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…
Seven
GSLIS doctoral students received support this fall to participate in the
iSchool Doctoral Student Exchange Program, an initiative led by the iSchools Consortium and funded by the
Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The program
was developed as a way to facilitate relationships within the iSchools
community, provide opportunities to present research, and…
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 Spotlight – The Center for Digital…
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…
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…
