As a companion to our previous post, we present some of the publications our Library faculty and academic professionals have published this past spring. Topics include management in the library workplace, data curation, and digital humanities pedagogy. Peruse the selected bibliography we have provided below to learn more about these topics.
(Links to OA journal access, the DOI for individual articles, or the catalog record are provided when available.)
This past spring, our Library faculty and academic professionals traveled across the country to present on a wide variety of topics. As always, we congratulate our researchers on their important contributions to the U of I and to Library and Information Science and other disciplines. A selected bibliography of these presentations is provided below.
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor and an affiliated faculty at The iSchool of Illinois, has been elected President of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
The mission of ASIS&T is to advance the information sciences and related applications of information technology by providing focus, opportunity, and support to information professionals and organizations. ASIS&T has been in existence for over 80 years and is represented in 50 different countries.
Dr. Chu was a member of the ASIS&T International Relations Committee from 2015-2016, the ASIS&T Arts and Humanities special interest group (SIG) from 1988-1999 and the ASIS&T International Information Issues special interest group (SIG) from 1993-1999.
Dr. Chu was most recently featured on the Recognizing Excellence blog for her Beta Phi Mu award.
Portions of this post have been adapted from the ASIS&T website