GSLIS master's students I-Ju Chen and Brian Flota earned stipend awards to attend the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference, which was held earlier this month in San Diego, California. Chen, whose studies focus on competitive intelligence and knowledge management, received the student travel award from the Business and Finance Division of the SLA. The annual award is…

Current and prospective LIS students from across the Midwest traveled to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to participate in the 2013 LIS Access Midwest Program (LAMP) Summer Institute, which was hosted by the University Library from May 30 through June 2. LAMP is a network of information schools and academic libraries in the Midwest that collaborate to encourage students from…

GSLIS master's students Karen Barton and Tracy Drake and doctoral students LaTesha Velez and Melissa Villa-Nicholas discussed librarianship, diversity, and technology at the University of California, Irvine’s History Graduate Student Association’s 17th Annual Conference, "Responding to Crisis: Historical and Contemporary Strategies of Resistance." The conference brought together…

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 12, 2013. Bryce Allen Award for Reference Services Presented to Carl Lehnen by JoAnn Jacoby: As a graduate assistant in Reference, Research and…

Several GSLIS master’s students were among fourteen students selected to present posters at the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) Annual Meeting held this past April in Indianapolis. Rachel Lux took second place for her poster, “All A-Twitter: Archiving the Public Record 140 Characters at a Time,” while Sarah Hoover earned third place for her poster, “Digitization for the Digital…

Several GSLIS students and alumni presented at a series of mini-conferences held by the Illinois School Library Media Association over the past month.The following presentations and workshops were given on April 20 at Westfield Middle School in Bloomingdale, Illinois: "More Than Just a Handsome Face: Male Protagonists in YA Literature and Their Struggles with Body Issues"Leanne Brown (master's…

Five GSLIS master's students will make presentations at the LOEX Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 2-4, 2013. The conference, which focuses on information literacy and instruction, is a long-standing event in a field that is highly competitive for presentations and registration. Presentations include:Blogging is Half the Battle: Best Practices for Content Development,…

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…

GSLIS doctoral student Noah Lenstra was recently named recipient of the Fred S. Bailey Fellowship for Community Leadership, Service, and Activism by the University YMCA. The award supports graduate students who have shown a strong commitment to community organizing, activism, and/or service.Lenstra is the project director of eBlack Champaign-Urbana, a collaborative program focused on creating a…

Master's student Jennifer Clark is spending her spring break at the Library of Congress interviewing those involved with the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). Clark is participating in GSLIS's Alternative Spring Break, an annual program that places master's students in professional settings for a week where they can learn new skills, work with mentors, and gain a deeper understanding of LIS concepts in practice.