Upcoming Events - Graduate School of Library and Information Science - University of Illinois

Free Digital Local & Family History Workshop

Plan to attend the free Digital Local & Family History Workshop, which will be led by trained professionals from the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Community Informatics Research Lab, with local co-sponsorship by Western Illinois University Archives.

This workshop will feature advice and discussion related to:

how to build volunteerism, partnerships, and funding in your local community around digital local and family history projects.
how to find and use low-cost tools for digitizing print, photos, videos, and oral memories.
how to find and use free tools to build digital websites about local and family stories.
how to manage projects, including copyright and privacy issues involved in digital history.
how to use state and national support networks.
how to preserve digital and digitized history.

This workshop is open to any and all interested members of the public, including genealogists, local historians, church historians, school teachers, and anyone else interested in using digital technologies to share, research, and develop interest in local and family histories. Especially encouraged to attend are representatives from public libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogy societies, churches, schools, local governments, and other groups. Participants are encouraged, but to required, to bring ideas of projects they would like to launch, and/or content they would like help digitizing.

For more information and to register visit our website. If you have questions, please contact "Noah Lenstra"-nlenstr2, at illinois.edu- (217-300-1652) or "Dr. Jeff Hancks"-malpass-archives, at wiu.edu-, WIU Archives (309-298-2717).

Location:

Western Illinois University, Malpass Library, 1 University Circle, Macomb, Illinois

Event Date:

Sat, 06/22/2013 - 10:30am - 5:00pm

Digital Humanities Data Curation Institute

The three-day workshop will provide a strong introductory grounding in data curation concepts and practices, focusing on the special issues and challenges of data curation in the digital humanities. Learning will be largely case-based, supplemented by short lectures, guest presentations, and practical exercises. For more information, visit the Digital Humanities Data Curation Institute website.

Event Date:

Mon, 06/24/2013 - Wed, 06/26/2013

GSLIS @ 2013 American Library Association Conference

Please join GSLIS at the 2013 ALA Conference scheduled for June 28 - July 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. You may visit us at Booth #141.

Exhibition Hours:

Friday, June 28: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Conference Opening Reception

Saturday, June 29: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, June 30: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Monday, July 1: 9:00am - 2:00pm

Please join us for the LSAA Alumni Reception/Annual Membership Meeting:

Sunday, June 30: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Petterino's Restaurant, 150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois

If you are interested in receiving a free Exhibits Only pass please contact the "GSLIS Advancement Office"-gslis-advancement, at illinois.edu-

Location:

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

Event Date:

Fri, 06/28/2013 - Mon, 07/01/2013

LSAA Reception/Annual Meeting

Alumni and friends are invited to attend our annual Library School Alumni Association reception, which will be held on Sunday, June 30, from 6:00-8:00pm at the following location:

Petterino's Restaurant
150 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60601
Telephone: (312) 422-0150

Please e-mail the "GSLIS Advancement Office"-gslis-advancement, at illinois.edu- to RSVP or to receive additional information.

The reception will be held in conjunction with the 2013 ALA Conference scheduled for June 28 - July 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Drop by the GSLIS Booth (#141) for the latest news and to catch up with other alumni.

Event Date:

Sun, 06/30/2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

All Campus Holiday (Independence Day)

Event Date:

Thu, 07/04/2013

LEEP 18.1

Event Date:

Thu, 07/11/2013 - Wed, 07/17/2013

GSLIS Gathering at AALL

Please join us in Seattle for the GSLIS Reception at AALL.

All alumni and current students are invited to attend receptions and other GSLIS events organized around conferences, regardless of their participation in conference activities. Please stop by and see us! We also encourage you to bring a potential MS or PhD student to meet our faculty and other alumni.

Location:

Sheraton Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington

Event Date:

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

LEEP 18.2

Event Date:

Thu, 07/18/2013 - Wed, 07/24/2013

CIRSS Seminar Series: Joseph Tennis

Please join us as we welcome special guest Joseph Tennis, Assistant Professor, The Information School, University of Washington.

More information to follow.

Location:

126 LIS Building

Event Date:

Fri, 07/26/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Summer Term 2 Instruction Ends

Event Date:

Thu, 08/01/2013

Final Exam Period

Event Date:

Fri, 08/02/2013 - Sat, 08/03/2013