Please join us for the seventh annual eChicago on April 26 and 27 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. eChicago is a place where people share what is happening and what could happen to make Chicago not only a digital city, but a more democratic one. Our goal is digital equality, and we connect people who don’t find each other easily in their daily lives: all kinds of librarians with…
The Center for Children’s Books (CCB) at the
Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) will host their
annual Storytelling Festival on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 7-9 pm at the
Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building, Room 126, 501 E.
Daniel St. in Champaign. The Festival will feature humor, horror, hubris, and
more. Our tellers will bring to life
some…
GSLIS eUpdate
Volume 12, Number 5: March 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…
Martin Wolske, GSLIS senior research scientist and lecturer, recently participated in an online question-and-answer feature with Library Journal as part of a larger series with annual winners of the LJ Teaching Award. Wolske was selected for this award in 2011.
The following excerpt addresses current challenges and issues in LIS education:
What do you see as the biggest challenge facing…
Safiya Noble (MS ’09, PhD ’12), GSLIS alumna, affiliated faculty member, and assistant professor of African-American Studies at Illinois, has published an op-ed, "Google equates black girls with sex; why?" on the popular website The Root. Noble's work on how race and gender are reflected in search was the basis of her dissertation. The full article is available on The Root. Here is an excerpt:…
Library Journal’s annual “Movers & Shakers” list recognizes professionals who
are shaping the future of libraries in a variety of ways. The recently released 2013
class of Movers & Shakers includes two GSLIS
alumni, Annette
Bailey (MS ’01) and Maurice
York (MS ’03), who have been recognized in the
category of tech leaders.
Bailey is the assistant director for electronic…
Master's student Jennifer Clark is spending her spring break at the Library of Congress interviewing those involved with the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). Clark is participating in GSLIS's Alternative Spring Break, an annual program that places master's students in professional settings for a week where they can learn new skills, work with mentors, and gain a deeper understanding of LIS concepts in practice.
Christine Jenkins, GSLIS associate professor, has been appointed
to the 2014 Robert
F. Sibert Informational Book Award committee. The Sibert Book
Medal, established by the American Library Association's Association of Library
Service to Children (ALSC) in 2001, is given annually to the author(s) and
illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book(s) for youth (ages 0-14)…
Two GSLIS
alumni were selected this year
as Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Fellows to attend the PLA
Leadership Academy: Navigating Change · Building Community.
Toby Greenwalt (MS ’04) and Marc Gartler (MS ’05) were among
twenty-four public librarians selected for the PLA Leadership Academy, a pilot program that seeks to develop a leadership training model
for advancing…
The GSLIS Research Showcase will be held on the
afternoon of Friday, March 29. University of Illinois Vice Chancellor for
Research Peter Schiffer will present opening remarks for the annual event, which
highlights the scholarly work of GSLIS faculty and doctoral students in a series of
short presentations and posters.
“The research being conducted at GSLIS is truly astounding,” said J…
