We regret to announce that our associate faculty member, Elsa Kramer, passed away on November 7, 2020. We are saddened at her loss; she was an energetic and dedicated instructor in library science for many years. Full details are available at: https://flannerbuchanan.com/obit/elsa-florence-kramer/ We know this news comes as a shock, and in these unprecedented times we… Read more »
Departmental
Global Classroom Initiative
The School of Informatics and Computing is eager to facilitate international collaborations and has asked faculty to consider adding an international dimension to classes. William Helling (LIS) has just received approval to be one of the participants in the IU Global Classroom initiative. This special program “offers instructors a way to add an international component… Read more »
It’s ePortfolio time! Let’s review!
For those of you who are progressing through the program, we want to send a reminder of the upcoming ePortfolio deadlines and what is expected. When students start their second year in the program, you should receive an email from Angie Harmon (avincibo@iu.edu) informing you that this is your semester to submit your Program Goals… Read more »
MLIS Grad, Liv Graham Piece 3: Practical Applications of Prison Abolition in Library and Information Science
The third piece in a three-part series by Liv Graham (MLIS ’20) is now available by clicking here. Liv’s introduction to the series follows below: Solidarity requires that one enter into the situation of those with whom one is solidary; it is a radical posture. If what characterizes the oppressed is their subordination to the… Read more »
MLIS Grad, Liv Graham essays, piece #2: Decolonizing the institutional library as an anti-violence strategy to build the caring information spaces we need
The second piece in a three-part series by Liv Graham (MLIS ’20) is now available by clicking here. The first part of the series, can be found here. A short introduction to this piece is listed below: Introduction: Much of the contemporary American discourse affords institutional violence a frustratingly limited scope; for example, mainstream liberal… Read more »