Calling educators, students, technologists, designers, polemicists, and curious others! Join us in Zone A in the IS Lab from 11am to 2pm on Wednesday, April 3, to participate in Ethical EdTech’s first edit-a-thon event. Ethical EdTech is a wiki collection of “tools that value user freedom, privacy, and control, so that these norms might become more easily…
Read MoreCalligraphy Workshop, Horn Press
Published: March 22, 2019The Horn Press will be holding a calligraphy workshop on April 20th, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in GSE&IS Room 121. We have invited Jane Shibata, a local artist and professor from Santa Monica College, to teach the workshop. She is also the Outreach contact for the Society for Calligraphy, Southern California, a non-profit…
Read MoreUCLA Department of Information Studies MLIS program granted continued ALA accreditation status
Published: March 11, 2019MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has granted continued accreditation status through 2025 to the Department of Information Studies’ Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program. “The ALA decision underscores our forward momentum and strategic direction as a department, and the outstanding value our programs deliver to…
Read MoreBioScience Images + Popular Culture
Published: March 7, 2019BioScience Images + Popular Culture, a new exhibit on the 1st and 4th floors of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, was generated as part of a Masters-level course in the Department of Information Studies. Historical Methodology of Information Studies: Historiography of Graphics and Visual Culture (IS 281, Seminar 2) was taught this quarter by Rose Roberto,…
Read More2019 UCLA IS Internship Fair
Published: March 6, 2019WhenFriday, April 12 & Friday, April 1912-2pm WhereRooms 111, 121, and the IS LabGSE&IS Building WhatA networking event on two consecutive Friday afternoons, during which first- and second-year MLIS students meet with representatives from potential internship sites. This long-standing tradition, hosted by the IS Department, is a great way to network with leaders in your…
Read MoreRewind & Hit Play, April 6
Published: March 6, 2019REWIND & HIT PLAYa day long mini-conference of past presentations, projects and researchSaturday, April 6th, 2019UCLA’s Charles E. Young Research Library RSVP TO ATTEND! For many students conferences can be unfeasible to attend due to expense, geographic location, or scheduling conflicts. However, attending conferences is part of professional growth for both new and seasoned professionals….
Read MoreLA Women: Female Voices in Audio, March 14
Published: March 6, 2019The Student Chapter of ARSC, with the UCLA Center for the Study of Women and UCLA Graduate Students Association, invite you to attend LA WOMEN: FEMALE VOICES IN AUDIO, a panel discussion with Lenise Bent (audio engineer for Blondie, Steely Dan, Supertramp), Julie Bill (Director of Library Services at the Musicians Institute), Elizabeth Kirkscey (head…
Read MoreCFP, 6th Annual LILi Conference
Published: March 4, 2019Save the Date / Call for Proposals 6th Annual LILi Conference Friday, August 2, 2019, 10:00am – 2:00pm Registration & Refreshments, 9:30am – 10:00am CSU Northridge Oviatt Library 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330 Creating Connections: Extending Our Instructional Reach Through Collaborations and Community Partnerships Proposal Deadline: Friday, March 22nd How has your library developed…
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