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Dr.
Diane Barlow to Step Down as Associate Dean of Maryland’s ISchool
College Park, MD
(10/15/10)--Dean Jennifer Preece has announced that Dr. Diane Barlow will step
down from the position of Associate Dean of the University of Maryland’s
College of Information Studies at the end of Spring semester 2011. Dr. Barlow
joined the College of Information Studies in 1990 and was promoted to Associate
Dean in 2000. Focusing on the continued improvement and growth of the
College’s academic programs, she was instrumental in the design and
development of the Master of Information Management program, which began in
2003, and the Master of Human-Computer Interaction program, which will begin in
2011; led the successful American Library Association (ALA) reaccreditation
effort for the Master of Library Science program in 2006; planned and
implemented the iSchool @ Shady Grove initiative, the first off-campus degree
program for the iSchool; and worked in or led many other academic review and
improvement projects. She has served the University of Maryland through
membership on various committees, including the Academic Planning Advisory
Committee (APAC), and is currently a member of the Council of Associate Deans
for Graduate Education. Her professional service has included membership
on the Board of the Association for Library and Information Science Education
(ALISE), as well as association committees and membership on External Review
Panels for the Committee on Accreditation of ALA. She is co-conference chair
for Library Research Seminar V, hosted by the iSchool October 6-9, 2010.
Dr. Barlow will remain at the
iSchool as a faculty member with selected administrative responsibilities in
addition to teaching and research. She will continue research into questions
relating education for the information professions to the current status of
practice, market needs for information professionals, and measures of
professional success. Dr. Preece said, “I want to thank Diane for
her many transformative contributions to the iSchool and for giving us advance
notice of her plans so that we can chart a smooth transition. “
About
Maryland’s iSchool
The
College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, empowers people,
organizations and society to use information effectively through its research
and undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. Maryland's iSchool
enables students and faculty to create new ways for people to connect with
information that will transform society and is ideally located in the
information capital of the world- the Washington DC metro region. The iSchool
is transforming itself as well, from a small college with a strong foundation
in library and information studies programs to a fast-growing and
groundbreaking center of expertise that will help people manage the information
explosion from childhood to adulthood.
For more information visit www.ischool.umd.edu
Mary
Carroll-Mason
Communications
Coordinator
College of
Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool
4110D
Hornbake Library
College Park,
MD 20742
(301)
405-1260