GSLIS Professor Dan Schiller recently discussed the importance of inclusion in his teaching and research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. Schiller’s remarks are part of the interview series Reflections on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied perspectives and diversity of experiences. Schiller teaches courses in information in society, information…

GSLIS Assistant Professor Carol Tilley was the focus of a recent feature on the Big Ten Network. The documentary, titled "Carol Tilley, Comic Book Crusader," took a look at the comic book industry, its truths, and its myths. It aired on July 19. The documentary also will be featured in the Iowa Independent Film Festival. Tilley has received national attention for her research on Fredric…

GSLIS Associate Professor Terry L. Weech recently discussed the importance of inclusion in his teaching and research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. Weech’s remarks are part of the interview series Reflections on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied perspectives and diversity of experiences. Weech teaches courses and conducts research related to…

[image1-right]Laura Barnes (MS ’93) is the focus of a recent Illuminate Illinois feature by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Illinois Chapter. Barnes is a librarian at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, the executive director of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR), and the author of the Environmental News Bits blog.  In the interview with SLA…

GSLIS doctoral candidates Claudia Serbanuta and Miriam E. Sweeney have been honored with 2013 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships from Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Studies Honor Society. Up to six recipients are selected each year for this prestigious award, a national competition among doctoral students who are working on their dissertations…

GSLIS will make a strong showing at the upcoming ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), an event that brings together international scholars focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, organizational, and social issues. The conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 22-26, 2013. J. Stephen Downie, GSLIS professor and associate dean for…

Five GSLIS master's degree students and one doctoral student have been named 2013 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…

[image1-right:resize-180w]Sai Deng (MS ’05) is a recipient of a 2013 President’s Recognition Award, given annually by the Chinese American Library Association (CALA). She is one of three award winners—including Maria Fung and Michael Bailou Huang—who were recognized with honorary plaques during CALA's 40th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Banquet on June 30, 2013.Deng joined CALA in 2006 and…

The GSLIS Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) has announced the recipients of its annual awards. The recipients were recognized on June 30, 2013, at the GSLIS reception held at the annual meeting of the ALA in Chicago. Katrina Stierholz (MS ’93) has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Each year this award is given to an alum who has made an outstanding contribution to the…

GSLIS doctoral candidates Sarah T. Roberts and Miriam E. Sweeney presented on a panel at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) in Dublin, Ireland, on June 28. The presentation, "Free Speech, Visual Discourses and the Invisible," also included panelists Ergin Bulut, doctoral candidate in Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois,…