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IN THIS ISSUE
1.
GSLIS Spotlight
2. News Summary
3. Continuing Professional Development
4. Alumni and Advancement Highlights
5. Calendar of Events
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1. GSLIS SPOTLIGHT
Carol Tilley featured on Big Ten Network
GSLIS Assistant Professor Carol Tilley was the focus of a documentary recently aired on the Big Ten Network. “Carol Tilley, Comic Book Crusader,” examined the comic book industry and its truths and myths. It ran on July 19 and is available for viewing online via the University of Illinois’s YouTube channel. Tilley has received national attention for her research on Fredric Wertham, a psychiatrist and anti-comics critic whose 1954 book Seduction of the Innocent inspired federal hearings that decimated the comic book industry. Her review of Wertham’s personal archives uncovered numerous inconsistencies between the case notes of children treated by Wertham and the content in his book.
Registration
Now Open for the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) UnCamp
The second annual HTRC UnCamp will be held September 8-9 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign iHotel and Conference Center.
HTRC is a unique collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library, to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge.
The UnCamp is different: it is part hands-on coding and demonstration, part inspirational use-cases, part community building, and part informational, all structured in the dynamic setting of an un-conference programming format. UnCamp will feature stellar keynote speakers including Matt Wilkens, who specializes in contemporary American fiction, and digital and computational literary studies at Notre Dame, and Christopher Warren, specialist in Renaissance literature as it relates to politics, law, international political thought, and intellectual history, at Carnegie Mellon. New this year is a Scholarly Communication Office Hours. The office hours is a pilot for user services: participants will have the option to sign up for individual consultation sessions with members of the UIUC library.
Who
should attend?
The HTRC UnCamp is targeted to the digital humanities and informatics tool developers, researchers and librarians, and graduate students.
Registration
To make UnCamp as affordable as possible, registration is set at $100. Please visit http://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1010536 to register. Registration is due by August 31, 2013.
For more information: http://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2013
If you have questions regarding the HTRC UnCamp please contact Megan Senseney, HTRC project coordinator: mfsense2@illinois.edu or (217) 244-5574.
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2. GSLIS NEWS SUMMARY
News items featured within the past month on the GSLIS home page include the following stories; for a comprehensive list, visit the GSLIS Newsroom.
Mak
Named Centennial Scholar
Barnes
highlighted in SLA 'Illuminate Illinois' feature
Serbanuta
and Sweeney awarded Garfield Dissertation Fellowships
GSLIS
to make strong showing at JCDL
Six
students named ALA 2013 Spectrum Scholars
Deng
receives CALA President's Recognition Award
Four
alumni honored with LSAA Awards
Roberts,
Sweeney travel to Dublin for panel presentation
Meza
receives SLA's Impact Award
Anselmo
highlighted in SLA 'Illuminate Illinois' feature
Reflections
on Inclusion
Read about the importance of inclusion in teaching and research through a
series of interviews with GSLIS faculty completed by Associate Professor
Kathryn La Barre. The Reflections on
Inclusion interview series explores the School's efforts to respect varied
perspectives and diversity of experiences.
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GSLIS Social Media
Check out our new faculty videos:
A Few
Moments with Nicole Cooke
GSLIS Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke discusses the initial impetus for her
research on distance education, her interests in information behavior and
diversity issues, and her passion for teaching librarians how to teach.
A Few
Moments with Alistair Black
GSLIS Professor Alistair Black discusses his early fascination with libraries
and his thoughts on the history of libraries and information management.
For up-to-date news and announcements, you are invited to follow the GSLIS Twitter and “like” us on Facebook: Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Illinois.
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3. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Courses
Budget
and Finance for the Library
Dates: September 3 - October 8, 2013
Times: Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Robert Burger, PhD, CPA, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois
Library
Cost: $300
Planning
and Management of Library Buildings
Dates: October 6 - November 15, 2013
Times: Asynchronous format
Instructor: Rose Chenoweth, MSLIS
Cost: $300
For more information and to register, visit CPLA Program and Courses.
The enrollment form for Fall 2013 Community Credit will close on August 15. For a listing of open classes and registration information please visit Community Credit.
Please forward your ideas for continuing education topics to Molly McLaughlin.
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4. ALUMNI AND ADVANCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
LEEP
Program Growing by Leaps and Bounds
GSLIS welcomed LEEP Cohort 18 in July! The students joining LEEP 18.1 and
18.2 reflect a wide geographic diversity from Washington, Oregon, and
California on the west coast to Connecticut, Maryland, and Washington DC on the
east coast and from as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Texas,
Alabama, and Georgia. Although now living in the US, this cohort includes students
born in Russia, India, Colombia, and Mexico. They bring a rich
multidisciplinary mix of academic backgrounds, including electrical
engineering, law, theater, music, history, and English. While many are working
in libraries (academic, public, and special), others have experience in
positions in other sectors including business, public radio, public schools,
and museums. They were attracted to GSLIS for the range of course offerings and
opportunities to pursue areas of study within the MS program, ranging from
youth services to special collections to data curation and digital libraries.
2014
Alternative Spring Break (March 24-28) Host Recruitment Underway
GSLIS is recruiting hosts for Alternative Spring
Break 2014 (ASB) student placements. We are not restricted to a particular
location or type of position in the field of library and information science.
If you would like to offer a student an opportunity or have additional
questions regarding ASB, please contact ASB Coordinator Roy Brooks at rebrooks@illinois.edu by October 1.
Illinois
Football at Soldier Field
On Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 5:00pm Illinois will play the University of
Washington at Soldier Field in Chicago. If you need tickets or are planning to
attend, please contact Diana Stroud at dstroud@illinois.edu.
LGBT
Resource Center Anniversary
The LGBT Resource Center at the University of Illinois will celebrate 20 years
on our campus with a variety of programs on October 4-6. All are welcome to
participate. As many of you know, Curt McKay served as the Center’s first
director when he left his position as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at
GSLIS. For more details, please visit http://go.illinois.edu/lgbt.
Call
for Nominations for 2013 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award
Nominations are invited for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award.
Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered
the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and
information centers and the dissemination of ideas. Granted to those who have
resisted censorship or efforts to abridge the freedom of individuals to read or
view materials of their choice, the award may be in recognition of a particular
action or a long-term interest in dedication to the cause of intellectual
freedom.
Letters of nomination and documentation about the nominee should be sent via email to weech@illinois.edu with a copy to gslisdean@illinois.edu or in paper form to Terry Weech, Associate Professor, GSLIS, 501 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820 by October 1, 2013. Questions should be directed to Professor Weech at weech@illinois.edu.
LEEP
Cohort Challenge
Established in 2009, the Challenge has raised more than $21,000 in support for
the LEEP Distance Scholarship Fund. Cohort leaders have responded to the call
for action and are leading the campaign to raise $25,000 by infusing a little
healthy competition into the mix. Take a moment to check out the Cohort rankings
below and then click LEEP
Scholarship Endowment Fund to make your gift. If you are from Cohort 12, 14
or 15 and would like to volunteer as the cohort leader, please contact Sharon Johnson.
Cohort
Challenge Rankings
Cohort 3 - $3,775 (Marci Cohen, Leader)
Cohort 7 - $3,490 (Brooke Johnson, Leader)
Cohort 1 - $1.975 (Kendi Kelley, Leader)
Cohort 8 - $1,410 (Amanda McKay/Jomichele Seidl, Co-Leaders)
Cohort 10 - $1,250 (Judi Bikel/Helen Linda, Co-Leaders)
Cohort 9 - $790 (Kathleen Mahoney, Leader)
Cohort 6 - $655 (James Obst, Leader)
Cohort 14 - $570 (Leader needed)
Cohort 11 - $565 (Jodi Schneider, Leader)
Cohort 5 - $450 (Melissa Henderson, Leader)
Cohort 2 - $400 (Connie Frankenfeld, Leader)
Cohort 13 - $325 (Shannon Farrell, Leader)
Cohort 12 - $300 (Leader needed)
Cohort 4 - $100 (Cyril Oberlander, Leader)
Cohort 15 - $100 (Leader Needed)
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5. CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All alumni are invited to attend receptions and other GSLIS events organized around a conference, regardless of their participation in conference activities. Please stop by and see us! We also encourage you to bring a potential MS or PhD student to meet our faculty and other alumni.
8th National Conference of
African American Librarians
August 7-11, 2013
Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington, Kentucky
Visit us at Booth 16 hosted by Amani Ayad, Program Coordinator for LAMP, for
the latest news and catch up with alumni. Attend the GSLIS Reception on
Saturday, August 10 at Palomino (505 East Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH) from
5pm-7pm. Alumni are encouraged to bring potential students to meet current students,
faculty and alumni. RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office by August 6.
Fall
Semester Begins
August 26
GSLIS
Corporate Roundtable
Friday September 13
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
University of Illinois Research Park – EnterpriseWorks
Suite 130
Topic: “Information Needs of Corporate Information Professionals”
Presenters: Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke and Jose Miguel Ruiz (MS '13)
To RSVP, please email Sharon Johnson or phone 217-244-6473.
23rd
Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture
Tuesday, September 17
4 p.m.
126 LIS Building
Speaker: Sanjana Shrestha, Country Director for READ Nepal
Topic: “Community
Libraries as Platforms for Sustainable Development.” There will be a
reception directly following the lecture.
To learn more, please visit the Mortenson Center web
page.
GSLIS
3rd Annual Virtual Reunion
October, 2013
More information to follow. Please watch the GSLIS web site for details.
Fall
2013 LEEP On-Campus
October 3-7
Midwest Chapter/Medical
Library Association Conference
October 5-8
Embassy Suites Hotel & River Front Conference Center, East Peoria, Illinois
Drop by the GSLIS Booth for the latest news and to catch up with alumni.
Illinois
Library Association Conference
October 15-17
Navy Pier, Chicago
Drop by the GSLIS Booth, hosted by Diana Stroud, Assistant Dean for
Advancement, for the latest news and to catch up with alumni. Attend the Annual
GSLIS Breakfast on Wednesday morning, October 16, from 8am -10am (location to
be announced). Alumni are encouraged to invite potential students to meet with
faculty and fellow alumni. Please RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office prior
to October 11.
Illinois School Library Media
Association Conference
October 31 – November 2
Crowne Plaza, Springfield, Illinois
Drop by the GSLIS Booth hosted by Georgeann Burch, Program Coordinator, K-12, and attend the GSLIS Reception on Friday evening, November 1 from 4:30pm – 6pm. Alumni are encouraged to invite potential students to the reception. Watch the GSLIS website for details. Please RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office prior to October 30.
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