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Current News StoriesSchool News| Faculty News | Student News | Alumni News | Press Clippings School NewsWISE Receives ADEC National Award for Excellence in Distance EducationMay 5, 2008: The WISE Consortium, co-founded by Associate Dean and Professor Linda C. Smith, has been honored by the American Distance Education Consortium. Read More...GSLIS, Steadley Named 'Angels' by ALA-APAApril 7, 2008: GSLIS and Continuing Professional Development Program Director Marianne Steadley have been named "Angels" by the ALA-Allied Professional Association. Read More...Epstein Joins GSLIS StaffMarch 12, 2008: Milt Epstein joins GSLIS as an applications developer. Read More...Abbott to Discuss History, Future of Library ResearchFebruary 18, 2008: Dr. Andrew Abbott will give the Spring 2008 Windsor Lecture. Read More...GSLIS Research Center Expands Information Science Scope, Names New DirectorFebruary 7, 2008: The Library Research Center is expanding the scope of its activities and changing its name. Associate Professor Carole Palmer has been named the new director. Read More...Faculty NewsDownie Leads Team on Grant Totaling $1.2 MillionApril 14, 2008: Associate Professor J. Stephen Downie is leading a team of researchers who have been awarded $1.2 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Read More...Visiting Scholar Arrives at GSLISMarch 4, 2008: GSLIS visiting scholar Jianhai Ruan recently arrived on campus for a year-long stay. Read More...Heidorn Appointed as Program Director at National Science FoundationJanuary 17, 2008: Associate Professor P. Bryan Heidorn has been given a two-year appointment as a program director for the Division of Biological Infrastructure at the NSF. Read More...GSLIS Makes Impressive Showing at ALISEJanuary 14, 2008: GSLIS faculty, staff, and students attended the annual Association for Library and Information Science Education conference. Read More...Tilley Named Co-editor of School Library Media ResearchJanuary 9, 2008: Assistant Professor Carol Tilley has been named co-editor of the online journal. Read More...Student NewsMaster's Student Honored by Medical Library AssociationMarch 3, 2008: The Medical Library Association has awarded master's student Lisa O'Keefe the 2008 MLA Scholarship. Read More...Students Travel to Croatia for Annual BOBCATSSS SymposiumFebruary 25, 2008: Six GSLIS students attended the 2008 BOBCATSSS conference in Croatia. Read More...Video Parody Produced by GSLIS Student Featured in AL DirectJanuary 17, 2008: Video produced by master's student Syed Karim advocates literacy. Read More...Jones, Okner Named Spectrum ScholarsNovember 29, 2007: Two GSLIS students have been named 2007-2008 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Read More...Master's Student Co-Curates African American Comics ExhibitionMay 11, 2007: Master's student Damian Duffy and Illinois graphic design professor John Jennings have curated a comics art exhibition called "Other Heroes: African American Comics Characters, Creators, and Archetypes." Read More...Alumni NewsTwo Alumni Receive Scholarship Award from ALAApril 29, 2008: Two GSLIS alumni have been named winners of the 2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Scholarship Award given by the ALA. Read More...Alumna Honored for International WorkApril 7, 2008: Barbara Ford has been honored by the ALA International Relations Committee for her contributions to international librarianship, the ALA, and IFLA. Read More...Alumni Named Movers & Shakers by LJMarch 21, 2008: Two GSLIS graduates have been named "Movers and Shakers" by Library Journal. Read More...LSAA Seeks Nominations for Annual AwardsFebruary 18, 2008: The Library School Alumni Association is seeking nominations for three distinguished alumni awards. Read More...Tenopir Receives CISTA Award for Significant Contributions to FieldJanuary 28, 2008: Carol Tenopir has received the 2007 Contribution to Information Science & Technology Award (CISTA). Read More...Classnotes
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Susan MorrisroePress ClippingsOur faculty, staff, and students are often consulted by local and national media to comment on issues that are important to the field of LIS. GSLIS programs and awards also receive frequent media coverage. Below are recent media hits that showcase our expertise (some links require site registration to view). Letter to the EditorNew York Times, "Paperless, Not Perfect" (February 24, 2008): Master's student Kaitlin Costello challenges the notion that digital technology is a "perfect and undying solution to preserving information resources." Children and BooksThe Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, "Presentation identifies books for young people" (January 15, 2008): Area paper covers CAS student Elaine Beardon's recent presentation on children's books for the Mattoon (IL) school district. East St. LouisNews-Gazette, "UI program changes lives in East St. Louis and C-U" (December 23, 2007): A profile of the East St. Louis Action Research Project. Note: Article is available in a paid archive. Nerds in Pop CultureThe Globe & Mail, "In pop culture, nerd's the word" (November 10, 2007): Associate Professor Lori Kendall is cited for having "explored geek-related matters." In her paper "White and Nerdy: Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype," she argued that advertising for the Geek Squad technical-support company, the video for Weird Al Yankovic's hit White & Nerdy (a parody of rapper Chamillionaire's Ridin' Dirty) and imagery in "nerdcore" hip hop music are all "playful reconfigurings" of the nerd stereotype that nevertheless fail to dispel its "original negative tone." Editor's note: The article is available online only to paid subscribers. Natural Language ProcessingThe Varsity, "Facebook could save the world" (November 5, 2007): Associate Professor Caroline Haythornethwaite and doctoral student Anatoliy Gruzd are interviewed about Natural Language Processing. NESTER ProjectNews-Gazette, "Researchers Monitor Cardinals' Activity by Listening to Songs" (August 5, 2007): The article describes the Networked Environmental Sonic-Toolkits for Exploratory Research (NESTER) Project headed up by Associate Professors J. Stephen Downie and Bryan Heidorn. UI History ProjectNews-Gazette, "UI Building Web Site has Grown to Epic Size" (April 29, 2007): A profile of Ph.D. student Kalev Leetaru and his UI history project. Digital HumanitiesChronicle of Higher Education, "Summit Brings Together Digital Humanities Centers and Financial Backers" (April 16, 2007): Dean John Unsworth provided opening remarks at a recent meeting of 17 digital humanities centers and 15 organizations that support them in Washington, D.C. Game AccessibilityChicago Tribune, "Disabled Gamers Want More than 'Fluffy' Choices" (April 10, 2007): GSLIS instructor Michelle Hinn talks about video game accessibility for disabled players. GSLIS in AfricaNews-Gazette, "UI Project Brings Whole New World to African Nation" (April 15, 2007): GSLIS students install computer labs on the small African island of Sao Tome and Principe. 'Nerdism'Jewish Exponent, "Geek Fraternities: Nerds 'R Us?" (January 25, 2007): GSLIS associate professor Lori Kendall, author of "Nerd Nation: Images of Nerds in U.S. Popular Culture," says societal perceptions of nerdism wax and wane. Children's BooksSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Shiloh Parents Want Book Blocked" (November 16, 2006): A book about two male penguins falling in love and raising a baby has some parents at an elementary school questioning the subject matter. It's different from many other gay-themed children's books because it was published by the mainstream press, and homosexuality isn't the source of conflict in the story, says GSLIS professor Christine Jenkins. She said the characters are just gay and living their lives--the plot doesn't grapple with being homosexual as do many books for youths of the same nature. Also appeared in: Current ClipsACRLog, "Great Compilation On Library As Place" (October 3, 2006): Praise for UI Current LIS Clips on the Association of College & Research Libraries Blog. Library UsageWaukegan Sun, "Warren-Newport Eyes Second Library" (October 3, 2006): The Library Research Center at Illinois took a look at library usage in and around Chicago. Queer Content in Young Adult LiteratureBooklist, "Book Review of The Heart Has Its Reasons" (September 1, 2006): Associate Professor Christine Jenkins received a glowing review for her new book, co-authored with Michael Cart, The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004. The September 1, 2006 issue of ALA's Booklist called the book "Both a comprehensive overview and a lively, detailed discussion" and "highly readable." More information on the book can be found at the publisher's Web site. Open Source Course MaterialsInside Higher Ed, "The Next Level of Open Source" (September 20, 2006): Dean John Unsworth said he thinks there has been "great benefit" from MIT making its course materials available free. But he said of the video approach for lectures: "That's the most interesting stuff." Beyond sharing knowledge, Unsworth noted, universities that put course materials or lectures online free benefit from "great PR and marketing," especially if they are institutions that don't enjoy the name recognition of MIT or Yale. WikipediaNPR Morning Edition, "Wikipedia Wins Users and Critics" (September 11, 2006): As vibrant and contentious as the Wikipedia Web site is now, it could disappear in a flash, says Associate Professor Michael Twidale. "Wikipedia and all those Wikipedians - the people who get involved in adding articles, improving articles and addressing vandalism - if too many of them got bored and just went off to, you know, the next cool Web thing, whatever that might be, if they did that tomorrow I think Wikipedia would just degenerate into a froth of spam, porn, graffiti, lies and drivel in less than a month," Twidale said. |
HEADLINESWISE Receives ADEC National Award for Excellence in Distance Education Downie Leads Team on Grant Totaling $1.2 Million UPCOMING EVENTSFinal Exam Period (May 2 - May 9) UIUC Commencement (May 11) GSLIS Convocation Ceremony (May 11) First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1 (May 12) MLA in Chicago: Alumni Reception (May 16 - May 21) Dissertation Proposal Defense: Sharon Comstock (May 19) No classes: Memorial Day (May 26) Summer 2008 LEEP on-campus session (Jun 7 - Jun 11) |
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