Wednesday October 30, 2019

Research Showcase 2019

Our annual Research Showcase shares human-centered, interdisciplinary research that connects people with technology to achieve their goals. It focuses on socially relevant topics through the keynote speech and a series of short presentations and posters.

Schedule of Events
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Poster Session I
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.: Keynote Speaker
1:30…

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  Book chapter authored by McDowell discusses storytelling and young adult services

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  Sherlock receives travel grant to present at Charleston Conference

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• Sunday

  October 20

  ALA Student Chapter Curtis Apple Orchard Outing

  1:00 - 3:00 PM

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  Internship Spotlight: Deloitte

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• Tuesday

  October 22

  iSchool Alumni Reception @ Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

  5:30 - 7:00 PM

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  iSchool represented at Grace Hopper Celebration

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iSchool well represented at ASIS&T 2019

October 17 2019

iSchool faculty and students will participate in the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, which will be held October 19-23 in Melbourne, Australia. The theme of this year’s conference is “Information…Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, Anyway.” The meeting, now in its 82nd year, is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. Associate Professor and MS/IM Program Director Catherine Blake serves as co-chair for this year’s conference. Associate Professor and BS/IS Program Director Emily Knox and Affiliate Professor Clara Chu are members of the ASIS&T Board of Directors, contributing to governance activities.

Diesner receives funding for crisis informatics research

October 11 2019

Associate Professor and PhD Program Director Jana Diesner has received a $200,000 grant from the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) for her project, "Reliable Extraction of Emergency Response Networks from Text Data and Bench-marking with National Emergency Response Guidelines." CIRI is a Center of Excellence of the Department of Homeland Security that aims to enhance the resiliency of the nation's critical infrastructures.

Brooks presents state of health informatics to regional Ministers of Health

October 9 2019

Director of the Center for Health Informatics and iSchool Research Scientist Ian Brooks gave an invited talk on health informatics at "Celebrating 25 Years of the Core Health Indicators," a side event held on September 30 during the 57th Session of the Pan-American H

Buchanan to lecture on libraries in Norway

October 7 2019

Rebekah Buchanan, associate professor of English education at Western Illinois University, will visit the iSchool on October 14 to give a lecture addressing libraries in Norway, particularly libraries in prisons and school as well as public libraries. The talk, which is cohosted by the iSchool, Mortenson Center, and Progressive Librarians Guild, is part of the Info City Lecture series.