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GSLIS to participate in 2014 ALISE Conference

Linda C. Smith
Linda C. Smith, Professor Emerita and Senior Dean's Fellow

GSLIS faculty, staff, and students will participate in the 2014 ALISE Annual Conference, which will be held January 21-24 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme of the conference is "Educational Entrepreneurship," and sessions will focus on a variety of topics related to incorporating entrepreneurship into LIS pedagogy and research.

Tuesday, January 21

WISE Pedagogy Pre-conference Workshop: “Designing Online Courses for Diverse Communities of Learners,” GSLIS Assistant Professor Nicole A. Cooke, moderator

Works in Progress Poster Session, “The Corporate Development of Middlebrow Reading: The Peoples Book Club of the Sears, Roebuck Mail-Order Catalog, 1943-1959,” GSLIS doctoral candidate Christine D’Arpa, presenter

Works in Progress Poster Session, “Nerdfighteria’s Literary Salon: Understanding the Social Networks in an Online Community of Readers,” Alaine Martaus, GSLIS doctoral student, presenter

Works in Progress Poster Session, “State Library Association use of Social Media: Entrepreneurial Effects for LIS,” GSLIS Director of Professional Development Tonyia Tidline (PhD ’03), presenter

Wednesday, January 22

SIG Program: Student Services, “Advise the Advisor: Advising Strategies and Best Practices in LIS Education,” GSLIS Career Specialist/Practicum Coordinator Roy Brooks, moderator; presenters include GSLIS Advising Coordinator Meg Edwards (MS ’04)

Doctoral Poster Session: ALISE/Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster, “Digital Preservation and the Flow of Information in a Digital Environment,” GSLIS doctoral candidate Simone Sacchi, presenter

Thursday, January 23

ALISE Award Papers 2: ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper 2014, “Data Management Consulting at the Johns Hopkins University,” GSLIS Adjunct Assistant Professor Virgil E. Varvel Jr., former research analyst in the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship, primary author

SIG Program: Information Ethics, “Educational Advances and Initiatives in Teaching Information Ethics in Library and Information Studies,” conveners include GSLIS Director of Professional Development Tonyia Tidline (PhD ’03)

Juried Papers: Teaching and Learning II, “The Perception and Use of Academic Library Services by LIS Students,” GSLIS affiliated faculty member and Interim Associate University Librarian for User Services/Associate Dean of Libraries Susan Searing and GSLIS Interim Library & Information Science Librarian Daniel Tracy (MS ’12), presenters

Friday, January 24

Juried Panel, “Partnering for Online Coursesharing: Lessons Learned by Schools Participating in the WISE Consortium,” GSLIS Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs Linda C. Smith, moderator

SIG Program: Multicultural, Ethnic and Humanistic Concerns, “Power, Privilege and Positionality: Applying a Critical Lens to LIS Education,” conveners include GSLIS Assistant Professor Nicole A. Cooke; presenters include GSLIS affiliated faculty member and Assistant Professor, College of Media, Safiya U. Noble (MS ’09, PhD ’12).

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