Annual Report Articles
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Kent State University’s 31st Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth was held on the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2015, and all day…
David Macaulay Headlines 2015 Virginia Hamilton Conference
Kent State University’s 31st Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth was held on the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2015, and all day…Image
Rosemary Wells, a New York Times bestselling children’s author and illustrator, believes that reading books should be an everyday occurrence – especially among younger readers.
Rosemary Wells: "A Daily Dose of Reading"
Rosemary Wells, a New York Times bestselling children’s author and illustrator, believes that reading books should be an everyday occurrence – especially among younger readers.Image
The art of the picturebook is timeless. Just ask anyone, and chances are they will remember that special book from their childhood — a book that ultimately taught them about life and the world around them. Thanks to the efforts of the late Kenneth A. Marantz, Professor…
Tribute to the late Kenneth A. Marantz (Jan. 19, 1927 - Jan. 3, 2015)
The art of the picturebook is timeless. Just ask anyone, and chances are they will remember that special book from their childhood — a book that ultimately taught them about life and the world around them. Thanks to the efforts of the late Kenneth A. Marantz, Professor…Image
Kent State School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumna Colleen Meeker never considered her position in knowledge management to be a non-traditional role for a master of library science (M.L.S.) 1994 graduate.
Upon graduation, Meeker began working as a business…
MLS Alumna Takes a Less Traditional Route to Success
Kent State School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumna Colleen Meeker never considered her position in knowledge management to be a non-traditional role for a master of library science (M.L.S.) 1994 graduate. Upon graduation, Meeker began working as a business…Image
Two Kent State SLIS graduates have taken a leap into the entrepreneurial field with their own archiving business.
Calvin Rydbom, M.L.I.S. ’10, and Thomas Kubat, M.L.I.S. ’09, along with a third partner, came together to create Pursue…
Archiving Entrepreneurs
Two Kent State SLIS graduates have taken a leap into the entrepreneurial field with their own archiving business. Calvin Rydbom, M.L.I.S. ’10, and Thomas Kubat, M.L.I.S. ’09, along with a third partner, came together to create Pursue…Image
Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumna Sarah Lund-Goldstein, M.L.I.S. ’09, has discovered a unique way to use her skills as an archivist.
A few years after she received her M.L.I.S. degree, she founded CorpArchivists to fill a particular…
SLIS Alumna Integrates Archiving and Corporate Branding
Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alumna Sarah Lund-Goldstein, M.L.I.S. ’09, has discovered a unique way to use her skills as an archivist. A few years after she received her M.L.I.S. degree, she founded CorpArchivists to fill a particular…Image
School of Library and Information Science alumnus Don Jason III of Cincinnati, Ohio, has recently become a clinical informationist at the University of Cincinnati, where he is now involved in several key initiatives for the Health Sciences Library (HSL). Jason previously held…
Health Sciences a Perfect Fit for Dual-Degree Alumnus
School of Library and Information Science alumnus Don Jason III of Cincinnati, Ohio, has recently become a clinical informationist at the University of Cincinnati, where he is now involved in several key initiatives for the Health Sciences Library (HSL). Jason previously held…Image
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has entered a collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to support their initiative in helping veterans connect to…
Health Informatics Program Joins Collaboration to Reach Veterans
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has entered a collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to support their initiative in helping veterans connect to…Kent State SLIS alumni are leaders in many aspects of the information profession. Below are a few recent examples. Read more about our alumni on the SLIS website.
Alumni Success
Kent State SLIS alumni are leaders in many aspects of the information profession. Below are a few recent examples. Read more about our alumni on the SLIS website.Image
Eight alumni from the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science were selected to participate in ILEAD-OHIO 2015: Elizabeth Allen, M.L.I.S. '14, Bexley Public Library; Kristin Anderson, M.L.I.S. '05, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Cindy Boyden, M.L.I.S…