What is PsyCOS? It's a bit different from PsyLab. PsyCOS is an editor, simulator and co-generator for hybrid dynamical systems. That means general dynamical systems where we put together dynamical systems that have continuous time dynamics, discrete time dynamics, you have events. So very general type of models can be constructed and simulated in PsyCOS. Now the goal is mostly industrial usage. As you know, Similink is mostly used in industry, also in teaching and research of course, but the main usage is in industry. And it is also the same thing for PsyCOS. I mean we hope that it becomes the same thing for PsyCOS. It has been distributed along the same free open source license. So once you download PsyLab you have PsyCOS. You can use it right away. Now this is just to give you an idea of what to expect when you run PsyCOS. It's not a programming language where you type the instructions. You just construct models by connecting blocks that you go into different palettes. You pick them up, you connect them together. Of course if you're familiar with Similink there is no surprise. In PsyCOS it's the same thing. This is one of the first models we developed, actually it was for Renault. It's a model for a car engine and a controller. They wanted to validate the controller. Actually we also developed the controller. It was later patented by Renault. And as you see it this way it looks very simple, but in fact I should say that the editor is hierarchical. So in the motor block you actually have more than 100 inside other blocks. And for the controller as well you have 100 or 150 blocks. So using the hierarchy it's possible to make abstraction of the models and make them look simple at different levels and to concentrate the difficulties where the difficulties really are and not make huge uncomprehensible models. As I said before PsyCOS is used for model construction. It's a block diagram editor. And there are a number of basic blocks available in different palettes. Mostly elementary blocks which are used in the construction of general purpose diagrams. But there are also some custom blocks, especially for control for signal processing. And there are many new blocks available in toolboxes for PsyCOS which can be downloaded from the PsyCOS website. Now having PsyCOS in PsyLab is extremely important. That was one of the reasons Similink was very successful compared to say other programs such as system built which had considerable advance over Similink at the time it was called Similab. That was because Similink lived within MATLAB. And the same thing is true for PsyCOS living within PsyLab is very important because we can use PsyLab functionalities in conjunction with PsyCOS simulations to solve many problems. For example model calibration and validation. You want to do simulation to compare with real data to find maybe the optimal parameters that correspond to your model. And in order to do that you have to run many, many simulations and adjust the parameters following certain algorithm. Now in PsyLab you can run PsyCOS simulations in batch mode, change parameters, run them again and this way do model calibration very easily. Model reduction identification once you have constructed your model is usually too complex especially if you have a black diagram editor like PsyCOS. It's very easy to put together hundreds of blocks and you end up with a huge model. You want to reduce the model. You have constructed or identified. Again you can use PsyLab functions to do that within the same environment. You don't have to use a different software to do so. Filter design and controller of course specialized toolboxes in PsyLab are available for filter design controller synthesis. And very often when you have a model in PsyCOS you want to test a controller for you. And how do you construct the controller? You just call the corresponding functions in PsyLab available in specialized toolboxes. You have it right away. You can do the simulation. You can change the parameters instead of changing the parameters of a filter by changing the ABCD matrices if you are familiar with the filters. You can just change the color frequency, the order very easily. Now what is it based on? First of all it's based on an open and documented formalism. Okay so from the beginning we started PsyCOS by not writing a program that does simulation continuous time and then adding what's necessary to make it also do discrete time and then think about how to make them work together. From the beginning we thought of formalism which was inspired by synchronous languages and in particular an extension to continuous time dynamics to model hybrid systems. And it is based on this formalism that PsyCOS was developed. Okay having this development in this way we end up with an efficient simulation tool and the code generation is very natural and it's close to optimal from the beginning. And this is the formalism and the way it's really programmed of course there is the hybrid part, the part that takes care of the interchange between continuous time and discrete time. There's a discrete time simulator but the continuous time simulator, it's not us that have developed it. It is based on a well-known routines, LSODAR and DASKR, which is the new version of Dassault and these routines are interface within PsyLab and so PsyCOS and are used by the simulator. However they have been slightly modified for the needs of PsyCOS. Some of the modification actually has been also incorporated in the official versions of this software. Now what are the tools? Of course simulink from Matworks which is almost a world standard today. It's a toolbox of Matlab. I mean you can have it when you have Matlab but you don't necessarily have it. You have to buy it separately. System build, a very good software initially developed by Wind Rivers as part of the Matrix X package. The only weak point and that was the reason as I mentioned before it probably lost to simulink was the environment which was not comparable to Matlab. Now system build was bought by Matworks and then there was a decision of the Department of Justice and finally it was sold to a national instrument. Another interesting product is Dimolite. It is based on an open language Modellica. The product is available from Dynasim and Dynasim was recently bought by Dassault Systems so it has become a much bigger company now and I think Modellica has an interesting future. There are other of course more specialized tools for simulation specialized for electrical systems such as Spice but here I'm just talking about general purpose simulation tools. Now what are the advantages of using PsyCos? Of course it's free software. There are no licensing fees and a generated code can be freely distributed. It is open source, easy to adapt to specific needs and because of that there are many outside contributions today to PsyCos and when I say adapted to specific needs there are a number of examples. One of them is Electricity of France for example that has taken PsyCos and has developed a tool around it. It's very similar of course to PsyCos but they have added features specific to their needs. This is easily done with open source software. It is more difficult of course with closed software. There is a clear and documented formalism that makes it much easier to construct custom blocks when you know exactly how the compiler works and how the simulator works when you want to construct a new block. It helps you a lot and it also allows you to do code simulation with other tools because there are no secrets behind the way it works. Now the components of course as I mentioned before there is the editor. There is a black diagram editor written in PsyLab. The whole code is written in PsyLab. It uses PsyLab graphics, GUI. That puts some limitations of course on the editor. It may not look very professional, very nice but it is very easy to customize because it's very easy to program in PsyLab, debug PsyLab. The compiler is written in PsyLab and C, mostly in C. The simulator is written in C and Fortran is just the numerical solvers are still in Fortran but the simulator is written in C. There are a number of black libraries. We call them pallets available in PsyCos. Each block actually has two functions associated with it. One which is the interfacing function. What happens when I click on the block? How does it look like? And a simulation function which is in general written in C. That's different from simulink where everything is written in one function. I mean for those who will assist, who will be present this afternoon at the hands-on lab session, we will see how to write new blocks and use existing blocks and so on. We have also put in a Modellica compiler. Again, I don't have the time to explain exactly what Modellica is for. Those who are familiar with Modellica, they will see that it is very important to have a Modellica compiler. I will give an example later. There is a C code generator. Now the current status, the documentation, there is a wide range of documentations available on our website, PsyCos.org, examples, online help and so on. There is my book which gives the details about PsyLab PsyCos, mostly PsyCos. And if you want to write new blocks and so on, I have a copy here if you want to consult. The underlying formalism, as I said before, is well adapted to current needs, is published. We have done minor extensions to the formalism to allow the integration of Modellica. And the formalism today allows, in most cases, to use PsyCos instead of Simulink. So you can take Simulink, a Simulink diagram and do the same thing in PsyCos. There is no automatic translator today. This is something that it can be considered. It could be a project maybe done here. But the formalism allows it. So there is sufficiently powerful to do that. Except for state flow. We don't have for the moment the equivalent of state flow. The compiler is a reliable code. We rewrote the compiler in 2004. It's fairly efficient. Well, the simulator is also well tested now. And the recent extensions have been added for the usage of Modellica. And the C code generator, you can generate C code for single processor. If you have continuous time components in your model, then instead of using a variable step solver used in PsyCos, we use fixed step solvers which are embedded within the generated code. You can do specific code generation for real-time Linux. That's a contribution of Roberto Bucher. And we can also generate syntax code. Syndex is an Inria product for multi-processor environments. Okay. I know many of you probably are used to Windows look and feel. When you copy or select, you want to do control C, control V, and so on. Okay. I'm not a fan of that stuff. I find it much easier to use the X-Windows style. But there have been many, many demands to add this feature in PsyCos. So the next release, it will also have Windows look and feel. So you can do the usual selection copying facilities that are available in the Windows. We're going to have better-looking dialog boxes. And we're going to have more functionalities. For example, today when you have a PsyCos diagram, you can only have one diagram active at the time. And you don't have the possibility of working with SyLab at the same time. Some of these features will be added to the new editor. And of course, the robustness is going to be improved. But another important feature which is not available today, but will be available tomorrow in a generic sense of the word, is general data types. Today, all the only type of data exchange that's possible between blocks is the vector of double precision numbers, float vectors. Now, this is good for most modeling and simulation applications, but when you want to generate code, especially for processors that don't have floating point capabilities, you would like to have different data types, integers of 8 bits, 16 bits, signed, unsigned, and so on. So this will be added. But also data types of more general nature, for example, matrices. And with matrices, it is possible, for example, to write the Riccati equation in common filter using blocks, because it involves matrix products and matrix inversions, and so on. So this already exists in beta version, but it is not in the 4.1 version, which we are going to use for the hands-on lab this afternoon. It's going to be in the future, at least. And the Modellica language will be fully, as fully as possible, integrated in the INSICOS. We are also working on hardware in the loop applications, and we want to be able to use hardware in the loop for validating controllers, and for that, we're going to add more IO devices. And the debugging facilities, we shall see that, but you will see that we need more debugging facilities. And the documentation, well, it's never complete, it's never perfect, it's something that we're going to work on. And finally, that's probably an important point. We have added facilities for importing signaling diagrams, but there is no automatic translator today. Now, this is a typical psychos diagram again. This was an application which was developed for inter-technique. Inter-technique is a French company that makes many things, but in particular, oxygen masks for pilots. And the problem they had was that they had an oxygen mask, they wanted to change the design, reduce the size, and make it lighter, and they had a vibration problem in the mask, and they wanted to have a model to find out what the problem was. So we built the model in psychos, and we showed them, and they were actually quite happy with it, because they found out what the problem was. However, when the technicians looked at the diagrams, they weren't really happy with it, because they said, well, we have mechanical diagrams, and they don't look anything like your psychos diagram. We like to see a pipe here, we like to see a nozzle here, we like to see a pressure chamber, and here you have mathematical equations. And the reason is that psychos is oriented, just like signaling, that means you have blocks with inputs and outputs. But when you have a pipe, well, what is the pipe? The pressure is the input, the flow is the input, but it depends. Just as an electrical circuit, I mean, an electrical circuit, you can, of course, model it using oriented blocks, but you have to change the nature of your diagram. It doesn't correspond to the original electrical diagram, which the electrical engineer is familiar with. And so you have to do some work to make the implicit diagram into an explicit diagram. Okay, that's why we used Modellica to add implicit blocks into psychos. And here is an example. You have here an electrical circuit. Okay, it looks very much like an electrical circuit. Okay, there is no notion of input port, output port. For example, the resistor here has two ports. Okay, the left one is not an input, the right one is an input. You just have currents and voltages. And you have the resistor here simply says, okay, the difference between the voltages are related to the current flowing through these ports. And the current one is the negative of the other, because the sum of the currents must be zero and so on. And this is mixed with standard blocks. In this case, it's just a visualization block. So in the psychos environment, we can now combine implicit blocks and explicit blocks. Now what I'm going to do, because for those who are interested, we have the possibility to see all these features this afternoon. Just quickly show you maybe how the window looks like and how we can just run the simulation because I'm running out of time. Okay, that's a typical psychos diagram. It's a very small diagram, but it is used. It is a model in a neurobiological model. I don't know exactly what the physics behind this is. It was done by somebody in our laboratory that works on these problems. But the idea is that you have a dynamical system, you have a dynamical system which is excited by events which are randomly distributed in time and they have random values. So here I have a pulse generator. It generates events or activations. You should think of the red links as activations. So you explicitly say this block here generates random events and these random events excite some dynamical system with nonlinear dynamics. Okay, if I look inside now, I open the super block. This is called a super block. I use another editor and in this editor, you see random number generators and event delay. That's a block that generates an event. When it receives an event with certain delay and the delay is variable because it is related to the random number generator here. Actually, the Poisson process that is generated. Here you have mathematical expressions. Okay, so in this case, I have a mathematical expression written essentially in Sylab syntax or mathematical syntax if you like and it is compiled. So this model can be simulated. I simply go to the simulate button and run it. So here I have the events randomly in space in time and that's the result of the dynamic simulation. So very quickly, you can see the result and construct the model using all these blocks that are existing blocks. I could have opened the palette, say the sources and I could copy an element from here to here and so on. Okay, so it's very easy to construct. So this is a particular block, this buffer. It's written C. You have the possibility of programming directly in C your block, the dynamics of your block. That's a very nice feature because you don't find what you're looking for in the palettes. You take this special block and you write exactly what you want the block to do in C language. And what happens when you run the simulation? Well, you compile actually what happens. It went too fast. The C program generates a C file. It is compiled and it is linked incrementally with Sylab. Serge mentioned that we can do incremental linking and you can see the result here, link done. Okay, so that's, I don't want to get into detail what the program does, but this is a buffer simulated in C language. And then there we have an FFT that computes the FFT over a sliding window. Okay, that's the diagram with a PID controller. Actually, there is a P and a D. And these blocks are simply a TK widget that allows you to adjust the value of the P and D gains. So I run it quickly. You will see exactly what's useful. That's the input, which is a step. Oh, no, it's this backward step. And this is the output, which is, well, depending on what you want to do, it's probably not satisfactory because the P gain is zero and the D gain is zero. Now I can change the value of P gain and play with it in order to find maybe an optimal okay, controller parameter. If you go out of bound, then it becomes unstable and it doesn't simulate. So you have to be careful when you play, especially with the D value. Here I have a Sylab program that calls the simulator and runs it in batch mode. Psycho simulate is the Sylab function that runs a simulation in Sycos. So this program runs many, many times a simulation to find an optimum controller. Now as you can see, there are different simulation runs here. At every run, the parameter is changed. And at the end, we just visualize the cost function associated with each parameter. And we see it here on a 3D plot. Of course, we could have used optimization function to optimize it and so on.


Hello friends, welcome back to the channel, a brand new spotlight terror event for the Paradox Pokemon, Iron Moth and Slytherwing is now live in Scarlet and Violet going to cover all of the details for this brand new event in today's video. First off, we're going to take a look at all of the details for this brand new spotlight terror event. It is running from September the 22nd, which is as of recording this video will be running over the weekend until the 24th of finishing up on Sunday evening as normal with the spotlight terror events will be featuring two Paradox Pokemon. If you're a Scarlet player, you are going to have access to Slytherwing in your game.  So these are the two Pokemon that are going to be featured over this coming weekend. I guess it not much time for this spotlight terror event, but you will be able to access the alternative version to the one in your game by going online and other players hosting it and vice versa. If you want to host it for other players, that could be something you want to do to do these online. Not going to be difficult raids, though. They are only five star terror raids. They aren't shiny locks, so you can catch them shiny, although they are full odds set to level 75 and they will have a random terror types as well. There is a signature terror type for both of these types. The Slytherwing will have a signature fire terror type that you can find out there in the wild. But the majority of the terror types that you're going to see appearing on your map will be random throughout. The Iron Moth is exactly the same. We'll have a signature terror type of grass. The moves for the Slytherwing, we're going to see first impression superpower, Flair Blitz, Heavy Slam, Sunny Day and Stun Spore. The item drops aren't too bad as normal with the spotlight terror is nothing to write home about.  You're going to get the terror shots respective to the terror typing that you're going in against. Pill strings, nuggets, big pills, adamant mints, TP ups, ball caps and of course ability capsules as well. And the item drops are exactly the same over the Slytherwing and the Iron Moth. The Iron Moth's move set is going to be energy ball over heat, sludge wave and acid spray with additional moves of electric terrain and screech. Like I say, it is running over this weekend. If you do want to take part in it, you've got a few days from now to take advantage of this one before it does end on the Sunday evening. And of course, do remember, if you don't go online after the 24th and you'll keep this spotlight terror in your game until the next time you do go online. So to access this in your game, you are going to need to come to your poker portal. Make sure that you are connected to the internet. And then when you are, come down to your mystery gifts and then check poker portal news. This was just connected to the internet and update all of your terror dense in pal there. Now I'm kind of interested to see if these are available in Kira Kami in the DLC as well. So once you've done the update, you can then look on your map and you should have the spotlight terraried popping up and you can see here, they'll have like a white aura glowing around them to indicate that they are a spotlight terraried event rather than your regular ones which are here. Now if we hop over to Kira Kami, I'm just gonna see if the spotlight terrarieds are in this location or if they're solely tied to pal there and it looks like they are definitely tied to pal there. So we can answer that question right now. Spotlight terrarieds are just exclusively in pal there. The builds that we are gonna suggest taking into these over the weekend, I'm sure you're gonna be able to take a multitude of different Pokemon, they are five star terrarieds. You shouldn't have much problem with them at all. But if you want an easier time, Surreal Edge is definitely a good one to take into that slither wing. Doesn't worry about any of the fighting type attacks that it's got or the bug type attacks or even the fire type attacks. I think the only attack that it's got that it can hit us with is heavy slam, which we resist anyway. So we don't need to worry about really anything giving us a pretty seamless set up here. We've got the shell bell item because predominantly we're gonna be probably relying a bit more on our ghost type attack, not a bit of blade, especially if it is a fire type slither wing that we're going in against. So that just allows us a little bit of recovery throughout the match and takes away the necessity for relying on any heal chairs. We've got the move set of sword stance, leia, shadow claw and bitter blade with the flash fire ability and an adamant nature and an EV spread of 252 HP, 252 attack and the build itself as with the next one will be down in the description if you wanna take a closer look at those after the video. So that is the Surreal Edge. As I say, a perfect one to take in against slither wing and then against the iron moth. I would definitely suggest Heatran has got that flash fire ability again. It's gonna be immune to all of the poison type attacks that can come out from it. And with any jubile being the only attack that iron moth can launch off against Heatran, you're not gonna have any troubles at all against this Pokemon. So the shell bell there just gives us a line of recovery. Terra typing is fire on this one and we have the move set of metal sound, flash cannon, earth part and heat wave, just giving us a bit more coverage against different terra types that we got up against when we're doing this event. Flash fire is the ability, as I say and honest nature with 252 HP and 252 special attacks. So that is the Heatran build and we'll do the iron moth in a moment but we're gonna first jump in and do the slither wing. So straight away going for that sunny day turn one and a little bit like a seven star turret, I guess. You never normally see five star turrets get moves off before the actual turn starts but helping us out a bunch along the way. I think we're happily just gonna just sword stands up here three times and then just launch an attack off into it and hopefully that'll be enough to pick up the knockout. Like I say, it's only a five star turret and it is gonna have to rely on hitting us with that heavy slam. So we're not on any danger at all. Shadow claw, it should be enough, taking a little bit longer than what I would have liked but we get through it pretty easily. There's not really much worry about us ever getting knocked out by anything the slither wing can do. So that was one of the reasons why we picked the Cereledge and that's a court and we'll be able to see the item drop. So yeah, like we say, just the candies, the Terra Shards, PP up on your berries and then that is it. And if you can notice as well, once you complete the Pokedex in Kitakami and you get the Terra Charm, you're gonna get additional Terra Shards every time you complete a raid and for the five star raids, you're always gonna get 10 additional Terra Shards. So an added bonus if you are doing these over the weekend as well and you have got that item, you get that from completing the Kitakami Pokedex. And if you have a Nintendo Online subscription, you can go on to Terrorids in the Poker Portal and you'll be able to find Terrorids hosted by other players and hopefully you'll be able to find the opposite version of the Pokemon that is featured in your game. And there we go, we finally found a raid online for the Iron Moth, so we're going in with our Hitran like I've mentioned before though. There are gonna be a number of Pokemon that you can take into these raids. There are only five star, they're not gonna be too difficult so you're gonna have a pretty easy time against them. But interestingly enough, again the Iron Moth, a bit like a seven star Terrorade, they do have like a turn zero where they fire off attack up before they can do anything, before we can do anything. And this one is gonna be the Electric Terrain. And there we go, the Iron Moth all dealt with. So that is both of the Pokemon. Hitran are great Pokemon to take in, you're gonna have no issues with dealing with the Iron Moth. The item drops aren't too shabby but just as before, same kind of item drops we get with the Slytherwings and these are the two Pokemon that we've got from this week's event. So you can see here, they are gonna be both level 75 with the respect to the Terotype that you caught them in and they do have the same sort of move set that we went through in the preview article with their respective abilities and things like that. So very good and nice to get these Pokemon for the collection but that is everything for the event that'll be running over this weekend. Nice to find out as well that the Spotlight Terrorids are only in Paldea and not in Kira Kami. So that is everything friends. If you are getting involved with this event over the weekend, good luck, have fun with it and if you do use the Seryl Edge or Hitran, I'm sure you're gonna have an easy time with either of those Pokemon against these two Paradox threats that we're going up against in the Spotlight Terrorids but like I say, we should be due an announcement on Sunday evening this weekend for a new Seven Star Terrorid event but we haven't heard anything in regards to that. So just presuming that that's gonna be the case. Hopefully it is. If we do, of course, we'll cover it as soon as anything is announced. So if you wanna stay up to date with all of the latest Terrorid news, make sure you do hit the subscribe button on the channel to stay up to date with that. If you've found today's video useful, do drop a like, have fun with the Spotlight Terrorid event. Thank you so much for tuning in, though friends, have a great rest of your day and I will see you all in another video very soon. Until then, take care of yourselves and bye-bye.


Good morning. I'm Mitch Saephal, Program Manager for the Industrial Systems, part of the Mission Critical Operations Project. Thank you all for joining us this very exciting day for Cleveland Community College and our community. Please help me welcome Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary Thomas Perez from the Department of Labor, and Cleveland Community College's own Executive Vice President of Instruction and Student Development, Dr. Shannon Kennedy. Thank you. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, College President Dr. Steve Thornberg, and the faculty, staff, and students, I want to welcome you to the campus of Cleveland Community College. Two months ago today, this very day, we were notified that we were the recipient of a $23 million trade adjustment assistance community college and career training grant. The grant will help fund the development of a Mission Critical Operations curriculum with the primary purpose of training individuals for high-tech, high-paying jobs. We could not have created this project without the help of our partner institutions and industries. I do want to mention those. We have representatives here today, Nash Community College, Wake Technical Community College, Moultrie Technical College in Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the Industrial Extension Office of North Carolina State University, and the International Society of Automation. Could you give those folks a hand for me? This $23 million grant is according to our system office the largest federal grant ever received by a North Carolina Community College. And so today we can sort of officially kick it off and we have the opportunity to really celebrate this achievement. I'm honored to introduce to you Dr. Jill Biden. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you Dr. Kennedy for hosting us today, and it's wonderful to be here at Cleveland Community College with all of you. We just had a great tour into some of the classrooms and so for all the students who are here this morning, good morning. I hope you're getting extra credit for being here early on a Monday morning. But I just wanted to take just one moment if I could just to remember our fellow Americans who are in the Midwest and are victims of the tornado. We know we've lost several lives so if we could just take a moment to remember them. Thank you. And I'm thrilled to be here today with Secretary Perez who in just a few short months as Secretary has been all over the country working to help make the difference in the lives of many American families. And as you may know I am a Community College teacher along with Dr. Kennedy we both share that we teach English as well and we actually teach the same course. And so we were talking about how difficult it is to find time to grade papers. So I teach full time at a Community College in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington. And I've been a teacher actually for over three decades. I'll be in the Community College tomorrow morning by 7.30 meeting my own students. The type of workforce partnership we're learning about today is really close to my heart. And this visit is one part of a day where we're visiting exceptional partnerships that are a result of the third round of these grants. And from here we go on to Broward County Broward College in in Florida and we're going to talk about the grants that they received. And a little over a year ago I headed out on a Community College to career tour where we went all over five states actually 900 miles. And where these grants were awarded and we looked at the programs where we had the business partnerships and we had the Community Colleges and we saw how they were partnering. And what we saw was really exciting and inspiring just like the programs we saw here today. And you know I am a big, big supporter of Community College because really I've seen what Community Colleges do to change lives. I've seen veterans return to the classroom and complete their higher education and then transition into careers and we'll hear somebody like that today. I've seen moms and dads who are raising families, they're struggling, they're juggling a lot and I've seen them reach new levels in their careers. And I've seen recent high school graduates and I just saw these now in your own labs who are on the step to a four year degree which is so great that some of your programs then are going to go on you can transfer to four year colleges. So I really have seen the extraordinary power of Community Colleges to change lives for the better. And I can say that I feel so proud to be part of an administration that has made Community Colleges central to its mission of having the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world. And these partnerships train workers with skills they need for jobs to match, you know, to match the employers just like we're doing right here.  So they, you know, I think that what they do is they give workers just renewed confidence and hope and that's what we're all about. So we saw it on a tour here today with Ken Dover. I know we'll hear from him on a panel in a minute but his story is the perfect example of really what this tour is all about, what these partnerships are all about.  So you know what could be more perfect than that, right? So you can see the tremendous power these partnerships can have. So I want to say, you know, thank you really for everything you are doing. I want to say good luck to all the students here who are going on to reach your degrees. I want you to stay in school. I want you to graduate. And for many of you I know that your goal is then to go on to a four year degree. So it's all about a job, right? It's all about the job. So with that I'd like to introduce my traveling partner here, Secretary Perez. Thank you.


Everything's blowing up. Fire safety, can we roll? Fire safety, can we roll? We have glowing. Check that truck out, please. We do have glowing headers under the hood. If you can check it out, please. Are you willing to blow the tires off the rear of it? We will do whatever is necessary. That's what I want to hear. What I heard, ladies and gentlemen, is that it was in full send mode. I see a big number 11 on the dash. Apparently that means it's all in. The paddle shifters are on. Traction control is off. Transmission is in track mode. Suspension and steering are in track mode. I believe Dodge messed up, though. It should have burnout mode. What's the plan?  I whip it around. You going to whip it around? I've got these Mustang wheels on here, so I hope it doesn't make me wreck. Oh, man. Got the Mustang wheels, boys.  All right, Mo-Par-Fam, we are about to start the burnout contest at Mo-Party. Sounds gnarly.  Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't know he's going to do a burnout contest with it. I can't race this, but we've got to burn it out. There you go, man. What's the plan? Bunch of cats' asses or? I don't know. Whatever happens, happens. I put who burners on to understand it. The White 300C is still your champion. Whipping around a lot or just sits still? Hell, yeah. Good luck, man. Full sin, baby. Full sin. Another truck right here. I think you did it last year, didn't you? I remember this truck. What's the plan?  Absolutely. Whip it around? I've got these Mustang wheels on here, so I hope it doesn't make me wreck. Oh, man. Got the Mustang wheels, boys.  Oh, yeah, man. Give it hell. And you may or may not have done some modifications to this year hot rod. I agree. Got another ram in the house over here. I didn't see this one last year. Did you do it last year? It was first year. Right on. What's the plan?  Figure it out when I get out there, man. A little bump, hopefully. Put the gas pedal down and see what it wants to do, right? Yeah. There you go. Good luck, man. Thank you. Got a big truck over here now. It looks cool. All right, guys. I'm really interested in this truck right here. I want to see what kind of burnout we can get out of this. This is totally different right here. If this thing actually does donuts, that's going to be awesome. All right. This definitely was not in the contest last year. No, I only built it this year. But it's its third burnout contest. Is it? It's got some miles on it. So what's the deal? Is it going to sit and turn out or is it going to swing around? It's going to do whatever I want. Oh, there you go.  No brakes in the back? Rear's welded, so... Locked and welded diff? Yep. I mean, looking at it, you wouldn't think it could spin the tires, so this should be pretty cool, right? It's on 15 pounds. There you go. Put all the two-step and drop the clutch in third? Hell, yeah. All right, man. Good luck, bud. Thank you. Got a whole classic right here. I think this truck did it last year, didn't it? He did. I did. I've never seen it. I got Rob at a first place last year. Oh, he said he got Rob. He got Rob. So what's the plan? I remember it last year.  You're going to swing it. I'm going to do donuts and everything. I'm going to let her eat all the way. Put it on board? Yep. Not going to let up. There you go. Are you going to pop the tires? I'm hoping they pop. You hoping they pop? I'm hoping they pop. All right, man. Good luck. Let's see how it goes. Let's not get Rob this time. All right. All right. So, Josh, what's under the hood? It's a SOC-59 Magnum with head gaskets and studs, and that's it. And the head gaskets are back there, and it does have a turbo on it, right? Yes, it does. How big? It's a 69 millimeter, making 15 pounds. That's awesome. All right, dude. Go over there and see Adam, and we'll make this run. I love it. Everybody, give him a big round of applause. The 51 Dodge Dooley. This thing is cool. So, him and his wife, who's over there somewhere, she was laughing like a little girl, riding shotgun in this thing, sideways around this big dirt oval, and it was awesome. Super cool to watch. In theory, he should make twice as much smoke as anybody else. He has four tires on the back. Right? Dooley burnouts for the win. Let me hear from all the people that own Dooley's. You're awesome. I own one also. It's big block power. Just the wrong big block for you guys. Oh, there's a lot I don't know. Can we roll? Fire safety? Can we roll? We have glowing. Check that truck out, please. We do have glowing headers under the hood. If you can check it out, please. Can I get a, oh yeah, baby. Right now, Josh is the winner. Made all the right turbo noises. Great. What is up, James Speed Shop? All right. So, James, hold on. I have all these different Ram trucks here. James Phipps, where are you out of? Valdez, I'm up here alone. Valdez, North Carolina. Where is that compared to like Charlotte? Probably an hour west. Okay, an hour west of Charlotte. You came out here just for Mo Party. Did you drive this thing here? Yep, drove it all the way. So if you break it, it's going to be bad. Oh yeah, I'm bad. Is that going to keep you from sending it? Nope. Ah, he says no. So do you think the thing will blow the tires off of it? You did put good burnout tires on it. Give me more than a minute, I can. One minute, son. That's what you got. Go see Adam over there and line it up. I like it. He's been running it on the drag strip and the autocross. And I approve James Phipps out of North Carolina. Let me hear from all you D100 fans. Right? Fallen, yeah. Look at the shift light all. A little out of bounds there, ladies and gentlemen. Give them a big round of applause. Okay, let me hear you if you think James and the D100 right there is your new leader. Let me hear you if you think that Deedrick is still your leader in the 51 Dodge Dooley. Ready for another one there, Adam? Uh-oh. I hope you didn't hear what I said about round Dakotas. Oh, it's evil. So it's the Helcota and it has a Hellcat emblem on it. And it's John O'Malley. It's a 99. So John, you built this thing, your boosted motorsports, and you built this thing on your YouTube channel, right? So tell us a little bit about what's in it. The dash is clearly straight out of the Hellcat, like all of it, right? Yeah, this is a Dakota that thinks it's a Hellcat. So everything underneath this thing is as Hellcat as it can be? How about the rear end? That is a beefed up nine and a quarter. So still all Mopar? Yeah, of course, of course. I love it. All right, do you think you can blow the tires off of this thing? That's the plan. We've got the crappy ones on, so let's go. All right, go see Adam and get ready. Let's hear it for the Helcota. If you haven't seen this thing in person, you need to go check it out. Because the dash, the center console, the seats, they're all from a Hellcat. In fact, the door panels, I mean, they look straight out of the Hellcat. I mean, obviously those aren't going to just mount up in a Dakota. So there are a lot of work done there, but this thing's pretty cool looking. I got to tell you, I'm not a fan of like new car dashes and older cars. This one works. It does. Not going to lie. I might have to take back what I said about round Dakotas. Or maybe not. I'm doing a little drift action. Not going to blow tires that way. You got to get the heat in it. My big speed runs require. Is that a bounce? Curve it around. Come on, John O'Malley, get that thing in the middle. It's here for John O'Malley. All right. If you think John O'Malley in the Hellcat is your new leader, let me hear you. If you think Josh Dietrich in the 51 Dodge Dually is still owning this deal, let me hear you. Chris. Okay. So Chris Breitbach. Is that right? Breitbach. Okay. So Chris, it's a 78 D150 Warlock. What's in it? Stroker 400 and 470. Nice. So low-deck 400, stroker kit, 470 cubic inches. What kind of power does this thing make? I don't know. We're about to find out. Will it blow the tires off of it in 60 seconds? We'll find out. I'm scared, though. What are you scared of? See, I put these Ford Mustang wheels on it. I'm afraid it's going to make me wreck. That's a good fear, my friend. I'm not going to judge you. The good news is you have a lot of space and I trust you. Awesome. All right.  This thing sounds rowdy, ladies and gentlemen. Let me hear you scream if you think you can blow the tires off the Mustang wheels. I mean, they're Mustang wheels. Like, how can they keep up with Dodge power, right? Okay, maybe that part is. Gentlemen, let's hear it for Chris Breitbach. All right, ladies and gentlemen, let me hear you if you think that Chris Breitbach in that Warlock is your new leader. Dodge Dooley is still your leader.  Okay, a couple of things here. A, this car is really nice. Wait, okay, hold on. You are Kenny Matlock, right? So, Kenny, you are our first older muscle car. This is a stick car. It's actually on a Viper chassis and got a Gen 3 in it. So Viper chassis, Gen 3 Hemi, but it is a stick car. Yeah, so it's got a six speed, independent rear.   I ain't going to buy you nothing, but you'll get $500 if you win this deal. Don't buy me one. We'll be good. The buy you one is right. All right, big dog, we need you to pull over there to Adam. This thing's gorgeous, dude.  Let's hear it for him, ladies and gentlemen. Okay, that car is way too nice to do a burnout contest.  That is going to make some smoke. All right, let's hear it for the 68 Road Runner. Trying to stay out of the water over there. Okay, so the bad news is the big tires, they're sticky now. Viper chassis and a beautiful 68 Road Runner body. Ladies and gentlemen, give them a big round of applause for Kenny Matlock and the 68 Dodge Road Runner, Plymouth Road Runner, sorry.  Okay, who's ready for our final competitor? Okay, but first we have to vote. Who thinks that Kenny Matlock is now our leader? Okay, who thinks that Josh Dietrich and that 51 Dodge Dooley is still our leader? Kevin Wesley. You are, you're the last hope for the Gen 3 Hemi crowd. So Josh went out there, he has a Dooley. He's got four rear tires, makes twice as much smoke. He's got a turbo, made all the right noises. This thing makes all the right noises though, right? Yeah, and Chad had Bilstein, so we're going to root for Chad too. Well, there you go. So do you think you can own this deal? We're going to try to own this deal. Are you willing to blow the tires off the rear of it? We will do whatever is necessary. That's what I want to hear. What I heard, ladies and gentlemen, is that it was in full send mode. I see a big number 11 on the dash. Apparently that means it's all in. The paddle shifters are on. Traction control is off. Transmission is in track mode. Suspension and steering are in track mode. I believe Dodge messed up though. It should have burnout mode. Okay, we'll make that a suggestion for next time. Are you ready? He has the race gloves on. Okay, go see Adam. Adam's going to get you set up. Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Kevin Wesley. That's what we need. We need burnout mode. We need to be talking to Mopar. They're always in burnout mode. Kevin Wesley, our final competitor in the 2019 Challenger Scat Pack. Trying to take over from Josh Detrick.  Trying to cover some ground. Not a bad strategy. They need more smoke than that, ladies and gentlemen. What do you think? Give them a big round of applause though. That thing is looking good. Our Bilstein Shocks 2019 Scat Pack. Smoke in the tires. Control right there. Give them a big round of applause, ladies and gentlemen. How many of you think the Scat Pack Challenger is now your leader? How many of you think that Josh Detrick in the 51 Dooley is still your leader? Detrick in the Dooley. How many of you agree with me that our runner up is the Black Dodge Square Body Dakota?  He sent out Detrick. He's your winner. Your runner up is the Little Square Dodge Dakota.


After a long day at work Charles Lawson of Zebulon woke up Wednesday morning to a call that many hope to never receive You know, I got a call from a friend this morning at like 5 15 5 30 that You know a fire had originated in the shop and there was three parts to the store You know, they Had the well the welding garage over there the two bay automotive garage out back and then up here Was a part where we they used to sell used parts. It used to be GMP auto At Pikeville Medical Center, we believe that together we can make a difference in the fight against cancer We are proud to have patients who have experienced successful outcomes over many years as always We believe in the power of faith Pikeville Medical Center where cancer can be defeated As a business owner Lawson says he hoped to bring back the automotive section of the store Stating the need for a shop in the community. However with that equipment gone He says he's lost more than just a job Ever tool that I had and my grandfather had I bought him in here to the shop to start this up You know try to you know bring this little shop back to life It's got such potential and help so many people around here in this community out of Coon Creek and All on John's Creek and yeah, I mean we lost everything man. I mean it's Detrimental aside from the damage Lawson says he hopes to rebuild the business adding back to the community's economy If you would like to help Lawson you can call him at 6 0 6 6 1 6 4 4 8 8 for mountaintop news. I'm Joel cordial


physics channel for physics please subscribe my channel hello and welcome back to another episode of physics partner today we are talking about Newton's third law of motion and how it finds relevance in our daily lives as we all know Newton's third law of motion states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction this means that whenever two objects interact with each other the force exerted by an object on the other is met with an equal and opposite force exerted by the other object on the first object let's take a simple example to understand this better when we walk over feet pushes against the ground and the ground pushes back against our feet with an equal and opposite force referred to as the reaction force this reaction force allows our feet to push us forward and enable us to walk another example of Newton's third law of motion is the recoil of a gun when you fire a gun the bullets travel out of the barrel and the guns recoils backward this happens as the force of the bullet moving forward is met with an equal and opposite force pushing the gun backward you can also observe Newton third law of motion while swimming when you push your hand back against the water the water pushes back against your hands with an equal force propelling you forward through the water now let's discuss another excellent example of Newton third law of motion to make it more clear a rocket taking off when the rocket lifts off the launch pad it is met with a massive force pushing down against it the rockets engine that produce an equal and opposite force pushing the rocket upward and allowing it to take off another example of Newton's third law of motion is a scuba diving as you swim underwater the fins of your scuba gear push against the water and the water pushed back against your fins helping you move through the water with ease if I conclude my video I must say that Newton's third law of motion plays a significant role in our daily lives it helps us perform various activities such as walking swimming and even shooting a gun now when you see these everyday activities you know that they all rely on Newton's third law of motion so I think it's enough for today so thank you very much for listening and watching I hope you enjoyed the video I hope this video is useful for you so take care of yourself and don't hesitate to write an email if you have any question curie suggestion and even classes are required take care of yourself meanwhile see you in the next video goodbye


Hello, and welcome to the School of Library and Information Science Career Colloquia session. My name is Jill Klees, and I am the SJSU Career Center liaison to SLIS. And I'd like to thank you all very much for joining me tonight. We get to hear from one of our own SLIS alums, Colleen Cook. Colleen Cook. And we're going to hear about how she's maximized her experience while getting her MLIS to pave a path to her ideal archives job. So I'm super excited to hear what Colleen has to share with us tonight. So let's get ourselves started, and I'm going to let Colleen take it away. So here you go. Thank you, Jill, and welcome, everybody. Good evening. I am super excited to talk to you guys. As you may have noticed, my name is Colleen, and we are here to talk about how I got my dream job and how you can, too. First off, what is this dream job of mine? What do I do? I am the Archives Coordinator for the Agua Colliente Band of Collea Indians. As you can see from the picture, I work in the Tribal Historic Preservation Department, and I have been here almost a year. My department supports the preservation of historical resources, specifically archaeological sites for the tribe, just like California's State Historic Preservation Office does for the state's historical resources. I was hired to manage the department's archives, implement records management, keep track of our departmental library, and generally provide assistance with information management. Understandably, this job is amazing and teaching me so much. However, you might find it interesting to know this wasn't originally my dream job. When I started grad school, I would have told you my dream job was with the National Park Service or University, but now I couldn't imagine not working with Native American Archives. This truly has become my dream job. So how did I get here? Well, I didn't know what to do with my bachelors in history when I graduated college, so I wound up in human resources at my alma mater. After a year and a half, I decided it wasn't for me and chose to become an archivist, but it took two years to land a paid archival position and two more after to get a permanent position. So let's highlight a few quirks of my journey to my dream job that might inspire you to yours. I volunteered in different archives on my lunch hour and on weekends to gain whatever experience I could soak up while in school and working. The lunchtime gig was offered to me after I introduced myself in the monthly newsletter of the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society, which I had joined a year and a half before expressing my interest in archives and that I had started my master's in library science. That society also helped me create archival opportunities for myself as they benefited the workings of the society, like cataloging their library. Volunteering at NARA on Saturdays gave me enough background in federal records and archival practices that it was a major factor in me getting a paid internship with the South Florida Special Collection Center, which falls under the National Park Service. I was in the running for another wonderful paid internship with Longwood Gardens, but because my focus was on archives, they thought they wanted a more generic library intern. I'm happy to say that I was eventually accepted, and not only have they had two archival interns since I left, they also hired an archivist. I like to think I made an impression. My work in Florida and with other collection management systems was a major factor in me being offered my first full-time archivist position. My current boss hired me because she was impressed with my newsletter skills, grant-reading education, three years of records management, knowledge of historic preservation and enthusiasm for wrangling archives that haven't had a lot of work. All that on top of my archival skills, because trust me, I wasn't the only capable qualified archivist who applied. I simply had other useful skills and was the right fit. Seriously though, you never know what will set you apart from your competition, so definitely let employers know what you're capable of, which is what we're here to talk about tonight. So what else did I do? I had persistence, patience, and a lot of luck. I've applied to hundreds of jobs since starting grad school because finding a job is a job in itself, but there are some things you can do to help give yourself an edge. I utilized the skills we're going to discuss here to work my way to my current employment. So what do I hope to impart before you leave tonight? The topics I'm going to try and cover are skills and qualifications employers seek most, how to translate your background into the job you want, and how to create a LinkedIn profile, probably my favorite. So what are employers looking for? Well, let's ask them. I used Meredith Lowe's site, archives gig, to compile a demonstration for you all. By the way, if you've never heard of this site, copy the link below and access it right now, save it for the future, or whatever you need to do. I encourage you to look at this regularly. Make it part of your daily or weekly routine, because she makes it so easy for us. This is where I found so many of my jobs. So anyway, I used her site to compile a list of descriptions and requirements from 38 jobs posted since March 1st of this year. They include all levels, from entry to executive and comprise nine government, 18 higher education, four not-for-profit, and seven corporate positions in 20 different states and Canada. Ta-da! There you have it, in all its word cloud glory. So what do they want? Basically, they want everything. Sorry to tell you, but it's true. But, if you can tell from the graphic, there are a few key skills that are a necessity. Look at the very middle. See that MLIS? 99% of the jobs you'll look at are going to require a master's. The only reason it's not bigger on here is it only occurs 36 times in my word doc that I compiled, because you typically only need one MLIS for each job. But really, take a quick look. We'll hang on this page for a minute or two, and read some of the items there. We'll talk about the basics. Your master's, archival experience, where there's the knowledge, ability, excuse me, management, digital, library, records. We'll talk about those next, but really look at what else is on here. Each job is going to have a unique set of requirements, that's all your little blues and purples down here, on top of the basics.  This is how I prepared myself before I even started grad school. And FYI, the economy crashed right as I started, but I was prepared. I knew what I was getting into. And I haven't stopped looking at new jobs since. Job descriptions are one of the best ways I've found to stay abreast, and on top of changes in our field. So, on to the MLIS, your master's in library and information science. I doubt this requirement is a surprise to any of you.  So, you understand it's usefulness and necessity. But let's talk about what employers actually want out of your degree. The majority of archivist jobs require a master's degree in library science from an ALA accredited program. Check you're in the right program. However, they also want this tricky advanced coursework and or concentration in archives or another special interest related to your job. A generic MLIS may not, on its own, be enough. You have to be able to promote your archival knowledge. So, what does that mean? When I attended SJSU, there was a list of unofficial concentrations and recommended coursework. I couldn't find that this time around, sorry. But the recommendations for MARA students will work just as well. I've copied them here for you. This is what the MARA site lists as recommended coursework. Use these as a guideline to ensure you're getting a competitive archival education. Remember my word cloud and how big knowledge was? They expect you to know the basics of archival management and practices. Plus, as the MARA degree is evidence, there are specific programs out there to get your master's in archival management. So, you will be competing with people who really only studied archives. I bolded the classes I took. Notice I have most of the foundation. I highly recommend, if you still have time and haven't already, to at least try and get that. At the time, most of the rest of my classes also fell under this recommended courses. MARA is a little different than the concentration I followed. But I also took grant writing and collection management and wrote research papers on libraries, libraries, excuse me, to give myself an edge and to make sure I was prepared for other information management fields. No matter what, be prepared to defend your education decisions. Remember that phrase or other special interests related to job? It's not the end of the world if you don't have that archival concentration. You just might have to work a little harder. When you're starting out and especially with internships, your coursework could get you or cost you the job. Take it from me, it's happened. Take what you like, though, what you're interested in and what will benefit you because you'll be happier in the long run anyway. So, here's a suggestion. The next one, that lovely Catch-22 experience. Frodo got it right and it's so frustrating. I hear y'all, you need some type of experience to get experience, or in other words, a job. In fact, you're probably going to need experience to even get the internship. Both my internships required more experience than my coursework provided. Without volunteering, I wouldn't have qualified for either of them. So, how do you get it? There are lots of ways out there to get experience. So, long as it has some professional merit, I believe you can make it work. It all depends on what you can and can't, are and aren't, willing to do. Let's start with a brainstorm of ways to get experience. Internships and volunteering are excellent and obvious methods. Just make sure the situation is fair for you and your employer. Be creative, look around you, and where archives might be or might be useful. Like my historical society, they jumped at me creating my own projects so long as the board had approval and knowledge of my methods, because it helped them as well. This is also where networking comes in really handy. The more people you meet and share your passion for archives with, the more likely you are to find an opportunity to use your skills. Paid or not, so long as it's in a semi-professional capacity, I think you can make it count. So, be creative, think outside the box, and look at your current situation. What can you make work? That's what I did when I got looking for what I can do. And here's what I did. So, how did I do it? Here's a quick timeline, beginning with my start of grad school in 2009 and what I did in those two years to set me up with archival experience prior to gaining an internship my last semester. I chose to work full-time and go to school part-time to be able to pay for my education as I went. I didn't have a family and I wasn't tied to a particular location, but I did have heavy financial restrictions, which limited my ability to gain experience. So, I practiced what I learned in class at work, like incorporating more records management and digital preservation into my job. I asked the Historical Society for permission to do archival and library projects for that. Fun fact, they started asking for my expertise, such as how to remove blood from historic yearbooks after a parolee on a drug-fueled high broke into our historic house to steal our artifacts. The Society also connected me with the Acting Special Collections and Archives Head of UCI who promptly set me up with her contract archivist to work on my lunch hour. Totally worth it. One and a half to two hours a week turns into a lot of hours, which adds up to a lot of experience over several months. I also learned that NARA took volunteers and I convinced a very nice archivist at my regional facility to let me volunteer on the one Saturday a month they were open. Remember that 64 hours from way earlier in the slides? I earned that over eight months. I had to wait for a paid internship and about six months of volunteering experience before I could dive into archives full-time. However, that meant moving across the country. That didn't bother me and I've done that unfortunately three times now. You'll hear this a lot. Look nationwide. If you have any ability to relocate, you will find your job search more fruitful. And hey, I ended up back where I started, but there's no guarantee of that and I understand not everybody can do that. So again, look at your own situation. So let's go back to everything else that employers want. Back to the diagram. So we see records and management and digital is up there towards the top and library, they're all big. Management can refer to people, but also to handling the archive and its daily functions. Get to the point where you feel confident being charged in the archives. You might not be, but it'll help you in your job search. Digital should come as no surprise. Digitized and born digital records are everywhere and you will, 99% guaranteed, be working with them in some capacity. Learn as much as you can, get as much experience as possible related to this. This is already a minimum requirement on most jobs. Mine included. However, talk about an excellent volunteering or contract opportunity for a non-profit or grassroots. Wrangle their digital records. Especially if you need a little extra help getting into it. It also should come as no surprise that archivists wear many hats. Understanding and having some experience with the libraries, museums, records management and marketing among others will come in handy. And that's why you're seeing some other unique wording down here. The ability to do the basics of archives, accession process, describe, et cetera. Communicate, use archival standards such as EAD, research and create or follow policies and established practices will all benefit you. And if you look really closely, they're all there in the purple. If you really want to work in, say, the federal government, take time to start learning federal records, policies and practices and get experience there. You're going to need it. If you have an interest in Native American archives, say, check out the Native American Archival Protocols on the Native American Archives Roundtable site. If religious archives are your passion, understand the special requirements and restrictions there. So tailor what you want to do to what you're learning and the experience you're getting. Getting a job is a job in itself and the better informed you are, the better decisions you'll make about your education and experience opportunities, the better set yourself up for that elusive job. All right. So now we're going to interact a little bit because I like that. Raise your hand and if you don't remember, it's just under your name, participants' little hand button, if you have ever worked or are working with an archive, library, et cetera. Yay! That's awesome. Oh, you guys rock. Oh, why are you listening to me then? You guys are all so much more. All right. We'll raise your hand if you have experience in information management. I was going to say everybody who had archives should probably have that hand up. All right. Then finally, raise your hand if you've ever worked. Oh, that makes me very happy. There we go. All right. So now what if I told you nearly everyone should have raised your hand for information management? Why? Because so many jobs have information management components or you could incorporate them. Now, granted, you special people who are so wonderful and have worked in libraries and archives, this is going to be really easy for you, but hang in there with me for anybody else and who knows, maybe it'll spark something. Just remember, every little bit helps when you're trying to get a job. And why is this important and why is this important for all of us? Because you want to make it as easy as possible for a future employer to decide you're the perfect person for the job. Also, in case you didn't know, many companies have HR or some other non-archival person sift through the applicants and only put a handful through to your future boss. So if there's 50 applicants, the person who's going to make that decision may only see three. You want to be in that three. The other thing you need to know if you didn't already is that most archival jobs are getting over 50 applications. I was in the top two of over 100 applications along with gardens and out of 30 for my current job. So there's a lot of people out there and there's a lot of times I wasn't even in the real pile. So how do we translate our backgrounds? As you remember, I finished college without a plan, ended up in human resources and had to continue working there through school until I landed a paid archival opportunity. So the bulk of the years on my resume are still human resources. It doesn't sound very archival, does it? Well, you're right, it wasn't. But look at these three main components of that job. All right. So we've gotten past human resources and now we're going to move on to my last bullet, which to me when I was doing this a couple years ago really struck me as metadata. It's a bit of a stretch, I'll admit, but that really was what I was doing with those databases was maintaining metadata. So here's my job in two of the three, kind of fit with information management. So let's go back to the original. So how do you take your interpretation of your experience and convey it to an employer? Because right now, most people aren't going to look at this and understand that as information management. So I need to translate it on my resume and in my speech so it's easy for someone else to make the same connection. What it takes is a creative look at the archival profession and at your resume. So for you, if you're doing this at home, take your resume or an accurate list of what you do, group it together in the like categories and start thinking creatively about what may or may not be information management. Then some creative tweaks like take this top bullet, this create, update personal records and files. What if we just modify that to be monitor and maintain personal records through creation transfers, location modifications, retention, and occasional destruction? That sounds a lot more like records management to people who are in the records management field. I'm taking a lot of the words that you regularly see on jobs. So that's the one I did. But now as you listen to me, take a thought about how you would update my third bullet because that's the one I actually have updated to sound better. And see what you come up with. In the meantime, I'll just let you know that I wouldn't be at my current position if I hadn't done this. My current job required five years of experience including archives and records management. The other thing to keep in mind when you're translating is don't lie, don't make stuff up. I mean I can't make HR into any more than the records management. I actually did. But try, you know, take a look at your resume and see what you can do. Even my husband does a little bit of information management. He's a mechanic. But feel free at the end if you came up with any good ideas for this third bullet, share them with us. So now, if my internet will cooperate, we're onto the fun part, linked in. So go ahead and raise your hand if you have a linked in profile. Awesome. Yay.  I love it. All right. Now, smiley face, which is somewhere near your raised hand, if you actually use linked in, which means you did more than just upload your resume. Yes, you smiley face. Go Barnaby. Oh, birth is confused. Okay. We'll get there. Christina, awesome. All right, guys. Oh, there's stuff. I like it. All right, good. Then you guys are in the right colloquia. All right. So real quick, just for any of you that might not know, linked in is a professional social networking site. Let me emphasize, professional. This is not the place to publicly share your family vacation photos or current emotional status unless those somehow directly relate to your job. This is a place to brag about what an amazing archivist you are, connect with peers and future employers, and look for work. So two good reasons to join linked in. One, it's your resume on steroids, and two, it might help you land an interview or job. I definitely encourage you to click on my profile if you pulled it up earlier or from the blurb for the session, open up your own if you have one, or sign up for one right now as we're talking. Assuming your computer can handle that many windows, open it once and it doesn't crash. Like mine wants to. So let's go ahead and talk about that second reason I said you should be on first. It can help you get a job. So my profile is public, and you are looking at my huge, whose huge your profile. I've applied to jobs, and within weeks, people from those jobs have looked at my profile. So it hasn't necessarily translated into work for me yet, but I can guarantee you, people are looking for you, they want to know more, and especially if they have an interest in you for the job, this could be an excellent way to boost their confidence in talking to you. And it's awesome, you know, and so there's Jill, she's looked at me, that's awesome. So let's go back to the jobs in general. There's a jobs tab right up at the top where you can search for jobs, set up job agents, and connect with employers. So there's two ways right off the bat, this could help you get a job. So on to reason number one, you should be here. This is your resume on steroids. This is my personal home page, but when you go to my public page, you already know a ton about me without ever scrolling down, though you definitely should scroll down. This is your platform to brag about yourself. This is the place to have a long resume listing all your skills, special projects, connections, recommendations, et cetera. Most applications don't allow for more than a little bit about yourself, but on LinkedIn, you can have it all here and still allow a future employer to pick and choose what they want to look at. Big note, resume rules apply here. Keep your descriptions descriptive but short and to the point. Make them easy to read and understand, and keep the really important task and skills to the top, that's what I tried to do. The things I really want you to read are at the very top of each of my jobs. Oh, and I almost forgot, the third reason to be on here and connect with people, recommendations. People can write recommendations for you. I highly recommend you approach professors, mentors, employers, coworkers, whoever knows you and knows your abilities well and ask them for a recommendation here. I only have one because for some reason, of all my jobs, I've only ever had one person, Maureen McCaddon, who was on LinkedIn and so she wrote me a very beautiful review from one of my internships.  So, there's also peer endorsements now. So, when you list your skills, your connections can verify them. Kind of think of these like tags for your profile. They help you show up in searches and connect to others. Mine got a little bit out of hand because I was trying to find the right terminology before they added this endorsements part, and now I don't want to delete any of the ones I'm endorsed for. So, I recommend yours probably look a little cleaner than mine, and that's why mine look a little crazy. A good place to look for the lingo that you would want to use here would be those ever important job ads for what they're looking for. You want to match a lot of those terms, same thing with a normal application, but this is an excellent resource. Now, in general, LinkedIn wants to walk you through all its features and help you set up your profile. Wonderful, highly recommend, you go ahead and use it and do it. It's going to help you get everything on there, because I recommend you get everything on there. We're going to quickly go through the features that I have set up, which is pretty much all of them, and keep in mind, mine's always the work in progress. So, if you find mistakes, feel free to point them out to me on LinkedIn. Before we get going now, there are four rules of thumb you really should live by in general for applications, but definitely on LinkedIn. Be positive. Be professional, be current, and be honest. I haven't seen too many people lying, but you just never know, and it's not a good policy anyway. So, somewhat self-explanatory are the first couple of things we're going to look at.  Make sure this info is current. A lot of it will be if you keep everything else updated. This summary here can be whatever you want, again, professional, positive, honest. And I have a basic listing of my skills and specialties, but I've also seen job search statements. Look around at other profiles, see what strikes you, and write up a brief statement that suits you and your needs. Experience. So, this down here is your resume. Like I said before, resume rules apply. Excuse me. If there are pieces of your resume, you always have to take out so it fits in the box for the applications of the job, put it here. Make sure everything about what you've done at your job is here. Let this be your supplement to your resume. Quick note on the experience, you'll notice on the, well, before that, sorry, the last one was asking me to upload projects, upload projects if you have them. I've just gotten that to work, so there's a finding aid that I wrote for a previous job that's up online that's now connected here. I haven't connected this colloquia today to my current job. Over here, this profile chart will let you know how you're doing. I really recommend a thorough profile, so it's to your advantage to try and get that circle full, you know, and again, if you don't have it, fine, but if you've got it, if you can fill in the experience, whatever, put it there. So, just one other note on the experience section. LinkedIn recently added the volunteering section. I haven't moved my volunteering down yet because I'm still fiddling with how it looks and what I want to do. My early archival experience is all volunteer, and I'm just not sure I want it down here, especially as I currently haven't gotten back into any other volunteering. So, fiddle around with what works for you, but keep this in mind. Volunteering in general is a great thing to put here if it makes sense, because say you volunteer at your local animal shelter, that might just be the key to getting an archival job with the ASPCA. You never know what's going to land you the job. So, just saying, really look at what you're doing and what should be on here, even the stuff you might not normally think of. All right, so education and courses. I definitely recommend filling in relevant coursework. I've applied to several jobs that asked for specific education qualifications, such as a project archivist at a jazz archive, and I needed to highlight, where did it go, that I have jazz history courses. It's especially important for our MLIS to show your archival knowledge, but also any other education you have. I have social media education. There's also a place for a brief description of your education. See mine, it's not shown here. If you want, for an example, of what you might say about your education. The other thing that's not shown are spots for additional information. There's lots of different things you could put there, and associations. Associations are wonderful for numerous reasons. I'm part of SAA and the local California one. So, definitely consider joining some, and when you do, add them here. Some jobs prefer or require involvement, like university employment. They want to know you're getting out there in the field. It's also another great way to connect to people and get experience. Other things you can do on LinkedIn is join relevant groups. I really recommend this. There we go, I just realized my pointer isn't working. Bees tend to have excellent and interesting discussions. Also, I've seen jobs posted in my groups that I haven't seen posted anywhere else, or sometimes they'll show up weeks later after the job is closed. You can also follow companies and use LinkedIn to research potential employers. Really helpful, you need to know when you're doing those cover letters who you're applying to. Finally, connect with people. If you haven't already, and want to, feel free to connect with me. Friend me right now. I will definitely accept you when I get on my email. I'd love to hear from you all. I'd love to connect with you all, especially if you have more questions and comments than our Q and A will allow. You never know who your next employer or employee might be. On that note, just don't just willy-nilly add people to have the most connections. Connect with your family, friends, acquaintances, and anyone you find particularly fascinating or inspirational, and tell them that's why you want to connect. Those are the people you want to connect with. Just always remember to keep things positive and professional. Let your skills and abilities shine here. Humbly brag about yourself. Ooh, someone just connected with me. Sorry. Get connected to the millions of information professionals out there. It's amazing who all is on LinkedIn. So, we just covered a lot of information, and I thank you guys for holding on tight there through the crazy internet lags. But here's what I hope you will remember. Dream jobs are out there, and you can find yours with hard work and a little bit of luck. But give yourself the best chance. Figure out what you want to do and how you're going to get there. Understand your field, and then translate your experience into it so employers can quickly pick you out of the crowd. Make it easy on them. Highlight those skills, quirks, and outside experience that will make you a wonderful fit for one of those jobs out there. By using a site like LinkedIn, that is your supplemental application. Use it like that. No matter what, figure out what works for you and what you can do. Above all, oh, yay, more. Above all, that will set you up to be qualified for the job that's right for you, and will help you get it because you can talk with passion about the decisions that led you there, and trust me, employers, the unwritten rule, I'll give you a really quick HR tip I learned years ago. They're looking for somebody that fits with them, and they're looking for enthusiasm and positivity, so throwing that out there, if you can be passionate about how you got to where you are, you are so going to be more likely to get the job. All right, so as I end, I've put up some extra resources here, which might be helpful to you as you're looking for experience and work. And totally just want to plug really quick, one of my internships was along with gardens. They're currently in the running for their next intern for the next year. It would start in September, I believe, and this is amazing. They're really competitive, but look into it. It's an awesome internship, and again, another one you may not have heard of, Student Conservation Association, some really cool archival and preservation internships out there. So, thank you all for spending your evening with me. I want to see as many qualified archivists out there corraling our world's history. So, I really do wish you all the best with your job ambitions, and if there's anything I can do to help, let me know. At this time, if it's all right with Miles and Jill, I'd love to answer any questions or respond to any comments you might have and keep these linked and connections coming up. I'm loving this, so thank you guys all very, very much. Yeah, so let's open it up for questions. So, feel free to chat your questions, type your questions in the chat box, or raise your hand. It looks like somebody else may have, yeah, there's a raised hand. So, Colleen, go ahead. I'll get off the mic so Richard can pick up, and then go ahead and take your questions. Hello, can you hear me? Hello? Can you hear me? Oh, okay, good. I have new headphones. I question this regarding foreign languages. I study foreign languages for quite some time, and I know like three. I was wondering what your thoughts were on that respect to writing archives. Richard, that's amazing. I am trying to relearn my German that I forgot from undergraduate. You're not going to see it often, but when you do, there are very specific archives out there that are looking for that, and you're probably going to be one in a million for them, especially if you know several. My recommendation would be depending on where you live and how much you're willing to travel, United Nations, constant, well, not constantly, but are often looking for archivists, and you need to speak multiple languages. There's a lot of archives back east. Specifically, I saw one recently that you needed Russian. I believe it was a Russian Jewish archive. So, they are out there. That's going to be huge. Put those and your level. If you're basic, I can't put German anymore because I barely understand it, but if you're fluent, put that on your resume. If you're basic, put that on your resume. If you can only write it, put it on your resume, you're going to stand out. So, that's fantastic. Good for you. Thank you very much. Any more questions? Oh, yeah, and Richard, I almost forgot there is a spot on LinkedIn to put other languages as well. So, look at that as well. Yes, Heather. Go ahead, Heather. Hi. Sorry. Thanks so much, Colleen. That was a great presentation. I don't know if it's a question so much. I have a similar background to you in that I worked in sort of academia. I did graduate teaching fellowships, and I also worked in budget stuff, and I understand that there's a way to sort of shift your job experience, you know, the details of your job experience so that it is a little bit more information management-y, if you will. But I was wondering if you could just give us, I don't know, maybe one example of a question that you were asking in an interview where you were then, you know, able to switch the language of your tasks so that it seemed a little bit more information management-like. Certainly, actually the job here. I was point blank asked if I had the five years of experience. That was a minimum requirement, and my boss might have budged on it, but HR wasn't. They wanted five years, and she needed to be able to prove to them that whoever she hired had five years. So, really easy to see. I think at that point when I got hired here, really easy to see I had about two and a half years of experience if you really added up all my volunteering. So, I needed to prove I had at least three more years of experience. And in the interview, because my boss, again, asked me point blank, do you have the five years of experience?   I was there for four and a half years. The majority of the time I was there, I was simply in charge of the database and the records management for the department. I handled all of our files, made sure they were correct, sent off to the right locations, shredded as appropriate, saved as appropriate. I managed all of the data for all of the personnel in a collections management type system. I really didn't switch over majorly into HR until we had a departmental shift about two years into that, and I still maintained all of my old duties. And that's basically what I told her. So, using the records management. And I believe she had my resume in front of her, and if you pull up my LinkedIn site, you'll be able to better see some of what's written there. And I believe we touched on, I pointed out specific things of, you know, this really is records management. This really is, my boss has a pretty good understanding, but it's not her field. So, I had to do a little more explanation, but that's really all it took. It was just, okay, you know, making sure they saw phrasing it as records management, the access database as a collection management system. It was collecting employee records. So, some of that's practice. You know, I spent a lot of time with my resume reworking at that. That's over years that I got to the point it currently looks at to really focus on, there's a lot of other stuff I did that has nothing to do with my current profession. But those years I spent really maintaining the records for our office, making sure they went to the right location, from creation to start, you know, managing all that metadata, and really starting to think of it that way. It becomes a lot easier to talk about it. So, hopefully that helps a little bit. If it doesn't, feel free to connect with me later, and we can talk about it a little bit more. And that's true for anybody. If you guys think you need help or want help looking at your current resumes. I'm, according to my husband, actually really good at that. So, a little self-promotion, but I might be able to help you do that on your own side. Thanks so much, Colleen. I know that I've been looking at, you know, job announcements, and that five-year thing is really intimidating. It comes up a lot. So, that was a great example. Thank you so much. Your welcome, Heather, and just putting it out there. Be confident. It sounds like you've got a great background to get into it. Just be positive, be confident. It'll happen. I promise. Yes, Sita, I think, or Seta? Seta, I was wondering, because there are a maximum number of units you can take, I'm wondering if you ever had to take any courses outside of San Jose State, and what your source was for taking those courses. Because I'm, as I near the end of the program, I find that, you know, there are many courses I still feel I need to take or want to take, and there's just no time left. Awesome questions, Seta. I didn't even think of covering that, so thank you for asking. When I started the program, just to throw it out there, I looked at the requirements, again, that archives concentration, and I actually started with picking out the ones I thought I pretty much already had. There's a database management class, and I had already done that. Some other things like that. So, I kind of started with what do I not have? And again, there's classes I didn't get, and to be honest, I'm still trying to get some of that knowledge and experience. I did not do any formal coursework outside of San Jose. However, I attended associations when I could. I got really lucky. Society of California Archivists was near my hometown, one of the first years. I went there, and I did, because I didn't have to stay. I could stay with my parents and travel. I was able to afford to do some of the pre-conference workshops, which definitely expanded a lot of what I knew, and I'm still doing that. I still like to do the pre-conference workshops. Other classes hosted by SAA primarily is what I've been using up till now. It's on my list of things to do. This will make Jane very proud, is to go back to San Jose at some point and take some of these extra courses. The other thing I've done, partly because it's fairly easy to do, even if you're really busy, have other restrictions on your time, is I still watch some of the colloquia and seminars that San Jose puts on that you can view kind of as the public, you know, that I don't have to log in with a student number and whatever else to be involved in. And I look for those other places every so often. So if you're not a member of Society of American Archivists, just join the listserv. Even if you just join the main listserv, they are constantly promoting classes and sessions and seminars on all sorts of topics. The big stuff I am still trying to get more of is the digital. I really need a lot more education experience with that, and I'm taking it anywhere I can get it. And you'll find on those listservs paid, unpaid, you know, the different variations of cost, and there's a lot of sites out there, and unfortunately, they're not coming to mind that offer those, and regularly post. A lot of the library schools have similar things to San Jose. So I didn't do as much when I was in school, but you're right. There's a lot of stuff I left going. Oh, I wanted to, oh, and they've added so much more sense. But look at SEA, start there, look at San Jose, start there about some of the classes they offer, and the conferences are a great place to start. But look for some of these classes, and get on the listservs. You'll start hearing about more that I never knew about that regularly post, you know, if you're interested in preservation, go to the Northeast Document Conservation Center. They've got all sorts of stuff. Look for white papers. The consulting company I worked for, History Associates, has written white papers that you can find about a variety of archival terms. So it takes a little bit of searching. You definitely should do it. So it's a wonderful question, and I'm still looking for ways to expand my education. I'm going to have to because things keep changing. I wasn't too worried about leaving without all the requirements. I knew eventually you can get there, and that's also a great thing to express in job interviews that you're still interested in, you know, the profession and learning. A lot of jobs are going to find that very endearing that you don't think you know everything and you know there's more out there to learn. So that's kind of what I've done and where I've gone for that information. Thank you, Colleen. I wanted to add one thing really quickly speaking from SLIS, and that is that we have just recently opened courses, not the core courses, but a lot of the electives to open universities. So they're available as postmaster certificates if you wanted a cohesive set of courses or as individual open university courses. And I also want to say that I often hear from students that they're just, they don't want to graduate because there's still so many more courses they want to take. But again, you can get jobs without having that and then you can keep learning. So I'm going to give the mic back and see if there are other questions. Hey everyone, we've got about seven minutes left. So if you've got a question, please raise your hand so you can take the mic or certainly type in the chat box, but this is such a great opportunity to have Colleen available to talk with us tonight. So feel free to ask her your questions. Amy, I'm still working on that one. When I was writing this up, I was trying to be honest, I was trying to find an old resume before I had made major changes. And like I couldn't find the pictures. I was going to show you guys so many pretty pictures of places I've worked and I couldn't find those either. So I was looking back and actually transitioning backwards into what things said. I was looking at that one going, I don't know what, it's what it is, it's metadata, but I'm still looking at that one. So you're just going to have to keep an eye on my LinkedIn profile for the next like month until I figure out how to rewrite that one to better explain it to future employers. I hope I don't have to go anywhere that might understand that. So hey, if you have any ideas, shoot them my way. I'm interested. Richard, go ahead and pick up the mic with your question. Yes, hi. I was just wondering, Colleen, it's mentioned, it says, you know, you're mentioning about Southern California and UCI and all that. There is an archive place in Riverside that I found out about recently going to the Student Library Association, you know, the SLA group, the local chapter of the student. Anyway, and I was wondering if you have any information, any knowledge on that. Richard, do you remember specifically what archive? There's actually a fair amount of archives down here. Are you talking about like there's the University of California Riverside Archives? Which one? No, no, they're national, they're like an offshoot of the National Archives, but they're in Riverside. Yes, that is the National Archives Records Administration at Riverside. They're actually located in Paris. I have recently spent a lot of time there. They actually just had a job opening. I think they just hired someone. They become second family to me now, because obviously a lot of tribal records are located in federal repositories. So, yeah, that's actually the NARA that I volunteered at. Though granted, when I volunteered, they were located in Laguna, Miguel. So, for any of you guys that might have remembered from before, they were there and then they moved over. So, there's a records center and a NARA there, full staff, lots of archivists. So, it's a fascinating place, especially if you're into, say, genealogy. They have all of the, many of California records, but they also have a lot related to Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, they have BIA, BLM, a lot of those. So, I'm unfortunately, Richard, I'm not remembering exactly what you asked me, but yes, I am aware of that. So, if you want to re-ask your question, I'd be able to actually answer it. Actually, I was interested in volunteering. I live in Azusa. I don't know if you know where Azusa is. I do, and you know what, okay, you might have to message me just because we're getting close to the end, but if you go to the National Archives site and I think, I can't remember if it's on the, if it's not, which is archives.gov. And I can't remember if it's on that or on the actual regional page site. There is a place that has a volunteer application. Hopefully, I don't know if you can connect with me on LinkedIn or get my email off of here. If you can't find it, let me know. I can put you in touch with them. And then you can talk to them about volunteering. Yeah, it really was a great experience. Again, I volunteered eight hours a month, so they didn't put me on anything crazy, but I got a lot of experience. The guy I volunteered with is still there. And I learned so much. Again, in 64 hours, I learned an amazing amount of how NARA works, Federal Archives. You have to go through a real brief training. So if you can spend even more time than that, they've got some amazing projects. They can put you on. A lot of people volunteer and intern there. And at least at the time, Randy really worked with me on my interest. So we were just, you know, stuck with the fact that I could only work eight hours. So, yeah, if you can't figure out where the form is, email me and I'll hook you up with them. Okay. So I will contact you then and we can, I appreciate that very much. Appreciate it. Not a problem. Not a problem. Any other questions? You've got two minutes. No one else has any questions, Colleen. I'm wondering where you're going to be in five years. This has been an awesome presentation. Just really, really great to listen to you. And I'm so glad everybody was able to hear it. So thank you and thank you all. Yes, thank you all. I really apologize about the lag. You guys were troopers hanging in with me. So hopefully you got it all. If you missed anything, just please follow up with me. I'm more than happy to talk to you later on too. Thanks Colleen. This is Jill. That was really fabulous. Such, such good information. I was taking copious notes of things that are interesting to me. So you had such good tips to share with everybody. I really appreciate your time tonight. So thanks again. Well, again, thank you all for coming. I hope you all have a wonderful night. Lots of success. If I can do it, you can do it. Trust me. And again, thank you all so much.