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On Saturday, February 9, Bloomberg hosted the 2013 World Information Architecture Day event in New York City, one of 15 global events organized by the Information Architecture Institute in an effort to celebrate and raise awareness about the practice of Information Architecture (IA).
Several members of the Pratt-SILS community helped to make the event a tremendous success:
Professor Craig MacDonald and students Noreen Whysel and Gretchen Nadasky served on the NYC Production Committee and were involved in planning and organizing the event over the last few months. Dr. MacDonald also developed and planned the session "The State of IA Education: A Town Hall" which led to an insightful discussion about the role of formal education in preparing students for careers in IA.
Several Pratt-SILS students and alumni served as volunteers to ensure the event ran smoothly: Jordan deButts, Nik Dragovic, Laura Elsner, Caroline Gabrielli, Boni Joi Koelliker, Michelle Lee, Lars Lindahl, Houda El Mimouni, Ngozi Okoro, Teresa Silva, Andy Steinitz, and David Winger. Many other students and alumni were also in attendance.
To learn more about the event, visit:
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Free Webinars
Join leading experts and innovators for all new webinars produced by the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. The spring semester lineup will cover topics such as virtual worlds, academic librarianship career trends, digital preservation best practices, social media records management, and many more.
The SJSU SLIS Colloquia are free to attend and open to the public. They are held live via web conferencing and recorded for viewing on-demand. Advanced registration is not required. Here’s a snapshot of what’s coming up this month:
Henry Lowood of Stanford University Libraries will discuss the outcome of the virtual worlds’ interdisciplinary and multi-university projects that began in 2006 and concluded recently. The goal of the projects was to clear a path for work on the preservation of virtual worlds, digital games, and interactive fiction. This presentation will be held in Second Life.
Join Live Session: bit.ly/Rb2jM0
Join three experienced academic library department heads from the University of California, Davis, for this presentation as part of our career development resources. You’ll learn about new skills academic library employers are seeking, how work roles are changing, and how you can best market yourself for positions.
Join Live Session: bit.ly/XoY7It
Guest speaker Philip Gust is with the Stanford University Libraries LOCKSS Program (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe). His focus is integrating digital preservation into libraries. Mr. Gust will introduce you to digital preservation systems, discuss preservation strategies and pitfalls, and show you how to give library users access to preserved content.
Join Live Session: bit.ly/11MIIci
In this session, Anil Chawla, founder and CEO of ArchiveSocial, will lead you on an exploration of the impact of social media on records management and e-discovery. He will examine a variety of approaches taken by organizations to address the challenges of managing social media records.
Join Live Session: bit.ly/TM9tKt
Please visit the Spring Semester 2013 Colloquia web page to view the full schedule of upcoming online seminars, including presentation abstracts, speaker biographies, and links to the live sessions and recorded presentations.
The presentations are conveniently held online via the web conferencing program BlackBoard Collaborate. If you are unfamiliar with Collaborate, a tutorial is available, as well as a Quick Reference Guide. (Please see Guide to Using Collaborate.)
For more information, please contact us at [log in to unmask].
The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science offers two fully online master’s degrees, a fully online certificate program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program. SJSU SLIS is a recognized leader in online learning and is a member of the Sloan Consortium. Let the learning begin: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu
Brooke E. Sheldon, Dean and library educator passed away on February 11, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with uterine cancer. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 29, 1931, but spent most of her childhood in her beloved Nova Scotia – that “Kingdom by the Sea.” She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Hadley, Sr. and Elsie Ann Sutherland Earle, her husband, George, and brother Leonard Earle, Jr. and sister-in-law Eleanor (Mrs. John) Earle.
She is survived by her brother John and her sister, Barbara (Mrs. Eugene Hunter) and her sister-in-law Charlotte (Mrs. Leonard Earle), sons and their families, Scott and Susan Sheldon and Stephen and Maria Sheldon, and grandchildren George Matthew, Brooke Barrera, and Skyler Sutherland Sheldon and many nieces and nephews.
She attended Cambridge High and Latin School and earned her BA degree from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, her MLS degree from Simmons University, and her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. She began her library career as a young adult librarian at the Detroit Public Library and then became branch librarian of the Albuquerque Public Library. She also held positions at the Santa Fe Public Library as Children’s Coordinator and then as Head of the Children’s Department at the New Mexico State Library until she became Director of Library Development. She was Head of Technical Services and Training at the Alaska State Library, Associate Director for Training for the Leadership Training Institute at Florida State University under a grant for the U.S. Department of Education.
She began her library education career as Dean, School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University and was Acting Provost. She accepted a position as Dean and Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas at Austin. After her retirement from Austin, for three years she served as Interim Director and Professor, School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona. She continued teaching in the Executive MLIS program at San Jose State University and ended her teaching career as Visiting Scholar and Lecturer, The University of Alberta, School of Library and Information Studies.
Dr. Sheldon received many honors including Distinguished Alumni Awards from Simmons College and The University of Pittsburgh. She was granted a Doctor of Civil Laws (Hon.) from Acadia University. The Brooke E. Sheldon Endowed Professorship in Management and Leadership was established at the University of Texas, Austin. She was granted the Outstanding Lecturer Award from San Jose State University, and the Professional Service Award from the Association of Library and Information Science Educators, and the Library Leadership Award from the Arizona Library Association.
Her offices in professional associations included President of the American Library Association and during this term of office she traveled throughout the U.S. and abroad. She chaired ALA’s Committee on Accreditation and was co-founder of the Continuing Professional Education Round Table in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. She served on the Board of the Tocker Foundation and was an advisor and Board Member of the American Library in Paris.
As an advocate for diversity, Dr. Sheldon recruited and supported minorities for the profession through her successful efforts to get funding as well as to hire minority faculty. She opened her home in Austin for those attending the first national conference of REFORMA and was always so supportive of the activities and efforts of REFORMA.
She has been listed in A Biographical Directory of Librarians in the United States and Canada, Who’s Who in Library and Information Services, Director of Library and Information Professionals, and Who’s Who in America.
Her list of publications include: Interpersonal Skills, Theory and Practice: The Librarians’ Guide to Becoming a Leader, The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts (with Ken Haycock), Leaders in Libraries: Styles and Strategies for Success, Delivering Lifelong Professional Education Across Space and Time (with Blanche Woolls).
Her overwhelming characteristic was her strength of personality vis a vis her friends, students, colleagues, and mentees. She expressed her heartfelt thanks to the many students and colleagues who recently wrote to her describing how her leadership and mentorship was instrumental in advancing their careers.
Her love of travel was interwoven with her professional interests and demands as she gave speeches and consulted in numerous countries including: China, Taiwan, England, France, Argentina, Romania, Sweden, Germany, and Japan. One of her great pleasures in retirement was to travel with friends to exotic locations around the world.
She was known for hosting spectacular parties for friends, students, and colleagues garnering her a reputation as a fun loving, free spirit who had an instant rapport with anyone she met.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers contributions in her memory be sent to the Brooke E. Sheldon Endowed Professorship in Management and Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin and the New Mexico Library Foundation.
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The iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University presents an informative and convenient way for you to learn more about our Master’s of Library & Information Science (MSLIS)
degree program.
Join us for an online open house with key speakers Dr. Xia Lin (iSchool Professor) and Matt Lechtenberg (iSchool Admissions Manager):
Thursday, February 28, 2013
At 7:00 PM EST
Participate by asking questions or chat online with someone from the College of Information Science and Technology.
Click here to register:
http://www.drexel.com/openhouse/viewevent.aspx?e=14032
The ACRL Virtual World Interest Group is presenting a panel on MOOCs (massively open online courses) and the impact of the MOOC on higher education and libraries. Feel free to share this invitation with interested individuals and groups. The invitation has been posted on ALA Connect at http://connect.ala.org/node/199714.
EVENT: MOOCs and Librarians (a panel presentation)
Valerie Hill, PhD (Valibrarian Gregg in SL) LISD Library Media Specialist, Adjunct Instructor, TWU School of Library and Information Studies
Ilene- Frank, MLS (Ilene Pratt in SL) Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College
Michelle Keba, MS in Information Science (librarianatadistance in SL) Distance and Instructional Services Librarian, Nova Southeastern University
George Djorgovski, (Curious George in SL) Caltech Professor of Astronomy
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Applications open for 2013 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
To apply visit www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship
CHICAGO- The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has opened applications for
the 2013 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, which will enable a library school student or new professional to attend ALA’s
2013 Annual Conference, held June 27-July 2 in Chicago, Ill.
The goal of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship is to advance two principles that Conable held dear: intellectual freedom and mentorship.
The scholarship provides for conference registration, transportation, housing for six nights and six days per diem. In return, the recipient will be expected to attend various FTRF and other intellectual freedom meetings and events at the conference, consult
with a mentor/board member and present a report about their experiences. The recipient also will receive a one-year FTRF membership and will be invited, although
not required, to provide daily updates about his or her experience on the Freedom to Read Foundation blog.
The deadline for submitting an application for the 2013 Conable Scholarship is Friday, April 5; the award will be announced in late April.
Who is eligible: Students currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited library and information studies degree program or an AASL-recognized
master’s programs in school librarianship and new professionals (those who are three or fewer years removed from receiving a library school degree) are eligible to receive the Conable Scholarship. Those interested must submit an application that includes
two references and an essay detailing their interest in intellectual freedom issues. Applicants also are required to attach a résumé. If the recipient is already registered for ALA’s Annual Conference, he or she will have the conference fee refunded.
To apply for the Conable Conference Scholarship, visit www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Kelley at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226 or [log in to unmask].
Gordon Conable was a California librarian and intellectual freedom champion who served several terms as president of the Freedom to Read Foundation. He was executive vice president for public libraries at Library Systems and Services (LSSI) in Riverside,
Calif., and was responsible for management and performance of LSSI’s public library contracts, including the 30-branch Riverside County, Calif., system. He also served as director of the Monroe County (Mich.) Library System from 1988–1998. During his tenure
there, he withstood an intense controversy over Madonna's book "Sex.” Before that he was associate director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library in Washington. For his efforts, Conable received the Freedom
to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award and the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for "intellectual freedom fighters.”
In 1994 he was the first librarian recognized as Michigan’s Public Administrator of the Year.
Following his unexpected death in 2005, his wife and FTRF created the Conable Fund, which provides funding for the Conable Scholarship. To date, five Conable
Scholarships have been granted. You can contribute to the Conable Fund online or by contacting FTRF at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226 or at [log in to unmask].
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Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-4226
(800) 545-2433 x4226 (toll-free)
(312) 280-4227 (fax)
Have you signed up for "Improving Library Services to People With Disabilities" yet?
We've extended registration through the end of the day today (Friday)!
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CEU credits are now available for "Improving Library Services to People With Disabilities", a popular online course offered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA. Registration ends at close-of-business this Thursday, Feb. 14.
Course Schedule: Feb. 18-March 17
Two live chat sessions: Thursday, February 28, 3-4 pm Central Time and Thursday, March 14, 3-4 pm Central Time.
More course information: http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaevents/onlinelearning/libraryservices
Registration rates start at $150 for ASCLA members. This rate includes $20 for the CEU credits.
Register online now: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L
During this course, participants will identify library users with disabilities at their library and the resources and assistive technologies available to assist them; examine changes in attitudes, laws and technologies that have impacted people with disabilities; and will be able to recommend changes in personal and organizational behaviors to improve services for people with disabilities at their library.
Here's what some of our past participants from a variety of library types had to say about this course:
--"Several of our staff enrolled as a group, and used the course as a launching pad to have further discussion across the library. We all agree that there is much for us to do. It created momentum for us around the library about many issues of accessibility."
--"We implemented a team to begin looking at all aspects of how our library assists people with disabilities. We have already begun making recommendations for improvement to our department heads."
--"We have already begun to look at programs and services in light of what we’ve learned and will be setting up a process that will prioritize new work to implement enhancements and improvements. Several recommendations have already been made in the areas of staff development and training, modifications to web pages and program statements and adoption of new technologies."
Register online now: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L
Questions about registration? Contact [log in to unmask] or (800) 545-2433, option 5.
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NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR SCHOOL AWARDS
Wayne State University
School of Library and Information Science
The School of Library and Information Science at Wayne State University requests nominations for two awards.
THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA/ALUMNUS AWARD will be given to a graduate who has achieved distinction in the profession based on job performance, service, publication, or other relevant professional activity. The School encourages submission of names of alumni considered to be deserving of this prestigious award. The recipient is expected to attend the awards reception, which is tentatively scheduled for April 16. Anyone may nominate a candidate, but eligibility for the award is restricted to graduates of the School.
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD acknowledges Wayne State alumni and other individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to the Michigan library community during their careers and have supported the School of Library and Information Science. The Professional Service Award recognizes individuals who, for example, have been leaders in state, regional, and/or national professional associations, and/or have held leadership roles in activities related to their positions.
Recipients of both awards are selected by a School committee made up of faculty, staff, and students. The awards are announced at the Annual Recognition Reception. Individuals may nominate themselves or others for either award by submitting the following information:
· Candidate’s name
· Present position
· A one-page letter specifying the reasons for the nomination.
· The nominator’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address should also be included.
· Additional supporting documentation, additional materials, and/or references may be attached or sent separately.
Please see the following nomination form. Nominations should preferably be submitted by e-mail.
The Deadline for Nominations is March 6, 2012.
NOMINATION FORM
Candidate’s Name___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Candidate’s Address_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Telephone__________________________ E-Mail_____________________________________
Your reasons for nominating this individual (attach a separate document if necessary):
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Please send this form and all supporting documentation materials by March 6, 2013 to:
Robert P. Holley, Chair
Administrative Concerns Committee
Wayne State University
School of Library and Information Science
106 Kresge Library
Detroit, MI 48202
Facsimile (313) 577-7563
Dear
Colleague,
I would
like to inform you about our summer 2013 field school, the San Gemini
Preservation Studies Program, now in its 14th year, which is dedicated to the
preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study
and travel in Italy. In particular, I would like to inform you about two courses
we offer: one on paper restoration and a new program on book bindings
restoration:
Introduction
to the Restoration of Book Bindings in
May
26th – June 22nd
This
course on the restoration and conservation of bindings and their structural
features aims to give an overview of the field of book conservation looking at
the book as a three-dimensional structure at the theoretical level as well as
with hands-on experience. The course will introduce students to the history of
book making, especially concentrating on production in the Western
culture.
In the
workshop students will have an opportunity to make four book facsimiles with
various historic bindings using traditional materials and techniques and learn
to analyze and document old books in terms of the structure, materials and state
of conservation. They will also perform light preventive conservation including
building various types of protective covers.
To
learn more about this course, please review the syllabus, which you can visit
our WEBSITE.
Introduction
to Restoration of Paper in Books and Archival
Documents:
July 7th –
August 3rd
This
course is an introduction to the restoration of paper in books, archival
material and documents. It gives students an understanding of the nature of
paper as a material, its history and the evolution of its use over time. The
focus is on paper, as a support media for writing and printing, and
two-dimensional documents. The course also familiarizes students with the
structure of books and their bindings.
Besides
studying the nature of the material, the course investigates the most common
agents of deterioration and the various approaches to restoration of paper.
Along with the theoretical lectures, the program includes hands-on workshops
comprising: exercises in traditional ways of paper making;
testing, analyzing and identifying types of paper, inks, paints,
pigments and printing techniques; disassembling books, their bindings, and;
exercises using different techniques of paper restoration.
The
course will include a field project restoring paper documents from the San
Gemini Historic Archives and a field trip to Fabriano. To learn more about this
course, please review the syllabus, which you can visit our WEBSITE.
If you
know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study, please
inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our
program on your organization's website as an available educational resource.
We have
a 2013 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or
forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our About
Us page. Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can email
you the PDF.
Thank
you very much.
Cordially,
Max Cardillo
Director
San
Gemini Preservation Studies Program
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you no longer desire to receive news on our programs, please click on this link.
The deadline has been extended to Friday, March 1, 2013, to submit proposals for presentations for the two Library Research Round Table (LRRT)-sponsored Research Forums at the 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 27-July 2). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. One of the forums is broad in scope and one is on a more specific topic. The forums are:
Research: Data-Driven Services
Libraries collect data on usage of collections, services, and physical space. However, much of these data are not utilized to capacity. This session will feature three research papers that demonstrate how to leverage user-centered data to develop services. Audience members will learn about methods and techniques that they can use locally to answer questions in their own organizations. Attendees will be able to take away results that could be applied directly in local settings and make connections with presenters and one another to explore creative ways to respond to challenges.
Research: Creative Problem Solving
Novelty and innovation are needed to respond to many of today’s challenges. Libraries and librarians require new and creative approaches to defining questions and finding answers. Three papers that demonstrate innovative inquiry will be selected by a committee for inclusion in this Forum. Attendees will discover methods and techniques that they previously were not familiar with, but can be employed in their libraries. Audience members will become cognizant of new questions or emerging ways to state and think about problems. The results presented will offer directly applicable solutions that can be adapted by attendees in their organizations.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, organizational structure and personnel, library value determination, shared collections, collection assessment, digital libraries, archiving, preservation, and evaluation of library and information services. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register for the conference. All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, etc., are the responsibility of the researchers/presenters. Criteria for selection are:
Please submit a two-page proposal by Friday, March 1, 2013. Late submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A 500-word or less abstract. The abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed. Previously published research or research accepted for publication by March 1, 2013, will not be considered.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 29, 2013. Please email submissions (with an indication of which of the two forums for which the abstract should be considered) to:
Lynn Silipigni Connaway
OCLC Research
(Fax): 614-718-7378
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
OCLC Research
Cell: 303-246-3623
Fax: 614-718-7378
http://www.oclc.org/research/people/connaway.htm
New Abstract
submission deadline: 28 February 2013, http://www.isast.org
It is our honour to announce the Plenary Speakers of
the 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
International Conference (QQML2013), 4 - 7 June 2013, “La Sapienza” University, Rome Italy.
Workshops
Impact evaluation
workshop / Organized by Mr. Markku A. Laitinen,
Planning Officer, The National Library of Finland and Ms. Anna Niemelä,
Service Coordinator, The National Library of Finland
The libraries have a long tradition in collecting statistical data and other
evidence - user survey data etc. - about their operations. In practice, the
utilization of data collected may not be as versatile as possible. However, the
evidence of effectiveness and impact of library services may be of crucial
importance for libraries to survive in the current economic atmosphere.
Hence, we invite library experts around the world to unite their forces to find
new good practices to show impact and value of libraries!
In the workshop, we seek together answers to following questions:
- To which quarter do you prove impact and value of your library?
- How do you show that services provided by your library give additional value
to your customers/target group?
- What kind of information or data is necessary to collect in order to show the
impact and benefits of your library?
The workshop is carried out in 3 sessions with same content during the
conference
Information Grounds: A
field method and design workshop for supporting how people experience everyday
information in informal social settings / Organized Dr. Karen E. Fisher, Professor, University of
Washington Information School, USA
Information Grounds are informal social settings where people create, remix,
and share everyday information all while attending to another
activity—cafes and pubs, hair and tattoo salons, grocery stores, football
games, waiting rooms, parks, libraries and book stores, public transport, the
beach… online settings too, including Warcraft,
Etsy, Pinterest and more.
Fisher (writing as Pettigrew, 1999, p. 811), defined information grounds as
synergistic “environment(s) temporarily created when people come together
for a singular purpose but from whose behavior
emerges a social atmosphere that fosters the spontaneous and serendipitous
sharing of information,” and later developed propositions and a typology
(Fisher, Landry & Naumer, 2007; Counts &
Fisher, 2010; pie.uw.edu). In this all-day, two part-workshop, participants
will (a) learn the information ground “people-place-information”
conceptual framework and basic field methods for studying information grounds,
(b) conduct fieldwork in Rome, and (c) analyze their observations using a
design thinking approach that considers how their information ground might be
served and utilized by tweaking people, place, information factors via applications,
services and policy. Implications for how libraries can be promoted as
information grounds are a key highlight. Note: this
workshop is a blast—very conceptual, but practical and hands-on: bring
your walking shoes, sun block, note pad/sketch book, digital camera and Euros
for espresso and biscotti.
Counts, S., & Fisher, K. E. (2010). Mobile Social
Networking as Information Ground: A Case Study. Library & Information
Science Research, 32.2, 98-115.
Fisher, K. E., Landry, C. F., & Naumer,, C. M. (2007). Social spaces, casual interactions,
meaningful exchanges: An information ground typology based on the college
student experience. Information Research, 12.2. http://informationr.net/ir/12-2/paper291.html
Plenary Speeches
Looking Out and Looking In - The Universe of
Information
Lynne
Marie Rudasill
Associate
Professor at the
Member
of the IFLA Governing Board
We
are all aware of the fact that the forces of globalization are not just felt in
the spheres of economics, politics, and sociology. Library and information
science is also facing the challenges brought on by vast technological changes
that are having an increasingly foundational impact upon the field. The
concepts of interdisciplinarity, problem-solving, and
big data are explored here in an effort to understand the intricacies of
measurement in a rapidly changing field, the tools that can be provided to our
institutions and, most importantly, to our users. Beginning with a look at a
galaxy of clickstream data that provides a striking
example of interdisciplinarity, we can explore the information universe where
competing methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, demand our
attention and resources. We will also try to see the expanding edges of our
universe to understand where we might be going next.
Lynne
Marie Rudasill is Associate Professor and Global Studies Librarian at the University
Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is fully
embedded in the Center for Global Studies, a Title VI
National Resource Center supported by the U.S. Department of Education, and
holds the unique distinction of being the first professional full-time digital
librarian in the emerging field of global studies. Lynne provides library
instruction, reference services, and collection management support in the
fields of global studies, European Union studies, political
science and United Nations documents. Like most professional university librarians,
Lynne regularly offers subject-area training and instruction for students,
faculty, K-12 teachers, and specialized audiences, such as the military. In her
capacity as Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Lynne has
taught graduate courses at the University of Illinois Graduate School of
Library and Information Science including, “Information, Libraries, and
Society” and “Social Science Research Methods and Resources”.
GSLIS is the top-ranked library school in the nation,
and the University Library is the largest public university research library in
the United States. With her colleague, Barbara Ford, Director of the Mortenson Center for International Librarianship, Lynne
currently teaches an undergraduate global studies course “The Power of
Information in Development,” which provides a multidisciplinary and
information-intensive approach to the study of the Millennium Development Goals
of the United Nations.
Lynne’s scholarly research
focuses on access to information, especially access by users to information on
digital platforms and access by scholars to fugitive literature. She isauthor of numerous journal articles, book chapters,
reference works, conference presentations, and edited books, the most recent of
which is Open Access and Digital Libraries: Social Science
Libraries in Action (2013), co-edited with Maria E. Dorta-Duque of the Instituto
Superior de Relaciones Internacionales
(ISRI) in Cuba. This volume isthe first fully bilingual publication in the IFLA “greenback” series. Lynne isa member inlong
standing of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for
College and Research Libraries (ACRL). She was
awarded the ACRL Law and Political Science
Section’s Marta Lange/CQ Press Award in 2009
for her contributions to that group. She has served as the Chair of the Social
Science Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and currently is
a member of the IFLA Governing Board and Professional
Committee as Chair of Division 1, Library Types. In her teaching, research and
her professional service, Lynne emphasizes the importance of multi-disciplinary
and interdisciplinary scholarship to help solve the problems of a population of
over 7 billion people inhabiting the same planet.
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Collaboration—the most wicked enabler to fabulously successful
research
Dr. Karen E. Fisher
University of
Collaboration signals
bringing together people whose assets—professional skills and expertise,
social capital, work styles, personalities, and more work in harmony towards
achieving a common goal. A complex notion, collaboration ranges in degree of
formality, whether required or voluntary, and extent and type of participation.
Most research, like other human endeavors, comprises
some element of collaboration. Yet stories approach urban myth of
collaborations that were hard to create, wasted time, damaged relations, and
left unfinished business leading to nowhere. However, collaboration can go
remarkably well, showing the power of many, the creation of gold from dust. Two
such examples are shared—macro and micro—that have several
commonalities and yet vary widely in team size, budget, resources, and genesis.
The U.S. Impact Study (2010-12) of how people use computers and the Internet in
public libraries led by Fisher, Crandall and Becker was funded by the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum & Library
Services. In addition to the PIs, assistants and consultants, the study
comprised an expert committee and partnered with about 500 libraries.
Mixed-methods—an unprecedented web survey (continuing today), telephone
survey and case studies—were used to study 50,000 people. The second
study, InfoMe, is an ethnographic-design study that
brings together public libraries, community-based organizations, corporate
agencies and university researchers to understand how ethnic minority youth
seek information and use technology on behalf of other people, especially older
family members, and how this information mediary
phenomenon can be supported through information technology, services and
policy. This study—being exploratory, qualitative and design-focused but
also involving survey techniques and community training workshops is vastly
smaller in nature and entirely dependent on collaboration for success with its
myriad partners. Funded by Microsoft and the
Dr. Karen E. Fisher is a Professor in the University of Washington
Information School and Adjunct Professor of Communication. She teaches and conducts
research on how people experience information as part of everyday life, with
emphasis on the interpersonal aspects of information behavior,
the role of informal social settings or “information grounds” in
information flow, as well as the broad impacts of information and communication
technologies. Her current work supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and
Library Services and Microsoft asks how ethnic minority youth seek information
and use technology on behalf of other people, especially older family members,
and how this phenomenon can be supported through information technology,
services and policy. A second current area involves online dating as an
information problem, the development of instrumental ties, and relevance to
other dyadic relationships—business, creative—especially long-term.
Dr. Fisher’s 2009-2011 work addressed the multiplex value of public
libraries in communities across the United States. In this mixed methods study
(with Crandall, Becker, et al.,) of 50,000 people conducted for the Institute
of Museum and Library Services and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a
key finding is that 63% of people use library technology on behalf of another
person, which has strong implications for how we design information systems, support
information literacy, and determine impact. Co-author of Theory in Motion: Using theories of information behavior
to design applications, policy and services (in progress, with S. Erdelez), Digital
Inclusion: Measuring the Impact of
Information and Community Technology (2009, with M. Crandall), Theories
of Information Behavior (2005, with
S. Erdelez & L. McKechnie),
and several monographs about community services in public libraries, her
supporters include the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, the
United Way of America, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada. Recipient of the 2005 and 2008 ALA Jesse H. Shera
Award for Distinguished Published Research, Dr. Fisher has been recognized for
her research by the Hawaii Int'l Conference on System Sciences, American Society for
Information Science & Technology, and the Association for Library and
Information Science Education. An alum of the
University of Western Ontario (PhD & MLIS) and
Memorial University of Newfoundland (BA), she held a postdoc
at the University of Michigan, and was a Visiting Researcher at Microsoft
Research, and a NORSLIS Visiting Professor at Oslo
University College, Norway. She serves on the international program committees
for ISIC: The Information Behavior
Conference and i3: Information:
Interactions and Impact; and was co-program chair of the 2011 iSchool Conference. A past
member of ASIST’s Board of Directors, Prof.
Fisher was inducted to the ASIST SIG USE Academy of
Fellows in 2009. To learn more, visit infome.uw.edu and tascha.uw.edu/usimpact.
The only Newfoundlander in Seattle, Karen lives in Seattle’s Fremont
houseboat community and can be found biking the
Burke-Gilman Trail when she’s not at hot yoga, belly dancing at the
Visionary Dance Studio or contemplating moving to Tuscany.
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THE PRAGUE SUMMER SEMINAR
Prague, the magical city of cathedrals, gold-tipped towers, and church domes, is one of the most popular destinations in East Central Europe. This summer seminar
allows library professionals to explore the past, present, and future of libraries and librarianship in the heart of one of the world's most remarkable, yet largely undiscovered, countries. During this two-week, residential summer program participants will
enjoy lectures and tours related to librarianship in this culturally and academically rich country. In addition to visiting libraries and museums in Prague, the group will also make trips to visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites, Kromìøíž (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/860)
and Èeský Krumlov (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/617) with their historic libraries, castles and gardens.
Accommodation in the center of Prague allows participants to explore this historic and absorbing capital city during the week, and the surrounding countryside during
their free time on the weekends. More information about Prague can be found in the Lonely Planet Guide at
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/617 and on the Prague information site at
http://www.prague.cz/. This seminar has been offered each summer by UNC and Charles University in Prague since 2002.
If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact Kaitlyn Murphy, by e-mail
[log in to unmask] or by phone 919-962-0208.
"The seminar in Prague was a spectacular addition to my graduate studies. With the group I was able to see libraries and books unavailable to any tourist, or through
any other program. The guides were attentive and put together creative and interesting programs and tours for us. We were treated like visiting scholars and colleagues. The Czech Republic itself is a quintessentially beautiful European country and we got to
see quite a lot of it. I recommend this program to anyone!"
- Prague summer seminar participant
To register, or to learn more about the summer seminar in Prague, visit:http://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/prague
THE LONDON SUMMER SEMINAR
The London Summer Seminar is offered May 19 to June 1, 2013 by SILS and the Department of Information Studies at University College London (UCL). The seminar will be held in London, one of the most historic and dynamic cities in the world, and will feature
lectures and presentations at UCL as well as tours of libraries and cultural heritage institutions in England.
Although most of the program will take place in London, there will be day trips to visit the university libraries at both Oxford and Cambridge. In London, participants will tour behind the scenes at the British Library, the National Archives, the Imperial War
Museum (including its library) and the Wellcome Library (including the History of Medicine Collection). Visits will be made to other types of libraries and there will be presentations from experts in the field of librarianship in Great Britain. There will
also be guided tours of UCL and the Bloomsbury area of London. Some free time will be built into the program so that participants can explore London and visit other libraries and cultural institutions of their choice.
"The London Summer Seminar was one of the best experiences of my life; integrating all the top aspects of many types of librarianship, and the joys of being with other enthusiastic librarians in one of the best cities in the world. Not only do you get to visit
the birthplace of libraries, but you are immersed into another way of life... British-style. You will not want to leave the city or the friends you make here!"
For more details or to register, please visit:
http://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/london
If you have questions not answered on the Web site, please contact Kaitlyn Murphy at 919.962.0288.
These popular seminars are open on a first come, first served basis. Register today!
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*Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education*
Online (asynchronous) Workshops
March 2013
-- Drug Information Rx: Sources and Strategies
-- Job Seeker’s Boot Camp (Special Pricing -- $99)
-- Pinterest & Content Curation
-- Building a School Library Web Site with Google Sites
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Our spring/summer schedule of workshops is now available!
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Below are headlines and links to recent news from the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis)
and Twitter (@KentStateSLIS) for the latest updates!
News
School of Library and Information Science to Double Its Space with Expansion
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is currently undergoing a 14,000-square-foot renovation to expand and double its space for teaching, research and student services. The remodeling is being completed in two phases. Phase
1 involves the full renovation of the former Audio Visual Services space in the University Library (14,000 square feet), and Phase 2 involves the renovation of the existing SLIS space (approximately 12,000 square feet). The construction began in December 2012
and will be completed in mid-June 2013. Read more at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=DFB22756-A565-6EFD-FF2BD998BB9C9D08.
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User Experience Design Degree Now Online - Learn More at 2/27 Virtual Open House
If you’ve thought about getting a master’s degree to pursue a career in User Experience Design (UXD) but couldn’t find time to get to class, you’ll be happy to learn that you can now earn your degree completely online from Kent State University.
User Experience Design (UXD) is offered as a 36-credit-hour concentration in Kent State University’s Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program in the School of Library and Information Science. Our graduates have
gone on to successful careers at Google, American Greetings and Progressive Insurance, among many other major companies. Join us for a free interactive, online open house on
Wednesday, Feb. 27, at noon to learn more about the degree program, course scheduling and career opportunities in this field. Read more at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=F3EF8070-DD05-7DD8-9A730A7A9B83E480.
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Jumpstart Your Career in Youth Services Librarianship: A Full-Day Workshop (non-credit)
The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University presents an informative, interactive workshop for students and alumni interested in youth services librarianship on Saturday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Kent
and Columbus. Sessions include: an overview of the job market; preparing for interviews; best and worst resumes and cover letters; dressing for success; and storytelling and book-talking. Participants will have the opportunity to network with colleagues while
learning what it takes to succeed in this field. Details at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=4F43E1CB-0CB9-11F8-BD8E7DF6D85541B6.
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Important Dates
Feb. 28, 2013
Deadline to apply for Annual Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Creative Outreach Grants for Teachers and Librarians
(up to $1,000).
http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=4F3CC983-FEF8-008D-35CF24C849EF874A
March 1, 2013
Deadline to apply for admission to the Museum Origins course.
http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2013
April 4 and 5, 2013
Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth, hosted by SLIS and the College of Education, Health and Human Services
“Dreams & Promises: Multicultural Literature & the Common Core”
Featuring Angela Johnson, Yuyi Morales and Gary Schmidt
Kent, Ohio
http://virginia-hamilton.slis.kent.edu/2013-conference/
June 19-22, 2013
Third Annual Conference on Information and Religion, hosted by the Center for the Study of Information and Religion, in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Annual Conference
“The Social Construction of Religious Knowledge”
Keynote address by Peter Ochs, Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, University of Virginia; founding editor of the
Journal of Scriptural Reasoning
Charlotte, N.C.
http://www.kent.edu/slis/research/csir/2013-conference-on-information-and-religion.cfm
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Recent faculty publications and presentations
Michelle Baldini, School of Library and Information Science Grant Coordinator, is one of 54 women recognized by Kent State's Women's Center as a "Mother, Mentor or Muse." Women are nominated based on being identified as having been,
or continuing to be, significantly instrumental in the lives of students and colleagues and as someone who exemplifies the role of mother, mentor or muse.
Goodyear Professor of Knowledge Management Denise Bedford, Ph.D., and SLIS Professor Marcia Zeng, Ph.D., were among the co-organizers of a recent NKOS/CENDI Workshop, "Magnet for the Needle in a Search Haystack," held at the U.S.
Department of Transportation Media Center on Dec. 6, 2012. More than 70 professionals and researchers attended the workshop. Bedford delivered a presentation titled "The 11 Views of Semantic Search." Two of IAKM students, Jake Spiegler and Thomas Burdick,
co-authored a presentation titled "When is Semantic Search Really Semantic Search?" Spiegler was also the master of the WebEx on that day when he managed the recording of the whole day event.
SLIS Professor Carolyn S. Brodie, Ph.D., has published an article on “Connecting to Special Collections of Children’s Literature” in
School Library Monthly, Vol. 29, No. 5, February 2013.
IAKM Assistant Professor Karl Fast, Ph.D., was an invited speaker at World Information Architecture Day. The event was held in 15 cities around the world on Feb. 9, including four cities in North America: Los Angeles, New York, Nashville
and Ann Arbor. Fast spoke at the Ann Arbor event, which attracted over 200 people. His presentation was titled "The third wave of information architecture.”
SLIS Associate Professor Meghan Harper, Ph.D., has been selected to serve on an Ohio Department of Education committee that will review the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) licensure program, a new series of tests that will replace
the ETS Praxis tests for initial licensure.
SLIS Director Tomas A. Lipinski, Ph.D., has recently published
The Librarian’s Legal Companion for Licensing Information Resources and Services (ALA Neal-Schuman, 2013), “a definitive source book for information licensing in libraries, including copyright and contract matters, general contract law concepts, developments
in online and information contracting; and the advantages and disadvantages of licensing.”
An article by SLIS Director Tomas A. Lipinski, Ph.D., titled “Law vs. Ethics: Conflict and Contrast in Laws Affecting the Role of Libraries, Schools, and Other Information Intermediaries,” was published in
Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 21, No. 2, Fall 2012, pp. 71-103.
SLIS Professor Marcia Zeng, Ph.D., presented a webinar on Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAM) on Jan. 27. It is one of the six webinars organized and offered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations through the division of Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS). This series of free webinars introduces the concept of Linked Open Data to the agricultural information management community and are offered in the seven UN
languages http://aims.fao.org/linked-open-data-webinars-at-aims. Zeng delivered her webinar in Chinese language to more than 50 participants from the United States and China.
Read about more faculty publications and presentations at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/about/slis-points-of-pride.cfm.
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Alumni News and Updates
Adam Brooks, M.L.I.S. ’01, of Weeki Wachee, Fla., was recently promoted to Director of Libraries & Community Services for Hernando County, Fla.
Caitlin Donahoe, M.L.I.S. ’11, of Lower Burrell, Pa., was hired in November as the Youth Services Librarian at Peoples Library. She works at the library's Lower Burrell and New Kensington, Pa., branches. Her
work was highlighted in the local paper; the article can be found at the following url:
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/3196201-74/library-donahoe-librarian#axzz2JEiAnAWv.
Amy McCoy, M.L.I.S. ’11, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is now at The University of Akron School of Law as the Technical Services Librarian or Assistant Law Librarian.
JoAnna Schofield, M.L.I.S. ’12, of Akron, Ohio, accepted a job in December 2012, as a full-time children's librarian at the Akron-Summit County Main Library.
Read more alumni updates at
http://www.kent.edu/slis/alumni/index.cfm.
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Student News
SLIS student Christine Pyles published an article titled “It’s No Joke: Comics and Collection Development” in the Nov./Dec. 2012 issue of
Library Journal. The article is based on a paper she wrote for her Access to Information (60001) class regarding information access for adult readers of comics and graphic novels. She “used the Cleveland Public Library as a prime example of what not
to do when housing comics and graphic novels and proposed a classification scheme for them.”
All the best,
Flo
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Flo Cunningham
Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
330-672-0003
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges
The Excitement is Brewing for the Library 2.013 Conference
The dates are set for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The third annual global conversation about the future of libraries is scheduled for October 18-19, 2013. The conference will once again be held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. Everyone is invited to participate in this FREE forum designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.
This year, there will be eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics such as, MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, and more! Doctoral students will also have their own strand for presenting their research. Plus, there will be a new strand dedicated to virtual library tours.
In addition, building upon the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference opening keynote presentation by Dr. Sandra Hirsh, professor and director at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, there’ll be a strand dedicated to the evolving roles and opportunities for information professionals.
You can view all the conference strands in detail on the Library 2.013 website. Pinterest fans are also encouraged to follow the Library 2.013 Pinterest board.
Important Dates
To ensure you don’t miss a beat, register as a member of the Library 2.0 network, and you’ll be kept informed about conference news and updates. (You do not have to join the Library 2.0 network to participate in the conference.)
As a reminder, recordings of the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference presentations are still available for viewing at your convenience. You can access the presentation recordings at: http://www.library20.com/page/library-2-012-session-recording-links-and-information
The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science is a founding partner of the annual Library 2.0 global conference series. The nationally ranked school offers two fully online master’s degrees, a fully online certificate program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program. Learn more about the school’s programs and lifelong learning opportunities at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu
Dates: February 25 - April 5, 2013
Times: Asynchronous
Instructor: Rose Chenoweth
Cost: $300
Dates: March 4 - April 12, 2013
Times: Asynchronous
Instructor: Jason Kovak
Cost: $300
Elements of Technology Management
Dates: April 18 - May 23, 2013
Times: Thursdays, 11 am - 1 pm central time
(asynchronous option available)
Instructor: Brenda Hough
Cost: $300.00
Additional information is available at:
http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/cpd/CPLA
Explore “Museum Origins” in Italy!
Now Accepting Applications for Summer Course
http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2013
The Museum Origins course offered by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University still has openings for the eight-week, summer 2013 class, which includes two weeks in Florence, Italy, visiting museums and
learning about the collectors and collections from which they evolved.
The three-credit course is open to graduate (master’s and doctoral) students in any field, from any institution. Alumni of any Kent State graduate program also are eligible. Students in the 2012 course came from varied academic backgrounds,
including history, anthropology, classics, business and other fields, and were enrolled in graduate programs at Kent State, State University of New York-University at Buffalo and University of Kentucky.
Admission to the course is competitive; only 15 students will be accepted. Application materials
and additional details, including an informational video, are available at
http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2013. Deadline for applications is
March 1, 2013.
The 2013 course runs from June 10 to Aug. 3, and is onsite in Florence, Italy, from June 30 to July 12. Students will spend the first three weeks reading, researching and preparing for the trip. The next two weeks, in Florence, involve
touring museums and private collections that will enhance the readings and help build knowledge for a final research paper. Students will visit, among other sites, the Uffizi Gallery, Museo Stibbert, Palazzo Davanzati, Palazzo Vecchio, Museo Galileo and Museo
di Storia Naturale. The final three weeks of the class will be dedicated to completion of the research paper. There are no face-to-face class meetings outside of those in Italy.
Kevin Steinbach, from Canton, Ohio, took the class in 2012 as part of the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) museum studies specialization at Kent State. He said, “This class is what sold me on applying for the
M.L.I.S. degree. I knew without a doubt that I would get the experience of a lifetime and learn so much by immersing myself in the culture where museums were ‘born’ -- something you can’t get anywhere else.”
Michelle Rucker, from Columbus, Ohio, is also in Kent State’s M.L.I.S. program. Of her experience in the 2012 class, she said, “Even though I am not in the Museum Studies program -- I’m on the librarian track -- this class was still
relevant to me. Being there, visiting the museums, walking in the same halls as these famous artists and the Medici -- it was all pretty amazing. And having the local professors as guides added so much more to the trip than if I were to go by myself.”
Each day after visiting the museums, students participate in class discussions in Kent State’s Florence facility, the Palazzo dei Cerchi, a prestigious building in the historic center of the city, just north of Piazza della Signoria. Medieval
Florentine sources date it at about 1280 and indicate that it belonged to the Cerchi merchant family. Records show that in the 15th century, the building was used as studio space for Renaissance painters and later by Cosimo I de’ Medici as the ducal printing
house. Though fully restored and equipped for state-of-the-art educational purposes, the Palazzo dei Cerchi preserves its outstanding medieval features and decorations.
For the two weeks onsite in Florence, students live in shared apartments arranged by the university. All apartments are fully furnished and located within the ancient city walls and within walking distance of the Palazzo.
The course is taught by SLIS Assistant Professor Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., who leads the school’s museum studies specialization. She holds a Ph.D. in library and information management from Emporia State University, Kans.; a master's in
historical administration and museum studies from the University of Kansas; and a bachelor's in anthropology from the University of Michigan. She has more than 20 years' experience working in museums in various capacities – as curator, collection manager,
director, volunteer, program coordinator, archivist, historic interpreter, board member, exhibit designer and consultant.
In Italy, tours and lectures are provided in English by local Florentine scholars.
For more information, including application materials, visit
http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2013.
All the best,
Flo
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Flo Cunningham
Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
330-672-0003
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis
Twitter:
@KentStateSLIS
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges
Kent State University will host the inaugural webinar to launch the KM@KSU webinar series (http://kmatksu.iwiki.kent.edu)
on Thursday, February 21 at noon EST (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=KM%40KSU+Webinar&iso=20130221T12&p1=415&ah=1&am=30).
This opening webinar, hosted by Goodyear Professor Dr. Denise Bedford, will introduce the series format.
Kent State defines knowledge management broadly to include: knowledge strategy and leadership, intellectual capital, knowledge economies, the economics of information, innovation, collaboration and communities, communication and culture, knowledge technologies,
knowledge architecture, knowledge asset management, organizational learning, knowledge elicitation and knowledge representation.
Knowledge management is a practical discipline, and knowledge managers tend to only come together to talk about broad areas of KM at conferences
or talk in small groups at our economic sectors or within our own communities. The purpose of these weekly KM@KSU webinars is to broaden the dialog on topics related to knowledge management.
Any topic, whether practical or theoretical, that touches on any of these basic areas is welcome in the webinars. The KM@KSU series is launching
with some invited presenters to get the series started. Hopefully, the series will continue indefinitely through broad participation from the knowledge management community. A webinar will be offered anytime there is an interest.
If you'd like to submit an idea for a webinar, please go to our website (http://kmatksu.iwiki.kent.edu/Submit+Presentations+Request)
and submit your own topic or recommend a speaker or a topic you'd like to hear about. We strongly encourage students to present their work through this series. We will do our best to accommodate suggestions.
Webinars will be offered online Thursdays at noon and will typically run until 1:30 p.m. If you can’t join the live presentation, the webinars
will be recorded and archived for later listening. You do not need to be a member of a community. There is no cost other than your own time to sign on and participate.
Webinars are covered under the Creative Commons license, so the basic principle is open sharing. KM@KSU aims to follow knowledge management ideas and share what we’ve
learned so we can advance the profession.
We look forward to hearing your suggestions for presentations and look forward to growing the community across economic sectors, across different types of organizations
and across the globe.
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CHAPEL HILL -
Dr. Diane Kelly, associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been selected to
receive the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group (BCS IRSG) Karen Spärck-Jones Award 2012. The award will be presented in Moscow during the annual European Conference on Information Retrieval 2013 held March
24-28.
The BCS/BCS-IRSG created the annual award to honor and commemorate Karen Spärck Jones, a champion of bringing women into the world of computing. Her main research interests
focused on information retrieval (IR) and natural language processing. Passionate about her goal, she once said, "My slogan is: 'Computing is too important to be left to men. I think women bring a different perspective to computing; they are more thoughtful
and less inclined to go straight for technical fixes. My belief is that, intellectually, computer science is fascinating - you're trying to make things that don't exist."
According to the BCS/BCS-IRSG Web site, the award is meant to “encourage and promote talented researchers who have endeavoured to advance our understanding of Information
Retrieval and/or Natural Language Processing with significant experimental contributions.”
“In making the BCS/ BCS IRSG Karen Spärck-Jones Award for 2012, the Panel strongly recognizes that Diane has made important contributions to:
“The analysis of information seeking behaviors, and to the development of new experimental methods and systems to support information seeking and analysis.
“Diane has made several other important contributions to user modeling using implicit indicators of relevance, the development and analysis of interfaces to elicit richer
statements of interest, and new methodologies for designing and evaluating interactive retrieval systems. Her strong user-oriented work views users-as-people with cognitive tasks,” said Ayse Goker, chair of the Award Panel and senior lecturer at the Department
of Information Science, City University London, United Kingdom, and School of Computing, Robert Gordon University.
“I am extremely honored to have been selected for this award which is named for one of my information retrieval research heroines who made so many important contributions
to IR,” said Kelly. “All of these people [on the award panel] who I have admired for so long have chosen me as the recipient of this award. It is really unbelievable and moving.”
The members of the Award Panel were (in alphabetical surname order):
·
Pia Borlund, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Aalborg East, Denmark.
·
Ann Copestake, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
·
Susan Dumais, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA.
·
Robert Gaizauskas, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
·
Ayse Goker, Department of Information Science, City University London, United Kingdom, and School of Computing, Robert Gordon University.
·
Stephen Robertson, Microsoft Research Cambridge, United Kingdom.
·
Tomek Strzalkowski, Institute for Informatics, Logics & Security Studies University at Albany, SUNY, United States of America.
Wanda Monroe
Director of Communications
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
108 Manning Hall, CB#3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
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The Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas announces the following non-tenure track faculty position: SENIOR LECTURER (multiple-year).
The Senior Lecturer will teach at the Graduate and Undergraduate level in some or all of the following areas: information systems, digital content management, data communication and networking,
information and operational aspects of information science and information security.
The Senior Lecturer must render service to the Department and the College. This service may include, but is not limited to, sponsoring student organizations, service on department, college and university committees, engaging in student recruitment and retention,
and providing student mentoring and follow-up.
Candidates must have a record of substantial and continued effectiveness in teaching and have the equivalent of three years (six semesters) of full-time college level teaching and/or equivalent
professional experience.
Candidates must have a Ph.D at the time of application.
Candidates must have a strong background in information science and information technology.
Candidates must show evidence of service to service to his/her professional community.
The ability to design and deliver courses in a variety of formats such as face-to-face, online and blended is highly desirable. A record of collaboration with other scholars is highly desirable.
Required application documents are a cover letter and curriculum vita.
Please apply only at: https://facultyjobs.unt.edu. The job posting number is 6000746. UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE institution committed to diversity in its employment and educational programs, thereby creating a welcoming environment for everyone.
Professor Randy Borum, a Professor and Coordinator for Strategy and Information Analysis in USF's School of Information, will speak at TEDxUSF on February 22, 2013. Dr. Borum, who previously served on a board of science advisors for the Director of National Intelligence, studies strategy, risk assessment, and behavioral dynamics in global security.
Dr. Borum will speak on the advantages of adaptive thinking. “Agility is perhaps the single most important factor in organizational learning,” Dr. Borum wrote in the US Army’s Military Review. The world has become more complex, interconnected and dynamic, he says, and we need to be training strategists and problem solvers who will thrive in a 21st Century environment.
TEDxUSF is an independently organized event in the spirit of Ideas Worth Spreading. The event, USF’s first of its kind, will take place from 5pm to 9pm, Friday, February 22, 2013 on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus and will be live streamed at http://usfweb2.usf.edu/tedx/ during the same timeframe.
Dr. Randy Borum is a Professor and Coordinator for Strategy and Information Analysis in the School of Information at the University of South Florida. He has authored/co-authored more than 140 professional publications, and currently serves as Senior Editor for the Journal of Strategic Security. Dr. Borum is available by email at [log in to unmask]. The USF School of Information can be reached at [log in to unmask].
Diane Austin
Assistant Director & Senior Instructor
University of South Florida
School of Information
phone/voice: 813.974.6364
fax: 813.974.6840
Dear
Colleague,
I would like to inform you about our summer 2013 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 14th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. Our deadline for applying is March 15, 2013.
In
particular, I would
like to inform you about two courses we offer: one on paper restoration and a
new program on book bindings restoration:
Introduction
to the Restoration of Book Bindings in
May
26th – June 22nd
This
course on the restoration and conservation of bindings and their structural
features aims to give an overview of the field of book conservation looking at
the book as a three-dimensional structure at the theoretical level as well as
with hands-on experience. The course will introduce students to the history of
book making, especially concentrating on production in the Western
culture.
In the
workshop students will have an opportunity to make four book facsimiles with
various historic bindings using traditional materials and techniques and learn
to analyze and document old books in terms of the structure, materials and state
of conservation. They will also perform light preventive conservation including
building various types of protective covers.
To
learn more about this course, please review the syllabus, which you can visit
our WEBSITE.
Introduction
to Restoration of Paper in Books and Archival
Documents:
July 7th –
August 3rd
This
course is an introduction to the restoration of paper in books, archival
material and documents. It gives students an understanding of the nature of
paper as a material, its history and the evolution of its use over time. The
focus is on paper, as a support media for writing and printing, and
two-dimensional documents. The course also familiarizes students with the
structure of books and their bindings.
Besides
studying the nature of the material, the course investigates the most common
agents of deterioration and the various approaches to restoration of paper.
Along with the theoretical lectures, the program includes hands-on workshops
comprising: exercises in traditional ways of paper making;
testing, analyzing and identifying types of paper, inks, paints,
pigments and printing techniques; disassembling books, their bindings, and;
exercises using different techniques of paper restoration.
The
course will include a field project restoring paper documents from the San
Gemini Historic Archives and a field trip to Fabriano. To learn more about this
course, please review the syllabus, which you can visit our WEBSITE.
If you
know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study, please
inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our
program on your organization's website as an available educational resource.
We have
a 2013 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or
forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our About
Us page. Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can email
you the PDF.
Thank
you very much.
Cordially,
Max Cardillo
Director
San
Gemini Preservation Studies Program
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------“224226_1401_4837_8078_804565753118-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:49:41 +0000 Reply-To: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum <[log in to unmask]> From: "Monroe, Wanda G." <[log in to unmask]> Subject: UNC at Chapel Hill SILS joins the Open Planets Foundation as affiliate member Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_D2D03F86A9B0A445B814C6C0618A6CED2F3CDC12ITSMSXMBS3Fadun_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_D2D03F86A9B0A445B814C6C0618A6CED2F3CDC12ITSMSXMBS3Fadun_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable CHAPEL HILL - The Open Planets Foundation (OPF) has welcomed two new affiliate organizations to its membership: Portico, a digital preservation service, and the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a number one ranked school in the United States. The OPF addresses core digital preservation challenges by engaging with its members and the community to support the development of practical and sustainable tools and services to ensure long-term access to digital content. Its mission is to ensure that its members around the world are able to meet their digital preservation challenges with a solution that is widely adopted and actively being practiced by national heritage organizations and beyond. The international foundation includes members from around the world and hosts a variety of conferences and events including webinars and hackathons. "We are delighted these organizations have decided to join us," said Bram van der Werf, executive director of OPF. "Both organizations have a significant impact on the digital preservation practice on a global scale. The UNC brings expertise in research and education, and Portico for digital preservation services. As members of OPF, UNC and Portico will both play a major role in the further development of tools which are relevant for the OPF community." Both Portico and SILS are enthusiastic to be a part of OPF. "Portico values OPF's focus on practical solutions and its emphasis on a broad-based and active community of practise. We share OPF's belief that the digital preservation community as a whole benefits from the wide-spread sharing of experience, tools, and techniques" said Kate Wittenberg, managing director of Portico. "I am very excited that SILS is joining the OPF and will be helping to extend the reach of the very successful OPF model and community into the US," said Christopher (Cal) Lee, associate professor at SILS. SILS is the first iSchool to join the OPF, and Portico the first digital preservation service organization. The OPF now has three member organizations from the U.S. The current list of members may be viewed at: http://openplanetsfoundation.org/members. For more information about UNC SILS visit: http://sils.unc.edu/. For more information about Portico visit: http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/. Wanda Monroe Director of Communications School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 108 Manning Hall, CB#3360 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 919.843.8337 sils.unc.edu Follow us on Twitter at UNCSILS Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uncsils
CHAPEL HILL -
The Open Planets Foundation (OPF) has welcomed two new affiliate organizations to its membership: Portico, a digital preservation service, and the School of Information
and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a number one ranked school in the United States.
The OPF addresses core digital preservation challenges by engaging with its members and the community to support the development of practical and sustainable tools and
services to ensure long-term access to digital content. Its mission is to ensure that its members around the world are able to meet their digital preservation challenges with a solution that is widely adopted and actively being practiced by national heritage
organizations and beyond. The international foundation includes members from around the world and hosts a variety of conferences and events including webinars and hackathons.
“We are delighted these organizations have decided to join us,” said Bram van der Werf, executive director of OPF. “Both organizations have a significant impact on the
digital preservation practice on a global scale. The UNC brings expertise in research and education, and Portico for digital preservation services. As members of OPF, UNC and Portico will both play a major role in the further development of tools which are
relevant for the OPF community.”
Both Portico and SILS are enthusiastic to be a part of OPF.
"Portico values OPF’s focus on practical solutions and its emphasis on a broad-based and active community of practise. We share OPF's belief that the digital preservation
community as a whole benefits from the wide-spread sharing of experience, tools, and techniques” said Kate Wittenberg, managing director of Portico.
“I am very excited that SILS is joining the OPF and will be helping to extend the reach of the very successful OPF model and community into the US,” said Christopher (Cal)
Lee, associate professor at SILS.
SILS is the first iSchool to join the OPF, and Portico the first digital preservation service organization. The OPF now has three member organizations from the U.S.
The current list of members may be viewed at:
http://openplanetsfoundation.org/members.
For more information about UNC SILS visit:
http://sils.unc.edu/.
For more information about Portico visit:
http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/.
Wanda Monroe
Director of Communications
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
108 Manning Hall, CB#3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
919.843.8337
sils.unc.edu
Follow us on Twitter at UNCSILS
Like us on Facebook at
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If you’ve thought about getting a master’s degree to pursue a career in User Experience Design (UXD) but couldn’t find time to get to class, you’ll be happy to learn that you can now earn your degree COMPLETELY
ONLINE from Kent State University.
User Experience Design (UXD) is offered as a 36-credit-hour concentration in Kent State University’s Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program. Our graduates have gone
on to successful careers at Google, American Greetings and Progressive Insurance, among many other major companies.
UX designers engage in a variety of design activities that help produce interfaces that users enjoy using and that also help organizations meet business goals. UXD addresses the structural, informational, psychological
and emotional aspects of what makes a successful user interface, whether it's web, mobile, tablet or any other device.
Join us for a free interactive, online open house on
Wednesday, Feb. 27, at noon to learn more about the degree program, course scheduling and career opportunities in this field. You’ll hear from David Robins, Ph.D., concentration coordinator, and from Rachel Von Hendrix, a current student
in the program. You’ll also be able to ask questions in real time.
Register for the online open house at
http://bit.ly/UXD-27feb2013. You’ll receive a link to the webinar the day before the event. The session will be recorded and posted to our website for later viewing, if you are unable to attend the live
presentation.
For more information about the UX program at Kent State, visit
http://iakm.kent.edu/user-experience-design/.
All the best,
Flo
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Flo Cunningham
Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
330-672-0003
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges
On behalf of Richard Counsil…
From:
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On Behalf Of Richard Counsil
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:57 AM
To: Allyson Carlyle
Subject: What WLA members need to know about the new Student Interest Group
Hi WLA members,
This is Richard Counsil your current iSchool Rep.
I very gladly want to draw your attention to the Student Interest Group (SIG), one of the WLA's new IGs this year.
My hope is that SIG will be alluring to
any member of the WLA, including WLA members attending iSchools other than the one at the UW. Nothing exclusive about it.
To give you a sense of the new IG's purpose, here are some of what I think are the most important things to know:
SIG HIGHLIGHTS:
Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions. I will be promoting officer and event information soon!
-Richard
Richard Counsil
MLIS Candidate 2013
The Information School
MPA Candidate 2013
The Evans School
University of Washington
I’m currently reading
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
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Richard Counsil
MLIS Candidate 2013
The Information School
MPA Candidate 2013
The Evans School
University of Washington
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Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
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PhD Scholarship: Be a part of creating the future of the information professions – apply to become a La SCALA doctoral scholar.
University of Arizona: School of Information Resources and Library Science
La SCALA: Latino Scholars Cambio Leadership Academy
The School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) at the University of Arizona is recruiting Hispanic and Latino students to join its doctoral program, La SCALA: Latino Scholars Cambio Leadership Academy, an Institute for Museum and Library Science (IMLS) federally-funded program that provides financial support to students of Hispanic and Latino heritage who wish to pursue advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Recipients of La SCALA funding are referred to as “La SCALA students.”
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program of the (IMLS) provides funding for La SCALA students. La SCALA operates on the premise that individuals of Hispanic and Latino backgrounds enjoy unique cultural experiences that contribute to improving LIS education, while also helping to close the educational gap between their underrepresented population in STEM fields and their peers in similar fields. A particular focus of the program is to assist students to identify how their research can be conducted in the context of STEM, with the ultimate goal of placing these students in faculty positions throughout the country. The program emphasizes the role of academic identity and cultural competence in the intellectual and professional development of doctoral students, while challenging participants to step beyond their cultural, social and intellectual comfort zones.
La SCALA students will be paired with a senior faculty member as the student’s intellectual mentor for the duration of the program, as well as providing a cultural mentor and a group of peer mentors at the school. Besides courses and research activity, La SCALA students will acquire the intellectual and interpersonal skills necessary in their field of study through a rigorous academic and research program.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics areas include but are not limited to:
1) Biodiversity informatics;
2) STEM communication, with an emphasis in science data and communication;
3) Electronic publishing, with an emphasis on e-journals as media for scholarly communication;
4) Knowledge management, with an emphasis on producing a scholar/administrator;
5) Information ethics, with an emphasis on social justice;
6) Cognitive and affective computing, with an emphasis on decision support systems.
The selected students will spend three years in active learning and research, and at least one year of teaching and work experiences. Funding may be provided for students who need a fourth year to complete the program. At the University of Arizona, students will have opportunities to work with researchers at iPlant Collaborative, the School of Geography and Development, the School of Information Science, Technology and Arts (SISTA), and/or many field stations such as Biosphere II and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), depending on the student’s academic interests. La SCALA students also may participate in national research projects with SIRLS faculty, including the Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Encyclopedia of Life.
La SCALA students will receive tuition and fee waivers, stipends, health insurance, a laptop computer, and funding to attend one professional conference per year beginning in the second year in the program. La SCALA students will spend one semester of residence with a parallel cohort of students at the University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences. A cohort of University of Tennessee students will likewise spend a semester at the University of Arizona.
La SCALA Selection Criteria
University of Arizona Requirements
Students submit applications through the University Graduate College. The SIRLS Doctoral Committee makes recommendations for admissions to the Graduate College, which determines final admission to the PhD program. Only accepted students can be considered for La SCALA funding. For more information, please refer to the Graduate College application procedures webpage at http://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/application-procedures.
Please visit the SIRLS website at http://sirls.arizona.edu/programs/phd
Dear participants,
Dr. Xiaojun Yuan (faculty member) from the department of Information Studies, Dima
Kassab (Ph.D. student) and Jami Cotler (Ph.D. student) from the department of Informatics
at SUNY at Albany are starting the second phase of the project "Understanding the
information needs and search behaviors of mobile Internet' users." The objective of this phase
is to collect more information regarding the daily use of mobile social networks. We would
like to invite you to participate in our research study. You may participate if you are over 18
years old, have a mobile data plan, and familiar with the mobile Internet.
Participants will be asked to fill in a survey. The survey takes about 10 minutes. It
includes questions regarding your device and your use of social networks. Your participation
will be anonymous.
Participation in this study is voluntary. You will have the chance to give us your
suggestions and comments regarding mobile social networks. This information will be used
to improve the mobile social network use.
This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board in UAlbany.
If you would like to participate in this research study, please fill in the following
survey:
http://fs6.formsite.com/kg141/form7/index.html
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dima Kassab at
Your Rights as a Participant
If you have questions concerning your rights as a research participant or if you wish to report
any concerns about the study, please contact the University at Albany’s Office of Regulatory
Research Compliance at its toll-free phone number 1-866-857-5459 or via email at
Thanks for your time!
School Library Specialization at Maryland's iSchool Receives National Recognition from NCATE
College Park, MD (February 27, 2013)-- The School Library specialization of the University of Maryland's College of Information
Studies, Maryland's iSchool, recently received national recognition from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This honor places the Master of Library Science (MLS) program among only a handful that hold accreditation from both
the American Library Association (ALA) and national recognition of its School Library specialization from NCATE.
"The School Library program at Maryland's iSchool prepares students to fulfill the five roles of the contemporary school librarian as leader, teacher, instructional
partner, information specialist, and program administrator," says Ann Carlson Weeks, associate dean for academic programs. "National recognition from NCATE signifies that the coursework has met the ALA/AASL standards for the preparation of school librarians
as part of the NCATE accreditation process."
The School Library curriculum was reviewed as part of NCATE's rigorous accreditation process of the College of Education. Within the iSchool, this process was led
by Mega Subramaniam, assistant professor; Ann Carlson Weeks; and Sheri Massey, lecturer and assistant director of the School Library specialization; and assisted by June Ahn, assistant professor, Bruce Ambacher, visiting professor; and Master of Library Science
and School Library specialization student, Emily Likins-Hohman. Faculty and staff from the College of Education worked closely with the iSchool faculty throughout this multi-year
effort.
Founded in 1954, NCATE is recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as a specialized accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education.
NCATE and the Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (TEAC) have consolidated and are now transitioning into the Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
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
University of Maryland
4105J Hornbake Building
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-1260
Twitter: @I_UMD
Nominate Keynote Presenters for the Library 2.013 Conference
Last year, we invited you to nominate keynote speakers to lead the global conversation about the future of libraries during the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference. Thanks to your input, we celebrated a dynamic lineup of keynote presenters including Moreno Barros from Brazil, Kathryn Greenhill from Australia, David Weinberger from the United States, Laura Malita from Romania, and many other renowned library and information science leaders from around the world.
As we gear up for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference, scheduled for October 18-19, 2013, we invite you to once again nominate your favorite speakers. Who has inspired you lately? Have you heard a talk that gave you an aha moment? As you think about who you want to nominate, please keep in mind that keynote presenters do not have to speak English or travel for this conference. The Library 2.013 conference will be held in multiple languages and time zones entirely online. To make your nominations, please fill out and submit the online keynote speaker nomination form. All nominations must be received by March 31, 2013. Self-nominations will also be accepted.
The Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference is a participatory conference open to the public. In addition to keynote speakers, the conference thrives on the research and knowledge shared by the library and information science community. Everyone is invited to submit a presentation proposal – the official call for proposals will go out in early April 2013. This year, the virtual conference will cover eight subject strands, although presentations do not have to fit into the conference strands to be considered.
Library 2.013 Conference Strands
STRAND 1: Digital Services, Preservation, and Access
STRAND 2: Emerging Technologies and Trends
STRAND 3: Learning Commons (for school libraries and/or academic libraries)
STRAND 4: Management of Libraries and Information Centers in the 21st Century
STRAND 5: User Centered Services and Models
STRAND 6: Library and Information Professionals – Evolving Roles and Opportunities
STRAND 7: Doctoral Student Research
STRAND 8: Library and Information Center “Tours”
To view examples of presentation topics for each subject strand, click here. Pinterest fans are also encouraged to follow the Library 2.013 Pinterest board.
For more information about the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference, please email us at [log in to unmask]. Please share this announcement with your colleagues and friends.
The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science is a founding partner of the annual Library 2.0 global conference series. The nationally ranked school offers two fully online master’s degrees, a fully online certificate program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program. Learn more about the school’s programs and lifelong learning opportunities at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu
The School of Information Resources and Library Science invites applications for a non-tenure eligible Assistant Professor position beginning fall 2013 for the University of Arizona's new eSociety undergraduate major, an interdisciplinary program of study focused on the social and technical analysis of life in the digital and information age.
The University and School: The School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) is an academic department and a professional school in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona, Arizona's only public land grant university. The School of Information Resources and Library Science aims to inspire interdisciplinary understanding, diverse interpretation, creation, and use of the emerging knowledge and information environments of the 21st century through innovative instruction and state-of-the-art technology. The School is a place for the interdisciplinary study of information, broadly conceived, and is focused on maintaining a progressive agenda tied to preparing students for living, thinking, and working in the digital age.
This position provides health insurance, qualified tuition reduction, retirement and other benefits. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching (60%): Instruction of general education and other undergraduate courses (e.g., social media, online collaborative work, theories of new media). (3 courses per semester).
Service (40%): Develop curriculum (e.g., capstone and internship course); facilitate community-based partnerships for the placement of interns; coordinate professional 'student shadows' in the field; and provide career, professional, and practical advising to undergraduate students majoring in eSociety and other programs in the School.
Minimum Qualifications
(1) PhD or commensurate degree in Information Science, Communication, Education, Journalism, Sociology, or related fields of study.
(2) Evidence of experience teaching undergraduate courses, ideally in at least two of the three following areas: social media, critical/cultural theory, media or Internet studies, digital society.
(3) Experience with curriculum development or community-based teaching and learning experiences. Applicants with previous experience with facilitating student internships or as undergraduate student advisors are especially encouraged to apply.
(4) Commitment to preparing undergraduate students for citizenry, work, and life in a diverse, multicultural, and interconnected society.
The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA - M/W/D/V Employer.
Position Title Assistant Professor (non-tenure eligible) Full Time Faculty
Department 3206-Sch Of Info Res & Library Sci
College/Division College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Departmental Contact Kris Hogeboom
Departmental Contact Phone 520-621-3566
Departmental Contact Email [log in to unmask]
Job Open Date 02-20-2013
Job Close Date Open Until Filled (Review begins on 03-15-2013)
Documents required to be attached electronically with this application
Letter of Interest
Curriculum Vitae
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