Assistant Professor Emily Knox (MS ’03) knows her way around a reference desk. She is a scholar working in intellectual freedom and censorship. She holds multiple degrees from prestigious universities. And now, thanks to Makerspace Urbana, she has added even more talents to her toolbox. She can work a soldering iron. And sew a flapper dress.
When Knox moved to Champaign to begin teaching at…
The GSLIS faculty have selected three scholars to be appointed research fellows from August 2014 to August 2016. GSLIS research fellows are chosen because their work is relevant to the interests of GSLIS faculty and students. Each will give at least one lecture during their appointment.Nominated by Professor Les Gasser is Kristen Haring, assistant director of and lecturer in Stanford University’s…
GSLIS doctoral student Peter Organisciak is among the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Contribution Award given by the Canadian Society for Digital Humanities. The award recognizes a landmark contribution to the field of digital humanities made by a Canadian researcher or team or researcher(s) at a Canadian institution. The 2014 award honors the group that created and initially maintained a…
[image1-right]Former ALA Spectrum Scholar and LEEP graduate, Sally Ma has held a variety of jobs in the information professions since completing her MS. She now enjoys tackling new challenges and learning new things as the lead technical librarian at BAE Systems.Where do you work and what is your role?I work at BAE Systems, a global defense, security, and aerospace company, as the lead technical…
Professor Abdul Alkalimat, who has been a member of the faculty at GSLIS and the Department of African American Studies since 2007, retired from the University of Illinois on May 31.
Assistant Professor Bonnie Mak’s most recent publication, "Archaeology of a Digitization," will appear in the August edition of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). In this article Mak proposes an approach to analyzing databases and other digitized resources as "artefacts of the modern day, evidence of how we are now collectively perceiving, imagining,…
[image1-right]In late June, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy that asks pediatricians to strongly encourage parents to read to their children daily, especially in the first three years of a child’s life. GSLIS alum and pediatrician Dr. Dipesh Navsaria (MS ’04) works on a national scale to draw attention to the importance of reading to a child’s physical and social…
Assistant Professor Carol Tilley will join more than 130,000 of her fellow comic book fans at Comic-Con International in San Diego July 24-27. This annual convention is considered by many to be the premier comics and entertainment event in the world. It focuses on creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related artforms and celebrates the historic and ongoing contribution of comics…
Eight GSLIS master's students have been named 2014 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association (ALA). Established in 1997, the Spectrum Scholarship Program was created to promote diversity among graduate-level library school students. Each master's-level scholar receives $5,000 from the ALA as well as over $1,500 toward professional development opportunities. In addition, GSLIS provides…
[image1-right]The research and organizational skills Alana Callender developed at GSLIS have contributed to her success in several departments of the college where she has made a career for more than three decades.Where do you work and what is your role?I work for the Palmer College of Chiropractic. It is the first chiropractic school in the world, and I am developing their museum. I also run the…
