2024 IKS Colloquium: Dr. Younei Soe presents on the digital divide in South Korea By Lily Natter Dr. Younei Soe, assistant chair and lecturer of the Information and Library Science (ILS) Department and affiliated faculty for the data science program, was invited by the Institute of Korean Studies (IKS) to present in their colloquium on… Read more »
ILS Associate Professor receives $1M grant to preserve Puerto Rican communities’ disaster response efforts
Information and Library Science associate professor, Christina Boyles, has been awarded $1 million from the Mellon Foundation to help communities better weather climate-related disasters such as hurricanes and floods. The new funds build upon earlier work supported by the Mellon Foundation and also led by Boyles called the Archivo de Respuestas Emergencias de Puerto Rico, or… Read more »
The 2024 ASIS&T Conference: Hearing from ILS Doctoral Students
The 2024 ASIS&T Conference: Hearing from ILS Doctoral Students The 2024 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference was held from October 25th-29th in Calgary, Alberta. The theme for this year’s meeting was “Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice.” The Information and Library Science department had five doctoral… Read more »
ILS Hosts Movie Night and Student Group Call-out
ILS Hosts Movie Night and Student Group Call-out By Megan Sherry The ILS Department hosted a successful interactive movie night featuring Scooby-Doo (2002) the Friday before Halloween, drawing one of the largest crowds for an “after hours” event in years. Organized by graduate assistant Sophia Congdon, the event included character props, boarding passes, and Scooby… Read more »
Dr. Martin Halbert lectures on Open Access
Dr. Martin Halbert lectures on Open Access By Megan Sherry Since its first celebration in 2008, Open Access Week has been an annual opportunity for researchers and others in academia to come together to discuss, learn more about, and encourage open access to information. To recognize Open Access Week (October 21-27), IU Libraries sponsored several… Read more »
Always Learning: ILS Students on the Job
Always Learning: ILS Students on the Job By Megan Sherry It is no secret that the best supplement to a library science graduate program is hands -on experience. While some might be unsure about finding a job in the field without first attaining an MLS degree, IU and Bloomington have a variety of opportunities for… Read more »
ILS Professor Selected for EMPOWER Award
ILS Professor Selected for EMPOWER Award By Megan Sherry Dr. Rongqian Ma, Assistant Professor of Information and Library Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, has been selected for the EMPOWER Program, aimed at supporting junior faculty from historically marginalized groups in securing external research funding. Working with Dr. Manling Luo, an… Read more »
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke Visits Bloomington: The 2024 Kaser Lecture and Doctoral Research Forum
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke was invited to Bloomington to present the 2024 Kaser Lecture and to be the keynote speaker for the ILS Doctoral Research Forum. She delivered unique presentations best suited for each event. Her talk at the lecture was titled “The Competent Humility Model: Merging the Powers of Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility,”… Read more »
Reconnecting through Research: More Than a Conference
“For Dr. Susan Herring, an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the Conference on Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora (CMC2024) in France was more than an honor; it was the chance she had been waiting for.” Faculty member Dr. Susan Herring traveled to Nice, France, to deliver her keynote address at the… Read more »
Projects and Passions: A Q&A with New ILS Faculty
Professors Christina Boyles, Yuerong Hu, and Siqi Wu are all first year ILS faculty members. We asked them a few questions to find out their thoughts on IU, Bloomington, and their own research and interests. [Note: Responses were lightly edited for grammar and clarity.] Read the full Q&A here!