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 – The Center for Digital…

The Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) research group at the iSchool at Illinois conducts research on how to design, develop, and evaluate new technologies in order to better understand the dynamic interplay between information, people and technology. The group has recently introduced a new SODA specialization and is actively recruiting outstanding MS and PhD students in the areas of…

News from GSLIS at IllinoisFaculty NewsEfron is principal investigator on NSF grant to improve search engine technologyGSLIS has received a grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $408,909 to investigate the role time plays in information retrieval, specifically in the use and functionality of search engines. Miles Efron, assistant professor, is the principal investigator on…

Professor Alistair Black has received an award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Board for his project "Buildings of Hope: The Design of Public Libraries in Britain in the Long 1960s." The project examines what modernist library design meant to librarians, architects, local politicians and planners, and the public. The research will contribute to recent revisions of the…

The Data Curation Education in Research Centers program (DCERC) is a model for data curation education, coupling high-quality curriculum with field experiences in research and data centers. This unique program educates library and information science students at the master's and doctoral-levels, and builds on the strengths of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of…

GSLIS has been awarded a $117,187 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the Eliminate the Digital Divide Grant Program. The grant will help fund the Sowing Seeds project, a project within the Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI) led by faculty member and director Jon Gant, by funding a new public computing center in Danville, Illinois, and expanding…

Research Associate Professor Jon Gant, director of the GSLIS Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI), has been invited to participate in an invitation-only broadband research conference on December 7 in Washington, DC. The event, sponsored by NC Broadband, a division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, will "design a research agenda for how the country can best measure the economic impact…

Four GSLIS alumni have been selected to participate in the American Library Association’s 2013 Emerging Leaders program. Tarida Anantachai (MS ’11), Amanda Binder (MS ’08), Margaret Heller (MS ’08), and Yasmeen Shorish (MS ’11) joined the 2013 class of Emerging Leaders, which includes a total of fifty-five individuals from across the country. Now in its seventh year, this leadership…

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) has released the 2012 Guide Book to Gift Books. This annual publication includes over 300 book recommendations for children from birth to high school. “Books make wonderful gifts, but between the rush of holiday shopping and the overwhelming amount of books out there, choosing the right one for your recipient can be difficult,” said Deborah…

GSLIS alumni Peggy Glatthaar (MS ’07) and Sandy Wolf (MS ’93) are recipients of the first Outstanding Civil Service Staff Award from the University of Illinois Library. The award recognizes civil service staff members for their exceptional accomplishments and distinctive service to the library.Glatthaar is a library operations associate, supervising the main stacks circulation desk and…