Student News Highlights

Doctoral Students Place at ALISE Student Research Poster Competition

SLIS doctoral students Peter Hook and Shannon Oltmann presented posters at the ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition, ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas on January 18, 2012. Hook is a doctoral candidate having completed his qualifying exams in 2011. Oltmann will receive her Ph.D. soon. She recently completed her final dissertation defense.

Doctoral Students Place at ALISE Student Research Poster Competition

SLIS doctoral students Peter Hook and Shannon Oltmann presented posters at the ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition, ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas on January 18, 2012. Hook is a doctoral candidate having completed his qualifying exams in 2011. Oltmann will receive her Ph.D. soon. She recently completed her final dissertation defense.

SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials) Scholarship Recipient

"My research is guided by the conviction that the expansion of digital information services can play a role in bridging the gap between libraries and local communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean." -Timothy A. Thompson

Class Presentation: Seminar on Literature for Youth (SLIS S672)

Current Master of Library Science student Jose Rincon led the book talk for the final session of SLIS S672 (Seminar on Literature for Youth). Jose is doing the Children's and Young Adult Services Specialization as a part of his MLS degree program. The display for the class was inviting. We asked instructor (and Specialization Director) Dana Backs for details, and we asked Jose Rincon to tell about the experience.

Assistant Librarian - San Diego Zoo Global Library

SLIS alumna Amy Jankowski (MLS'11) is now an Assistant Librarian with responsibilities for the Archives and Rare Books Collections at the San Diego Zoo Global Library in Escondido, California. While at SLIS, Amy did the Archives and Records Management Specialization within the Master of Library Science degree.

SLIS Student Poster: Library and Information Science in Africa

SLIS MLS student, Ulrich Houzanme, presented a poster on influential researchers from Africa in the field of Library and Information Science at the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) 2011 Annual Meeting. The conference was held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 9-12, 2011. Ulrich stated that ASIS&T offered a platform where the constructive criticism received will help improve his research. He expects the paper to be ready for publication in the early months of next year.

2012 ALA Emerging Leaders

Each year, the American Library Association selects approximately 75 newer librarians and information specialists to participate in its Emerging Leaders Program. The program, which began in 2007, “is designed to enable library staff and information workers from across the country to participate in project planning workgroups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure; and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers.”