Graduation is approaching, and at this time of the year, we reflect on those individuals who have made a difference in our lives. New graduates and alumni are encouraged to honor GSLIS faculty and/or staff through the LSAA Tassel Project, which was established in 2011 by the Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) to support the creation of an endowed professorship in the School.
With a…
The American Library Association hosted a spring retreat for the Spectrum Doctoral Fellows on April 5-7 at the iHotel and Conference Center on the Illinois campus. Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke co-planned the event, which was sponsored by the American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Senior Lecturer Maria Bonn traveled across the pond recently to participate in the 2014 Fiesole Collection Development Retreat, held April 10-12 in Cambridge, England. This annual meeting draws information professionals and industry representatives from around the world to discuss developments and issues in collection development.“Fiesole is a wonderful opportunity to engage in high-level…
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and GSLIS are pleased to announce a partnership to offer an online graduate-level course on intellectual freedom for library and information science students around the country. The course, to be taught by GSLIS professor Emily Knox, is the first education-related project of FTRF’s Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund.“Intellectual Freedom and Censorship” will be…
Programmers from around the world will flock to Montreal on April 9-17 for PyCon 2014, the world’s largest gathering for users of the programming language Python. Among the participants will be two GSLIS master’s students, Elizabeth Surbeck and Elizabeth Wickes.Wickes, a first-semester student specializing in data curation and socio-technical data analytics (SODA), will present a poster titled, “…
Prospective master’s students now have additional time to apply for Summer 2014 admission through GSLIS’s cutting-edge LEEP program. The new deadline is May 1.
LEEP, an innovative hybrid program, combines synchronous web-based education with brief periods of on-campus instruction. It is a popular online option that provides the brightest students with access to the nation’s top LIS program…
Linda C. Smith, professor and
associate dean for academic programs, will serve as a partner on a recently
awarded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) national forum planning
grant that will look at the future of library and information science
education. The grant, "Educate to Innovate: Re-visioning Library and
Information Science Education," is led by Eileen G. Abels, dean of…
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.
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The
Center for Children’s Books (CCB) will host its annual Storytelling
Festival, coordinated this
year by GSLIS students Amy Atkinson and Tad Andracki, on Saturday, April
12, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the GSLIS
Building, Room 126. The Festival will feature age-old
folklore, innovative uses of new media, and everything in between. The
festival will bring to life a host of characters…
Each semester, GSLIS distance students come to campus for an intensive weekend where they meet on-campus students, connect with their instructors, and form professional relationships. LEEP weekend provides distance and on-campus students with the unique opportunity to attend lectures, networking events, and other professional developmental activities.
As part of this spring's LEEP weekend, the…
