Martin Wolske, GSLIS research scientist and adjunct lecturer,
presented his paper, "Technology Education and
Engaged Scholarship: The Professional, Personal, and Political," at the
National Outreach Scholarship Conference (NOSC) at the University of
Alabama on October 1. NOSC brings together faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community
partners to disseminate research, discuss…
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…
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…
GSLIS PhD student Sarah T. Roberts has been honored with a 2012 Eugene
Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from Beta Phi Mu, the International
Library and Information Studies Honor Society. Up to six recipients are
selected each year for this prestigious award, a national competition among
doctoral students who are working on their dissertations. The amount awarded
for each…
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…
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…
Each year, GSLIS recognizes a group of outstanding students for their achievement in academics as well as a number of attributes that contribute to professional success. The following student awards were presented at the GSLIS Convocation on May 13, 2012.
Bryce Allen Award for Reference Services
Presented to Matthew Short by Merinda Hensley and M. Kathleen Kern:
Matthew Short is the winner of…
Robert L. Bothmann, an adjunct instructor at GSLIS, has been
awarded the 2012 Nancy B. Olson Award. The annual award, sponsored by the
Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) network, recognizes a librarian who has
made significant contributions to the advancement and understanding of
audiovisual cataloging and electronic resources. Bothmann was recognized for
his multiple leadership roles in…
[image1-right:resize-180w]GSLIS Professor Emeritus D. W. Krummel has received the 2012 Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Society for American Music for his distinguished
research and teaching in American-music printing, publishing, and resources.
Krummel earned degrees in music from the University of Michigan, where
he briefly served on the music faculty. He completed his doctorate in…
[image1-right:resize-180w]The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has awarded Carol Tenopir (PhD '84),
professor and director of the Center for Information and Communication
Studies at the University of Tennessee (UT), with one of its first Faculty Achievement Awards.
The new SEC award program was created to honor professors from the
SEC with outstanding records in teaching and scholarship. A…
