Selected 2011 publications by University Library faculty

Journal publications on library shelfDuring 2011, University Library faculty published over 30 articles.  Among the journals publishing these works are:  The American Archivist, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, Information Technology & Libraries, Journal of Library Metadata, Knowledge Quest, Reference & User Services Quarterly, and Studies in Iconography to name just a few. Continue reading

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Recent Publication: Harris on “The School Librarian as Information Specialist: A Vibrant Species”

 

Frances Harris

Frances Harris

In a recent article in Knowledge Quest, Frances Jacobson Harris examines the role of school librarians given the ease of accessing information through the web:

Now that students can easily access the web, some believe that school libraries and librarians are no longer necessary. School librarians understand that classroom teachers do not have the training or the time to assume the role of information specialists. Scholars also know that it is not enough to simply access content, especially for learners. As information specialists, school librarians are in a unique position to teach students to use content in a responsible manner. The author works in a setting where the school librarian’s information specialist role is pressingly important, University Laboratory High School in Champaign, Illinois, a public high school for three hundred gifted 8th through 12th graders.

Harris, Frances Jacobson. “The School Librarian as Information  Specialist: A Vibrant Species.” Knowledge Quest 39.5 (2011): 28-32. Print. Available Online.

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Green awarded XSEDE grant to study data mining and network analysis of library collections

Harriett Green

Harriett Green awarded grant to examine library collection analyses and recommender systems

Harriett Green, the English and  Digital Humanities Librarian,  is starting a new project entitled, “Bandits and Browsing: Data Mining and Network Analysis for Library Collections,” a collaboration between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library and the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science (I-CHASS).  For the project, she was awarded a start-up allocation grant from XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment). Continue reading

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