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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GSLIS Spotlight
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Assistant Professor Bonnie Mak has been named the GSLIS
Centennial Scholar for 2013-2014. The Centennial Scholar award is endowed by
alumni and friends of GSLIS and is given in recognition of outstanding
accomplishments and/or professional promise in the field of library and
information science.
Mak holds a PhD in medieval studies from the University of
Notre Dame. Her research areas…
GSLIS Professor Dan Schiller recently discussed the
importance of inclusion in his teaching and research with Associate Professor
Kathryn La Barre. Schiller’s remarks are part of the interview series Reflections
on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied
perspectives and diversity of experiences.
Schiller teaches courses in information in society,
information…
GSLIS Associate Professor Terry L. Weech recently discussed the
importance of inclusion in his teaching and research with Associate Professor
Kathryn La Barre. Weech’s remarks are part of the interview series Reflections
on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied
perspectives and diversity of experiences.
Weech teaches courses and conducts research related to…
GSLIS doctoral candidates Claudia
Serbanuta and Miriam E. Sweeney have been honored with 2013
Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships 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…
GSLIS
will make a strong showing at the upcoming ACM/IEEE
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), an event that brings together international scholars focusing on digital libraries
and associated technical, practical, organizational, and social issues. The
conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 22-26, 2013.
J. Stephen Downie, GSLIS professor and associate
dean for…
Five GSLIS master's degree students and one doctoral student have been named 2013 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 master's-level scholar receives $5,000 from the ALA as well as over $1,500 toward professional development…
The GSLIS Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) has announced the
recipients of its annual awards. The recipients were recognized on June 30,
2013, at the GSLIS reception held at the annual meeting of the ALA in Chicago.
Katrina Stierholz (MS ’93) has been awarded the
Distinguished Alumnus Award. Each year this award is given to an alum who has
made an outstanding contribution to the…
GSLIS Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke recently discussed the importance of inclusion in her teaching and
research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. Cooke’s remarks are part of
the interview series Reflections on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts
to respect varied perspectives and diversity of experiences.
Cooke teaches courses that focus on information
behavior,…
GSLIS Assistant Professor Kate McDowell recently discussed the importance of inclusion in her teaching and research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. McDowell’s remarks are part of the interview series Reflections
on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied perspectives and diversity of experiences.McDowell teaches courses in storytelling, literature and…
Join GSLIS
for the following activities during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, including our alumni and friends reception on Sunday, June 30, from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. at Petterino’s Restaurant, 150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. Please
stop by the exhibit hall and visit us at Booth 141!A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal
Friday, June
28, 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (sold out)
Deborah…
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 seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2013.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 abridge…
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…
GSLIS Assistant Professor Emily Knox recently discussed the
importance of inclusion in her teaching and research with Associate Professor
Kathryn La Barre. Knox’s remarks are part of a new interview series, Reflections
on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied
perspectives and diversity of experiences.Knox teaches courses in intellectual freedom and
censorship;…
CU-CitizenAccess.org, a community online news and information project directed by GSLIS-affiliated faculty member Brant Houston, has won the 2012 Peter Lisagor Award for its work with Hoy Chicago to examine changing demographics and racial issues in Central Illinois.
GSLIS eUpdate
Volume 12, Number 6: May 2013
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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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…
The GSLIS news digest highlights recent news, events, and accomplishments of GSLIS faculty, staff, and students. For more news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!News From GSLIS at Illinois
Faculty NewsDownie introduces HTRC to scholars in Hong KongJ. Stephen Downie, professor and associate dean for research, traveled to Hong Kong this spring to speak to scholars at the University of Hong Kong…
GSLIS Assistant Professor Carol Tilley recently discussed the importance of inclusion in her teaching and research with Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre. Tilley’s remarks are part of a new interview
series, Reflections on Inclusion, which explores the School’s efforts to respect varied perspectives and diversity of experiences.Tilley teaches courses in youth services librarianship, media…
