Hello,
My name is Max Johnson, a current student at San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science. Together with Pete Asch, the archivist of the Oregon Jewish Museum, we are embarking on a mission to see what room there is for a Student and Emerging Professionals group in Portland, OR. Our idea began last year when in speaking with classmates and new arrivals to the profession, we discovered that there were areas of professional development, continuing education and local community involvement that could be improved, or increased in a way that would excite the passions of students/emerging professionals, stimulate the mind and offer pathways to employment and deeper involvement in the profession in general. In these discussions, we decided to present this topic at the 2012 Northwest Archivists Conference in Salem to see if there were areas we had not covered, ideas we had not developed and to measure the interest-level for this type of endeavor.
Therefore, we have begun this blog in the hopes of keeping interested individuals up-to-date with our project and provide a space where we can disseminate ideas, ask questions and hopefully receive some feedback.
Best,
Max and Pete
