GSLIS has been awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services totaling $498,777 to create a specialization in Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) within both the master’s and doctoral degrees.
"One of the exciting aspects about the SODA education program is the dual emphasis on social and technical aspects of data analytics,"…
Craig Evans has assumed the position of senior research
programmer for GSLIS Research Services. Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in
computer science from the University of Wollongong and completed graduate-level
coursework at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) in the
engineering program. His research interests include online environments and
human computer interface…
GSLIS seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs
Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2012.
Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups
who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it
impacts libraries and information centers and the dissemination of ideas.
Granted to those who have resisted censorship or efforts to…
The New York Times has highlighted the research of Kalev Leetaru, GSLIS PhD student, exploring Wikipedia as a historical resource. The article, "How Big Data Sees Wikipedia,"
shares his methodology for studying connections between cities around
the globe over time and describes the result as "an interesting
historical atlas of the rise of globalization and warfare."According to the article:…
We look forward to seeing you at ALA this week, where you
can visit with us at booth #2731. Also tune in to Twitter where four GSLIS
students and alumni will track their ALA experiences with our hashtag: #gslisui.
Meet them this week, and be sure to join in the conversation.
Ziba Zehdar (@iLuvLibraries) "I
have a bachelor of science from the University of California in Irvine in biological…
US IGNITE LAUNCHES TO CATALYZE THE NEXT GENERATION OF
INTERNET APPLICATIONS: Public-private partnership will spur development of 60 next-gen apps within 5
yearsA new public-private effort, the US Ignite Partnership, has
launched to capitalize on what is possible through virtualized, ultra-fast
broadband networks, and “ignite” the development of next-generation Internet
applications and…
Make plans to participate in iConference 2013, which will be held February 12-15, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas. This year's conference theme
is Scholarship in Action: Data, Innovation, Wisdom, and the event will offer a multitude of high-quality papers, posters, and workshops
along with interactive alternative events
Submission dates for papers, notes, posters, workshops, and other activities…
Christian Sandvig, associate professor in the Department of Communication and GSLIS affiliated faculty member, has been appointed to the Broadband Deployment Council, an executive body reporting jointly to the Illinois governor and the State of Illinois assembly. The council is tasked with promoting the development and deployment of broadband technology in an effort to keep Illinois economically…
[image1-right:resize-180w]The
School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University
announces the appointment of Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., as its new
director. Lipiniski (PhD '98) is a GSLIS adjunct faculty member.
Lipinski
will join the department in January 2013 to replace Richard Rubin, Ph.D., who
left in 2010 to become Kent State’s associate provost…
[image1-right]Lizzie Johnson (MS ’10) was recently named the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship through the U.S. Department of State Fulbright Program. The assistantship placed Johnson at the St. Kliment Ohridski University in Bitola in the southwest part of Macedonia for the 2011–2012 academic year. There, she worked with a U.S.-based professor as the on-site assistant for a…
