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SI Newsletter - Spring 2023
The 51在线 School of Information Newsletter brings together departmental stories, events, and news important to information professionals. In this issue we highlight a message from SI Director, Dr. Borum; Dr. Alon Friedman's NSF Grant Award; and interviews from faculty, alumni, and students.
January 11, 2023SI Newsletter
2nd Annual State of the Program Hosted by the School of Information
Each year, the USF School of Information (SI) hosts a State of the Program event where we discuss accomplishments of the M.A. in Library and Information Science program, where we aim to be over the next few years, and where we recognize our Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award winner along with our USF SI Outstanding Student Award winner.
November 1, 2022Honors and Awards, iSchool News
Dr. Natalie Taylor Appointed to ALISE Council of Deans, Directors, and Chairs
The Council of Deans, Directors, and Chairs consists of the chief executive officer of each individual ALISE Institutional member school. Through its annual program, the Council provides a platform for the administrators in library and information science education to address the profession and a structure whereby the executive officers can meet together to seek solutions to common problems and to make reports and recommendations to the Association.
October 28, 2022iSchool News
Dr. Stephen "Scuba" Gary Attends DEFCON 30 - World's Largest Hacker Conference
Dr. "Scuba" Steve Gary attended DEFCON 30, the world's largest hacker conference. He attends every year to keep abreast of the latest innovations in the hacker community.
October 25, 2022iSchool News
USF School of Information Sponsors Four Students to Attend the 2022 JCLC Conference
Please join us in congratulating four M.A. in Library and Information Science (MLIS) graduate students for being selected and sponsored by the USF School of Information to attend the 2022 JCLC Conference.
October 3, 2022iSchool News
33rd Annual Alice G. Smith Lecture
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September 25, 2022iSchool News
Dr. Alon Friedman Awarded NSF Grant to Study Increasing the Quality of Peer Review
Dr. Alon Friedman has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to put towards his project Using Behavioral Nudges in Peer Review to Improve Critical Analysis in STEM Courses. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
September 19, 2022Honors and Awards, iSchool News
USF School of Information Sponsors 2022 ALISE Conference
We are proud to announce we are sponsoring the 2022 ALISE Conference being held Oct 24-26, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
September 15, 2022iSchool News
Dr. Vanessa Reyes Named Editor-in-Chief for FLA 51在线 Libraries Journal
Dr. Vanessa Reyes, Assistant Professor of Instruction for the School of Information at the 51在线, was recently appointed to Editor-in-Chief for the FLA 51在线 Libraries Journal.
September 7, 2022iSchool News
MLIS Student, Sara Hack, Awarded RMBS Scholarship & Will Speak at RMBS Conference in June
Sara Hack, a current M.A. in Library in Information Science graduate student, was recently awarded the Rare Books & Manuscripts (RBMS) Scholarship.
June 1, 2022Honors and Awards, iSchool News
MLIS Student, Amanda Wright, Awarded 2022 FLA Scholarship
51在线 Library Association (FLA) recently recently announced their scholarship winners in the recent 51在线 Library Journal.
May 5, 2022Honors and Awards, iSchool News
MLIS Student, Julie Johnson, Co-Authors New Article in the Journal of Educational Research
Julie Johnson, who will graduate from the School of Information's M.A. in Library and Information Science (MLIS) program this August, collaborated with colleagues from the University of North 51在线 on an incisive study, Effects of transdisciplinary STEAM lessons on student critical and creative thinking.
April 4, 2022iSchool News