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SI Newsletter - Fall 2023
The University of South Florida School of Information Newsletter brings together departmental stories, events, and news important to information professionals. In this issue we highlight the opening of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, 50 years of Library and Information Science and an interview with Award winning author and alumna Celia C. Perez, along with introductions of our new faculty.
August 14, 2023SI Newsletter
Dr. Christina Eldredge Publishes Research on "Foundational Domains and Competencies for Baccalaureate Health Informatics Education"
We caught up with Dr. Christina Eldredge in our recently published Fall 2023 Newsletter about her efforts in Health Informatics Education. In that publication she shared her efforts serving on committees to develop accreditation standards for both graduate and undergraduate level health informatics programs.
August 10, 2023iSchool News
Dr. Ly Dinh Recent Research Article: "Are We Projecting Gender Biases to Ungendered Things? Differences in Referring to Female Versus Male Named Hurricanes in 33 Years of News Coverage"
Hurricanes are ungendered phenomena that are ascribed with gendered names. Dr. Ly Dinh and collegues examined if news information about the hurricanes are presented using gendered language.
July 25, 2023iSchool News
USF SI Student Erika Cooley Selected as Library of Congress Junior Fellow
Erika is currently pursuing an MLIS degree at USF while interning for the Library of Congress at the National Audio Visual Conservation Center as part of the Junior Fellows program. She will be creating metadata for the Universal Music Group collection.
May 25, 2023iSchool News
USF Distinguished Alumna Lucia Martinez Gonzalez Receives 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) was created to recognize those who have achieved excellence in librarianship over an extended (over 20 years) period of service and who have made significant and lasting contributions to REFORMA, as well as to the Latino and the Spanish-speaking communities.
May 10, 2023Alumni News, Honors and Awards
2023 Economic Report of the President of the United States Cites USF SI Faculty Member Dr. Christina Eldredge
The President of the United States recently released the 2023 Economic Report of the President of the United States, which cited USF Faculty members, including our own School of Information Dr. Christina Eldredge.
March 20, 2023iSchool News
Revisioning Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated and Detained
Dr. Kathleen McCook has been working with the American Library Association on the "Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People" initiative as a member of the "New Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated and Detained" Task Force.
March 10, 2023iSchool News
USF School of Information to Sponsor ALISE 2023 Conference
It is that time of the year again where conference season starts to sneak up on us. We are happy to announce we will be sponsoring the ALISE 2023 conference again this year with lanyards!
March 1, 2023iSchool News
USF School of Information to Host Alumni Reception at 2023 FLA Conference
Over the years the USF School of Information has worked tirelessly to find ways to support the library profession and professional organizations.
February 20, 2023iSchool News
SI Newsletter - Spring 2023
The University of South Florida 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