Events and news from the UCLA Department of Information Studies: Upcoming events: Nov. 23 - IS Colloquium featuring Matteo Pasquinelli on Informationalism and the Notion of Surplus: A Critique of the Economy of the Digital Commons at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=282 Dec. 2 - IS Colloquium featuring Marcia Bates & Mary Niles Maack on Information Disciplines and the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=222 Dec. 3 - Friday Forum: Digital Library: Soup to Nuts at UCLA Registration fee applies. More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/friday_forums/workshops/2010/101203.htm And peeking into 2011 ... Jan. 6 - IS Colloquium featuring Kalpana Shankar on Privacy, Information, and Aging: Framing the Challenges of Digital Data in Pervasive Computing Applications at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=224 Jan. 13 - IS Colloquium featuring Michael Buckland on What kind of science can Information Science be? at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=225 Jan. 20 - IS Colloquium featuring Michèle Cloonan on Reshaping the Image of Preservation and Conservation Research at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=226 Jan. 21 - Friday Forum: Oral History Tools & Techniques: An Introduction at UCLA Registration fee applies. More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/friday_forums/workshops/2011/110121.htm Jan. 28 - Friday Forum: Survival Guide for the Unemployed: Helping Your Job Seeking Patrons Thrive During Challenging Times at UCLA Registration fee applies. More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/friday_forums/workshops/2011/110128.htm A selection of past IS colloquia, lectures, and presentations are available as podcasts at <http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/podcasts> News: IS Alumna ... Librarian by Day and Roller Derby Diva by Night -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=287 Call for Papers: Gender, Sexuality, Information: A Reader -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=290 IS Alum Oversees UCLA's Baby Book Collection -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=278 IS Students & Alumni featured in UCLA Library Films -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=276 Encyclopedia Edited by IS Faculty Members Named Best Information Science Book of the Year -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=252 Information Studies Invites Applications for Position in Archival Studies -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=157 David Cappoli Digital Resources Librarian <http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/>UCLA, Dept. of Information Studies [log in to unmask] tel: (310) 794-5350 - fax: 310-206-4460