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The HathiTrust Research Center, a collaboration between the University of
Illinois and Indiana University, is developing tools and cyberinfrastructure to
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The Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) is seeking
nominations for three distinguished awards. The awards are given
annually at the GSLIS alumni reception held at the American Library
Association conference. The deadline for nomination is April 1, 2013. The Distinguished Alumnus Award
recognizes an individual alumnus of GSLIS who has made an outstanding
contribution to the field of…
GSLIS eUpdate
Volume 12, Number 4: January 2013
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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IN THIS ISSUE
1. GSLIS…
Nicole Cooke, GSLIS assistant professor, will receive the
2013 Norman Horrocks Leadership Award given by the Association for Library and
Information Science Education (ALISE).
Cooke is being honored for her leadership in a variety of professional
ALISE activities including her service on multiple committees including the
Doctoral Student special interests group, the Diversity Task Force, and…
Twenty-nine GSLIS master’s students traveled to
Champaign this month for the School’s first spring LEEP (online) cohort since
2001. The new spring admissions cycle allowed them to begin their studies in
January, rather than waiting until the summer.Students visited campus from January 3-9, 2013,
traveling from as far away as Minnesota, New York, and Louisiana as well as
from various…
Safiya Noble (MS ’09, PhD ’12), GSLIS
alumna and assistant professor of African-American Studies at Illinois, has
been named an affiliated faculty
member of GSLIS.
Noble’s research interests include the
socio-cultural, economic, and ethical implications of information with
a specific focus on the intersection of race, gender, and technology. Noble
found her way to academia after a twelve…
Join GSLIS faculty, staff, and students for a number of presentations and activities during the 2013 ALISE Conference.
Awards and RecognitionsGSLIS faculty, staff, and students will be recognized during the
ALISE Awards Reception to be held Thursday, January 24, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at
the Seattle Public Library:Nicole Cooke, GSLIS assistant professor, will receive the
2013 Norman Horrocks…
Librotraficante is the 2012 recipient of
the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award given by the faculty of the Graduate School of
Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Librotraficante, a movement led by Tony Diaz, is being
recognized for its efforts to oppose the censorship of ethnic and cultural
studies materials in Arizona.
In…
The
University of Illinois Library has appointed Daniel Tracy (MS ’12) to the
position of interim library and information science (LIS) and research support services
librarian, effective January 1. Tracy’s position will involve functions both
within the University Library and at GSLIS in order to support the needs of
faculty and students.
“I'm
most looking forward to working with the…
In
December, Associate Professor Terry Weech visited Enssib, France’s national
school for information and librarianship, to talk to students, staff, and
faculty about an exchange program with GSLIS. The program, which was recently
authorized by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, is the
formalization of a nearly 20-year informal collaborative relationship with
Enssib (École…
