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. ________________________________________ 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,…

Twenty-nine GSLIS master’s students traveled to Champaign this month for the School’s first spring LEEP (online) cohort since 2001. The new spring admissions cycle allowed them to begin their studies in January, rather than waiting until the summer.Students visited campus from January 3-9, 2013, traveling from as far away as Minnesota, New York, and Louisiana as well as from various…

Safiya Noble (MS ’09, PhD ’12), GSLIS alumna and assistant professor of African-American Studies at Illinois, has been named an affiliated faculty member of GSLIS. Noble’s research interests include the socio-cultural, economic, and ethical implications of information with a specific focus on the intersection of race, gender, and technology. Noble found her way to academia after a twelve…

The staff at the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) has announced the 2012 Blue Ribbons, their choices for the best of children's and young adult literature for the previous year. Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by the Bulletin reviewers and represent what they believe to be outstanding examples of fiction, nonfiction, and picture books for youth. Over thirty titles…

Join GSLIS faculty, staff, and students for a number of presentations and activities during the 2013 ALISE Conference. Awards and RecognitionsGSLIS faculty, staff, and students will be recognized during the ALISE Awards Reception to be held Thursday, January 24, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Seattle Public Library:Nicole Cooke, GSLIS assistant professor, will receive the 2013 Norman Horrocks…