GSLIS alumna Daylily Alvarez is confident in taking on any challenges that stand between her and her career goals. She recently completed a second master's degree—this one in nonprofit management—while working as an outreach librarian. She plans to continue working closely with community members while advancing to a leadership role. Where do you work and what is your role? I am currently a…

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 GSLIS Spotlight GSLIS News Summary Continuing Professional Development Alumni News…

Six GSLIS alumni have been selected to participate in the American Library Association’s 2015 class of Emerging Leaders. Anna Coats (MS '11), Xiaoyu Duan (MS '12), Isabel Gonzalez-Smith (MS '11), Paolo Gujilde (MS '09), Ximin Mi (MS '13), and Bethany Tschaepe (MS '11) are included in this year's class of fifty individuals from across the country. Now in its ninth year, this leadership…

Michelle Kazmer (PhD '02) has received the 2014 Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award given by the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Kazmer is a professor at the School of Information within the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University (FSU). Presented to Kazmer at the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, the…

What do macaroni and cheese, floral design, and corporate librarianship have in common? GSLIS alumnus Ozzie Meza has found a common thread throughout his career as a librarian and entrepreneur in his strong creative energy, a knack for building relationships, and the courage to take on new challenges. Where do you work and what is your role? I am an entrepreneur. This is the first time I…

Two GSLIS faculty members and two alumni will present at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association (SSHA) on November 6-9 in Toronto. The theme of the 2014 meeting is “Inequalities: Politics, Policy, and the Past.” Associate Professor Christine Jenkins will chair a session on November 8 titled, “Unequal Access: Censorship and Library Services to Youth,” in which she,…

[image1-right]Lorraine J. Haricombe (MS ’88, PhD ’92) has been selected as the new vice provost and director of libraries at University of Texas at Austin. Haricombe currently serves as the dean of libraries at the University of Kansas. She begins her new position February 1, 2015. “Dr. Haricombe brings to UT Austin critical expertise on the evolving role of libraries in advancing…

GSLIS alumna Nancy Gillfillan (MS '66) has been named an Illinois Library Luminary by the Illinois Library Association (ILA). This distinction honors individuals whose efforts have made a significant contribution to Illinois libraries and whose supporters have made a financial contribution of at least $1,000 to the Illinois Library Association Endowment on their behalf.In the award announcement…

A sense of inquiry and enterprising approach to her work makes every day interesting for taxonomist Jenny Benevento. She's found success in her field, working on a contract basis and using her time in between jobs to learn new things and see the world. Where do you work and what is your role? I am a taxonomist. I've worked fulltime as an employee of corporations (Sears/Kmart) and…

For many students of rare books and manuscripts, it's the tangible aspects of the occupation that first draw them in—the look, feel, and smell of paper and bindings crafted in another time. But the work of most professionals in this field blends old and new, using modern resources and technologies to connect today’s scholars with historical artifacts. Sarah Hoover (MS '14) experienced this…