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Current News StoriesSchool News| Faculty News | Student News | Alumni News | Press Clippings School News2008 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Given to Brewster Kahle and the Internet ArchiveDecember 16, 2008: The 2008 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award has been awarded to Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive for their successful challenge to a national security letter. Read More...The Incredible History of GSLISDecember 5, 2008: The Big Ten Network recently aired a feature on the history of GSLIS, "Illinois Innovators: The Women Who Went West." Read More...Children's Book Guide Offers Help to Holiday Book ShoppersNovember 20, 2008: The 2008 Guide Book to Gift Books is now available. Read More...GSLIS Alumni, Student Among ALA Emerging LeadersNovember 12, 2008: Five GSLIS alumni and one current student have been selected as 2009 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders. Read More...Beta Phi Mu Honors Henderson at Diamond CelebrationNovember 3, 2008: Beta Phi Mu, the international honor society for library and information science, was founded at GSLIS in 1948. This October, it celebrated its anniversary with a Diamond Celebration. Read More...Faculty NewsE-Learning can have Positive Effect on Classroom Learning, Scholar SaysDecember 10, 2008: Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite thinks that traditional classroom teaching in higher education could learn a thing or two from online teaching. Read More...Twidale, Singh Receive Best Paper AwardDecember 3, 2008: Associate Professor Michael Twidale and recent alumna Vandana Singh received a best paper award at the recently held Computer Supported Cooperative Work annual meeting. Read More...'Digital Dark Age' May Doom Some DataOctober 29, 2008: Assistant Professor Jerome McDonough discusses the importance of preserving the ever-growing information economy. Read More...Bruce Travels to Cyprus, Turkey to Present on Community Learning and LiteracyOctober 9, 2008: Professor Chip Bruce recently traveled to Cyprus and Turkey to present information on the use of technology for community learning and literacy. Read More...Lectures at Illinois to Focus on Bridging 'Digital Divide'October 2, 2008: Professor Abdul Alkalimat is hosting a series of lectures this fall that will discuss the digital divide in Illinois. Read More...Student NewsFour Students Named ARL Diversity ScholarsDecember 10, 2008: Four GSLIS students have been selected by the Association of Reserach Libraries as ARL Diversity Scholars. Read More...Five Students Named Spectrum ScholarsNovember 7, 2008: Five GSLIS students, Harriett Green, Deana L. Greenfield, Hannah Kyung Lee, Laksamee Putnam, and Roy Saldaña, Jr., have been named 2008-2009 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Read More...Wei Presents at Conference in ChinaNovember 5, 2008: Doctoral student Qin Wei traveled to China to deliver two talks on biodiversity data collection and sharing. Read More...Two Students Bring Reference to the RadioOctober 30, 2008: Master's students Alex Svec and Maggie Taylor launch a new radio program, "Amplified Librarians." Read More...GSLIS Student Receives Travel Award to Attend Young Adult Literature SymposiumSeptember 9, 2008: CAS student Laura Anne Lowe was one of two recipients of the YALSA travel award. Read More...Alumni NewsHarris Provides Leadership at Presidential LibraryDecember 9, 2008: Alumna Kathryn Harris brings history to life through her work as library services director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library as well as her volunteer work portraying Harriet Tubman. Read More...Lanham Named Academic Librarian of the YearOctober 10, 2008: Alumnus Allen Lanham was named Academic Librarian of the Year by IACRL and CARLI. Read More..."Best Paper" Award Given to LEEP GraduateAugust 14, 2008: Alumna Jodi Schneider has received an award from NEASIST. Read More...Library School Alumni Association Announces 2008 AwardsJune 18, 2008: The LSAA Awards will be presented at a reception at ALA in Anaheim. Read More...Two 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...Classnotes
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Rebecca BarePress 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). Digital Dark AgeChemical & Engineering News, "Born Digital? Die Young" (December 8, 2008): Associate Professor Jerome McDonough talks about the importance of preserving and archiving born digital data. Searching Together OnlineNew York Times, "The Online Search Party: A Way to Share the Load" (November 23, 2008): Associate Professor Michael Twidale is interviewed about SearchTogether, a new Microsoft tool that allows multiple users to create shared searches on the Internet. GSLIS-trained Librarians Settle the WestNews-Gazette, "'Such a Spirit of Adventure':A Century Ago, UI Librarians were doing their Part to Bring Culture to the West" (November 22, 2008): A look at how GSLIS alumnae opened libraries across the West over 100 years ago. ISMIR and MIREXPhiladelphia Inquirer, "Analyzing music the digital way: Computers have exquisite ears" (September 22, 2008): This article, which includes a quote from Associate Professor J. Stephen Downie, provides an overview of the recent International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) and mentions the Music Information Retrieval Evaluation Exchange (MIREX) "shoot-out" contest. Slashdot, "Using Computers for Sophisticated Music Analysis" (September 22, 2008) Search Engine Generates Money for CharityWall Street Journal, "Money for Nothing" (April 21, 2008): By performing Google searches on GSLIS student Syed Karim's Web site, SearchKindly.org, you can raise money for charitable organizations without spending a dime. 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. |
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