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2021

Beta Beta Theta Chapter of the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society Recognizes Student Excellence

05/19
2021 SLIS Graduates

05/14
Student Spotlight: Samantha Reid

04/29
Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce Wins Prestigious ALA Award

04/16
Faculty Spotlight Q&A with Iulian Vamanu

04/14
Student Spotlight: Suzanne Laird

03/15
Fall and Summer Schedule Information

03/03
Faculty Spotlight: Micah Bateman

03/01
Introducing Katie McCullough, the new SLIS Program Administrator

02/15
Student Shu Wan Wins ACRL Conference Scholarship

02/03
Libraries and COVID-19

02/03
Iowa Stories-Andrew Carnegie's Riches in Iowa

01/12
James G. Rice (1946-2021)

01/12

2020

Dr. Burek Pierce awarded Summer Research Fellowship

12/16
Lindsay Mattock Featured in Zippia Article

12/03
Jack E. Tillson Winner Announced

11/16
Student Shu Wan Wins Two Scholarships

11/06
Spring 2021 SLIS Courses to be Online

11/04
Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media Virtual Book Launch

10/29
Tech Equity for Graduate Students

09/29
B-Sides Seeks Submissions

09/15
Special Collections Olson Research Graduate Assistant Announced, Rachel Miller-Haughton

09/14
SLIS Faculty Participates in Podcast for Virtual Instruction

08/12
Student Shu Wan Publishes Essay on Bilingual LibGuides

07/20
Fall 2020 SLIS Courses to be Online

07/15
SLIS Ranked 32 in Nation

07/08
Textbook Requirements for Fall 2020

07/08
Fall 2020 Covid-19 Updates

06/24
Prof. Burek Pierce Publishes Article in Chronicle of Higher Education

05/21
SLIS Grad Madeline Jarvis Named LJ Mover & Shaker

05/11
SLIS Student Shu Wan to Be Published in Journal

04/20
Interview with Dr. Margaret Zimmerman on Health Information Seeking During Pandemic

04/01
Coronavirus, COVID 19 Health Information

03/16
IDPH Project Connects Health Info and Libraries

02/05
North Liberty Community Library's Unique Collection

01/22

2019

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2013

Kathrina Litchfield selected as 2014 Obermann Graduate Fellow

12/13
Peter Balestrieri is featured in the 2013 Graduate College Annual Report

11/13
Christine Vivian is Awarded the Jack Tillson Scholarship

10/30
A Workshop with Book and Toolmaker Jim Croft

10/17
Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress - UICB Brownell Lecture

10/17
GRE Requirement Dropped for SLIS Admissions

10/09
SLIS Alum Amber Hunt is Fearless

09/27
Copyright, Copyleft: Intellectual Property in a Digital World

09/27
SLIS Student Christine Vivian Presents at ALA

07/25
SLIS Student Micah Bateman Teaches Distance Learning Poetry Seminar

07/18
Professor Elmborg Receives Reference Service Press Award at ALA 2013

07/08
New LISSO President Speaks to the Future

06/26
Antelope Lending Library On The Road

06/23
Congratulations, Graduates!

06/05
SLIS Student Shares Summer Internship Experience

04/26
New LISSO Officers Elected

04/12
Jim Elmborg Wins 2013 RUSA Award

04/02
March LISSO Meeting

04/02
Micah Bateman Wins 2013 Lyric Poetry Award

03/17
U.S. News & World Report Ranks SLIS

03/13
Prison Librarianship in a SLIS Context

02/27
LISSO Looks to the Future

02/12
SLIS Student Drives Formation of Mobile Library for Southeastern Iowa City

02/08
Alumna Selected for Featured Presentation at ALISE

02/05
SLIS Alum Named Librarian of the Year

01/16

2012

Over the Break in Iowa

12/14
Elmborg and Magnino Speak at PDH4L

12/05
Audrey Altman Speaks at PDH4L

12/05
Bobbi Newman Visits LISSO

11/09
Jen Teitle Talks About Funding

11/09
SLIS Students Attend SLA-Iowa Meeting

10/31
SLIS Students Attend JCLC 2012

10/17
Nancy Baker Talks to SLIS Students about Library Renovation

10/10
First Ever SLIS Photo Contest

09/14
First LISSO Meeting of Fall 2012

09/04
LISSO Opening Social a Great Success

08/29
2012 New Student Orientation

08/25
SLIS Students at 4th Annual Book Festival

07/17
SLIS Grad Patricia Cervenka Helps Design Library of the Future

05/24
SLIS Grad Sara Scheib at the Sciences Library

05/04
SLIS Student Hears President Obama Speak

04/27
2012 Poster Presenters

04/26
BSides Poster Workshop

04/06
Nancy Baker Speaks at LISSO Meeting

03/20
Mullins & Lowman Visit for a Q&A

02/12
Brad Ferrier at Art Building West

02/07
Karen Fischer Visits First LISSO Meeting of 2012

01/24
Elizabeth Boyne takes Top Honors at Bibliotech

01/24
Queen of the Bloggers

01/17

2011

North Liberty Librarians Visit LISSO Meeting

12/02
André Brock on Race and the Internet

11/12
David Muhlena of NCSML Speaks to LISSO

11/08
2012 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant

10/07
WiderNet's Jennifer Abagyeh Talks to LISSO Students

09/29
Andre Brock Moderates Discussion of Graphic Novel

09/20
SLIS Welcomes New Students

09/12
Mastalio Project Manager

06/07
Burek Pierce

05/25
LIS Honor Society Welcomes New Members

05/11
SLIS Student Receives Prestigious Honor

05/05
Last IMLS Grant Cohort to Graduate

05/03
SLIS Students Impacted by Alabama Tornado

05/02
Presentation to Publication Workshop Hosted by BSides

04/26
Spring 2011 Poster Session Slideshow

04/21
SLIS Professor Selected as an Obermann Scholar

04/20
ALA Releases State of America’s Libraries 2011

04/18
Summer Socials in the Works

04/12
Spring Poster Session Coming Up

04/11
Decimating Dewey: North Liberty Goes First in Iowa

04/05
LISSO Announces Officers for 2011-2012

04/05
SLIS Alum Named Library Journal ‘Mover & Shaker’

03/30
‘Unpacking the Library’ Conference Proclaimed a Success

03/30
SLIS Students Recommend Their Favorite Professional Blogs

03/30
April LISSO Meeting: Decimating Dewey

03/23
BSides/LISSO Conference This Friday!

03/22
SLIS Alumna Awarded for Teaching Excellence

03/21
Conference Volunteers Needed

03/07
CLIP Fills Many Roles

03/07
Executive Director of Humanities Iowa Encourages Students to Apply Outside Libraries

03/01
Director to Speak about Critical Information Literacy at New York Event

03/01
SLIS Professor Featured in Alumni News

02/24
Spring 2011 Poster Session: the 411

02/22
ECGPS February Newsletter Out

02/17
SLIS Faculty to Hold Poster Information Session

02/15
Virtual Writing University Archive Highlights Previously Hidden Material

02/11
LISSO Meeting Highlights SLIS Technology

02/02
University Snowed In

02/02
Library Bloggers: Technologies to Watch & Ignore

01/31
2010-2011 Newsletter Published

01/26
Unpacking the "Library" Conference Planning Underway

01/18
Alum's Article Published in BSides

01/18
Center for the Book to Offer MFA

01/18
Year in Review: Libraries in 2010

01/18
LISSO Meetings Move to New Day

01/17
SLIS Advisory Panel Member Part of Award-Winning Library Team

01/14

2010

Columns Examine Book Trailers, Bibliotherapy

12/06
Students Get Insight into Correctional Facilities Libraries

12/01
Submit Work to the BSides/LISSO Conference

12/01
Fall 2010 Poster Session

11/16
LISSO Hosts Book (and Media) Drive for Prison

11/16
BSides & LISSO to Host Spring Conference

11/15
November LISSO Meeting: Class Registration

11/03
SLA Meeting Free for Students

10/29
UNESCO City of Literature App Available Through iTunes

10/22
SLIS Adjunct Professor Honored

10/22
History Conference Includes Several Discussions of Youth in Libraries

10/20
BSides Announces New Associate Editors

10/20
LISSO Meets Up at ILA Conference

10/14
Panel Talks to Management Class About Librarianship 'On the Ground'

10/11
October LISSO Meeting: Demystifying Poster Presentations

10/08
New BSides Publications

10/08
Homecoming Events at Iowa

09/28
SLIS Students Pack Showing of Copyright Criminals

09/28
Attention on Busy Intersection South of Main Library

09/27
Graduate Support Network Offers October Events

09/24
Celebrate Banned Books Week 2010

09/20
New BSides Publication

09/15
UI Federal Documents Librarian Offers Mini-Course

09/15
BSides Listed in Directory of Open Access Journals

09/08
New LIS LibGuide Unveiled at LISSO Meeting

09/01
Iowa Library Association Membership Free for Students

08/30
Alumni Brief: Rachel Hall ‘10

08/27
Iowa Women’s Archives Celebrates Women’s Suffrage

08/27
Bessman Taylor Awarded Presidential Fellowship

08/06
Iowan Advocates for Libraries, Wins Award

05/13
UI SLIS Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

05/12
Professor’s Advice for LIS Students Published Online

05/05
Questions About Getting IRB Approval for Research?

05/03
Youth Matters Column: Teachers Could Benefit from Librarian Support

04/26
Student’s Article Examines Resource Use by Amateur Genealogists

04/16
Class Gets Intro to Business Sources

04/16
Iowa Research Online Shows Journal is Seeing Use

03/23
Professor’s Column Focuses on Continuing Ed

03/22
Check Out the New Open Access Journal from SLIS

03/11
IMLS Student Applies Skills from the Classroom to Help Win Grants

03/09
2002 Grad Awarded Prestigious Honor

03/08
‘Wireside’ Chat Brings High Profile Speaker to UI

02/25
eBooks and iPads Generate Discussion

02/01
Libraries Across America Assist Haiti

01/25

2009

Helpful Resources for Students

11/30
Library Gifts this Holiday Season

11/17
UI Libraries in the News

11/04
Professor to Present at Midwest Academy of Management in October

10/21
Calendars Highlight Carnegie Libraries

09/21
2002 Grad Finds Her Niche

09/15
Director Says Librarian is a 'Cool' Job

09/10
Former Student Speaks to Management Class

09/10
WiderNet in the News

08/25
Nazareth Interviews Collection

07/23
Second IMLS Teacher Librarian Cohort

05/29
SLIS among Best Library & Information Studies Programs

04/27
SLIS Accreditation Review

04/01
Professor Burek Pierce Awarded American Antiquarian Society Fellowship

03/31
SLIS Student Obtains Grant to Update School Library

03/16
2009 SLA Conference Scholarship Winner

03/09
Being a Minority in a ‘Post-racial’ World

02/06

2008

Select panel discusses flood recovery

11/21

Events

2021

2020

Prairie Lights Virtual - Zoom: Danielle Evans and Laura van den Berg | Writers @ Grinnell

12/08
Stanley Reads

12/05
Book Talk with Rhondda Robinson Thomas, author of Call My Name, Clemson: Documenting the Black Experience in an American University Community

11/30
Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media Virtual Book Launch

11/19
Vero Smith - The Medical Arts: Teaching Art History through The John Martin Rare Book Room

11/16
Iowa Bibliophiles: Around the Library Table

11/11
Research Scholars Workshop

11/04
LISSO Halloween Gathering

10/31
Iowa Stories Virtual Lecture

10/29
Old Capitol Round Table: Winning the Women's Vote, 100 Years Later

10/28
Iowa Library Association Virtual Conference

10/15
LISSO Apple Picking Event

09/18
Iowa Bibliophiles "The Real Life Dilemmas of Buying Rare Books"

09/09
SLIS Orientation (Online)

08/22
University of Iowa Graduate College Orientation (Online)

08/19
SLIS Online Town Hall Meeting

07/10
Saturdays at the Stanley--Conserving a Masterpiece: Leon Polk Smith

04/18
Overdue: Artists' Books Open House

03/31
LISSO March Social Event: Learn to Knit Night

03/26
Film Screening: Change the Subject

03/24
More than Meets the Eye Conference

03/16
Alternative Spring Break

03/16
Saturdays at the Stanley--Japanese Woodblock Process

03/14
Maximizing LinkedIn's Potential: A Humanities for the Public Good Workshop

03/12
Iowa Bibliophiles: Around the Library Table

03/11
Fake News Community Conversation

03/07
What Can Museums Become?

03/05
Art at the End of the World Book Club

03/04
LISSO Bar Trivia Fundraiser

03/03
How to Combat Misinformation – Working with Undergraduates

03/03
Curator Guided Tour: The Pull of Horses on National and Local Histories and Identities

02/27
Art at the End of the World Book Club

02/26
Illustrated Natural History in Victorian Britain

02/21
Writing Together: Distraction Free Group Writing

02/21
Professional Development: Conferences with Dr. Lindsay Mattock

02/17
Bodies, Motion, Spaces and Species: An Active Approach to Histories of the Horse and Humans

02/13
Humanities for the Public Good Networking

02/13
Iowa Bibliophiles "The Photobook: Heavy Hits & New Trends"

02/12
Art at the End of the World Book Club

02/12
Make Your Own: Valentine's Day Cards

02/11
Hard Won, Not Done: A Century's Struggle

01/30
Live from Prairie Lights: Kiley Reid

01/24
ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits

01/23
MLK Day of Service

01/20
Voter Registration and Voter Education

01/16
Fake News Community Conversation

01/11
Threat Assessment Presentation – Training for Libraries

01/08

2019

Midnight Traveler

12/19
Hardship in the Heartland: The Association Between Material Hardship, Income and Financial Stress

12/17
Iowa Bibliophiles: My Life with Paper* (A most rewarding ride, with only a few diversions)

12/11
Deadline to apply: Alternative Spring Break

12/09
Public Digital Humanities Capstone Panel

12/04
LISSO Bad Book Exchange

12/02
Under the Tabletop – Best Practice for Developing a Tabletop Game Collection

11/26
Donna's Adventures in the John Martin Room

11/21
Gaming in the Library – Preserving Cultures of Play

11/19
Third Annual Students Design Something to Put on LISSO Apparel Contest

11/18
SLA Iowa Chapter Meeting- Fall 2019

11/15
LISSO Independent Study Panel

11/13
First Generation Graduate Student Social

11/08
UI Center for the Book Annual Lecture on the Art of the Book Featuring Amos Kennedy, Jr.

11/06
"Missing me one place, search another": Recovering Walt Whitman's Comrades Fred Vaughan and Bill Duckett

11/05
Connecting Communities: Creating a Space for Underrepresented Graduate Students Round Table

11/05
Witching Hour Festival - Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: Notes on the American Surveillance State

11/01
YALSA's 2019 Young Adult Services Symposium

11/01
Rachel Grimes in Conversation with the Iowa Women's Archives

10/31
Hocus Pocus: A Special Collections Halloween Pop-Up Exhibit

10/31
Diptych: A Book Artists' & Writers' Reading Series

10/24
B-Sides Meeting

10/22
LISSO Social Event: Wilson's Orchard

10/20
Room at the Table: Creating Affirming and Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Patrons

10/15
LISSO Meeting

10/15
The Iowa Music Project Benefit

10/12
QUEERation

10/10
LISSO Resume Workshop with Amy Chen

10/10
Iowa Bibliophiles: "The Man Who Loved Poe: Thomas O. Mabbott--Collector, Scholar, Fan"

10/09
B-Sides Meeting

10/08
One Community, One Book Author Visit

10/04
Drop-In Zine-Making Workshop

10/04
Evidence in Old Books: Identification, Interpretation, and Preservation

10/02
Bridging Borders: ILA/NLA/NSLA Joint Conference

10/02
LISSO: Escape Room

09/27
Banned Books Week

09/22
"The Public" Movie Screening

09/18
LISSO Library Career Panel: Technical Services

09/18
From Margin to Method: Walt Whitman, Novelty, and Humanities Computing

06/19
Panel on the Walt Whitman Archive

06/18
SLIS Graduation/End of Summer Potluck

05/04
‘Not a Mark, not a Record Remains’: Walt Whitman’s Most Valuable Lost Works, and Where to Find Them

05/01
Craft Night at Wild Culture

04/24
Formless Forms: Whitman and the Shape of American Poetry

04/23
Special Collections open house

04/19
Professional Development Workshop: Disaster Response

04/19
"Traveling to Collect—Bugs, Saffron, Mercury, and Bugs" A Lecture by Cheryl Porter

04/18
Pop up lecture by Matthew Reinhart

04/16
Pop By for a Pop-Up Exhibit

04/16
The Whitman Revolution: Why Poetry Matters

04/12
A Blue as No Other - The Science and Philosophy of Color in the Mesoamerican Codex

04/11
Iowa Bibliophiles

04/10
Citizen Science Day

04/08
Walt Whitman: A Bicentennial Celebration

04/05
Walt Whitman at 200: The Bicentennial Symposium

04/05
STEM Librarians of Iowa Unite!

04/05
LISSO meeting

04/04
Craft Critique Culture Conference

04/03
Mini-reception and graduating class photo session

04/03
Salary Negotiation with Leo Agnew

04/02
Moveable Medicine: Flap Books from John Martin Rare Book Room

03/28
So You Want To Design A Research Poster

03/28
The Future of Politics in the US: Looking Ahead to 2020

03/27
Iowa Bibliophiles: The Publication History of The Tale of Peter Rabbit

03/13
History on Tap: Uncovering the History of Women's Suffrage

03/13
ILA Legislative Day

03/13
LISSO meeting

03/07
Mini-Bookbinding Workshop

03/06
Professional Development Workshop

03/05
GSS Coffee Hour

03/05
Professional Development Workshop

02/27
February Social Event

02/24
LISSO meeting

02/19
Poetry reading with Cecilia Vicuña

02/15
Granary Books talk

02/15
Iowa Informatics Symposium

02/15
Public lecture with Cecilia Vicuña

02/14
Iowa Bibliophiles: "Development of the Eighteenth Century English Encyclopedia or Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences" with Arthur Bonfield

02/13
Paul Moxon: Vandercooks & Me

02/11
LISSO meeting

02/07
Seeing Seeking Feeling Reading: Granary Books

02/01
Professional Development Workshop

01/28
Remixing Digital Landscapes: A Showcase of Graduate Student Work in the Digital Humanities

01/25
Librarians for Social Justice Meeting

01/24
How to Earn Your Book Scouts Merit Badge

01/17