The GSLIS eUpdate, published every other month, summarizes current news, events, alumni and advancement highlights, and continuing professional development opportunities. Other publications that may be of interest to alumni and friends are listed on the GSLIS Publications web page.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- GSLIS Spotlight
- GSLIS News Summary
- Continuing Professional Development
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Alumni and Advancement Highlights
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Calendar of Events
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1.GSLIS SPOTLIGHT
DaNae Leu receives 2013 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award
Elementary school librarian DaNae Leu is the recipient of the 2013 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, which is given annually by the GSLIS faculty. The award recognizes Leu's successful efforts to defend the picture book In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco against her school administration's decision to remove it from the library shelves of the district. A reception in her honor took place on January 25 during the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting. Libraries Unlimited provides an honorarium for the recipient and co-sponsors the reception.
New GSLIS Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Following the departure of Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Rae-Anne Montague (MS, '00, PhD '06) in January 2013 to take the position of Assistant Professor and School Library Media Program Coordinator at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Associate Professor Kate McDowell (MS '99, PhD '07) has been appointed Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. She looks forward to serving GSLIS students in this new role.
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2. 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.
Bulletin announces 2013 Blue Ribbons
The staff at The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) has announced the 2013 Blue Ribbons, their choices for the best of children's and young adult literature for the year. Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by BCCB reviewers and represent what they believe to be outstanding examples of fiction, nonfiction, and picture books for youth. Over thirty titles received Blue Ribbons for 2013, and the full list is available on the BCCB website.
GSLIS to serve as key partner in "Humanities without Walls"
GSLIS will serve as a key intellectual and infrastructural partner for a new grant awarded to the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The $3 million grant will fund the first two years of an extensive consortium of fifteen humanities institutes in the Midwest and beyond. By leveraging the strengths of multiple distinctive campuses, the initiative, titled "Humanities without Walls," aims to create new avenues for collaborative research, teaching, and the production of scholarship in the humanities, forging and sustaining areas of inquiry that cannot be created or maintained without cross-institutional cooperation.
GSLIS Social Media
Watch our new video and learn more about a book's journey through The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
For up-to-date news and announcements, you are invited to follow us on Twitter (@gslis) and "like" us on Facebook (Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Illinois).
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3. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Management of Technology
Dates: March 24 - April 28, 2014
Times: Online, synchronous and asynchronous sessions
Instructor: Brenda Hough
Cost: $300
For more information and to register, visit the CPLA program and courses page.
Information on upcoming Community Credit classes.
Please forward your ideas for continuing education topics to Tonyia Tidline.
Attention Special Collections Certificate Holders!
If you received a special collections certificate, we would like to hear about your experience during coursework and after finishing the program. Please contact Tonyia Tidline to tell us how the special collections certificate has made a difference in your work and career.
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4. ALUMNI and ADVANCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Chicago-Naperville Open Houses
GSLIS will host two open house events on February 6, 2014, at which you'll have an opportunity to connect with fellow alums, corporate partners and students. Prospective students are encouraged to come. Please invite others you know who may be interested in our LIS degree online or on campus.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University of Illinois Business Innovation Services, 1100 E. Warrenville Road, Naperville. Lunch provided.
- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Petterino's, 150 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Refreshments provided; cash bar available.
Please share this recruitment flyer by posting it to email lists or social media, sending it directly to individuals or printing and distributing it. For more information contact Roy Brooks via email or by phone at 217-333-6202. RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office.
2014 Alternative Spring Break (March 24-28)
Sponsor one of the 65 GSLIS students participating in Alternative Spring Break (ASB) 2014, and your gift of $300 will provide assistance with travel, lodging or meal costs during the week. To make a donation, go to our Opportunities for Giving webpage and choose the Smith Travel Fund (click on Lectures/Special; all gifts are matched) or the LIS Annual Fund. ASB is an important opportunity for students to work with a professional in the field for a week. Questions about ASB can be directed to Roy Brooks.
Call for 2014 LSAA Alumni Award Nominations
Nominations from alumni and friends are welcomed for the LSAA Alumni Awards: LSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award, Leadership Award and Distinguished Service Award. Please go to the LSAA Awards web page for criteria about each award. Distinguished Service Award nominations are open to faculty, staff, alumni or non-alumni who have served LSAA or GSLIS in an exceptional way; all others are designated for alumni. Awards will be presented in June at the LSAA Annual Meeting/Reception during ALA in Las Vegas.
Ethan Henderson (MS '07) is chair of the LSAA Awards Committee this year. Nominations should be sent to the GSLIS Advancement Office by April 1, 2014.
LEEP Scholarship Assistance Needed
For the past five years, we have been working with our LEEP cohorts to raise enough money to make the LEEP Scholarship a $25,000 endowment fund. We are pleased to report that we are almost there, and just another $1,200 will get us to that goal! The LEEP program is in its 18th year, and our online enrollment continues to grow. Donations to this scholarship can be made by visiting our Opportunities for Giving web page and clicking on the LEEP Scholarship Endowment (under Scholarships). Thank you in advance for helping GSLIS to meet our goal.
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5. CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Chicago-Naperville Open Houses
February 6, 2014
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch provided
University of Illinois Business Innovation Services
1100 East Warrenville Road, Naperville, IL
4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Refreshments provided; cash bar available
Petterino's Restaurant
150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL
Contact the GSLIS Advancement Office to RSVP by February 5.
GSLIS Visit Day
February 7, 2014
501 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL
Info session & tour: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., repeated at 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch with current students: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Please share this information with any prospective students you may know! RSVP to Roy Brooks.
GSLIS Virtual Info Session
February 12, 2014
12 p.m.
GSLIS invites prospective students to learn more about our degree programs and explore career opportunities in the information professions at a virtual information session. This event will be held in the virtual meeting room. Please share this information with any prospective students you may know! Please RSVP.
GSLIS Virtual Info Session
February 13, 2014
7:30 p.m.
GSLIS invites prospective students to learn more about our degree programs and explore career opportunities in the information professions at a virtual information session. This event will be held in the virtual meeting room. Please share this information with any prospective students you may know! Please RSVP.
CCB 13th Annual Book Pre-Sale
February 16, 2014
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
GSLIS East Foyer
Advance ticket required.
Make your reservation by February 10, either by calling the Center for Children's Books at (217) 244-9331 or via email.
CCB 13th Annual Book Sale
February 17-19, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
24 LIS Building (Center for Children's Books)
For directions and parking information, please see our Visit Us page.
CIGG Gathering: Charleston
February 20, 2014
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reference West Reading Room
Booth Library, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL
Dr. Allen Lanham (MS '91), Dean, Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library, will host a gathering for GSLIS alumni, students and future students. Reconnect, network and introduce potential students to GSLIS. Light refreshments will be provided. Limited parking available upon request by February 13. Please contact the GSLIS Advancement Office by Thursday, February 13, if you plan to join us.
GSLIS Corporate Roundtable/4th Annual Applied Project Poster Session: Research Park
February 28, 2014
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
EnterpriseWorks, University of Illinois Research Park, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 130, Champaign IL
LEEP Breakfast
March 1, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
LIS Building, 501 East Daniel, Champaign, IL
GSLIS Connections, ALA, SAA, and SLA invite alumni to join students, staff and faculty for LEEP Breakfast. GSLIS students will serve pancakes, muffins, donuts, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice. Contact Sarah Yarrito with any questions.
CIGG Gathering: Mardi Gras Party
March 4, 2014
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Brewhaus, 617 E. Washington, Springfield, IL
Alumna Thea Chesley (MS '86) will host GSLIS alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends for a "Mardi Gras Party" at the Brewhaus in Springfield, IL. Please email the GSLIS Advancement Office by Friday, February 28, if you plan to join us.
Public Library Association (PLA) Conference
March 11-15, 2014
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Visit GSLIS at Booth #859.
GSLIS Gathering at PLA
March 13, 2014
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Weber Grill, 10 N. Indianapolis Street, Indianapolis, IN
Alumni, faculty, students and prospective students are welcome. Please RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office by Monday, March 10.
Research Showcase 2014
March 14, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
126, 131, and East Foyer, LIS Building
GSLIS faculty and doctoral students share the breadth of their research in a series of short presentations and posters highlighting their scholarly work.
Tucson and Phoenix GSLIS Gatherings
April 3 and April 4, 2014
Details forthcoming
GSLIS Convocation
May 18, 2014
9:30 a.m.
Smith Memorial Hall
Please note the earlier time. Due to construction on State Farm Center, many Convocation ceremonies have been moved. The GSLIS Convocation will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 18. Please visit the Commencement page for information about Commencement Weekend on campus.
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition
June 26 - July 1, 2014
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
Visit GSLIS at Booth #1923.
Details to be announced soon.
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