UCLA IS Colloquium: Audrey Bennett on Interactive Aesthetics

Published: December 10, 2018

This Thursday we invite you hear from our final colloquium speaker of the year, Dr. Audrey Bennett, on “Using interactive aesthetics to engage youth with the heritage algorithms embedded in Gees Bend, Anishinaabe, Lakota, and Appalachian quilts.” Dr. Bennett is Professor in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of…

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BrowZine: Browse Scholarly Journals on your Tablet or Phone

Published: December 7, 2018

BrowZine is a tablet application that lets you browse, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available from the UCLA Library. Download it now. A web version of BrowZine is also now available! Features of BrowZine include: Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals Be alerted when new issues are published Easily save to Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox, and…

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IAC- Social Justice Graduate Fellows (SJGF) Program

Published: December 5, 2018

Applications Now Available for the IAC- Social Justice Graduate Fellows (SJGF) Program. DEADLINE: December 18, 2018, 11:59 p.m. The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC), with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, seeks applicants for the inaugural cohort of the Social Justice Graduate Fellows (SJGF) program. Open to UCLA graduate students with…

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SAA Scholarships

Published: December 5, 2018
SAA UCLA

Society of American Archivists (SAA) Scholarship portals are now open. This is a great thing to work on over winter break, as they require personal essays and evidence of scholarly work, and you can line up your letters of recommendation now. UCLA swept the awards last year (yay!) and it would be great to have…

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Call for Contributions Open for iPRES2019

Published: December 3, 2018

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Contributions for iPRES2019 is now open. iPRES is the premier international conference on the preservation and long term management of digital materials. The 16th International Conference on Digital Preservation will be held on September 16-20, 2019 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We invite original contributions that describe…

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Dr. Marcia Bates on “Designing Search Interfaces for our Inner Hunter-Gatherer: Getting Serious about Browsing.”

Published: December 3, 2018

This Thursday the 6th we invite you to hear from Dr. Marcia Bates on “Designing Search Interfaces for our Inner Hunter-Gatherer: Getting Serious about Browsing.” Dr. Bates is Professor Emerita in our own Department of Information Studies, where she has also served as Associate Dean and Department Chair. Dr. Bates joins us Thursday to share…

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Call for Applications: 2019 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship – Deadline: February 1, 2019

Published: December 3, 2018
American Chemical Society

Designed to help a person with an interest in the fields of Chemistry and Information to pursue graduate study in Library, Information, or Computer Science, the Scholarship consists of a $1,500 honorarium.  This scholarship is given yearly (to a qualified applicant) by the Division of Chemical Information of the American Chemical Society. The applicant must…

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Data and Citizenship: Critical Questions and Research Perspectives from the Margins

Published: November 28, 2018

This Thursday we invite you to hear from Dr. Veronica Barassi and Dr. Lina Dencik on “Data and Citizenship: Critical Questions and Research Perspectives from the Margins.” Dr. Barassi (Goldsmiths University) and Dr. Dencik (Cardiff University) both study the relationships between digital media, social movements, activism, and cultural practices more broadly. This week they present…

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60th Anniversary All-Class Reunion & Symposium

Published: November 20, 2018

Saturday, December 1, 2018 12pm: Lunch & Keynote | Faculty Center 2pm: Panel Sessions | Royce Hall 4pm: Reception | Powell Library Join us in celebrating 60 years of excellence at the forefront of preserving, organizing, and rethinking information for the 21st Century. To reserve your seat, please RSVP by Monday, November 26, 2018. As…

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Ever done a shelf read?

Published: November 19, 2018

Want some hands-on experience in the library stacks? Join us in the IS Lab on Monday, November 19, from 1:30pm – 3:00pm to learn how to conduct a shelf read.  If you’ve never conducted a shelf read before and would like to learn how, or if you’d like to refresh your shelf-reading skills, please join…

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