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2006 News StoriesSchool News| Faculty News | Student News | Alumni News School NewsLEEP: The Next GenerationJanuary 11, 2007: The GSLIS online learning environment has been migrated from the old tools that were built in-house to the Moodle learning management system. Read More...Two Articles in D-Lib Magazine Highlight GSLIS ResearchDecember 19, 2006: The December issue of D-Lib Magazine features articles by several members of the GSLIS community. Read More...Recipient of 2006 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award AnnouncedDecember 14, 2006: The 2006 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award has been given to library director Michele Reutty. Read More...GSLIS Offers New Course in CPLA ProgramDecember 11, 2006: A new course in Fundraising and Grantwriting has been added to the list of CPLA courses provided by GSLIS. Read More...Free 'Guide Book to Gift Books' Now Available for Holiday SeasonNovember 17, 2006: The 2006 Guide Book to Gift Books is now available online as a free download. Read More...SLA Student Chapter Gathers Applications for Alternate Spring BreakNovember 10, 2006: Applications are now being accepted for participation in Alternate Spring Break, a program that will allow up to 12 GSLIS students to immerse themselves in a professional setting over spring break 2007. Read More...GSLIS Alumna Named 'Public Official of the Year'November 2, 2006: Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey (MS '76) is one of nine recipients of the 2006 Public Official of the Year award given by Governing Magazine. Read More...Alumna Pledges Support for ILA ScholarshipOctober 31, 2006: GSLIS alumna Tracy Ducksworth (MS, '04) has partnered with the Illinois Library Association to raise money for the Sylvia Murphy Williams Scholarship Fund. Read More...Workshop Offers Techniques on Preserving Family TreasuresOctober 19, 2006: Two experts from the U. of I. library, Tomas Teper and Chris Prom, will be holding a public workshop entitled, "Organization and Preservation of Your Family Treasures." Read More...WISE Consortium Honored for Excellence in Online Teaching and LearningOctober 9, 2006: The Sloan Consortium has named the Web-Based Information Science Education (WISE) consortium a winner of its 2006 Effective Practice Award. Founded in 2004 by Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and GSLIS, WISE offers unique distance education courses to students at its 12 member schools. Read More...Ken Spelke Named Interim Assistant CIO for Urbana CampusOctober 4, 2006: Ken Spelke, associate dean for information technology and research, has been named interim assistant chief information officer for educational technologies for the Urbana campus. Read More...Rayward and Unsworth Assume Editorship of Library TrendsSeptember 22, 2006: On August 16, 2006, W. Boyd Rayward and John Unsworth became the new editors of Library Trends, a quarterly thematic journal that focuses on current trends in all areas of library practice. Read More...Prairienet Reaches Fund-Raising GoalSeptember 1, 2006: Prairienet's recent call for support drew an overwhelming response from the community. Read More...Ken Spelke to Coordinate Campus-wide IT Strategic PlanningJuly 7, 2006: Ken Spelke, GSLIS Associate Dean for Information Technology and Research, has been appointed Coordinator for Campus-wide IT Strategic Planning. Read More...GSLIS Receives IMLS 21st Century Librarian Program GrantsJuly 7, 2006: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced on June 28 that GSLIS will be receiving two awards through its 21st Century Librarian Program. Read More...GSLIS Approved to Provide Courses for CPLA ProgramJuly 7, 2006: The ALA Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) recently approved GSLIS as a course provider for the Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) certification program. Read More...GSLIS Announces Digital Libraries Education Program FellowsJune 20, 2006: GSLIS has awarded fellowships to five current and incoming students who will concentrate their studies in digital libraries: Shane Beers, Elizabeth Breakstone, Patricia Hswe, Colin Koteles, and Susan Parham. Read More...October 15, 2006 is the Deadline for the 2006 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award NominationsJune 6, 2006: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. Read More...GSLIS Co-Sponsors Youth SymposiumMay 23, 2006: GSLIS teamed up with two other University of Illinois units—UI Extension and the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership—to present the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Symposium, held on April 29, 2006. Read More...U.S. News & World Report Releases RankingsMarch 31, 2006: U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of graduate professional schools of library and information science. GSLIS remains at the top of the list, sharing the number one spot with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Congratulations to the faculty, staff, students, and alumni for their role in making GSLIS a leader among schools of information, sometimes called I-Schools. Read More...New Master's Degree in Bioinformatics Offered at GSLISMarch 10, 2006: The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $250,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for GSLIS Associate Professors Carole Palmer and Bryan Heidorn to develop curriculum for a new master's degree specializing in the burgeoning field of bioinformatics. Read More...GSLIS Recruiting Students for Community Informatics CorpsFebruary 13, 2006: As part of the spring 2006 admissions process, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois is recruiting students to its master's degree program to become a part of its new Community Informatics Corps (CIC). Read More...University of Illinois Offers Advanced Degree and Fellowships in Digital LibrarianshipFebruary 10, 2006: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is now accepting applicants for its Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Digital Libraries program. Read More...'Stinky Stern Forever' Wins 2006 Gryphon Award for Children's LiteratureJanuary 20, 2006: The winner of the 2006 Gryphon Award for Children's Literature is Michelle Edwards for her easy-to-read book, "Stinky Stern Forever." Edwards also illustrated the book, published last year by Harcourt. Read More...Faculty NewsA Companion to Digital Humanities Now OnlineJanuary 8, 2007: The complete text of A Companion to Digital Humanities, co-edited by GSLIS dean John Unsworth along with Susan Schreibman and Ray Siemens, is now freely available online. Read More...GSLIS Faculty, Doctoral Students Attend International Conference on Data CurationDecember 20, 2006: Associate Professors Bryan Heidorn and Carole Palmer, along with doctoral students Melissa Cragin and Dan Wright, recently presented papers at the 2nd International Digital Curation Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Read More...Renear and Urban in GreeceOctober 24, 2006: Associate Professor Allen Renear and doctoral student Richard Urban are in Greece attending a workshop. Read More...New Book Edited by Dean Unsworth PublishedOctober 13, 2006: The Modern Language Association has recently published Electronic Textual Editing, edited by GSLIS Dean John Unsworth, along with co-editors Lou Burnard and Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe. Read More...Instructor Michelle Hinn Named Influential GamerOctober 12, 2006: GSLIS Instructor Michelle Hinn was named one of the "Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women" by the online magazine Next Generation. Read More...Hearne & Stevenson Featured in Horn Book MagazineSeptember 26, 2006: The September/October issue of Horn Book Magazine features articles by two GSLIS faculty members, Betsy Hearne and Deborah Stevenson. Read More...Rayward and Unsworth Assume Editorship of Library TrendsSeptember 22, 2006: On August 16, 2006, W. Boyd Rayward and John Unsworth became the new editors of Library Trends, a quarterly thematic journal that focuses on current trends in all areas of library practice. Read More...GSLIS at Extreme Markup Languages 2006September 1, 2006: Several GSLIS faculty, staff, and students participated either directly or indirectly in this year's Extreme Markup Languages meeting, which took place August 7-11 in Montreal. Read More...GSLIS at DH2006 in ParisJuly 14, 2006: GSLIS made a strong showing at Digital Humanities 2006 in Paris this past week: six from GSLIS attended, representing eleven GSLIS faculty members, staff, and students who coauthored eight papers and posters. Read More...Christine Jenkins Named Centennial ScholarJuly 7, 2006: Associate Professor Christine A. Jenkins has been named the 2006-2007 GSLIS Centennial Scholar in recognition and support of her accomplishments and promising scholarship in the field of library and information science. Read More...Article Co-Authored by GSLIS Faculty Receives RecognitionJune 21, 2006: An article co-authored by Chip Bruce, Ann Bishop, Bryan Heidorn, and others will appear in the first volume of "The Best of Knowledge Quest." Read More...Ann Bishop Presents at CHI 2006May 3, 2006: In late April, Associate Professor Ann Bishop was part of a panel on integrating socially relevant projects into human-computer interaction teaching. Read More...Chip Bruce Named University Distinguished Teacher/ScholarApril 21, 2006: Professor Chip Bruce has been named a University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar for the 2006-2007 school year. Read More...GSLIS Faculty Rated ExcellentMarch 29, 2006: Congratulations to the sixteen members of GSLIS who were named in the University's Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students. Read More...Hit Film Adaptations for Young Audiences a 'Mixed Blessing' GSLIS Expert SaysMarch 10, 2006: Professor Betsy Hearne recently gave the Lois Lenski Lecture at Illinois State University, where she spoke about film adaptations of children's books. Read More...Heidorn Presents at AAASMarch 10, 2006: GSLIS Associate Professor Bryan Heidorn presented his paper "Describing species: a new standard for the exchange of data for the identification, description, and comparison of species" at the AAAS Annual Meeting held in this February in St. Louis. The paper, co-authored with Robert A. Morris of the University of Massachusetts, was part of the Biological Frontiers track. Read More...GSLIS Student & Faculty Paper Wins AwardFebruary 2, 2006: A paper co-authored by GSLIS students and faculty received a best paper award at the International Conference on System Sciences. Read More...GSLIS Faculty and Students Make Strong Showing at ALISEJanuary 18, 2006: GSLIS was well represented at the ALISE conference in San Antonio from January 16 through 19, 2006, with one student's poster receiving the third place prize. Read More...Student NewsGSLIS Faculty, Doctoral Students Attend International Conference on Data CurationDecember 20, 2006: Associate Professors Bryan Heidorn and Carole Palmer, along with doctoral students Melissa Cragin and Dan Wright, recently presented papers at the 2nd International Digital Curation Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Read More...Dechow Publishes Research in Scholarly JournalDecember 18, 2006: Master's student Douglas Dechow has published in the journal Curator. Read More...ASIS&T Awards Honor Students, AlumOctober 25, 2006: The American Society for Information Science & Technology honors the GSLIS student chapter and an alum with recent awards. Read More...Two Doctoral Students Win Scholarships to JCLCOctober 9, 2006: Lian Ruan and Minjie Chen have both received scholarships to attend the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color that will be held October 11-15 in Dallas, Texas. Read More...Hswe, Hwang, Ma, and Seidl Named 2006-2007 Spectrum ScholarsSeptember 1, 2006: Four GSLIS students, Patricia Hswe, Karam Hwang, Sally Ma, and Veronika Seidl have been named 2006–2007 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Read More...Jones Organizes "Home Movie Day"July 28, 2006: Master's student Jimi Jones is coordinating the University's first "Home Movie Day." Read More...GSLIS at DH2006 in ParisJuly 14, 2006: GSLIS made a strong showing at Digital Humanities 2006 in Paris this past week: six from GSLIS attended, representing eleven GSLIS faculty members, staff, and students who coauthored eight papers and posters. Read More...Card Receives ALA Diversity Research GrantJune 21, 2006: Doctoral student Timnah Card has received one of three ALA Diversity Research Grants to present her research at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference. Read More...Franklin Awarded Internship at CornellJune 5, 2006: Master's student Brian Franklin has been awarded one of two Distance Internships in Digital Preservation at Cornell University. Read More...Thurow to Keynote Internet Librarian ConferenceJune 1, 2006: LEEP student Shari Thurow has been invited to be one of the keynote speakers for Internet Librarian 2006. Read More...Hu Receives 2006 CALA ScholarshipJune 1, 2006: Doctoral candidate Xiao Hu has won the 2006 CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science. Read More...Urban Receives ALA ScholarshipMay 19, 2006: Master's student Richard Urban has received one of thirty scholarships to attend the ALA Rare Books and Manuscript Section Preconference. Read More...Jones Named 2006 AEL Graduate ScholarMay 19, 2006: Doctoral candidate M. Cameron Jones has been named a 2006 Graduate Scholar in the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Read More...Morris Receives NASIG Student GrantMarch 23, 2006: Master's student Sarah Morris has been awarded a student grant from the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. (NASIG) to attend their national conference, May 4-7, 2006. Read More...Armstrong Receives CERL Award of ExcellenceMarch 17, 2006: Master's student Greg Armstrong has received an award of excellence from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) where he is a research assistant and member of the Geo-Cultural Analysis Team. Read More...Hogan Awarded MLA FellowshipFebruary 21, 2006: Doctoral Student Tim Hogan has been awarded the 2006 Thomson Scientific/MLA Doctoral Fellowship by the Medical Library Association. The award is provided to "foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral work in an area of health sciences librarianship or information sciences." While there is a competition every other year, Tim is the first to receive the award since 2000. Read More...Larkee Accepted to ALA Student-to-Staff ProgramFebruary 2, 2006: Master's student Beth Larkee will travel to the American Library Association's Annual Conference as part of ALA's Student-to-Staff Program. Read More...GSLIS Student & Faculty Paper Wins AwardFebruary 2, 2006: A paper co-authored by GSLIS students and faculty received a best paper award at the International Conference on System Sciences. Read More...Foote Named Executive Director of ALSCFebruary 2, 2006: LEEP student Diane Foote has been named Executive Director of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. Read More...GSLIS Faculty and Students Make Strong Showing at ALISEJanuary 18, 2006: GSLIS was well represented at the ALISE conference in San Antonio from January 16 through 19, 2006, with one student's poster receiving the third place prize. Read More...Alumni News
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