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GSLIS Storytelling Festival to be held April 14

The Center for Children’s Books (CCB) at GSLIS will host its annual Storytelling Festival on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building, Room 126, 501 E. Daniel Street in Champaign. The Festival will feature a wide variety of stories from around the world and will bring to life some eclectic characters including curious Corn…

Graham named CIO and chief librarian

Rebecca Graham (MS '98) has been named the University of Guelph’s new chief information officer (CIO) and chief librarian. Her five-year term begins May 23. The announcement was made on March 22 by provost and vice-president (academic) Maureen Mancuso, who chaired the search committee. “Rebecca possesses the knowledge, skills and qualities that we were looking for in our next CIO…

GSLIS alum receives RUSA's Boucher Award

Cyril Oberlander (MS '00), interim director, Milne Library, State University of New York, Geneseo, is the recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2012 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award. The award, administered by RUSA’s Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS), recognizes an individual for outstanding…

Trading the beach for an Alternative Spring Break

This week during spring break, more than 90 students in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) will be spending time away from the beach, completing special projects in libraries and information centers around the country. Through GSLIS’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program, graduate students have the opportunity to experience professional life in public,…

Renear assumes interim deanship

Professor Allen Renear has assumed the interim deanship of GSLIS, effective immediately. He brings to the position extensive administrative experience in higher education as well as more than 20 years of experience as an information professional. GSLIS is in good hands with Renear, whose depth and breadth of experience make him well suited for the position. He has served as a member of the GSLIS…

Two GSLIS alumni named ‘Movers and Shakers’

Library Journal has released their annual list of Movers and Shakers for 2012 and included among those honored are two GSLIS alumni, Michelle Chronister (MS ’09) and Joshua Finnell (MS ’07). Chronister is a program analyst with the U.S. General Services Administration responsible for the social media program on USA.gov. She is being recognized for her work to increase the interaction…

GSLIS hosts Community of Scholars visit

GSLIS is hosting nine prospective students as part of the campus-wide Community of Scholars Campus Visit Program (COS). The program brings admitted graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to campus to meet with their academic department and give them the opportunity to network with current and prospective students. Students will visit campus from March 11-March 13, 2012. Amani…

Sandvig: Is Social Media a Human Right?

GSLIS affiliated faculty member Christian Sandvig will speak at this month's SXSW Interactive, part of the larger South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival of original music, independent film, and emerging technology. Sandvig will speak on the topic "Is Social Media a Human Right?" in a panel that will consider access to the Internet by prisoners, children, the homeless, and the…

Walter appointed editor of C&RL

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the appointment of Scott Walter, a GSLIS affiliated faculty member, to the post of editor for College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Walter will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2013. “Scott brings excellent credentials to the position of editing College & Research Libraries,” said 2011-12 ACRL President…