Thanks to contributions from alumni and friends, GSLIS was able to award two Leep student scholarships in 2014. Lindsay Keating (MS '14) received an award for the Summer 2014 semester, and Lori Jansson (MS '14) received an award for Fall 2014.
The Leep Scholarship Fund was established by Leep alumna Brooke Johnson (MS '03) and GSLIS Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs Linda C.…
The following GSLIS faculty, students, and staff will participate in iConference 2015, which will be held March 24-27 in Newport Beach, California. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the annual conference, which is presented by the iSchools, a worldwide association of information schools dedicated to advancing the information field. The event brings together scholars, researchers, and…
GSLIS Professor Bertram Ludäscher has been named the new director of the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The Center for Children’s Books will host the 2015 Gryphon Lecture on Friday, March 6. Featuring a leading scholar in the field of youth and literature, media, and culture, the annual Gryphon Lecture is free and open to students and the public.
Delivering this year’s lecture, "Research on Children, Youth and Media: Applications for LIS Education and Practice,” is Rebekah Willett, an assistant…
GSLIS Adjunct Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song has been named a 2014 Instructor of the Year by the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium. Song was nominated by a student for his excellent instruction last fall in the course Applied Business Research: Competitive Intelligence & Knowledge Management (LIS 590AC).
Join GSLIS faculty, staff, and students at the 2015 ALISE Annual Conference, which will be held January 27-30 in Chicago. The theme of the conference is “Mirrors & Windows: Reflections on Social Justice and Re-Imagining LIS Education.”
January 27
WISE Pedagogy Pre-conference Workshop, “Integrating Community Engagement in Online Education,” 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., presenters include…
The staff and board of trustees of the Orland Park (Illinois) Public Library are the 2014 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 and cosponsored by Libraries Unlimited. Mary Weimar, director of the library, and Nancy Healy, president of the…
On the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we ask our alumni and friends to take time to give back to their communities on December 2, also known as Giving Tuesday. A national event, Giving Tuesday is a day to give back through service or financial support. Whether you choose to give by volunteering, donating to a food drive, or making a financial contribution, we hope you’ll make Giving…
The Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) specialization at GSLIS is making sure that students have the skills necessary to thrive in the messiness that surrounds working with real data. Now in its second year, students in the SODA specialization are producing a portfolio of projects that showcase how data analysis can contribute to solving real-world problems. Over the last two years, student…
GSLIS will offer a new doctoral field exam in Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) beginning in the Fall 2014 semester. GSLIS introduced the SODA specialization in the 2012-13 academic year, but this is the first time that a reading list and field exam specifically designed for doctoral students pursuing SODA research will be available.
"It is exciting to see doctoral students make their…
GSLIS is pleased to announce that Victor Jones, Jr. has joined the Student Affairs team as a visiting recruiting specialist. In this newly created position, Jones will play an active role in the School’s ongoing efforts to recruit the best and brightest new students, serving as a primary resource for prospective students and as an ambassador to visiting applicants. He also will work to build…
“Data-Driven Teaching & Learning: Lessons Learned from Research” is the theme for this year’s campus Summit on Online Education. Now in its fourth year, the Summit is designed to provide a forum for educators and learners, both on and off campus, to meet and discuss topics of interest. The event will take place on October 22 at the Illini Union and will be streamed live for remote…
Starting next summer, GSLIS will change the on-campus
residency requirements for students enrolled in the LEEP online option.
Beginning with Cohort 20 (Summer 2015), distance students will no longer be
required to visit campus after completing the initial seven-day residency,
affectionately known as Boot Camp. By eliminating the previous requirement for
students to come to campus each…
GSLIS faculty, students, and staff will participate in the 77th American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, which will be held October 31-November 5 in Seattle. The ASIS&T Annual Meeting is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. This year’s theme is “Connecting…
Illinois citizens will soon have increased access to the latest digital tools and economic development opportunities. The University of Illinois Extension has awarded $300,000 to the Center for Digital Inclusion at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science as part of a new campus extension and outreach initiative. The project was one of six collaborative projects led by…
GSLIS alumna Nancy Gillfillan (MS '66) has been named an Illinois
Library Luminary by the Illinois Library
Association (ILA). This distinction honors individuals whose efforts have made a significant contribution to Illinois libraries and whose supporters have made a financial contribution of at least $1,000 to the Illinois Library Association Endowment on their behalf.In the award announcement…
On October 7-9, librarians, scholars, and LIS students will gather in Champaign, Illinois, for the Library Research Seminar VI. The seminar, held every three to four years at differing locations, will be hosted this year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by the University Library, the University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and the American Library…
"When you have books and music in your life, you are never alone." –Anna Mae Koval
Anna Mae Koval loved to read, especially to her six grandchildren, and her love of words, books, and ideas has left a cherished legacy to the next generation. It is in this spirit that Edward Koval and his family have established the Anna Mae Koval Scholarship Fund at GSLIS. Income from his bequest of $1 million…
For six years GSLIS has sponsored ten
Digital Divide Lectures each fall. This year, the lectures continue under a new
name: the Information City Lectures. Urbana Free Library Director
Celeste Choate opened the lecture series in early September. The lectures are hosted in conjunction
with Info City CU, a partnership between the Community Informatics Lab at GSLIS
headed by Associate…
From September 15-18, GSLIS Student Affairs will host Career Exploration Week. The week will feature talks by professionals from different career areas in library and information science in order to help students explore the many options open to an LIS professional. Speakers will discuss how their professional interests developed and evolved, share what a typical work day is like, and offer…
