GSLIS is opening a spring admissions cycle for our popular
LEEP distance learning option. The new MS cohort will begin in January. The
priority application deadline is November 15, 2012. Dates for the on-campus
orientation are tentatively set for January 3-9, 2013.
Since its beginning in 1996, LEEP has been an innovative
hybrid program that combines web-based education with brief periods…
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 – GSLIS Fall…
Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 14 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2012–2014 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. Among those named is GSLIS student Thomas Padilla.The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits to program…
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in southern New York state, but on the Jersey side of the Hudson
River. I lived in a small town (at least at that time it was small) called
Pearl River - a place with no rivers, and I never found any pearls.
What year did you begin
working for GSLIS?
I started in August 2001, after having completed my master's degree at GSLIS in
May of that year. Thank…
Rebecca King, Spectrum Scholar and GSLIS master's student, sent us this dispatch from her trip to the 2012 ALA Conference in Anaheim, California. Outgoing ALA President Molly Raphael was more than happy to
announce at Opening Session that the Spectrum Presidential Initiative
successfully raised more than $1 million to further enhance the recruitment and
training efforts of…
Assistant
Professor Kate McDowell has been named the 2012-2013 GSLIS Centennial Scholar in
recognition and support of her accomplishments and promising scholarship in the
field of library and information science.
McDowell, a
member of the youth services faculty at GSLIS, is an accomplished storyteller
whose research focuses on the history of children as readers and of youth
services…
The
Library School Alumni
Association (LSAA) at the Graduate School of Library and Information
Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced
the recipients of its annual awards.
Becky
Lyon (MS ’72) has been selected to receive the Distinguished
Alumnus Award. Each year this award is given to an alum who has made an
outstanding contribution to the field…
Six GSLIS students have been named 2012 Spectrum Scholars
by the American Library Association
(ALA). Established in 1997, the Spectrum Scholarship Program was created to
promote diversity among graduate-level library school students. Each scholar
receives $5,000 from the ALA as well as over $1,500 toward professional
development opportunities. In addition, GSLIS provides each scholar with a…
Craig Evans has assumed the position of senior research
programmer for GSLIS Research Services. Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in
computer science from the University of Wollongong and completed graduate-level
coursework at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) in the
engineering program. His research interests include online environments and
human computer interface…
GSLIS seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs
Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2012.
Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups
who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it
impacts libraries and information centers and the dissemination of ideas.
Granted to those who have resisted censorship or efforts to…
