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LinkedIn Growing Up: Opens Up To High School Students Over 13, Launches Dedicated Pages For Universities Worldwide | TechCrunch

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[T]oday LinkedIn made a bold move to start reaching out itself to this very lucrative, if fickle, audience: is beginning to promote itself to high school students (“13+ for most countries around the world” a spokesperson explains to me) and it has launched University Pages, dedicated pages for universities for people to add to their profiles and to reach out to people. LinkedIn hopes that both moves will not only expand the reach of how people use its site as their default anchor for resume-style information online. And also how it, too, could potentially tap into this user base to begin long-term relationships.

Both of these are getting rolled out globally, with the younger users starting to get accepted beginning September 12.

See the full story: LinkedIn Growing Up: Opens Up To High School Students Over 13, Launches Dedicated Pages For Universities Worldwide | TechCrunch.

Collection of Links: Resources, Tools & Tech for New LIS/iSchool Students

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The Tools, Resources pages on The Modern MLIS

Archived MLIS and GTA Technology Topics, Tips & Tricks posts on The Modern MLIS

13 Devices College Students Actually Need | Stephen’s Lighthouse – August 2013

25 Apps You’ll Need to Survive College | Mashable – August 2013

10 Apps for Freshman Year of College | Mashable – August 2013

Your Very First Library Student Business Cards | Hack Library School – July 2013

11 Convenient Sites for Cheap Textbooks | Mashable – July 2013

23 Things for SLIS Students and Alumni: Essential Tools for Professional Success | SJSU.edu

Tech Tools for LIS Students {Starter Kit} | Hack Library School – September 2012

My Top 5 Apps for Back to School | Information Space – August 2012

Surviving the All-Day Interview | Hack Library School

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A sizable number of library students graduated in May or over the summer, and many of us were then faced with the prospect of finding that perfect job. Hack Library School has tackled other sides of this topic before, with Madeline’s post on the quick-turn after graduation, and Joanna’s post on eResumes, among others. I wanted to add my perspective after landing a number of all-day on-campus interviews for other jobs and collecting advice from many friends and colleagues I greatly respect. In true librarian fashion, I’ve synthesized their advice and built my own list.

via Surviving the All-Day Interview | Hack Library School.

MOOCing up Librarianship | Hack Library School

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Insightful review of a MOOC experience from an MLIS graduate student.

During my final month of library school I decided to add one more item to my to do list: take the New Librarianship MOOC. The massive open online course MOOC was offered by Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies for graduate or continuing education credit, or just for fun. MOOCs can be a great way to supplement your library school education, so I enrolled just for fun as a final library school experience. See the full post: MOOCing up Librarianship | Hack Library School.

Google To Launch Play Textbooks In August, Partners With 5 Major Publishing Houses | TechCrunch

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Google To Launch Play Textbooks In August, Partners With 5 Major Publishing Houses | TechCrunch

The company has partnered with five major textbook publishers to launch this service. These partners are Pearson, Wiley, Macmillian Higher Education, McGraw-Hill and Cengage Learning. Google says it will have a “comprehensive selection” of textbooks from these publishers in the store that will cover subjects like law, math and accounting, but it did not announce exact numbers.

Joyce Valenza’s Picks from the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning | The Digital Shift

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Teacher librarian Joyce Valenza reflects on the 2013 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning, the highly anticipated list chosen annually by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

See the complete post: Joyce Valenza’s Picks from the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning | The Digital Shift.

Links to Recent Career-Related Articles

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LIS Specific Articles

She Said She Had a “Crush” on Us | Hired Librarians
An interview with Nicole Tekulve, Information Commons Librarian, and Virginia Cairns, Chair of Search Committee/Head of Reference & Instruction.

Remove Your Librarian Glasses | Information Tyrannosaur
This ability to challenge your own perspectives, examine your implicit assumptions, and inquire into the the viewpoints of others is crucial to diversity work, but also to the work we do in our organizations and the work we do as librarians.

Dear Freshmen: What iSchool Seniors Want You to Know | Information Space
As you’ll hear every senior say, and as you will one day realize yourself, your years of college will go by so fast, and you’ll have no idea where your time went.

A Conversation on The Value of the LIS Degree | Information Space
The current conversation around the value of a professional LIS degree recurs on a regular basis. We recognize that this conversation has many sides to it, so to frame a potential dialogue on the topic, Jill Hurst-Wahl (current LIS faculty) and Matthew Gunby (recent MLIS graduate) have considered possible goals of the LIS degree.

Leadership in a Digital Age | American Libraries 
The increasingly digital context brings challenges and opportunities for librarians, library staff, archivists, and museum professionals. New roles and the competencies required to perform them are evolving. One overriding role for all of us is that of the leader.

Dewey-It-Yourself: How to supplement your library school education | Hack Library School
It can be very frustrating to look at job postings and think, “What does that even mean? They didn’t teach me that!” But with an optimistic and do-it-yourself attitude the gap between what you know and what you need to know can shorten.

General Articles

Will getting an advanced degree limit your career options? | LifeHacker
A graduate degree really is an investment, one that could further your knowledge in your field and possibly boost your earning potential. But, as with other types of investments, there are also risks involved.

You Have To Prove You Deserve the Job | FastCompany
The world is flooded with college graduates this month eager to start that shiny new job. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you are looking for a job:

Happiness: Expert Advice On How To Be Happy In Life | Huffington Post
The lowdown behind the newest research on how to get more happy — right now.

There’s An App for That: Using iPads in the School Library | Mary Catherine Coleman

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Major Players in the MOOC Universe – The Digital Campus 2013 – The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Millions of students have signed up for massive open online courses, and hundreds of universities are offering some form of Web-based curriculum. Most students aren’t paying much for these classes, if they’re paying anything at all. So where is all that knowledge—and all the cash—coming from?  via Major Players in the MOOC Universe – The Digital Campus 2013 – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Don’t Leave College Without These 10 Digital Skills | Mashable

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For the full article: Don’t Leave College Without These 10 Digital Skills | Mashable. Here is the list:

  1. Setting Up a Wi-Fi Network
  2. Backing Up to the Cloud
  3. Basic Photo Editing (Photoshop)
  4. Basic Video Editing (Final Cut Pro)
  5. Google Drive and Microsoft Office (Seriously)
  6. HTML and Basic Coding
  7. Setting Up a Website and Domain
  8. Converting File Formats
  9. Online Banking
  10. Branding Yourself

One of the first things I did when I went back to university as a graduate student was to purchase a new laptop and Adobe Creative Suite to take advantage of student pricing. I wonder how expensive 3 and 4 will be now for students, with Adobe moving to a subscription based cloud computing model? Then again there are a lot of free and/or open source solutions available.