New post alert! Get Involved! ILS Student Group Callout On Wednesday, January 22, the ILS department kicked off the spring semester by hosting a Student Group Callout for its various student groups. Check out what each group has to offer and see what our students are up to here.
Students
Congratulations to our December Graduates!
Congratulations to our December Graduates! This December, the Department has students from our Ph.D. program, our Master of Library Science (MLS) program, our Master of Information Science (MIS) program, our Specialist in Library and Information Science program, and dual degree programs graduating. Congratulations to all graduates! We are proud of all your accomplishments during your… Read more »
Keeping Curriculum Current: The MLS Program’s New Foundational Course
Keeping Curriculum Current: The MLS Program’s New Foundational Course By Megan Sherry Beginning this semester, fall 2024, MLS students are now required to complete ILS-Z622: Resources and Services for People with Disabilities, as a part of their degree. The actual content of the course is more encompassing than what the title suggests. Z622 was built… 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 »
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 »
The power of archives: Sharing the rich history of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
Professor Devan Donaldson’s fall 2023 ILS-Z 581 Introduction to Archives and Records Management course provided library science students with both theoretical and practical experience—and most importantly, the opportunity to get hands-on experience using their archival skills to work with the extended IU community. Through a partnership with the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Donaldson and his… Read more »
IU Faculty and Doctoral Students Present at International Conference
Back in person for the first time since 2020, ILS faculty and students started the new year off big by attending a major international conference in Hawaii earlier this month. From Jan. 3-6, Prof. Pnina Fichman, along with Information Science doctoral students Meredith Dedema and Holly Lopez Long, attended the 56th Hawaii International Conference on… Read more »
ILS Internship highlights in Luddy News!
Check out these awesome internships that our students are involved with! ILS students take advantage of internship opportunities Thanks to the Luddy team for highlighting our amazing students.