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SLIS@IU: MIS Graduate at Room 214 - Social Media Agencyhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2094
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2094
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS Master of Information Science ('09) alumnus Peter Hall is now working at Room 214 (a Social Media Agency in Boulder, Colorado). We asked him about his job - and requested tips for current students - in an email interview.SLIS@IU: Susan Herring Quoted in Planet S Magazine (Canada)http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2093
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2093
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500
"No LOLing Matter: Facebook Hoax and Resulting Threats Expose Seamy Side of Internet" was the title of an article by Charles Hamilton (January 14, 2010 - Volume 8, Isssue 11) in Planet S Magazine - Saskatoon, Canada.SLIS@IU: New Dual Degrees Established: SLIS and Central Eurasian Studieshttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2092
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2092
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS Associate Dean Howard Rosenbaum announced the formal approval of two new dual degree programs.
Central Eurasian Studies (MA) and MIS
Central Eurasian Studies (MA) and MLS
SLIS@IU: Knowledge Management and Visualization Tools
in Support of Discoveryhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2091
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2091
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Announcing: Katy Börner, Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Mark Gerstein and Stephen M. Uzzo (Eds.) (2009) Knowledge Management and Visualization Tools in Support of Discovery. NSF Workshop Report, Indiana University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Yale University, and New York Hall of Science.SLIS@IU: SAA - Student Chapter 2010 Conference: Call for Papershttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2090
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2090
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) – Student Chapter released the call for papers for its 2010 Conference, to be held at the Lilly Library on March 6, 2010. The conference is for students and beginning professionals in the Archival, Rare Book, and Special Collection fields.SLIS@IU: 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Scienceshttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2087
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2087
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS professor Susan Herring co-organized and co-chaired (with Thomas Erickson from IBM) a workshop and mini-track on the theme "Persistent Conversation: Perspectives from Research and Design" for the Forty-Third Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. The conference was held January 5-8, 2010 on the island of Kauai.
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyhall/ / CC BY-NC 2.0SLIS@IU: Impact of Open Source Library Automation…http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2086
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2086
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS faculty members Hsin-liang (Oliver) Chen and Barbara Albee have been selected as recipients of a 2010 OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant.SLIS@IU: Innovative Poster - ACRL Conferencehttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2084
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2084
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS alumnus Robert Noel (MLS'90) - and SLIS Master of Information Science student Peter Hall (now graduated) - presented a poster at the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Robert Noel is also the Head of the Indiana University Swain Hall Science Library, and teaches for SLIS as an adjunct faculty member. Peter Hall worked with him as a Graduate Assistant.SLIS@IU: New Exhibit - The Kinsey Institute Galleryhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2083
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2083
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Indiana University is home to a unique collection, library and scholarly research center: The Kinsey Institute. The Institute "promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction." SLIS@IU: Metadata Discussion Group - 1/21/10http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2082
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2082
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS alumna Jenn Riley (MLS'03) leads a monthly Metadata Discussion Group (MDG) here at IU Bloomington. She also manages the MDG listserv and blog. Riley is the Metadata Librarian with the IU Digital Library Program.SLIS@IU: SLIS Internship - National Archives, Chicago Branchhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2081
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2081
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
As a part of her Master of Library Science degree, SLIS student Ashley Schoolman completed a Specialization in Archives and Records Management. We asked about her SLIS S605 Internship experience in a recent email interview. Ashley just finished at SLIS — and is a December 2009 MLS graduate.SLIS@IU: IU Archives - Papers of Crest Toothpaste Researcherhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2080
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2080
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
The Indiana University Archives houses many special documents. To help students and researchers have better access, the Archives staff develops finding aids. Current MLS (Archives and Records Management Specialization) student Crystal Matjasic works at the IU Archives as a student employee. After processing the papers of Joseph Charles Muhler (one of the IU researchers that helped to develop Crest toothpaste), she also created the finding aid, which gives researchers a better understanding of the contents of the collection. SLIS@IU: Two Articles by Hsin-Liang Chenhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2079
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2079
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS faculty member Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen has research interests that "center on the design of appropriate media for different users in a variety of information environments." Two recent articles address information approaches for 1) undergraduate students, and 2) high-tech professionals. Abstracts for the articles are below:SLIS@IU: SLIS Student and Alumna Create Podcasts for International Studentshttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2078
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2078
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Current SLIS student Rachel Slough (MLS’10) and IU Instructional Services Librarian Carrie Donovan (MLS ’99) recently created a number of podcasts of audio tours of the Wells Library. SLIS@IU: IU Press Release on Börner's Capitol Hill Presentationhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2077
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2077
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Work by Indiana University Katy Börner on visualizing knowledge and her Mapping Science exhibit have literally been around the globe — on public display at the Chinese Academy of Science, on exhibit at Stanford University, and featured in the German Science Train's Expedition Zukunft (Expedition into the Future) in Europe that visited 62 cities over the previous seven months. SLIS@IU: SLIS Welcomes New Faculty Member: Cassidy Sugimotohttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2076
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2076
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
Starting the Spring Semester 2010, Cassidy R. Sugimoto joins SLIS an Assistant Professor. For her first semester, she is teaching SLIS S505 Evaluation of Resources and Services.SLIS@IU: Indiana's Librarians Leading in Diversity Fellows - Cohort 3 Selectedhttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2075
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2075
Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500
"In June 2008 the Indiana State Library and the Indiana University School of Library Science (IU SLIS) at Indianapolis announced receipt of a $1 million grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for recruiting and educating 28 ethnically/racially diverse students for Indiana's Librarians Leading in Diversity (I-LLID) Project.SLIS@IU: Professor Emerita Judith Serebnick (1929-2009)http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2074
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2074
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Judith Serebnick, professor emerita of the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, died November 30, 2009, in Bloomington. She contributed a wealth of service to and accomplishments for the school that have had a lasting impact on its program, faculty, and alumni.SLIS@IU: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2073
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2073
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500
SLIS faculty member Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen recently co-authored an article with colleague James Patrick Williams in The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Science.SLIS@IU: Mapping Innovation for Congresshttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2072
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2072
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A Seminar and Interactive Session held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, December 10, 2009 helped to introduce Members of Congress and Congressional Staff to new approaches to information. SLIS professor Katy Börner was the speaker.
SLIS Master of Information Science ('09) alumnus Peter Hall is now working at Room 214 (a Social Media Agency in Boulder, Colorado). We asked him about his job - and requested tips for current students - in an email interview.
"No LOLing Matter: Facebook Hoax and Resulting Threats Expose Seamy Side of Internet" was the title of an article by Charles Hamilton (January 14, 2010 - Volume 8, Isssue 11) in Planet S Magazine - Saskatoon, Canada.
SLIS Associate Dean Howard Rosenbaum announced the formal approval of two new dual degree programs.
Central Eurasian Studies (MA) and MIS
Central Eurasian Studies (MA) and MLS
Announcing: Katy Börner, Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Mark Gerstein and Stephen M. Uzzo (Eds.) (2009) Knowledge Management and Visualization Tools in Support of Discovery. NSF Workshop Report, Indiana University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Yale University, and New York Hall of Science.
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) – Student Chapter released the call for papers for its 2010 Conference, to be held at the Lilly Library on March 6, 2010. The conference is for students and beginning professionals in the Archival, Rare Book, and Special Collection fields.
SLIS professor Susan Herring co-organized and co-chaired (with Thomas Erickson from IBM) a workshop and mini-track on the theme "Persistent Conversation: Perspectives from Research and Design" for the Forty-Third Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. The conference was held January 5-8, 2010 on the island of Kauai.
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyhall/ / CC BY-NC 2.0
SLIS faculty members Hsin-liang (Oliver) Chen and Barbara Albee have been selected as recipients of a 2010 OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant.
SLIS alumnus Robert Noel (MLS'90) - and SLIS Master of Information Science student Peter Hall (now graduated) - presented a poster at the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Robert Noel is also the Head of the Indiana University Swain Hall Science Library, and teaches for SLIS as an adjunct faculty member. Peter Hall worked with him as a Graduate Assistant.
Indiana University is home to a unique collection, library and scholarly research center: The Kinsey Institute. The Institute "promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction." 
SLIS alumna Jenn Riley (MLS'03) leads a monthly Metadata Discussion Group (MDG) here at IU Bloomington. She also manages the MDG listserv and blog. Riley is the Metadata Librarian with the IU Digital Library Program.
As a part of her Master of Library Science degree, SLIS student Ashley Schoolman completed a Specialization in Archives and Records Management. We asked about her SLIS S605 Internship experience in a recent email interview. Ashley just finished at SLIS — and is a December 2009 MLS graduate.
The Indiana University Archives houses many special documents. To help students and researchers have better access, the Archives staff develops finding aids. Current MLS (Archives and Records Management Specialization) student Crystal Matjasic works at the IU Archives as a student employee. After processing the papers of Joseph Charles Muhler (one of the IU researchers that helped to develop Crest toothpaste), she also created the finding aid, which gives researchers a better understanding of the contents of the collection. 
SLIS faculty member Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen has research interests that "center on the design of appropriate media for different users in a variety of information environments." Two recent articles address information approaches for 1) undergraduate students, and 2) high-tech professionals. Abstracts for the articles are below:
Current SLIS student Rachel Slough (MLS’10) and IU Instructional Services Librarian Carrie Donovan (MLS ’99) recently created a number of podcasts of audio tours of the Wells Library. 
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Work by Indiana University Katy Börner on visualizing knowledge and her Mapping Science exhibit have literally been around the globe — on public display at the Chinese Academy of Science, on exhibit at Stanford University, and featured in the German Science Train's Expedition Zukunft (Expedition into the Future) in Europe that visited 62 cities over the previous seven months. 
Starting the Spring Semester 2010, Cassidy R. Sugimoto joins SLIS an Assistant Professor. For her first semester, she is teaching SLIS S505 Evaluation of Resources and Services.
"In June 2008 the Indiana State Library and the Indiana University School of Library Science (IU SLIS) at Indianapolis announced receipt of a $1 million grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for recruiting and educating 28 ethnically/racially diverse students for Indiana's Librarians Leading in Diversity (I-LLID) Project.
Judith Serebnick, professor emerita of the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, died November 30, 2009, in Bloomington. She contributed a wealth of service to and accomplishments for the school that have had a lasting impact on its program, faculty, and alumni.
SLIS faculty member Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen recently co-authored an article with colleague James Patrick Williams in The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Science.
A Seminar and Interactive Session held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, December 10, 2009 helped to introduce Members of Congress and Congressional Staff to new approaches to information. SLIS professor Katy Börner was the speaker.
