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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>SJSU SLIS Graduate Students’ Articles Explore the Changing Role of Librarians<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The <i><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>Student Research Journal’s</span></a> (SRJ) </i>latest issue features two articles written by graduate students Julia Wells and Tony Brooke, who are enrolled in the exclusively online library and information science master’s program at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS), along with an introductory essay written by the <i>SRJ</i> editor-in-chief and SJSU SLIS graduate student Adrienne Mathewson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Wells’ article “<a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/2/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>The Female Librarian in Film: Has the Image Changed in 60 Years?</span></a>” examines the image of the female librarian within the social context of film. Wells studies various movie scenes in which people visit libraries seeking information, studying, and conducting other library activities to determine how librarians are portrayed by the media.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Brooke’s article “<a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/3/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>Open Source Integrated Library Systems in Public Libraries</span></a>” examines how the electronic age affects the way information is delivered in both presentation and content. He discusses the advantages of free and open source software (FOSS) within the library system stating that collaboration between librarians and open source developers is a natural fit, as both have the common trait of being “obsessive about sharing information.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>In her <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/1/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>introductory essay</span></a>, Mathewson points out that although both students' articles explore diverse topics, a theme emerges: "Despite the rapidly changing role of the librarian from the stereotypical stern female librarian to the technologically hip librarian of today, librarians still protect the right to free and accessible information to the public."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>This is the sixth issue of the journal, which was launched in 2010. Each issue is developed by current SJSU SLIS graduate students selected by a competitive process to serve one-year terms on the editorial team. Working with SJSU SLIS faculty advisor and associate professor <a href="http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=berniera"><span style='color:#0096D6'>Dr. Anthony Bernier</span></a>, the student editors review, select, and edit manuscripts submitted by students at the SJSU information school and other graduate programs worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The <i>SRJ </i>(pronounced surge) offers a great opportunity for graduate students to showcase their original work in a peer-reviewed publication and contribute to the body of knowledge in the information professions. The <i>SRJ </i>has a global readership, with the most downloads from the United States, India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The<i> SRJ</i> is an open-source journal, and all the articles are available in PDF format online at <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Call for Submissions</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The <i>SRJ </i>invites original research or critical review essay manuscripts from graduate students at any university on topics in the fields of information science theory, policy, application or practice. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. See <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/call_for_submissions.html"><span style='color:#0096D6'>call for submissions</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>About the <i>Student Research Journal</i></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The <i>SRJ </i>promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual inquiry in library and information science, archives and records management, and museum studies by publishing two issues annually. It is San Jose State University’s first student-governed research journal. For more information about the <i>SRJ</i>, please visit <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/"><span style='color:#0096D6'>http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>