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Downie organizes eighth annual running of MIREX at conference in Portugal

The GSLIS International Music Information Retrieval Systems Evaluation Laboratory (IMIRSEL) is the principal organizer of the 2012 Music Information Exchange (MIREX), which took place at the 13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) Conference in Porto, Portugal held from October 8-12, 2012. MIREX is an evaluation campaign of music information retrieval…

Wolske presents at National Outreach Scholarship Conference

Martin Wolske, GSLIS research scientist and adjunct lecturer, presented his paper, "Technology Education and Engaged Scholarship: The Professional, Personal, and Political," at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference (NOSC) at the University of Alabama on October 1. NOSC brings together faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners to disseminate research, discuss…

Nance combines business and technology in studies at GSLIS

[image1-right]When master’s student Kinyetta Nance started working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as an intern in high school, she thought it would be a way to explore interests in engineering. Instead, it revealed her desire to be at the intersection of people, technology, and information, paths that meet squarely in the field of library and information science. While she studied…

GSLIS eUpdate: Volume 12, Number 2

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 ISSUE1. GSLIS Spotlight – New Spring LEEP…

HathiTrust Research Center inaugurates first annual UnCamp

On September 10-11, 2012, the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) hosted its first annual HTRC UnCamp at Indiana University in Bloomington. The two-day event featured visionary speakers mixed with boot-camp activities and hands-on sessions with HTRC infrastructure and tools. It also fostered the growth of a diverse and inclusive scholarly community around the research center and its activities…

Obama nominates Unsworth to National Council on the Humanities

John Unsworth, Brandeis vice-provost for Library and Technology Services and chief information officer, as well as senior lecturer in English, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the National Council on the Humanities, the White House has announced.

Nominations to six other posts in the administration were announced simultaneously.

GSLIS welcomes four LAMP Scholars

Three GSLIS students have been selected as 2012 LAMP Scholars. LAMP (LIS Access Midwest Program) is a regional initiative that encourages students from historically and statistically underrepresented groups to pursue careers in library and information science. LAMP provides scholarships, mentoring, and opportunities for professional development to students and also hosts an annual summer…

Renear delivers keynote address at NISO Forum

GSLIS Professor and Interim Dean Allen Renear will deliver the opening keynote address at the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Forum, Tracking it Back to the Source: Managing and Citing Research Data which takes place on September 24, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. The forum will examine challenges posed by the exponential rise of data creation across nearly all scholarly…

GSLIS Fall Reunion scheduled for October

Please join us in October for the second annual GSLIS Fall Reunion, a month-long series of on-campus and online events providing opportunities to connect with current faculty, staff, and students. The reunion offers an in-depth view of the GSLIS community as well as the opportunity to experience it—through classes, conversations, and activities that offer a variety of ideas and perspectives.…

GSLIS faculty, staff present at JCLC

GSLIS faculty and staff will be presenting at the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) this September in Kansas City, Missouri. The theme of this year’s conference is Gathering at the Waters: Celebrating Stories, Embracing Communities. Jon Gant, research associate professor and director of the proposed Center for Digital Inclusion, will participate in the panel “All…