Five GSLIS master's students participated in the University of Illinois’s 2013 Summer Pre-doctoral Institute (SPI). SPI is a campus-wide orientation program that accepts incoming graduate students from U.S. populations that are underrepresented in campus graduate programs. During the eight-week program, students enroll in an independent study, participate in a series of research-based seminars,…

GSLIS is pleased to announce that Masooda Bashir will join the GSLIS faculty as an assistant professor on August 16, 2013. Bashir holds degrees in mathematics, computer science, and psychology and received her PhD in psychology from Purdue University. She worked for several years as a systems analyst, technical trainer, manager, and global manager for a number of corporations in Silicon Valley, including Lotus and IBM.

[image1-right:resize-180w]GSLIS alumna Katie Blakeman (MS ’11) has been named one of the prestigious “Forty Under 40” award winners announced annually by Central Illinois Business Magazine.The “Forty Under 40” awards honor young professionals “based on achievement, experience, innovation, leadership and community involvement,” according to an announcement in t­he News-Gazette. Honorees are…

GSLIS Professor Alistair Black recently discussed the importance of inclusion in his teaching and research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. Black’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. Black’s research focuses on the history of libraries, librarianship,…

[image1-right]As outreach coordinator for The Center for Children’s Books (CCB), Tad Andracki can tell you about upcoming events at the CCB or volunteer opportunities through the CCB’s various community partners. As a reviewer for The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB), he can tell you all about the latest plot twist in the most popular young adult book series. And as a…

GSLIS is pleased to announce that Tonyia Tidline (PhD ’03) will join the School as the new director of professional development on August 16. In this role, Tidline will coordinate the robust continuing professional development program at GSLIS, which provides a variety of advanced learning opportunities in many areas of library and information science, services, and operations. In addition to…

[image1-right]LEEP student Christina Nhek was recently named the recipient of two scholarships, the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association or APALA Scholarship and the California Library Association or CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland. Nhek, the daughter of Cambodian refugees, is currently pursuing a master’s degree and certificate in special…

GSLIS alumni Paul Bracke (MS '97) and Beth McNeil (MS '89) have been selected to participate in the 2013-2015 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows Program. Bracke, associate dean for assessment and technology at Purdue University Libraries, and McNeil, associate dean for academic affairs at Purdue University Libraries, will join twenty-four other professionals in…

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. ________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE 1. GSLIS Spotlight 2. News Summary 3.…

[image1-right]Samip Mallick (MS ’11) co-founded the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) in 2008 and hasn’t had an average day since becoming the project’s first full-time employee in July 2012. Mallick serves as SAADA’s executive director and president of its board of directors. His day-to-day work: figuring out what needs to be done and making it happen. When SAADA began,…