News & Announcements

• SLIS Honors Alum & Friends of the Year, plus Student Scholars & Recent Graduates The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University honored 10 of its top alumni and dozens of outstanding students at events in Kent and Columbus this past spring. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jun. 14, 2013
• Alumnus Creates Knowledge Management Nonprofit Organization After completing his master’s degree in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, Edwin K. Morris, M.S. ’12, has devoted his time to creating a knowledge management (KM) nonprofit organization. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jun. 13, 2013
• User Experience Design Concentration Now Fully Online Beginning fall 2013, the user experience design concentration in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program will make the transition to a completely online format. IAKM is housed in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS).
  - Posted Jun. 13, 2013
• SLIS Student Heads to India on Fulbright Award Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) student Cameron Crane has received a Fulbright Student Program Award and will be traveling to Baranas University in Varanasi, India, to create resources for professionals working with the deaf. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jun. 13, 2013
• Health Informatics Concentration Celebrates First Graduates In May 2013, Don Jason, became one of the first two students to graduate with a health informatics concentration in the Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). At the same time, he received a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jun. 13, 2013
• Course Syllabi Now Available on SLIS Website The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University now offers students online access to select course syllabi. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jun. 13, 2013
• Museum Studies Online Open House Do you love what museums do and think you’d like to work in one? Or are you already working there and ready to take your career to the next level? Join us for an online open house to learn more about the Museum Studies specialization in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University, Thursday, May 16, at noon (EST). If you are in the Columbus area, you can join in person at the State Library of Ohio, 274 E. First Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201.
  - Posted May. 13, 2013
• Developing a Research Agenda for Academic Librarians - Online Open House The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University invites you to an online open house to learn more about a special workshop for academic librarians: “Developing a Research Agenda for Academic Librarians,†designed to help new and future academic librarians develop the skills and strategies needed for creating and sustaining a research agenda. The open house is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, at noon (EST).
  - Posted May. 13, 2013
• Kent State University to Create Third Feature Film, Kickstarter Fundraiser Launched Kent State University Independent Films has the cameras ready to roll again to create its third feature film, “Hell at Heathridge.â€
  - Posted Apr. 29, 2013
• SLIS to Honor Alum & Friends of the Year, plus Student Scholars & Recent Graduates The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University will honor 10 of its top alumni and dozens of outstanding students at events in Kent and Columbus this spring. The Celebration of Alumni and Student Success will take place on Tuesday, April 30, at the SLIS site in the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, and on Wednesday, May 1, at the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. Events in both locations start at 6 p.m. and are open to all; there is no charge to attend, but a reservation is requested.
  - Posted Apr. 15, 2013
• International Scholar Collaborates With Kent State Researchers on Library and Information Science Research A visiting scholar from China is working to build stronger collaborations between his home institution and Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science.
  - Posted Apr. 8, 2013
• International LIS Scholars Collaborate on Research A visiting scholar from China is working to build stronger collaborations between his home institution and Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Shengli Deng, Ph.D., is from Wuhan University’s School of Information Management in China, where SLIS professors Yin Zhang, Ph.D., and Marcia Zeng, Ph.D., received their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Click to read more.
  - Posted Mar. 21, 2013
• Registration Opens for Third International Conference on Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) at Kent State University will host its Third Annual International Conference on Information and Religion on June 19-22 in Charlotte, N.C., in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) 2013 Annual Conference. CSIR participants will have the opportunity to take full advantage of the ATLA and CSIR sessions and activities at a reduced registration rate of $200. Click to read more.
  - Posted Mar. 20, 2013
• Kent State School of Library and Information Science Advances in U.S. News & World Report Rankings The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University has moved up in the rankings of the nation’s top schools of library and information studies, according to the latest edition (2014) of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.â€
  - Posted Mar. 15, 2013
• Kent State SLIS advances in U.S. News & World Report rankings; youth services now in top 10 The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has moved up in the rankings of the nation’s top schools of library and information studies, according to the latest edition (2014) of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.â€
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2013
• Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference Features Authors Angela Johnson, Gary Schmidt and Yuyi Morales Kent State University’s 29th Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 4, 2013, and all day on Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Kent Student Center. The conference provides a forum for discussion of multicultural themes and issues in literature for children and young adults.
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2013
• College to Host First Research Colloquium The first College of Communication and Information (CCI) Research Colloquium will take place on March 8. Faculty and graduate students from the Schools of Communication Studies (COMM), Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) will present their ongoing research from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Rm. 146 Taylor Hall. A brief reception will follow in Rm. 144. All CCI faculty and graduate students are invited to attend.
  - Posted Feb. 28, 2013
• Nationally Renowned Photo Editor to Visit Kent State, March 5 Jim Colton, the nationally renowned and recently retired photography editor of Sports Illustrated, will visit Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in the FirstEnergy Auditorium of Franklin Hall.
  - Posted Feb. 22, 2013
• User Experience Design Degree Now Online - Learn More About It If you’ve thought about getting a master’s degree to pursue a career in User Experience Design (UXD) but couldn’t find time to get to class, you’ll be happy to learn that you can now earn your degree completely online from Kent State University. Click to read more.
  - Posted Feb. 19, 2013
• School of Library and Information Science to Double Its Space with Expansion The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is currently undergoing a 14,000-square-foot renovation to expand and double its space for teaching, research and student services. The construction began in December 2012 and will be completed in mid-June 2013. Click to read more.
  - Posted Feb. 15, 2013
• Apply Now for SLIS Graduate Assistantships The School of Library and Information Science LIS and IAKM programs are now accepting graduate assistantship applications. Application deadline is March 1, 2013. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 29, 2013
• Kent State Professor to Host American Library Association Youth Media Awards on Jan. 28
  - Posted Jan. 28, 2013
• New Resources Offered to Scholars of Information and Religion
  - Posted Jan. 28, 2013
• Brodie to Host American Library Association Youth Media Awards Jan. 28 On Monday, Jan. 28, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 am Eastern time) in the Washington State Convention Center, the 2013 ALA Youth Media Awards will be announced. More than 1,300 onsite audience members and an unlimited number of virtual participants will join a webcast to hear the news first hand of who will win top honors among children’s and young adult authors and illustrators, as well as producers of children’s audio and video materials. SLIS Professor Carolyn S. Brodie, Ph.D., will serve as emcee for the event in her role as president of the ALA's Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 23, 2013
• Jumpstart Your Career in Youth Services Librarianship: A Full-Day Workshop (non-credit) Students and alumni in youth services librarianship are invited to a one-day workshop to help them jump-start their careers. The event will take place on Saturday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the SLIS locations in Kent and Columbus. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 18, 2013
• Creative Outreach Grant for Teachers and Librarians -- Up to $1,000 to be Awarded Applications are now being accepted for the Annual Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Creative Outreach Grants for Teachers and Librarians. Two grants up to $1,000 each will be given. One grant will be given to a teacher and another to a librarian for proposals to develop new classroom or library programs that raise awareness of multicultural literature among young people, particularly but not exclusively through the works of Virginia Hamilton. The application deadline is Feb. 28. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 18, 2013
• Student Services Specialist in SLIS Honored by KSU President Cheryl Tennant, academic program specialist for student services, in the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, has received the President’s Excellence Award from University President Lester A. Lefton. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 14, 2013
• New Resources Offered to Scholars of Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) at Kent State University announces the release of two new resources for researchers in the area of information and religion: the Sermon Texts Posting Sites Index and the Sermon Content Review. Both resources were developed by CSIR primary researcher Dan Roland, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the university’s School of Library and Information Science. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 8, 2013
• SLIS Welcomes Copyright Law Scholar-Educator as New Director The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University welcomes Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., as its new director. In his announcement of the appointment, Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information, said, “Dr. Lipinski's prominence in the field will help to elevate the reputation of an already highly regarded school." Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 7, 2013
• Computer Forensics Expert Describes Legal Aspects of Electronic Communication “You should never post, e-mail, Tweet, text or capture information that you do not want other people to see in the future,†Timothy M. Opsitnick, Esq., senior partner and general counsel of JurInnov Ltd., told students in a guest lecture titled “eDiscovery and Computer Forensics,†given in November for the Foundations and Modern Administration of Archives class. Read more.
  - Posted Dec. 12, 2012
• SLIS Alumna Creates Online Game to Fight Plagiarism Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumna Michelle Foss Leonard, ’95, came up with an idea to create a free online, interactive game that will help Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students recognize and avoid plagiarism and fabrication of data. Click to read more.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• DEADLINE EXTENDED - “Museum Origins†Summer Course in Italy! The Museum Origins course offered by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has extended to April 1 the deadline for applications for the eight-week, summer 2013 class, which includes two weeks in Florence, Italy, visiting museums and learning about the collectors and collections from which they evolved. Remaining seats in the three-credit course will be opened up to upper-division undergraduates in any major, as well as graduate students and anyone who has already completed a graduate degree from any institution. Click to read more.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• Dublin Core Metadata CIO & OCLC Ontology Expert Visit SLIS Thomas Baker, Ph.D., chief information officer at Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, and Jeff Young, M.L.I.S. '02, software architect and ontology expert from OCLC, met with students and faculty in the School of Library and Information Science on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Click to read more.
  - Posted Nov. 1, 2012
• University Libraries Appoints Read Graduate Assistants The Kent State University Libraries’ Department of Special Collections and Archives is pleased to announce the appointment of Penny White and Stephen M. Krason II as the 2012-2013 Dr. Gerald H. and Victoria C. T. Read Graduate Assistants. Both are students in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Click to read more.
  - Posted Nov. 1, 2012
• SLIS Student Pursues Degree While Teaching in Spain Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) graduate student Christina Booth believes that everyone should be required to travel and live in a foreign country for at least six months before graduating high school or college. The learning experiences you gain from living abroad are priceless, she said. Booth speaks from personal experience, having visited or lived in several different countries. This year she is teaching English as a Foreign Language at a public school in Spain, while also working on her M.L.I.S.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2012
• SLIS Hosts Visiting Scholar from University of Barcelona Cristobal Urbano is a visiting scholar from Barcelona, Spain. He teaches at the University of Barcelona where his expertise is library and information science (“information and documentation†as it is called in Spain), with particular interest in information sources and services. He is observing four classes and doing research at Kent State this fall with faculty in the School of Library and Information Science. Click to read more.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2012
• SLIS Honors New Beta Phi Mu Members The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has inducted nine alumni into the local (Rho) chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information science honorary society, at its Alumni & Friends Honors & Awards Program on Oct. 23 in Columbus. Click to read more.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2012
• ESPN Investigative Unit Producer to Visit Kent State, Nov. 5 Dwayne Bray, senior coordinating producer for ESPN, will visit Kent State University in November to share insight into how ESPN works to balance its journalistic duties and its business relationships with the top sports leagues whose games it broadcasts.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2012
• Wicks Named Editor of Journal of Religious and Theological Information Don A. Wicks, Ph.D., associate professor and interim director of the School of Library and Information Science, has been named editor of the Journal of Religious and Theological Information. Click to read more.
  - Posted Oct. 12, 2012
• SLIS at Kent State to Honor Alums at Annual Event Nine alumni of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University will be recognized at the annual Alumni and Friends Honors and Awards Program on Tuesday, Oct. 23, beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at OCLC in the Kilgour Building, 6565 Kilgour Place, in Dublin, Ohio. Guest speaker for this year is alumna Sue Polanka, Head, Reference & Instruction, at Wright State University Libraries. Click to read more.
  - Posted Oct. 12, 2012
• "Banned Books Week" Video Features SLIS Alumni, Students A new video by SLIS alumna Sarah Wright features several fellow alumni, students and other library enthusiasts in celebration of Banned Books Week. Click to read more.
  - Posted Oct. 1, 2012
• Health Informatics Student Interns at Area Hospital A two-week Heath Informatics internship with Akron General Medical Center solidified Rachel Nordhoff’s decision to continue her education in the Health Informatics graduate program at Kent State University. Click to read more.
  - Posted Sep. 18, 2012
• Nichols Named "Outstanding Teacher" Mary Anne Nichols, M.L.S. ’93, associate lecturer and graduate coordinator in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University, is the 2012 winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Communication and Information (CCI). Click to read more.
  - Posted Sep. 18, 2012
• Virginia Hamilton Conference 2013 Announces Theme, Call for Proposals The 2013 Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth has announced a call for proposals that address the theme "Dreams and Promises: Multicultural Literature and the Common Core." Click to read more and link to proposal form.
  - Posted Sep. 17, 2012
• SLIS Alumnus Earns Prestigious Award for Work on Cleveland Memory Project School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumnus Bill Barrow received the 2012 Herrick Memorial Award from the Early Settlers’ Association of the Western Reserve for his work as the Cleveland Memory Project’s co-founder, team leader and public spokesperson. Click to read more.
  - Posted Sep. 14, 2012
• Jim Wallis Event to Be Webcast Live from Kent State--"Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in 2012 Presidential Campaign" Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, a national nonpartisan Christian organization, will discuss “The Politically Engaged Believer: Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in the 2012 Election†at Kent State University on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Kiva (Student Center, Risman Drive). The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow his talk. If you are not able to come to campus to hear him in person, tune in to a live webcast. Click here for details.
  - Posted Sep. 13, 2012
• Rebecca Meehan Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Rebecca A. Meehan, Ph.D., has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Meehan will be an assistant professor of Health Informatics in the school’s Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program. Click to read more.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Christine Hudak Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Christine A. Hudak, Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS, of Cleveland, Ohio, has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Hudak will be a professor of Health Informatics in the school’s Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Marianne Martens Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Marianne Martens has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University. As an assistant professor, Martens will teach and conduct research in youth services librarianship, an area for which SLIS at Kent State is ranked 13th in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read more ...
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Sojourners’ Jim Wallis to Speak at Kent State on Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in 2012 Presidential Campaign Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, a national nonpartisan Christian organization, will discuss “The Politically Engaged Believer: Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in the 2012 Election†at Kent State University on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Kiva (Student Center, Risman Drive). The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow his talk. Read more.
  - Posted Aug. 31, 2012
• Harper earns promotion, key appointments Sarah Meghan Harper, Ph.D., has been promoted to the rank of associate professor in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University. In addition, she has recently been honored with two prestigious appointments: co-chair of the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth, and member of the American Library Association (ALA) Council. Click to read more.
  - Posted Aug. 29, 2012
• Apply Now for SLIS Scholarships The deadline is Friday, Sept. 28, to apply for one of 17 scholarships now available in the School of Library and Information Science. A total of $13,750 will be awarded to eligible students. Click to read more.
  - Posted Aug. 27, 2012
• Register for SLIS New Student Orientation Registration for New Student Orientation is now open. Completion of the Online Orientation is required of all incoming students, and new students are strongly encouraged to attend an In-Person Orientation session in either Kent or Columbus. Click to read more and register.
  - Posted Aug. 9, 2012
• CCIKent Graduation Applications Online via FlashLine Graduation applications for December 2012 must be submitted by Friday, August 31. Please note: It is important that you update your personal information on FlashLine so that your diploma can be mailed to the correct address.
   
  
  - Posted Aug. 9, 2012
• School of Library and Information Science Offers First Study Abroad Course After learning about Kent State’s campus in Florence shortly after joining Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) in 2010, Assistant Professor Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., knew she wanted to create a course abroad.
  - Posted Aug. 9, 2012
• Alumna Has Californians "Singing the Golden State" Visitors to California will be “Singing the Golden State†in popular songs of bygone days, thanks to the efforts of a graduate of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Alumna Patricia Keats, M.L.I.S ’79, was instrumental in bringing the “Singing the Golden State†exhibit to life at The Society of California Pioneers. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jul. 23, 2012
• All in the Family: Alum Follows Aunt, Grandmother to LIS After graduating from Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Laurence Skirvin, M.L.I.S ’11, became the third person in his family to pursue a career in library and information science.
  Skirvin, originally from Villa Rica, Ga., received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of West Georgia in 2005. Both Skirvin’s grandmother and aunt were librarians; his grandmother was a Kent State SLIS alumna. Click to read more.
  
  - Posted Jul. 23, 2012
• New Culminating Experience Handbooks, Forms Available Online The Culminating Experience handbooks and forms for students completing a practicum, research paper or research project are now available on the SLIS website.
  - Posted Jul. 17, 2012
• Leave of Absence Policy Takes Effect Fall Semester 2012 Effective in Fall 2012, a graduate student Leave of Absence policy will be in place. This policy will apply to ALL graduate students at Kent State, regardless of their start date. Click to read important points about this policy.
  - Posted Jul. 12, 2012
• SLIS Columbus Closed July 10 The State Library of Ohio is without power. The SLIS office and lab in Columbus are closed this evening, July 10. The office and lab will reopen on Wednesday, July 11, at 10 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
  - Posted Jul. 10, 2012
• Call for Papers: Third Annual Conference on Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) will host its Third Annual International Conference on Information and Religion in June 2013. This call for papers and posters seeks original contributions in a variety of areas in which scholars are exploring the intersections of religion and information. Deadline for abstract submission is Oct. 1, 2012.
  - Posted Jul. 3, 2012
• Kent State Names Copyright Law Scholar-Educator as New SLIS Director The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University announces the appointment of Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., as its new director.
  - Posted Jul. 3, 2012
• Wednesday Webinars: See What You've Missed Have you missed a recent Wednesday Webinar? Did you catch the one about upcoming workshops -- what's new, how to register, and how they might help boost your career? Or maybe you were hoping to find out more about the health informatics concentration? Don't worry! They're all archived on the SLIS website.
  - Posted Jul. 3, 2012
• Kareem Named ALA Spectrum Scholar Congratulations to M.L.I.S. student Basheer Kareem who was selected as one of 50 ALA Spectrum Scholars for 2012.
  - Posted Jul. 3, 2012
• Copyright Law Scholar, Educator Named New Director of Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science
  - Posted Jul. 2, 2012

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