Join GSLIS for the following activities during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, including our alumni and friends reception on Sunday, June 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Petterino’s Restaurant, 150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. Please stop by the exhibit hall and visit us at Booth 141!
A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal
Friday, June
28, 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (sold out)
Deborah Stevenson, director of the Center for
Children’s Books and editor of The
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, is serving on the task force for
this year’s Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) preconference
(now sold out), “A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal,” to be held at
and in conjunction with the Art Institute. The preconference features a
multitude of award winners and art experts who will discuss the artistic
process and effects, offers breakout sessions for discussions about Caldecott
winners and special topics, and provides an opportunity to view the relevant
gallery exhibit.
ALAplay
Friday, June
28, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Sheraton
Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom 1 & 2
GSLIS
doctoral student Jeff Ginger will
present Fab Lab equipment and methods at the ALAplay event, a free open evening
of gaming, graphic novels, and cosplay organized by the Games and Gaming Round
Table and the Graphic Novels Members Interest Group.
How a Book is Saved: Challenges and How to Fight Them
Saturday,
June 29, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, S405
GSLIS
Assistant Professor Emily Knox will participate
in a presentation that examines the anatomy of a book challenge, discussing the
motivations behind challenges, while several practicing librarians will discuss
their libraries’ experiences with challenges and how to prepare for a challenge
before it happens. Coffee and pastries will be served.
Washington Office Breakout Session I - Gigabit Libraries
Saturday,
June 29, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, N427bc
GSLIS
Research Associate Professor Jon Gant
will lead a discussion on a new Gigabit Library Initiative funded by IMLS. The
purpose of the project is to help libraries leverage ultra-high-speed Internet
service to develop applications and services that will meet the needs of the
public. In particular, the project focuses on socially-inclusive library
experiences that meet critical human development needs, particularly for
underserved populations.
Leaders Wanted / LIS Doctoral Program Options Fair: Cultivating
Diversity in LIS Education
Saturday,
June 29, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, Hall A, Meeting Room D
GSLIS
Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke
will moderate a panel addressing diversity in LIS education and research. GSLIS
doctoral student Karla Lucht will serve
as a member of the panel and discuss choosing a PhD program as well as issues
of diversity and support for students of color.
Conversation Starters: The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival
Saturday,
June 29, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, S102d
GSLIS master’s
student Eti Berland helped create
some of the multimedia pieces that will be used in this annual video contest, in
which young filmmakers create movies that tell the entire story of a Newbery
award-winning book in 90 seconds or less.
Creating Game-Based Makerspaces (GameRT Forum)
Saturday,
June 29, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, S106a
GSLIS doctoral
student Jeff Ginger will discuss
program ideas for libraries to use to help game-loving patrons tap into their
creative side to develop games. Host Scott Nicholson, from the Because Play
Matters game lab at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, will
lead a panel of experts focused on different ways of blending games and play
with the power of creation and makerspaces.
ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair
Saturday,
June 29, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, Hall A1, Special Events Area
GSLIS
Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Rae-Anne Montague, along with GSLIS CAS student Joe Coyle and master’s students Karen Barton and Sasha
Kinney, will present a poster on the Mix IT Up! project, a collaborative
effort by GSLIS to help train librarians as youth advocates. GSLIS master’s
student Lucas McKeever will present
his poster, “Speaking Up: Forming Alliances to Preserve Local History,” which
focuses on a collaboration between The UP Center, an LGBT resource center
serving Champaign County, and the Champaign County Historical Archives to begin
an oral history project.
Electronic Resources Management (LITA)
Saturday,
June 29, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, N128
GSLIS
adjunct lecturer Steve Oberg will
present “E-Resources
Maintenance in a Multi-Access Environment: Challenges, Opportunities, and
Practical Ideas,” sharing his experiences in a small academic institution,
outlining key aspects of the challenge of e-resource maintenance, and
discussing innovative approaches to successfully navigate this environment so
that library users get ready access to the content they want.
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APALA)
Sunday, June
30, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Hyatt
Regency McCormick Place, Jackson Park 10A
GSLIS doctoral
student Karla Lucht will present the
awards for the Asian/Pacific American Library Association (APALA) Young Adult
category for the APALA Literature Awards. These awards honor and recognize
individual works related to Asian/Pacific American experiences (either
historical or contemporary) or Asian/Pacific American cultures. This is a
morning event with refreshments and light breakfast.
ALA Annual
Conference, Poster Session V
Sunday, June
30, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, Hall A, Exhibit Floor
GSLIS
master’s student Adam Paradis will
present his poster, “The Self-Preservation Series:
Outreach Programming for Community Collections.”
Busting the Comics Code: Comics, Censorship, and Librarians
Sunday, June
30, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, N231
GSLIS
Assistant Professor Carol Tilley
will report on the checkered history of comics, libraries, censorship, and the
teens who spoke out eloquently in defense of their favorite medium. From there,
creators, librarians, and a representative from the Comic Book Legal Defense
Fund will discuss recent issues concerning comics, library collections, and
challenges, and how we all can work together to keep comics for all ages on our
library shelves.
Out of the Library and into the Community: Academic Librarians and
Community Engagement (ACRL WGSS)
Monday, July
1, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, S502
Martin Wolske, GSLIS senior research scientist
at the Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI) and adjunct lecturer, will serve on
this panel presented by the Women & Gender Studies Section of the
Association of College & Research Libraries. Panelists will discuss the
issues of democracy, information access, and information distribution within
communities and the role of academic librarians and LIS faculty in addressing
these important social justice issues.
Graphic Novel Stage—We Want YOU for Reading With Pictures!
Monday, July
1, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick
Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall - Graphic Novel Stage
GSLIS
Assistant Professor Carol Tilley,
along with several other experts in the field, will be on hand to discuss the
role comics play in the new Common Core Standards and how Reading With
Pictures, a non-profit organization devoted to comics and visual literacy, can
be used in libraries and classrooms.
