Sunday June 29, 2025

iSchool Reception at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference

Join the iSchool at the 2025 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia! 

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  Education of Things named a SHARP Book Prize finalist

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  He receives Amazon Research Award to improve monitoring of Earth’s ecosystem

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  Debnath datafies "The Bulletin"

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  Scholarship provides validation, motivation for Martinez

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• Wednesday

  May 28

  Yingying Han’s Dissertation Defense

  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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  iSchool undergraduates selected as 2025 Community-Academic Scholars

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Other recent news

2024 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award given to Shannon M. Oltmann

May 20 2025

For translating her research on censorship and intellectual freedom into practical guidance for library workers, Shannon M. Oltmann, associate professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky (UK), has been named the 2024 recipient of the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. 

Dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights

May 15 2025

On May 8, 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was dismissed from office. On May 10, 2025, Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and director of the Copyright Office, which is part of the Library of Congress, was also terminated. These unexpected decisions raise grave concerns for research libraries, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library, and for the national infrastructure that supports scholarship, access to knowledge, and preservation of cultural heritage.

iSchool cohosts data science scholars through Bolashak International Scholarship Program

May 14 2025

The iSchool is proud to have served as cohost for 28 data science scholars from Kazakhstan in the 2024-2025 academic year. The scholars were part of the Bolashak International Scholarship Program, an initiative sponsored by the Kazakhstani government to facilitate academic, scientific, and cultural exchange. 

New Research on Diversity in Youth Literature issue focuses on diversity and inclusion

May 12 2025

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the publication of Research on Diversity in Youth Literature (RDYL) 6 (2). 

This issue comprises three original articles and five book reviews centered around the theme of diversity and inclusion in youth literature.