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Learn more about the HathiTrust Research Center
The HathiTrust Research Center, a collaboration between the University of
Illinois and Indiana University, is developing tools and cyberinfrastructure to
help scholars with research using the HathiTrust Digital Library. Watch this video produced by
the Center to learn more about its aims and to hear…
GSLIS doctoral student Karla
Lucht was recently interviewed by the Center for Children’s Books to discuss her research and recent trip to the School of Library,
Archival, and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in
Vancouver. There, she presented her lecture, “The Search for Hapas: Identifying
Titles Featuring Mixed-race Asian Protagonists in Youth Literature,” addressing…
The Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) is seeking
nominations for three distinguished awards. The awards are given
annually at the GSLIS alumni reception held at the American Library
Association conference. The deadline for nomination is April 1, 2013. The Distinguished Alumnus Award
recognizes an individual alumnus of GSLIS who has made an outstanding
contribution to the field of…
[image1-right:resize-180w]Island: A Story of the Galápagos, written and
illustrated by Jason Chin, and published by Roaring Brook Press, is the winner
of the 2013 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature.
The
Gryphon Award, which includes a $1,000 prize, is given annually by the Center
for Children’s Books. This year’s committee was chaired by Deborah Stevenson,
director of the Center for…
GSLIS eUpdate
Volume 12, Number 4: January 2013
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
1. GSLIS…
Carol
Tilley, GSLIS assistant professor, is an invited speaker for the Colloquia Series at the School of Library, Archival and Information
Studies at the University of British Columbia. Tilley’s presentation,
“Children, Comics, Critics, and the Researcher,” is scheduled for January 30.
In the
mid-twentieth century, comic books were extremely popular but also a highly
contested form of…
Assistant Professor Jana Diesner has received
a $150,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to develop, evaluate, and apply a
computational solution for measuring the impact of social justice
documentaries.
For the grant, “Impact Assessment of Social
Justice Documentaries,” Diesner is supported by JustFilms, a division of the Ford
Foundation that supports documentary filmmakers, particularly…
Nicole Cooke, GSLIS assistant professor, will receive the
2013 Norman Horrocks Leadership Award given by the Association for Library and
Information Science Education (ALISE).
Cooke is being honored for her leadership in a variety of professional
ALISE activities including her service on multiple committees including the
Doctoral Student special interests group, the Diversity Task Force, and…
If, on a typical day, you make a financial transaction
online, attend a doctor’s appointment, or go to the airport for a flight, a
plethora of cybersecurity issues can impact your routines in undesirable ways—all
before lunch. When considered on a global scale, the number of potential security
issues facilitated by information and communication technologies becomes even
more significant…
Gant leads campus effort around US Ignite and development of next-generation applications
Illinois is a campus with a long history of innovation in computing, from the first graphical web browser to Blue Waters, one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. A new partnership with US Ignite, a national effort to foster the creation of transformative next-generation Internet applications,…
