http://www.lis.illinois.edu/news/current.html This feed displays school,faculty and student news. http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=-6kx4R2utQ-Q1pOpiTbBDkCnd4nSTZyyYK-jGMeDsD0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Assistant Professor Carol Tilley says that comic books are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=-6kx4R2utQ-Q1pOpiTbBDkCnd4nSTZyyYK-jGMeDsD0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-11-06T06:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LM7eMzb0DKWOxxs920q7INNn4Qi0TTK7wlynaZJSiXs=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Damian Duffy, Safiya Noble, and Sarah Roberts have each been named 2009-2010 University of Illinois HASTAC Scholars by the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science (I-CHASS). Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LM7eMzb0DKWOxxs920q7INNn4Qi0TTK7wlynaZJSiXs=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-26T06:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=cMZQSP7ut4iKHT3XOoDf40fAAQuDAf6DV-pay8UMH2k=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS Associate Dean and Professor Linda C. Smith has been named president-elect of the American Society for Information Science & Technology. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=cMZQSP7ut4iKHT3XOoDf40fAAQuDAf6DV-pay8UMH2k=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-23T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LlZPNjyKm.FLgqqKnuR-juA0SBr3ALH4GfEjln-2ass=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Valerie Hotchkiss, GSLIS affliate professor and director of the MBMS program, will serve the prestigious academic society for the next six years. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LlZPNjyKm.FLgqqKnuR-juA0SBr3ALH4GfEjln-2ass=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-23T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=mUai3fOru2lgOm-Aq.UVq8TQAMmbeY3O0LFpRtuLa1n2iWFoPhYj4b54eoEdom9w&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship at GSLIS will receive approximately $2.9 million dollars as a partner on the Data Conservancy project, a $20 million initiative led by the Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=mUai3fOru2lgOm-Aq.UVq8TQAMmbeY3O0LFpRtuLa1n2iWFoPhYj4b54eoEdom9w&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-09T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=bzKW7G192evgB2ECtfGJVVL0yjyYEd3ewSX.pQpgCYwRLhjKWL2V8vkfgyIcluDI&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external A 1987 issue of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books was the one-millionth download from the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=bzKW7G192evgB2ECtfGJVVL0yjyYEd3ewSX.pQpgCYwRLhjKWL2V8vkfgyIcluDI&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-09T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=NLiqDB5QsLdW-vw.9tcA7P01ADZd3LztF5vOfLRNYpvd0fQkWu2TOYM9HOkcMgid&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS faculty revised the School mission statement at a recent faculty retreat. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=NLiqDB5QsLdW-vw.9tcA7P01ADZd3LztF5vOfLRNYpvd0fQkWu2TOYM9HOkcMgid&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-08T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=7fCAHLvbRRzGzkvK-pMcm9zCCJoFNpMGaw1vE6zya2tS2qIKeMWhsv0POxV71rTD&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS student Ryan Ross has curated an exhibition about Illinois' early history as part of the land-grant college movement. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=7fCAHLvbRRzGzkvK-pMcm9zCCJoFNpMGaw1vE6zya2tS2qIKeMWhsv0POxV71rTD&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-07T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=IEV8DMyYRmUZ3L-AplEqN5h2Pkog8KVQHHR77JZ1PD0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS student Ilona Matkovszki has co-authored a new book on Urbana in Arcadia's Images of America series. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=IEV8DMyYRmUZ3L-AplEqN5h2Pkog8KVQHHR77JZ1PD0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-02T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=JOoI1uiYYeFDiqgmKWz9A.pNVakQ21lspoxNOpgX3Yk=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external CII is providing support for a local visit by artist Angela M. Rivers to commemorate the thirty-first anniversary of her mural at Fifth and Park Streets in Champaign. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=JOoI1uiYYeFDiqgmKWz9A.pNVakQ21lspoxNOpgX3Yk=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-10-02T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=2CSrrCRsW1DtLky.k.I9ogQEwWFWgBBJF-DioHzWzYU=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Dr. XiaoXiong Xu will spend six months at GSLIS as a new Scholar-in-Residence. His visit is sponsored by the K.C.Wong Education Foundation. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=2CSrrCRsW1DtLky.k.I9ogQEwWFWgBBJF-DioHzWzYU=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-29T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=GNPM7BOakdN6x3xpkBSbsKlkmbei.qDUQy6H-GXX7Tl9Ks1I-IIU8SjkVKzib8LE&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Associate Professor Terry Weech was elected chair of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Section on Library Theory and Research. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=GNPM7BOakdN6x3xpkBSbsKlkmbei.qDUQy6H-GXX7Tl9Ks1I-IIU8SjkVKzib8LE&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-10T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=iZDfNFhj0uyk8wd-K.Hf6USydhAkPZVCpcU8pLleBZ0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Incoming GSLIS students have been named Spectrum Scholars for the 2009-2010 school year. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=iZDfNFhj0uyk8wd-K.Hf6USydhAkPZVCpcU8pLleBZ0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-09T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=bfxWQ1pSKqR.uEn70UKTRAPbay9YIeo-4QRSovDVoaf1E6u2vseX5Y-ba1wS.abT&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Associate Professor P. Bryan Heidorn has accepted a new position as director of the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=bfxWQ1pSKqR.uEn70UKTRAPbay9YIeo-4QRSovDVoaf1E6u2vseX5Y-ba1wS.abT&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-09T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=vEqAWFmEweVdEEdeb0.De4aw3NvteWXpv66g.3U3TOhS2qIKeMWhsv0POxV71rTD&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Dr. Xiaozhao Deng of Southwest University in China will spend a year at GSLIS. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=vEqAWFmEweVdEEdeb0.De4aw3NvteWXpv66g.3U3TOhS2qIKeMWhsv0POxV71rTD&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-04T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=phZf6Gfnf3r8ydteT6BtEC2F4Ybi1ce2STgYFGQLJzs=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Dr. Jessica Ratcliff is the new Information in Society postdoctoral fellow. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=phZf6Gfnf3r8ydteT6BtEC2F4Ybi1ce2STgYFGQLJzs=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-09-01T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LPfT4bFhnpBlq4Wubj1LOotBnuWrwpLOj1nf2P50L-8=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Dr. Paula Bach has joined GSLIS as a postdoctoral research associate and will work with Professor Michael Twidale. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=LPfT4bFhnpBlq4Wubj1LOotBnuWrwpLOj1nf2P50L-8=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-31T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=hHsHlPu4Nee5Fzn0.bpRt3urZlF8Q3QBZhaKVQDN-0g=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Professor Alistair Black, in collaboration with a colleague from the UK, presented the keynote address at a session of the 2009 IFLA meeting in Milan. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=hHsHlPu4Nee5Fzn0.bpRt3urZlF8Q3QBZhaKVQDN-0g=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-28T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=kDNexl0LnU8g4KK4FhYAL3QpGyY23URur8BnaVGlEM6LQZ7lq8KSzo9Z39j-dC.v&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Kate Quealy-Gainer, a recent GSLIS graduate, joins the BCCB staff. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=kDNexl0LnU8g4KK4FhYAL3QpGyY23URur8BnaVGlEM6LQZ7lq8KSzo9Z39j-dC.v&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-24T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=gb7qv.G7MBCvh7JX8B-U22Xf-mtqWR4pGHbS2Z6aG9xtMLlGc7Q4ZHWxBOeUGYeK&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Assistant Professor Kate Williams testified Wednesday, August 19 at a meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to discuss the adoption and utilization of broadband service. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=gb7qv.G7MBCvh7JX8B-U22Xf-mtqWR4pGHbS2Z6aG9xtMLlGc7Q4ZHWxBOeUGYeK&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-19T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=RJ3jp-uYjXhDDO43hjxG.Lye-QpeolQxF-wC2lgXnIOZQ91nTjiplpDKF-MRIDyG&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Renear and Palmer's research indicates that scientists' strategic reading of research is enhanced by digital tools. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=RJ3jp-uYjXhDDO43hjxG.Lye-QpeolQxF-wC2lgXnIOZQ91nTjiplpDKF-MRIDyG&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-19T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=ZDOv7Sha6zSjm6PSrVLKP2zRAMAqcp8jEmYtcwpAbbg=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS is currently seeking hosts and students to participate in Alternative Spring Break to be held in March 2010. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=ZDOv7Sha6zSjm6PSrVLKP2zRAMAqcp8jEmYtcwpAbbg=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-08-06T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=iAtsa0UKse9tCvVfgQBsqcJ1Z5kFiQ3E4kFXMqqarsb1E6u2vseX5Y-ba1wS.abT&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Researchers at the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) will play an important role in a new grant awarded to the Open Annotation Collaboration. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=iAtsa0UKse9tCvVfgQBsqcJ1Z5kFiQ3E4kFXMqqarsb1E6u2vseX5Y-ba1wS.abT&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-07-31T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=RXjT0JR6hW9z4pzp-Y4idPUTq7a-x5flj5trXBL9ptM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Four informatics students at the University of Illinois have received a grant under the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program to provide XO laptops and teach computer literacy skills to children in S??o Tom??, Africa. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=RXjT0JR6hW9z4pzp-Y4idPUTq7a-x5flj5trXBL9ptM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-07-17T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=rd-qm2Zi6hZ7KbEaeODGKp7gtxQ3KaIWfcoU9tn9lSFONqg4X0iua8VyBTuI3LYl&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The deadline for nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award is October 15, 2009. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=rd-qm2Zi6hZ7KbEaeODGKp7gtxQ3KaIWfcoU9tn9lSFONqg4X0iua8VyBTuI3LYl&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-07-07T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=I17FtetYx.QuJIRGHGCroFLaogp4xaGy.Q87FXvWtMM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Associate Professor Terry Weech and seven GSLIS students attended the BOBCATSSS conference in Porto, Portugal. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=I17FtetYx.QuJIRGHGCroFLaogp4xaGy.Q87FXvWtMM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-04-07T05:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=5YLcYzUedm3SHXo8FKgIp7xzcLdaiLP7f5XmeSxRqxM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external GSLIS master's student Elaine Hicks has received a scholarship from the Medical Library Association for the 2009-2010 school year. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=5YLcYzUedm3SHXo8FKgIp7xzcLdaiLP7f5XmeSxRqxM=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2009-03-05T06:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=FgNbXJjjTNJvfU9eFiOobotBnuWrwpLOj1nf2P50L-8=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Four GSLIS students have been selected by the Association of Reserach Libraries as ARL Diversity Scholars. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=FgNbXJjjTNJvfU9eFiOobotBnuWrwpLOj1nf2P50L-8=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2008-12-10T06:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=D5QDGE2eLfDlY.iHkpeW30SydhAkPZVCpcU8pLleBZ0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Five GSLIS students, Harriett Green, Deana L. Greenfield, Hannah Kyung Lee, Laksamee Putnam, and Roy Salda??a, Jr., have been named 2008-2009 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=D5QDGE2eLfDlY.iHkpeW30SydhAkPZVCpcU8pLleBZ0=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2008-11-07T06:00:00Z http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=20YTEWC2OVPs3VSEX1Ft-lvqu2yNpZAPp1g-LkbTa6Y=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external Doctoral student Qin Wei traveled to China to deliver two talks on biodiversity data collection and sharing. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT The Graduate School of Library and Information Science http://www.lis.illinois.edu/oc/news/displaynews.html?source=20YTEWC2OVPs3VSEX1Ft-lvqu2yNpZAPp1g-LkbTa6Y=&year=tOG8lFItJFv5z3pYQu94mw==&mode=external The Graduate School of Library and Information Science 2008-11-05T06:00:00Z