School of Information Student Research Journal - SRJ

Fifteen years in the making—and we’re still going strong. Come celebrate this incredible milestone with us. We’ll look back on how it all began to where we are now, highlight the release of our 30th issue, and toast to the future of student research.

Tuesday, December 15, 2025

5:30-6:30pm Pacific

Register here: https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/yD9cHS2EQy6QK1fw81HK9w #/registration

Check out this month's newsletter for details on the new issue and our 15th Anniversary celebration and release party! https://studentresearchjournal.substack.com/p/1249b155-d0f9-45f1-a849-c2b02dc33b17

Fifteen years in the making, and we’re still going strong! Come celebrate this incredible milestone with us. We’ll look back on how it all began to where we are now, highlight the release of our 30th issue, and toast to the future of student research.

Tuesday, December 15, 2025

5:30-6:30pm Pacific

Register here: https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/yD9cHS2EQy6QK1fw81HK9w #/registration

Any current graduate student at any university can submit work to the Student Research Journal! We accept submissions from students in any discipline if the topic is within the scope of Library and Information Science. Check out our submission guidelines here: https://ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu/srj/submissions/

Sage Joshi is a q***r, disabled, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color) writer living in San Diego. They have completed a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University in the U.K., have interned for The Premier Media Group , and ran a blog, Stardust Stories. They are now working on a Master in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.

SRJ October Newsletter is Out! Will we see you at CLA 2025? Plus! You're invited to a discussion about AI use in scholarly writing tomorrow (10/14) at 5:30pm Pacific. SRJ is hiring and More! Get the deets in the newsletter:
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Join us for an interactive Zoom conversation on experiences with AI in scholarly writing.

Bring your stories and questions to this participatory webinar.

Reserve your spot and submit a question or comment in advance: buff.ly/C0VKQML

Tuesday, October 14

5:30-6:30pm Pacific

Elena Porton is a graduate student at San José State University studying Library and Information Science. They graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2023 with a major in Linguistics and a minor in English literature, and now live in their hometown of Santa Rosa, CA.

Academically Censored event!

Dr. Amber Johnson will talk about the path to creating and exhibiting Transfuturism, an art exhibit that celebrates Black Trans joy, and ways to address academic censorship that stifles imagination, possibility, and futurity in a challenging political climate.

https://events.sjsu.edu/event/academically-censored

Kimberly Mendoza earned her sociology degree from California State University, Sacramento, and is currently pursuing a degree in Library and Information Science at San José State University. She is the founder of a nonprofit organization focused on improving animal welfare and facilitating pet adoptions in her local community. Her academic interests include qualitative research, social informatics, information behavior, and community outreach.

Carly Gutierrez, an MLIS graduate student at SJSU, will graduate in Spring 2027. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University and a Library and Information Technology Certificate from Palomar College. Carly is published for both poetry and prose in the 2021 Palomar literary journal, Bravura. A member of ALA Core, they also do peer review for the Core journals ITAL and Library Leadership & Management.

Join us for an interactive Zoom conversation on experiences with AI in scholarly writing.

Bring your stories and questions to this participatory webinar.

Reserve your spot and submit a question or comment in advance: https://tinyurl.com/srjai2025

Tuesday, October 14

5:30-6:30pm Pacific