Friday December 13, 2024

Final exams begin

Final examination period, December 13-19 (weekdays only). 

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  New project to study effects of climate on health

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• Tuesday

  January 21

  First day of instruction - Spring 2025 semester

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  Book co-edited by Sayuno wins national award in Philippines

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  Walters learns history of ATO through archives assistantship

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  Antwi grateful for Balz Scholarship

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  Layne-Worthey edits book on digital humanities and LIS

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Other recent news

Get to know Hailley Fargo, interim associate dean and head of education and outreach services

December 19 2024

According to Hailley Fargo (MSLIS '16), the mentorship and educational opportunities she received at the iSchool provided a strong foundation for her current role as interim associate dean and head of education and outreach services at Northern Kentucky University. She enjoys building a strong and collaborative team and helping colleagues across campus understand the ways a library can impact the academic experience.

Wang group to present at BigData 2024

December 16 2024

Members of Associate Professor Dong Wang's research group, the Social Sensing and Intelligence Lab, will present their research at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData 2024), which will be held from December 15-18 in Washington, D.C. BigData 2024 is the premier venue to present and discuss progress in research, development, standards, and applications of topics in artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics.

Library Trends honors Mary Niles Maack

December 5 2024

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 72 (3). This issue, "Feminist and Global Perspectives on an Evolving Profession: Papers Honoring Mary Niles Maack," celebrates Maack’s life and career as well as her scholarship’s influence around the globe. Maack’s colleagues, Michèle V. Cloonan and Suzanne M. Stauffer, served as guest editors.

Donald Davis passes away

December 4 2024

Donald G. Davis (PhD '72), one of three alumni who launched the iSchool at Illinois' endowed Professorship in the History of Libraries and the Information Professions, passed away on November 21, 2024. Born in 1939, he was raised and educated in California, earning a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles and master's degrees in history and library and information science from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his doctorate in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.