Events and news from the UCLA Department of Information Studies: Upcoming events 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. 24 - Joel Blanco-Rivera on Truth-seeking and Accountability for Past Human Rights Abuses: The Impact of Archives in Latin America's Transitions from Authoritarianism and Civil Wars at UCLA Free to the public; No RSVP required More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=312 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 Feb. 4 - Friday Forum: Government Information and You: Getting the Most out of Federal Depository Resources at UCLA Registration fee applies. More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/friday_forums/workshops/2011/110204.htm Feb. 6 - Screening of Library of the Early Mind at UCLA Free to the public; RSVP preferred More information at: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=310 Selected podcasts and recordings of past IS colloquia, lectures, and presentations are available at <http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/podcasts> News IS Alum Melissa Gross Elected President-Elect of ALISE -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=306 Call for Papers: Gender, Sexuality, Information: A Reader -- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/showEvent.htm?eid=290