Assistant
Professor Carol Tilley will discuss her research into comics and comics history
at two upcoming events in April.
She
will deliver an invited talk titled, "When Comics Almost Died: Readers,
Censors, and Innovation," at Holy Cross College’s Arts Day on April 11.
Arts Day is an annual event held in celebration of the spirit of art and creativity.
Tilley will be one of two…
Looking for new ways to engage in intellectual exploration and create practical applications that solve socio-technical issues, Kirstin Phelps found that GSLIS could provide both the challenges and support she was hoping for in a degree program. Phelps is a first-year PhD student with a background in communications and education.
Why did you decide to pursue an LIS degree?
When I started…
The
Center for Children’s Books (CCB) will host its annual Storytelling
Festival, coordinated this
year by GSLIS students Amy Atkinson and Tad Andracki, on Saturday, April
12, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the GSLIS
Building, Room 126. The Festival will feature age-old
folklore, innovative uses of new media, and everything in between. The
festival will bring to life a host of characters…
Maria Bonn, GSLIS senior lecturer, recently assumed the role of editor for the Journal of Electronic Publishing (JEP). The first issue produced under her direction, Volume 17, Issue 1 (Winter 2014), is now available online.Before joining GSLIS in 2013, Bonn served as associate university librarian for publishing at the University of Michigan and oversaw the University of Michigan Press, which…
Assistant
Professor Bonnie Mak will visit Haverford College on March 26-27 where she will
deliver an invited talk and teach an undergraduate seminar. Her presentation,
“Material Acts of Publication,” will kick off Haverford College Libraries’
Texts and Technologies Lecture Series, which will explore the intersection of
text, publishing, and technology.
Abstract: This…
Each semester, GSLIS distance students come to campus for an intensive weekend where they meet on-campus students, connect with their instructors, and form professional relationships. LEEP weekend provides distance and on-campus students with the unique opportunity to attend lectures, networking events, and other professional developmental activities.
As part of this spring's LEEP weekend, the…
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, 2014.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes an individual alumnus of GSLIS who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of…
Library Journal’s annual “Movers & Shakers” list recognizes professionals who
are shaping the future of libraries in a variety of ways. The recently released 2014
class of Movers & Shakers includes two GSLIS
alumni: Stephanie Davis-Kahl (MS '98) in the "Change Agents" category, and Cathryne Kaufman (MS '09) in the "Marketers" category. Omar Poler, a LAMP alumnus, also was honored in…
Two research projects at GSLIS recently received support
from the Illinois-Sweden Program for
Educational and Research Exchange (INSPIRE) program.
Michael Twidale, professor, and Cathy Blake, associate professor
and associate director of the Center for Informatics Research in Science and
Scholarship (CIRSS), have received a $7,000 grant from INSPIRE. Their project,
“Collaborative…
GSLIS faculty, staff, and students are included among the presenters at the sixth annual University of Illinois Public Engagement Symposium on March 11, 2014. The symposium will feature poster presentations and displays on community engagement projects. All symposium activities will focus on this year's theme, Shaping Our World.
The symposium is free and open to the public and is sponsored by…
