 Hi SJSU iSchool. It's time for us to be celebrating 2019 and looking forward to 2020. It truly was a December to remember. So check out this December recap. Go strong into 2020. In the news there have been some exciting updates this month. Let's start with the student research journal or SRJ. There's an invited contribution from our own Dr. DeBora Hicks about her research on Twitter and diversity and values. And six graduate student articles representing three distinguished universities. SRJ editor-in-chief Gradosnatter, that's me, considers this bigger and better than ever in a must read. So kudos to graduating managing editor Rachel Greggs and the entire team on this milestone. School graduation in 2020 just announced the champion of libraries, Julia C. Jefferson Jr. will be delivering the convocation speech live May 19th 2020 at 5 p.m pacific time. The 10th anniversary of library 2.0. SJSU iSchool's libraries 2.0 conferences for LIS professionals are free live online and recorded. It was born out of partnership between learning revolutions founder and director Steve Hargutin and iSchool director Dr. Sandra Hirsch, which is a global audience of more than 50,000 from 175 different countries. Recap of 2019's amazing conferences, emerging technology, open data and instructional design are in the news. Papin Stasio wins ALAs. I love my librarian award for her outstanding contributions to public librarianship. Congrats for her commitment to community and impactful librarianship. A book on blockchain by Dr. Sandra Hirsch and Dr. Sue Allmans exploring blockchain's potential uses in libraries and proposes specific cases for LAS professionals. It was published by ALA as part of a library future series and is available through the ALA store. Career blog. There's a September, October, November video and transcript that will help catch you up. An article on staying motivated and keep checking in with the career blog for career opportunities and job postings always included at the end of each post. ASU's Center for Information Research and Innovation. An article features a new research methodology course on technology with Dr. Jason Kultenbacher. The curriculum blog shows some exciting new spring course offerings have been added, including intercultural communication with Dr. Deborah Boynton, which I've heard excellent things about. And the iStudent blog, which is an excellent recap of Dr. Hirsch's Ask Me Anything. As the student, Havilah Steinman, who writes the blog states, one of the greatest strengths of the San Jose State University's iSchool is the accessible leadership by which it is guided. Written by Mara student Kenna Walker. And this month featured an article about how to get more involved. So read about Mara student Nick Zumajewski's recent appointment to the board of archives space. Managed by Mara coordinator Pat Franks features a recap of round two of virtual reality versus virtual world smackdown. Thanks for watching. Have a great winter break. Time to celebrate 2020 and be sure to check out all the resources available through SJSU iSchool at iSchool.SJSU.edu in the news and events section.