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Posted Nov. 16, 2007

Asking questions such as "what is a library?" or "what is information?" through the prism of critical information theory provides a method for viewing the future differently, by examining the past and present discourse on the subject. "It can lead to the reinvention of the library of the future," Day contends.

Posted Nov. 7, 2007

"I am pleased to announce that Julie Hardesty will be assuming the Usability and Interface Specialist position in the Digital Library Program on November 12, 2007.

Posted Nov. 5, 2007

Recently SLIS professor Noriko Hara and SLIS alumna Tamara Lopez (MLS/MIS '06) discussed the uses of social informatics (SI) in a professional setting.

Posted Nov. 5, 2007

This story is Part 3 in a series of articles about social informatics research at SLIS, originally published in the Fall 2007 issue of SLIS Network, the alumni newsletter.

Posted Nov. 5, 2007

This story is Part 2 in a series of articles about social informatics research at SLIS, originally published in the Fall 2007 issue of SLIS Network, the alumni newsletter.

Posted Nov. 5, 2007

What has been, and will be, the impact of information technology (IT) on society? For years, journalists and media pundits have generally used anecdotal information rather than empirical studies in reporting the influence of IT on economics, culture, and business. Computer scientists have tended to focus on the technical aspects of IT. In contrast, social informatics (SI) examines both the technical and social consequences of IT on both organizations and individuals. SI researchers investigate the roles IT plays in social and organizational change and how the social organization of IT is influenced by social forces and practices.

Posted Nov. 5, 2007

After a distinguished career as the quintessential art librarian and more than 40 years of service to IU, Betty Jo (B.J.) Irvine (MLS '69, Ph.D. '82) retired in July 2007. Irvine is highly regarded nationally by her peers and has made numerous contributions to the field. Director of the Fine Arts Library since 1969, Irvine was responsible for planning, administration, collection development, and reference services. Under her leadership, the Fine Arts Library became one of the finest in the nation. She was originally hired by the IU Libraries and Henry Hope, chair of the Fine Arts Department, to manage the department's sizeable slide collection.

Posted Nov. 2, 2007

Fall 2007, SLIS Alumni Magazine - SLIS Network, Vol. 45, No. 2

Merri Beth Lavagnino, MLS '89, is the recipient of the 2007 SLIS Distinguished Alumni Award.

Posted Nov. 2, 2007

SLIS Alumni Board Member Courtney Greene (MLS '00) responded to questions about her work as an academic librarian in an e-mail interview during the summer of 2007. She is the instruction and online learning librarian at DePaul University in Chicago.

Posted Nov. 2, 2007

As I write my comments for this issue, the Midwest remains in the grip of a hot, dry summer. A refreshing note in the midst of this weather, however, comes from all the alumni activities that have taken place recently. For the first time, we've had receptions at every major professional conference — ACRL, MLA, SLA, ALA, AALL, and SAA — as well as regional receptions in Indianapolis, Dayton, and Springfield, Illinois.

Posted Oct. 29, 2007

The word informatics (variously informatika, l'informatique) came to us from Europe, as did the term "social informatics," which was, I believe, coined by a Norwegian sociologist.

"Social informatics" was first used programmatically in this country right here in SLIS, when the late Rob Kling joined the faculty and swiftly established the Center for Social Informatics.

Posted Oct. 29, 2007

Illinois-based SLIS graduates met October 12, 2007, for a brunch at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield during the Illinois Library Association's (ILA) annual conference. Tammy Schnell, MLS '92, planned the SLIS brunch, which was attended by 13 alumnae and friends. Schnell also served as a member of the ILA conference program committee. Sarah Burton, MLS '94 (SLIS Director of Finance and Administration, and the SLIS Alumni Coordinator) attended, along with Vicky Martin (IU Foundation).

Posted Oct. 25, 2007

IU SLIS alumnae Ellie Valentine (MLS '89) and Ann Snoeyenbos (MLS '91) met for the first time among the more than 3,000 delegates at the 2007 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress hosted in Durban, South Africa, August 19-23, 2007.

Posted Oct. 24, 2007

Nikki Roberg, MIS '07, has recently accepted a position as an information architect at POP, a Seattle-based creative agency that specializes in interactive marketing and web technology development. Clients of POP include Amazon.com, REI, Minute Maid, Microsoft, Nintendo, and PBS Online.

Posted Oct. 17, 2007

SLIS has planned a reception for its alumni and friends, faculty and current students to be held during the Indiana Library Federation (ILF) Conference. Come and enjoy light refreshments while you greet old friends and meet new ones, before heading off to other evening events.

Posted Sept. 25, 2007

"Beta Phi Mu is the national honorary society for library and information science. It was founded at the University of Illinois in 1948 and its national headquarters is now located at Florida State University. The local Chi Chapter, for Indiana, was established in 1973. The Chi Chapter sponsors the Career Forum each fall, during which practitioners come to SLIS to provide students advice about various aspects of job seeking and career development

Posted Sept. 21, 2007

On September 6, 2007, SLIS hosted a regional reception for Dayton area alumni. An enthusiastic group that spanned four decades of SLIS attendance — from 1974 through 2004 — and perhaps even a future SLIS alum participated in the Pizza Party at the Therapy Cafe.

Posted Sept. 21, 2007

SLIS faculty member Lokman Meho encourages students to submit items for publication. The SLIS News story "Students' Papers Published In Scholarly Journals" highlighted seven publications that came from his classes. Another publication is in process. Bill Meehan (MLS'05) was a student in Meho's Reference class, and his pathfinder on rowing will soon be published (see abstract below).

William F. Meehan III and Steven R. Murray. "A Pathfinder of Reference Sources for the Sport of Rowing." The Sport Journal, Volume 10, Number 4, Fall 2007 (forthcoming).

Posted Sept. 5, 2007

Twenty-six people attended the SLIS Alumni Reunion at the annual conference of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) in Chicago. The reception was held at the Fairmont Hotel on Thursday evening August 30, 2007 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Courtney Greene (MLS'00), who will become President of the SLIS Alumni Board in 2009, spoke to the group about the importance of alumni being involved in the school. She encouraged people to become mentors to current students or to become involved in the Alumni Board. Greene is the Assistant Coordinator of Library Instruction at DePaul University (Lincoln Park Campus). Vicky Martin, from the IU Foundation, who works closely with SLIS in the current campaign thanked those who support the school so generously especially with their annual giving.

Posted Sept. 5, 2007

"A library is a resource that can make a great difference in a person's life and is essential to the education and health of a community. Through its extensive offerings of arts and cultural classes and events, the Frankfort Community Public Library provides outstanding leadership and stewardship to the residents of Frankfort and Clinton County... I congratulate Frankfort Community Public Library on receiving the National Award for Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This is a significant achievement in which the library and community should take great pride," said U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar (IN). [IMLS Press Release]

Posted Aug. 7, 2007

SLIS, along with the IU School of Law-Bloomington and IU School of Law Library, hosted another successful reception at the 100th Annual Conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) in New Orleans. Approximately 40 alumni and friends gathered at the Hilton Riverside Hotel on Monday, July 16, 2007.

Posted Aug. 7, 2007

Tony White (MLS'03) will succeed B.J. Irvine (MLS'69, Ph.D.'82) on August 29, 2007 as the Director of the Indiana University Fine Arts Library. Both are SLIS graduates. Irvine is retiring after over 40 years of service at Indiana University. She has been the Director of the Fine Arts Library from 1969 to July 2007, and has made numerous contributions to the field of art librarianship. Irvine wrote a note of support for the IU Libraries announcement of White's appointment.

Posted July 27, 2007

SLIS alumna Sharon Lenius (MLS'65) was one of the "distinguished information professionals" who received an award. Lenius was presented with the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Member Achievement Award at the annual conference, June 2007 in Denver, Colorado. The award, sponsored by Thomson Scientific and Dialog, is "granted to an SLA member for raising visibility, awareness, and appreciation of profession, SLA Unit or the Association at large." [SLA website]

Posted July 19, 2007

Congratulations to SLIS Master of Library Science alumna Roberta Brooker on her appointment as the Indiana State Librarian.

"Roberta Brooker has shown extraordinary leadership throughout her tenure at the State Library and we are confident in her ability to lead the State Library in years to come..."

Posted July 12, 2007

"Eat, drink, and be literary" is the photo caption of a New York Times Fashion Section story on July 8, 2007. The article, A Hipper Crowd of Shushers, includes two SLIS graduates Sarah Mercure (MIS/MLS'05) and Pete Welsch (MIS/MLS'05). The story is set in Brooklyn, NY, and centers around "the Desk Set, a social group for librarians and library students". (The name Desk Set is taken from a "1957 Katherine Hepburn - Spencer Tracey movie". The IMdb website summarizes the movie: "two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.")

Posted July 12, 2007

SLIS professor Thomas Nisonger, and SLIS alumnus William Meehan (MLS'05 and Senior Fellow in Rare Books, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville) recently published an article entitled, "The Rowing Collection in the Free Library of Philadelphia OPAC: A Checklist Evaluation" in Collection Management 30, no. 4. More>

Posted July 12, 2007

The School of Library and Information Science along with the School of Law - Bloomington and School of Law Library invites you to be our guest (and bring someone with you, if you wish) at the Alumni Reception during the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in New Orleans, on Monday evening, July 16th. This is the 100th Annual AALL Conference.

Posted July 6, 2007

Over 80 people attended the SLIS Alumni Reception on Sunday evening, June 24, 2007 at the Old Ebbitt Grill (675 15th Street NW, Washington, DC). The reception was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA).

Posted June 28, 2007

Carol Leadenham (MLS'73, MA'78 History) works as the Assistant Archivist for Reference at Stanford University. She has previously worked in libraries at the University of Arizona, Indiana University, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

She recently responded to the following profile questions from the SLIS Alumni News Form.

Posted June 19, 2007

SLIS alumnus, Gary Wiggins (MLS'71 and Ph.D.'85) has been selected for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Hall of Fame award. The award was presented at the SLA Annual Conference, held this year in Denver, Colorado (June 3-6, 2007). The 45th Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, was one of the conference speakers.

Posted June 6, 2007

Mark your calendars to attend the SLIS Alumni Reception at the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Washington, D.C.

SLIS Alumni and their guests are invited whether they are attending the conference, or just happen to be in the area. Please RSVP to: Sarah Burton, SLIS (burtonsp@indiana.edu), 812.855.3262 or tollfree: 888.335.7547.

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The Indiana Library Federation and the Indiana State Library publishes a journal twice a year entitled "Indiana Libraries". SLIS alumna Erica Bodnar (MLS'04) and SLIS Director of Admissions and Placement Rhonda Spencer were guest co-editors of the most recent issue: Art and Indiana Libraries.

Posted May 23, 2007

Civic Engagement—is the theme for the Spring 2007 issue of the SLIS alumni magazine, SLIS Network.

The idea of the civic library has been part of the conversation for public libraries for over a decade. Diantha Schull, Executive Director of Libraries for the Future, characterized it this way:

"We speak of the 'civic library' to suggest the library's powerful function as a social space, an integrator of diverse groups within the broader community, and an interface between government agencies and citizens, between students and information, and between voters and candidates. Through the civic library concept we see the library and its community as interactive partners who change and adapt together to meet new opportunities, conditions, and challenges."

SLIS students have considered how public libraries and other information institutions support the communities of which they are part. We encouraged SLIS alums to provide examples of their institutions' civic engagement. The stories range from early childhood literacy to information services for businesses to partnerships building on new information technologies.

Posted May 23, 2007

The theme of the Spring 2007 issue of the alumni magazine (SLIS Network, Vol.45, No.1) was "Civic Engagement." Below are two of the five vignette stories that considered how public libraries and other information institutions support the communities of which they are part.

Posted May 23, 2007

The theme of the Spring 2007 issue of the alumni magazine (SLIS Network, Vol.45, No.1) was "Civic Engagement." Below are two of the five vignette stories that considered how public libraries and other information institutions support the communities of which they are part.

Posted May 23, 2007

The theme of the Spring 2007 issue of the alumni magazine (SLIS Network, Vol.45, No.1) was "Civic Engagement." Below is one of the five vignette stories that considered how public libraries and other information institutions support the communities of which they are part.

Posted May 23, 2007

Jerome Conley (MLS '90) is a member of the SLIS Alumni Board. He is the Interim Assistant Dean of the University Libraries at Miami University and is currently serving his second term as the mayor of Oxford, Ohio. Conley recently responded to questions in an email interview.

Posted May 18, 2007

SLIS alumnae Michelle Dalmau (MIS/MLS '04) is featured in a recent Library Journal (LJ) article about women and library technology. In the article, "The Women Who Drive Library Technology" (May 1, 2007 issue), Dalmau is described as a "new hybrid" librarian who "step into technology leadership roles in libraries." In discussing her interest in usability, she stated, "I soon realized I was a closet librarian. I was interested in representing and organizing collections online as I was in understanding the user experience."

Posted May 10, 2007

Rodney M. Hersberger (MLS'73) was elected as the American Library Association Treasurer for 2007-2010. The news release from the American Library Association website is included here:

Posted May 9, 2007

Keith Kuhn (MLS'76 and SLIS Alumni Board President) was named the recipient of the 2007 Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to the Children. The award will be presented at the ALA Conference on June 26, 2007. The news release from the American Library Association website is included here:

Posted May 9, 2007

After graduation, SLIS alumni wander far and wide in their careers. Kelly Evans, who completed her Master of Library Science in 2004, is one example who now represents the Indiana University SLIS program at an academic library in North Carolina. In an email interview, Kelly shares a description of what one can expect working as a reference librarian at a major university.

Posted May 3, 2007

SLIS Alumnus Brian Kleber proves to be a dynamo of entrepreneurship and a major force in developing the IT community in Bloomington.

Brian graduated from Ball State with degrees in Japanese, Small Business Management, and Entrepreneurship and first came to Bloomington to work for the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC). Always looking for opportunities to increase his education, the Master of Information Science program fit well with his career goals.

Posted May 3, 2007

Jacob Nadal (MLS'01), Michelle Dalmau (MIS/MLS '04), and Eileen Simmons (MLS '84) are featured in the March 15, 2007 issue of Library Journal (LJ). All three are Indiana University School of Library and Information Science graduates.

In Serving through Disaster, Nadal discusses the use of business continuity planning (BCP) in disaster preparedness for libraries. He is also featured in an accompanying article ("Jacob Nadal On Business Continuity") – reflecting on his experience with "on-the-spot BCP."

Posted April 5, 2007

SLIS alumni Joan Benedetti (MA'66) served as the editor for the upcoming publication – Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship. Co-published by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and Scarecrow Press, the illustrated book is an introduction to art museum librarianship and its diverse settings.

Posted April 4, 2007

SLIS alumnus Binh P. Le (MLS '87) has been awarded the 2007 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) Marta Lange/CQ Press Award. Below is the ACRL press release announcing the award.

Posted April 4, 2007

Information Science can lead to a variety of different professions in almost any field imaginable. Tommi Dukes has taken her degree to create a unique position in the Health Industry. Tommi combined her BS in Health Information Management with a Master of Information Science (MIS'03 graduate) to lead to a career with Southern Indiana Pediatrics as well as teaching at Ivy Tech about computers in the health field.

Posted March 20, 2007

What are the successful career steps in the rapidly changing environment of today's Information Science profession? What can SLIS students do to best prepare themselves? 2002 MIS alumnus Chris Hall answers these questions and more as he discusses his successful Information Science career. Chris, who appeared in the SLIS Alumni News in 2004, rejoins us to celebrate his new position as Senior Interaction Designer for the Mitchell User Experience. Everyone interested in a career in Information Science will certainly benefit from this email interview with Chris.

Posted March 7, 2007

SLIS alumni Fagdeba (Bako) Bakoyema (MLS/MIS '05) has accepted the position of Digital Imaging Specialist for the IU Digital Library Project. Bako received his MLS/MIS and his MA in French Literature from Indiana University. In addition, he earned a MA in English Literature from West Virginia University and his Maîtrise ès Lettres, Licencié ès Lettres, and his Teaching Certificate from Université de Lomé, Togo. Bako's most recent position was as a regional consultant for the Pilot East Africa Digital Library of the Commons project where he built three pilot digital library collections for three of the International Forestry Resources and Institution's Collaborating Research Centers (CRC).

Posted March 6, 2007

Working with SLIS faculty member Kiduk Yang, Daniel Bicknell (current MIS student) is helping to collect Master of Information Science (MIS) alumni stories. The goal of the project is to describe career paths that a MIS student might consider.

A recent email interview with Yoon Lee offers ideas. Yoon Lee graduated from SLIS in 2004 with a dual MIS/MLS degree. He specialized in Information Retrieval and Information Visualization.

Posted March 1, 2007

Master of Information Science (MIS) alumni, JaEun Ku, answered questions in an email interview. JaEun was recently selected as a recipient of the 2007 Library Administration and Management Association's (LAMA) Dianna V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship. LAMA, a division of the American Library Association, offers this scholarship annually to help educate librarians in the area of library fund raising.

Posted March 1, 2007

Discussing her new position at the Carlson School of Management, MIS alumni Brenda Carriere offers insights for current SLIS students.

What degree(s) did you earn from SLIS?

I have both the MIS and MLS. I started working on the MIS, and when I was close to finishing I decided to add the MLS and work on the dual degree. I think that the dual degree is very helpful. It is impossible to work in any kind of information setting without having a solid background in IS. It had a big part in getting me this position; it helps me to make informed technology decisions, and to be a better librarian.

Posted Feb. 22, 2007

Bernadette McIntosh received her SLIS Master of Information Science (MIS) degree in May 2002. In an email interview, she shares insights about her current job and offers advice to current SLIS students on how to make the most of their stay here in Bloomington.

Posted Feb. 8, 2007

In August 2006, SLIS alumni John Helling (MLS '06) started his new position as Adult/Reference Librarian with the New York Public Library at the Aguilar Branch in Spanish Harlem. He recently responded to the following email interview.

Posted Jan. 31, 2007

SLIS alumnae Jessica Sowls (MLS '05) recently obtained a new position as Digital Image Editor at Cornell University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. It is a grant-funded 18-month position funded by Institute of Museum and Library Science. She is also working part-time at Cornell Library's "Digital Consulting and Production Services" where she will be working on a variety of photo, video, and book digitization projects.

She recently responded to the following email interview.

Posted Jan. 11, 2007

SLIS alumnae Jenny Presnell (MLS '84) has written "The Information Literate Historian: A Research Guide for History Students," which was recently published by Oxford University Press. Presnell is the Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian at Miami University (Ohio).

Posted Jan. 11, 2007

On December 6, SLIS alumnae Julie Hardesty (MLS), Programmer/Analysts for IU Library Information Technology / University Information Technology Services (LIT/UITS), presented an update on the status of the IUB Libraries website development project. Hardesty provided a sneak peek at the new and improved IUCAT search interface and the new look for the IUB Libraries website. The new version will be released during the week of December 18, 2006.

Posted Dec. 14, 2006

SLIS alumnae Aisha Hallman (MLS '06) recently started as Adult and Teen Librarian at the Bartlett Public Library District in Bartlett, IL. She discussed her new job in the following email interview.

Interview

Tell us about the current position. What do you like about it? What do you find most challenging?

I'm at the Bartlett Public Library District in Bartlett, IL. My job title is Adult and Teen Librarian I. I've only been here three months, but I'm already doing a lot.

Posted Dec. 7, 2006

Christine Foster (MLS '80) received the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Librarian Award for 2006. The award recognizes librarians who have made superior contributions to the University through outstanding accomplishment, dedication, and service on behalf of students.

Posted Dec. 7, 2006

SLIS alumni Sandra Bokamba Lockett (MLS'73) has a new role with the Milwaukee Public Library system.

Posted Nov. 30, 2006

SLIS alumna Kate (Borchers) Hastings (MLS '98) has accepted a new position as the youth services manager at the Upper Arlington Public Library in Columbus, Ohio. Previously she worked at Worthington Libraries for six years. She recently responded to the following email interview request.

Posted Nov. 16, 2006

SLIS alumnus Kurt Morris (MLS '05) is a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton. He is currently contracted to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region X in Seattle, Wash., working in the Superfund Records Center. He recently responded to the following email interview request.

Posted Nov. 16, 2006

SLIS alumnus Haiwang Yuan (MLS '95) has authored "The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese," published by Libraries Unlimited in May 2006 as a part of their World Folklore Series. He is currently working on a sequel to be published in 2007. The working title is "Princess Peacock and Tales from Other Chinese Peoples." Yuan works at Western Kentucky University Libraries in Bowling Green.

Posted Nov. 9, 2006

Posted Nov. 1, 2006

"Did we change libraries or did libraries change us?" questioned Marian Armstrong, MA '58, at a recent gathering of alumni from the early years of the school. Armstrong, along with George Poulos, MA '67, Norma Miller, MA '65 , and Charles Davis, MA '66 / PhD '69, reminisced about the changing nature of librarianship and library science education since IU established the Graduate Library School in 1966.

Posted Nov. 1, 2006

Over its 40 years, four leaders have shaped SLIS into a highly ranked and internationally respected school.

Posted Nov. 1, 2006

James Fish, MLS '71, is the recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award. Fish, Director of the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), was honored by SLIS alumni at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans in June.

Posted Nov. 1, 2006

This issue of our alumni newsletter has a special focus – the international flavor of SLIS. As you'll see throughout this issue, the international character of SLIS is twofold: through students and faculty who are attracted to Bloomington and Indianapolis to study and teach (a reflection of the high esteem in which SLIS is held) and through our alumni who work in numerous locations throughout the world. More than 4,000 international students temporarily call IU home every year, studying on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, enriching scholarship, and contributing to cultural understanding. Most of the international students studying at SLIS return to their native countries to work as librarians or information professionals, taking with them the positive experiences and unique Midwestern perspectives they enjoyed at Indiana. They may be joined abroad by fellow SLIS graduates who are U.S. citizens taking advantage of rewarding career opportunities outside the U.S. While studying at SLIS, both foreign and U.S. students benefit from the roster of international faculty engaged in research and teaching in areas of global significance. The international side of SLIS is a reflection of how we all operate in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world, and how as students, faculty, and alumni, we foster international and cooperation "one handshake at a time."

Posted Nov. 1, 2006

The SLIS Library has been transformed into the SLIS Information Commons. The new space reflects the need for more collaborative work space and quiet study areas. It also consolidates the majority of SLIS computer technology centers into one area - open only to SLIS students. The new space enhances the opportunity for students to use information technology and work together on class projects.

Posted Oct. 31, 2006

The theme of the Fall 2006 issue of the alumni magazine (SLIS Network, Vol.44, No.2) was "A Global Point of View at SLIS." Below are two of the six vignette stories that convey glimpses of how SLIS alumni, faculty, and students are contributing to the global development of library and information science.

Posted Oct. 26, 2006

The theme of the Fall 2006 issue of the alumni magazine (SLIS Network, Vol.44, No.2) was "A Global Point of View at SLIS." Below are two of the six vignette stories that convey glimpses of how SLIS alumni, faculty, and students are contributing to the global development of library and information science.

Posted Oct. 26, 2006

Globalization—the increasing interdependence among countries and their citizens—is the theme for the Fall 2006 issue of SLIS Network. The epidemic of publisher mergers and acquisitions by companies outside the U.S. is but one example of how international developments have direct impact on information professionals. As a school, SLIS continues to encourage students to explore and understand the world in which they will work and live.

Posted Oct. 26, 2006

SLIS alumna Bonnie Real (Master of Library Science, August 2006 graduate) has accepted a position at the Public Library of Science (PLoS). She recently discussed her new job via email.

"PLoS, a pioneer in open-access publishing, is launching a new online journal titled PLoS ONE," stated Real. "It's unique in that it will accept papers from all disciplines of science so long as the research methods are sound, and will offer online tools that will allow users to make comments and have discussions on specific things in the paper (in addition to advanced search and email alert functions). It's expected to grow really big, really fast."

Posted Oct. 3, 2006

SLIS alumnus Anthony Tedeschi (MLS '05), Reference Associate at the Lilly Library, recently accepted the position of Assistant Librarian – Heritage Collections at Dunedin Public Library in New Zealand. He will be working with two special collections—the McNab New Zealand Collection and the Reed Rare Book Collection. His job responsibilities will include work on exhibitions, reference, tours, presentations, and collection development.

Posted Sept. 7, 2006

In March 2006, Lynn Gullickson (MLS '86) was promoted as Head of Technical Services at Buswell Library, Wheaton College, in Wheaton, IL. Previously she was cataloging associate at Buswell Library. She also recently earned a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College (May 2006).

Posted July 12, 2006

Klingon (the "Star Trek" language) is one perspective included in a new exhibit "Places of Imagination" at the Lilly Library. Two SLIS Master of Library Science (MLS) graduates have been actively involved in the exhibit: Christopher Harter (former Reference Associate at the Lilly Library) curated the exhibit, and Anthony Tedeschi (Reference Associate at the Lilly Library) is managing the display. Exhibit admission is free.

Posted June 15, 2006

Mark Bay (MLS 1999) currently works as Technical Services Librarian at University of the Cumberlands (UC) in Williamsburg, Kentucky. His responsibilities include cataloging acquisitions, managing and negotiating electronic subscriptions, maintaining library's participation in ten-library consortium, serving as liaison with the Federal Depository Libraries Program, evaluating large gift collections, and providing reference services for patrons.

Posted June 1, 2006

Raymond Ranier (MLS 1993) has written Programming for Adults: A Guide for Small- and Medium-Sized Libraries, which was published by Scarecrow Press in 2005. In a recent email, he describes his reasons for writing the book.

Posted June 1, 2006

SLIS will host an alumni reception at the annual conferences of the Medical Library Association (MLA) in Phoenix, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in Baltimore, the American Library Association (ALA) in New Orleans, and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) in St. Louis.

Posted May 24, 2006

SLIS alumna Linda Weber (MLS 1979) contributed a chapter in the recently published book — The Reference Collection: From the Shelf to the Web. As stated on the Haworth Press website, The Reference Collection "tracks the continuing evolution of electronic reference resources — and how they're accessed — in a variety of settings."

Posted May 24, 2006

SLIS alumnus Jeff Weber's (MLS 1978) has published his first book — The Fore-edge Paintings of John T. Beer (also printed in limited quantities by Castle Press). The book is a biographical and historical essay about the famous painter. It also features a catalogue raisonné based on the sale of his library and a prologue — The ABC's of Fore-edge Painting.

Posted May 24, 2006

SLIS alumnus Jeffrey Trzeciak (MLS 1991) was recently appointed to the University Librarian of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. As reported in McMaster’s Daily News website (March 10, 2006), the university’s provost commented on the appointment.

Posted May 17, 2006

Melinda Orebaugh (MLS 1997), director of Library and Health Information Services, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse, Wisc., has been named the Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association's (WHSLA) Librarian of the Year for 2006. The WHSLA's website states: "This career award is bestowed upon a professional (MLS or equivalent) librarian in recognition of outstanding leadership, achievement and commitment to the library profession."

Posted April 18, 2006

A SLIS alumna Diane Dallis (MLS 1997) was recently appointed the new Head of Information Commons/Undergraduate Services (IC/UGLS) at IU Wells Library. Dallis served as the Interim Head IC/UGLS since August 2004.

Posted April 18, 2006

SLIS Alumnus Matthew Simon (MLS'73; and A.M. Political Science'75) is president and senior consultant for pre-DESIGN Planning Associates, Inc., in Indianapolis, Ind. He is also an associate member of the American Institute of Architects. Simon recently responded to the following alumni profile questions.

Posted April 6, 2006

Since June 2003, SLIS alumna Kate Cruikshank (MLS 2002), Political Papers Specialist at the Lilly Library, has worked on the arrangement, description and preservation of the Lilly Library's Lee H. Hamilton Papers Collection, which came to the IU Libraries upon his retirement from Congress in January 1999. For the collection, she created two major exhibitions for the Lilly Library, an extensive collection guide, and a digital library of more than 600 photographs (to be available in 2007).

Posted April 11, 2006

In December 2005, Krista Quigley (MLS 2005) was featured in a news article in The Hoosier Times. The article focuses on her position as the new assistant director at Morgan County Public Library.

Posted March 21, 2006

In the past three years SLIS faculty researchers have conducted funded research on everything from blogs, to electronic commerce, to Web information discovery. Faculty members have participated in grants receiving external funding totaling over $7 million.

Posted March 8, 2006

Mark your calendars to attend the SLIS alumni reception at the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in New Orleans.

The reception will take place on Sunday evening, June 25, 2006, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; location will be announced. The reception will be listed in the conference program book.

Posted March 8, 2006

Alumni contribute to the ongoing success of SLIS in a number of ways, but one of the most important and rewarding is contributing to the development of recent graduates who are starting their professional careers. As alumni of a graduate professional program, we can be particularly effective by being mentors; a mentor is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a person who acts as guide and adviser to another person, esp. one who is younger and less experienced. Later, more generally: a person who offers support and guidance to another; an experienced and trusted counselor or friend; a patron." Many of us, as alumni, can identify a person who, at some time in our lives, had a significant and positive impact on us and influenced our career and personal success.

Posted March 8, 2006

(Charles) Haynes McMullen died August 30, 2005. Dr. McMullen was a professor in the Indiana University Division of Library Science, later the Graduate Library School (now the School of Library and Information Science) from 1951 to 1971. After leaving Indiana he was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science.

Posted March 8, 2006

Indiana University is one of the preeminent public research universities in the U.S., home to path-breaking scholarship across a truly impressive spectrum of fields. Almost every school and department, from anthropology to zoology and all points in between, has within its ranks someone whose research has resulted in a scientific discovery, an innovative theory, a reassessment of an established paradigm, a new tool, a fresh mindset. Research articles, interpretative monographs, chapters, conference papers, and patents pour forth, eloquent and humbling testimony to the cornucopia of human intellectual capital to be found in this remarkable university. The numbers speak for themselves: in the past decade IU has received approximately $3 billion in sponsored research awards, $413 million in fiscal year 2004 alone.

Posted March 8, 2006

The School of Library and Information Science and the SLIS Alumni Board will host receptions in the first week of March for alumni/ae in the Bloomington and Indianapolis areas.

Posted March 6, 2006

Recently MLS alumni Ellie Valentine (MLS 1989) sent an email about her work on legislative libraries in the Ukraine, Armenia and Pakistan.

Posted Feb. 28, 2006

Patty Wellinger (MLS 1993), reference coordinator at the Westminster Law Library at the University of Denver (DU), was awarded DU's 2005 Red and Gold Award. As stated on the DU website, the award is presented to a DU employee who goes "above and beyond," both within DU and outside the University through his or her volunteer work.

Posted Feb. 28, 2006

Elizabeth Whipple (MLS 2005) is currently participating in the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest research library in the biomedical sciences. The NLM Associate Fellowship Program is a one-year postgraduate training fellowship at the NLM, with an optional second year program component. The program is designed to prepare librarians for future leadership roles in health sciences libraries and in health services research.

Posted Feb. 9, 2006

William Crowe (Ph.D. 1986) has been nominated for the American Library Association (ALA) 2007-2008 President. Dr. Crowe has nearly forty years librarian experience in both public and academic libraries. Since July 1999, he has been the Spencer Librarian at the University of Kansas. He is responsible for the university's rare books, manuscripts, regional history, and archival collection and services at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library. At the ALA conference in June 2004, Dr. Crowe received the 2004 SLIS Distinguished Alumni Award.

Posted Jan. 31, 2006

Jerome Conley (MLS 1990) is a member of the SLIS Alumni Board. He currently is the Interim Assistant Dean of the University Libraries at Miami University and serves as the Mayor of Oxford, Ohio. He recently responded to this email interview.

Posted Jan. 26, 2006

Bill Cuthbertson received his Master of Library Science degree from SLIS in 2005. He is now working at his "dream job" as a government documents librarian in Chicago. He recently answered the following questions in an email interview.

Posted Jan. 23, 2006

Simon Braune's final project paper for SLIS-L625 Information in the Social Science - "Islam as Practiced by the Kazaks: A Bibliography for Scholars" - was recently published in MELA Notes: The Journal of the Middle East Librarians Association (Number 78, 2005). Simon received his Master of Library Science degree in May 2005.

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