story: Records Management (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 16, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST
Students, alumni, and guests are invited to attend this MARA Lecture, featuring Mia Steinberg.
A presentation about surviving a toxic records management job, understanding the workplace as a new graduate, and how software can make records management infinitely easier if the culture is in place to allow for change across an organization.
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: History, Culture, and Experience - Honoring the Historical and Current Lives of Indigenous People (Zoom)
Monday, November 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST
The SJSU School of Information is hosting a free online symposium in celebration of Native American Heritage Month! More information will be posted soon.
Body Politics (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library)
Wednesday, October 12 - Thursday, December 1, 2022
Throughout the history of the United States, social and political forces have sought to regulate what is allowable for people – especially women – to do with their bodies. In response, social and political forces have arisen to maintain and expand bodily autonomy for all people.
As this country finds itself in a post-Roe era with ever-increasing threats to the rights to privacy and bodily autonomy, this exhibit looks at the movements and other efforts that led to, grew out of, and were adjacent to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Through event fliers, newsletters, photographs, and other documentation we learn about the leaders, organizations, and strategies that built these movements.
Check out these webinars from the GLAM community.
Walking in Community: BIPOC Librarian Healing Arts Session with Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Dasha Kelly Hamilton (Zoom)
Tuesday, November 29, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. CST
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) librarians are invited to join us for a virtual gathering for librarians of color, featuring a healing arts session with Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Dasha Kelly Hamilton.
This free, 90-min gathering is part of a year and a half long, research-based, virtual wellness and spirituality project to unite BIPOC librarians across disciplines throughout Wisconsin and around the United States. This event will not be recorded.
We asked, and you answered.
Your Voices wants to help facilitate conversation on hot button issues in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums), information science and data analytics. In this newsletter, we're providing resources on how to navigate the hostility faced by queer and trans* library workers and patrons following nationwide book banning and opposition against Drag Queen Story Hour.
- Check out ALA's toolkit on preparing for hateful conduct, responding to an incident, and meeting the needs of historically marginalized communities.
- Learn best practices for setting up and defending Drag Queen Story Hour from the Brooklyn Public Library.
- Help your colleagues and allies learn how to better serve LGBTQIA+ library users and manage challenges that arise.
- Explore librarian resources to implement best practices for inclusive collections, facilities, legal resources, student support, and more.
- Identify how to increase transgender inclusion through websites, print resources, toolkits, and more.
- Read how to create a trans-inclusive workplace to support and advocate for trans* employees.
These resources and more can be found on the ALA website, under "Libraries Respond: Drag Queen Story Hour" and "Libraries Respond: Protecting and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons".
Are you someone with a disability or identify as neurodivergent?
Sign up for our first community learning space (CLS) group session for students who identify as neurodivergent or having a disability.
The purpose of CLS is for students to gather, learn, listen, and share experiences related to their identity in a safe space, foster innovation, and create an environment of belonging. As this is a student-focused and student-led CLS, only current iSchool and Applied Data Science students are allowed to participate.
Are there additional CLS groups you would like to see or participate in?
Send us your suggestions for our next CLS group. Your Voices is open to all suggestions, and the most popular selection will be chosen for our next group meeting, scheduled for early December 2022.
Want to contribute to the Your Voices newsletter?
Submit your work, events, feedback, commentary, and more through our submission form. To encourage a safe and inclusive space, we do not require names and accept anonymous submissions. We accept rolling submissions throughout the project. The form to submit your original work will be available throughout the semester.
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You may direct any comments, questions, or concerns to yourvoices.sjsu@gmail.com.