The GSLIS eUpdate, published every other month, summarizes current news, events, alumni and advancement highlights, and continuing professional development opportunities. Other publications that may be of interest to alumni and friends are listed on the GSLIS Publications web page.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- GSLIS Spotlight
- GSLIS News Summary
- Continuing Professional Development
- Alumni Highlights
- Reconnect With GSLIS
- Unsubscribe and/or Contact Us
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1. GSLIS SPOTLIGHT
GSLIS changes residency requirements for LEEP online option
Starting next summer, GSLIS will change the on-campus residency requirements for students enrolled in the LEEP online option. Beginning with Cohort 20 (Summer 2015), distance students will no longer be required to visit campus after completing the initial seven-day residency, affectionately known as Boot Camp. By eliminating the previous requirement for students to come to campus each semester, GSLIS will ensure that our top-ranked master's program remains accessible and affordable to students around the world for generations to come.
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2. GSLIS NEWS SUMMARY
For a comprehensive list of recent news items, visit the GSLIS Newsroom.
Koval honors wife with groundbreaking gift to GSLIS
Edward Koval and his family have made a bequest of $1 million, along with $20,000 outright annually, to establish the Anna Mae Koval Scholarship at GSLIS. The gift, the largest single bequest to GSLIS, was made in memory of Mrs. Koval, a librarian and world traveler who instilled a love of reading in her children, grandchildren and young adults. The need-based Anna Mae Koval Scholarship will benefit GSLIS students who have a research interest in youth services and literature, and whose learning experiences involve the research collection of the School's Center for Children's Books.
Black honored as GSLIS Centennial Scholar
Professor Alistair Black has been named the GSLIS Centennial Scholar for 2014-2015 in recognition and support of his accomplishments and promising scholarship. Black is one of the world's leading historians of librarianship and information management. An accomplished author, he is currently writing a new book addressing library design in Britain in the "long" 1960s. The award will help him to continue that work as well as to present findings at conference venues about the research he has undertaken on the pre-1960 history of corporate magazines and of British librarians in the United States. The Centennial Scholar Award is endowed by alumni and friends of GSLIS.
New Faculty Join GSLIS
GSLIS has hired three new faculty members, each joining the School in Fall 2014. Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hoiem specializes in youth services, exploring the history of technological innovations in children's literature, and teaches in the areas of children's literature, history of children's literature, and fantasy literature. Professor Bertram Ludäscher is a leading figure in data and knowledge management, focusing on the modeling, design, and optimization of scientific workflows, provenance, data integration, and knowledge representation. Associate Professor Victoria Stodden is an expert in reproducibility in computational science, exploring how can we better ensure the reliability and usefulness of scientific results in the face of increasingly sophisticated computational approaches to research.
GSLIS Social Media
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3. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The following courses are available for those interested in post-master's degree professional development. The courses are offered by GSLIS as an approved content provider for the ALA/APA-CPLA Program. More information about the courses and registration information can be found on our CPLA web page.
Planning and Management of Library Buildings
Dates: January 12 - February 16, 2015
Format: Online asynchronous sessions
Instructor: Rose Chenoweth, MSLIS
Cost: $300
Serving Diverse Populations
Dates: February 16 - March 23, 2015
Format: Online asynchronous sessions
Instructor: Lori S. Mestre, EdD, MALS
Cost: $300
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4. ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
Haricombe named vice provost and director of libraries at UT Austin
Lorraine J. Haricombe (MS '88 and PhD '92) has been selected as the new vice provost and director of libraries at the University of Texas at Austin. Haricome currently serves as the dean of libraries at the University of Kansas. She begins her new position February 1, 2015.
Get to know Heidi Uphoff (MS '12), CAS student
As a GSLIS master's student, Heidi Uphoff appreciated the opportunity to complete her degree while working in Chicago. Now she is earning her Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Digital Libraries while working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Research Library in New Mexico.
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5. RECONNECT WITH GSLIS
Hello GSLIS alumni and friends! We invite you to reconnect and network with the GSLIS community at these upcoming events.
GSLIS @ 2014 Illinois Library Association Conference
October 14-16, 2014
Prairie Capital Center
Springfield, IL
We encourage you to stop by Booth #311 to visit with alumni, faculty, students and staff.
GSLIS Breakfast at ILA
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
President Lincoln Doubletree Hotel Ballroom
701 E. Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701
We invite you to join GSLIS at booth #402 at the 2014 Illinois School Library Media Association Conference.
GSLIS @ 2014 ISLMA
November 6-8, 2014
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Join GSLIS alumni, students, and staff for a gathering at the Illinois School Library Media Association Conference. Please RSVP to the GSLIS Advancement Office by November 3.
GSLIS @ 2014 HSLI
November 13-14, 2014
Hilton Garden Inn
1501 S. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
We invite you to join GSLIS at the 2014 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference. More details to be announced.
GSLIS @ 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting
January 30 - February 2, 2015
McCormick Place West
Chicago, IL
We invite you to join GSLIS at booth #2037 at the 2015 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting.
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6. UNSUBSCRIBE AND/OR CONTACT US
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