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Current News StoriesSchool News| Faculty News | Student News | Alumni News | Press Clippings School NewsGSLIS Hosts Networking Event at ALAJune 26, 2009: Career resources will be available during the upcoming ALA Annual Conference. Read More...Registration Open for LAMP Summer InstituteJune 22, 2009: The LIS Access Midwest Program will hold its third annual LAMP Summer Institute July 8-12, 2009. Read More...Artist Pablo Marcano Garcia Visits Illinois, CIIJune 17, 2009: Garcia met with campus officials and Associate Professor Ann Bishop to discuss a possible art installation on the Illinois campus. Read More...Grove Receives Prestigious Campus AwardMay 6, 2009: Patti Grove, office administrator in the Office of Advancement, is a recipient of the 2009 Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award. Read More...Two New Faculty Join GSLISApril 28, 2009: Cathy Blake and Miles Efron will join the GSLIS faculty in the fall. Read More...Faculty NewsJenkins Elected to Freedom to Read Foundation BoardMay 28, 2009: Christine Jenkins, associate professor and director of the Center for Children's Books, will begin her two-year term in June. Read More...Gasser Honored for Influential Work in Multiagent SystemsMay 18, 2009: Professor Les Gasser has been selected to recieve the 2009 Influential Publication Prize given by the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. Read More...Making Data More Accessible Could Create More Accountable GovernmentMay 15, 2009: Associate Professor Michael Twidale says putting all non-secret government data online so anyone can search for what they're looking for is a much faster and more efficient solution than the current system created by the Freedom of Information Act. The effect on government accountability will be considerable, he said. Read More...Hearne Publishes New Book on the 'Stories That Guide Women's Lives'May 11, 2009: Professor Emerita Betsy Hearne has co-edited a new collection of essays in which scholars from a variety of disciplines identify and explore the stories that motivated them and shaped their research. Read More...Twidale's Course 'Model for Online Teaching'April 16, 2009: Associate Professor Michael Twidale has received the 2009 Campus Award for Excellence in Off-Campus Teaching. Read More...Student NewsWeech, Students Attend BOBCATSSSApril 7, 2009: Associate Professor Terry Weech and seven GSLIS students attended the BOBCATSSS conference in Porto, Portugal. Read More...Hicks Awarded Scholarship by MLAMarch 5, 2009: GSLIS master's student Elaine Hicks has received a scholarship from the Medical Library Association for the 2009-2010 school year. Read More...Four Students Named ARL Diversity ScholarsDecember 10, 2008: Four GSLIS students have been selected by the Association of Reserach Libraries as ARL Diversity Scholars. Read More...Five Students Named Spectrum ScholarsNovember 7, 2008: Five GSLIS students, Harriett Green, Deana L. Greenfield, Hannah Kyung Lee, Laksamee Putnam, and Roy Saldaña, Jr., have been named 2008-2009 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Read More...Wei Presents at Conference in ChinaNovember 5, 2008: Doctoral student Qin Wei traveled to China to deliver two talks on biodiversity data collection and sharing. Read More...Alumni NewsFrett Leads Winning School Library Media ProgramMay 13, 2009: Beverly Frett (MS '04) is the library media center director at Robert Clow Elementary School in Naperville, IL, a recipient of the 2009 National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) award. Read More...Alumna Receives Highest Honor from the Association of American Law LibrariesMay 8, 2009: E. Ann Puckett (MS '77) has been named a recipient of the most prestigious award presented by the Association of American Law Libraries, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. Read More...Hinchliffe Elected to Top Spot at ACRLMay 7, 2009: Lisa Hinchliffe (MS '94) has been elected vice-president/president-elect of ACRL, the Association of College and Research Libraries. Read More...Young Humanitarian to Present Lecture on Youth and Reading in HaitiMarch 30, 2009: Alumna Elizabeth Pierre-Louis (MS '03) will be on campus to receive the 2008 Charles C. Stewart International Young Humanitarian Award. Read More...Archie Green RememberedMarch 26, 2009: Archie Green (MS '60), famous folklorist and GSLIS graduate, passed away on March 22, 2009. Read More...Classnotes
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Emily KnoxPress ClippingsOur faculty, staff, and students are often consulted by local and national media to comment on issues that are important to the field of LIS. GSLIS programs and awards also receive frequent media coverage. Below are recent media hits that showcase our expertise (some links require site registration to view). Digital Dark AgeChemical & Engineering News, "Born Digital? Die Young" (December 8, 2008): Associate Professor Jerome McDonough talks about the importance of preserving and archiving born digital data. Searching Together OnlineNew York Times, "The Online Search Party: A Way to Share the Load" (November 23, 2008): Associate Professor Michael Twidale is interviewed about SearchTogether, a new Microsoft tool that allows multiple users to create shared searches on the Internet. GSLIS-trained Librarians Settle the WestNews-Gazette, "'Such a Spirit of Adventure':A Century Ago, UI Librarians were doing their Part to Bring Culture to the West" (November 22, 2008): A look at how GSLIS alumnae opened libraries across the West over 100 years ago. ISMIR and MIREXPhiladelphia Inquirer, "Analyzing music the digital way: Computers have exquisite ears" (September 22, 2008): This article, which includes a quote from Associate Professor J. Stephen Downie, provides an overview of the recent International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) and mentions the Music Information Retrieval Evaluation Exchange (MIREX) "shoot-out" contest. Slashdot, "Using Computers for Sophisticated Music Analysis" (September 22, 2008) Search Engine Generates Money for CharityWall Street Journal, "Money for Nothing" (April 21, 2008): By performing Google searches on GSLIS student Syed Karim's Web site, SearchKindly.org, you can raise money for charitable organizations without spending a dime. Letter to the EditorNew York Times, "Paperless, Not Perfect" (February 24, 2008): Master's student Kaitlin Costello challenges the notion that digital technology is a "perfect and undying solution to preserving information resources." Children and BooksThe Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, "Presentation identifies books for young people" (January 15, 2008): Area paper covers CAS student Elaine Beardon's recent presentation on children's books for the Mattoon (IL) school district. East St. LouisNews-Gazette, "UI program changes lives in East St. Louis and C-U" (December 23, 2007): A profile of the East St. Louis Action Research Project. Note: Article is available in a paid archive. Nerds in Pop CultureThe Globe & Mail, "In pop culture, nerd's the word" (November 10, 2007): Associate Professor Lori Kendall is cited for having "explored geek-related matters." In her paper "White and Nerdy: Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype," she argued that advertising for the Geek Squad technical-support company, the video for Weird Al Yankovic's hit White & Nerdy (a parody of rapper Chamillionaire's Ridin' Dirty) and imagery in "nerdcore" hip hop music are all "playful reconfigurings" of the nerd stereotype that nevertheless fail to dispel its "original negative tone." Editor's note: The article is available online only to paid subscribers. Natural Language ProcessingThe Varsity, "Facebook could save the world" (November 5, 2007): Associate Professor Caroline Haythornethwaite and doctoral student Anatoliy Gruzd are interviewed about Natural Language Processing. NESTER ProjectNews-Gazette, "Researchers Monitor Cardinals' Activity by Listening to Songs" (August 5, 2007): The article describes the Networked Environmental Sonic-Toolkits for Exploratory Research (NESTER) Project headed up by Associate Professors J. Stephen Downie and Bryan Heidorn. UI History ProjectNews-Gazette, "UI Building Web Site has Grown to Epic Size" (April 29, 2007): A profile of Ph.D. student Kalev Leetaru and his UI history project. Digital HumanitiesChronicle of Higher Education, "Summit Brings Together Digital Humanities Centers and Financial Backers" (April 16, 2007): Dean John Unsworth provided opening remarks at a recent meeting of 17 digital humanities centers and 15 organizations that support them in Washington, D.C. Game AccessibilityChicago Tribune, "Disabled Gamers Want More than 'Fluffy' Choices" (April 10, 2007): GSLIS instructor Michelle Hinn talks about video game accessibility for disabled players. GSLIS in AfricaNews-Gazette, "UI Project Brings Whole New World to African Nation" (April 15, 2007): GSLIS students install computer labs on the small African island of Sao Tome and Principe. 'Nerdism'Jewish Exponent, "Geek Fraternities: Nerds 'R Us?" (January 25, 2007): GSLIS associate professor Lori Kendall, author of "Nerd Nation: Images of Nerds in U.S. Popular Culture," says societal perceptions of nerdism wax and wane. Children's BooksSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Shiloh Parents Want Book Blocked" (November 16, 2006): A book about two male penguins falling in love and raising a baby has some parents at an elementary school questioning the subject matter. It's different from many other gay-themed children's books because it was published by the mainstream press, and homosexuality isn't the source of conflict in the story, says GSLIS professor Christine Jenkins. She said the characters are just gay and living their lives--the plot doesn't grapple with being homosexual as do many books for youths of the same nature. Also appeared in: Current ClipsACRLog, "Great Compilation On Library As Place" (October 3, 2006): Praise for UI Current LIS Clips on the Association of College & Research Libraries Blog. Library UsageWaukegan Sun, "Warren-Newport Eyes Second Library" (October 3, 2006): The Library Research Center at Illinois took a look at library usage in and around Chicago. Queer Content in Young Adult LiteratureBooklist, "Book Review of The Heart Has Its Reasons" (September 1, 2006): Associate Professor Christine Jenkins received a glowing review for her new book, co-authored with Michael Cart, The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004. The September 1, 2006 issue of ALA's Booklist called the book "Both a comprehensive overview and a lively, detailed discussion" and "highly readable." More information on the book can be found at the publisher's Web site. Open Source Course MaterialsInside Higher Ed, "The Next Level of Open Source" (September 20, 2006): Dean John Unsworth said he thinks there has been "great benefit" from MIT making its course materials available free. But he said of the video approach for lectures: "That's the most interesting stuff." Beyond sharing knowledge, Unsworth noted, universities that put course materials or lectures online free benefit from "great PR and marketing," especially if they are institutions that don't enjoy the name recognition of MIT or Yale. WikipediaNPR Morning Edition, "Wikipedia Wins Users and Critics" (September 11, 2006): As vibrant and contentious as the Wikipedia Web site is now, it could disappear in a flash, says Associate Professor Michael Twidale. "Wikipedia and all those Wikipedians - the people who get involved in adding articles, improving articles and addressing vandalism - if too many of them got bored and just went off to, you know, the next cool Web thing, whatever that might be, if they did that tomorrow I think Wikipedia would just degenerate into a froth of spam, porn, graffiti, lies and drivel in less than a month," Twidale said. |
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