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News
& Events April 28, 2003
ANNOUNCEMENTS2003 Information Studies Alumni Association Spring Luncheon It is a pleasure to announce that Stuart Biegel, a recognized pioneer in the area of cyberspace law & policy, is the featured speaker at the 2003Alumni Spring Luncheon on Sunday, May 4, 2003, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the UCLA Faculty Center. He has been a member of the faculty at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies since 1983, and established (and continues to maintain) the UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy, a prominent web site that identifies major trends in this area. He was one of the first faculty members nationwide to identify the potential of the Internet for both the legal and the education communities. In the mid-1990’s, he taught the first official cyberspace law courses ever offered on the UCLA campus. Biegel’s recently completed book for MIT Press is entitled Beyond Our Control? Confronting the Limits of Our Legal System in the Age of Cyberspace (October 2001). Luncheon cost is $20.00 for students in the Class of 2004 and $29.50 for Alumni/Faculty/Staff. Please remember that there is no cost the 2003 graduating students. Please make checks payable to UCLA Foundation. For faster service, RSVP by email at http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/alumni/index.htm#events, fax, or phone. Payment will be accepted at the door also. To reserve a place, please contact: Keri Botello LISAA Luncheon Reservations Email: kbotello@ucla.edu Fax: (310) 206-4460(fax) Phone: (310) 206-9263 Registration Deadline is Wednesday, April 30. UCLA Information Studies Seminar The Department of Information Studies will present Peggy A. Bulger, “The American Folklife Center: Preserving Voices and Visions,” on Thursday, May 1st, 2003, 3pm-5pm, GSE&IS Building, Room 111. Abstract: The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress is a treasure house of ethnographic research materials. Now with over 3 million sound recordings, photos, films, manuscripts and ephemeral publications, the AFC is one of the largest archives of folklife and heritage materials in the world. This mother lode of field materials and unpublished, one of a kind documentation comes with the enormous responsibility to preserve and make these materials accessible to the public. Dr. Peggy A. Bulger, Director of the AFC, will discuss the history of the Center and its archive, established in 1928. Current outreach programs and preservation efforts (Save Our Sounds) will be presented, along with a charge for ethnographers and archivists for the future. Peggy A. Bulger is director of the American Folklife Center, the second person to hold that position since the US Congress created the Center in 1976. She received her PhD in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. Bulger has been documenting folklife and developing and managing folklife programs for more than thirty years. She is the author of South Florida Folklife, with Tina Bucuvalas and Stetson Kennedy, (1994) and the editor of Musical Roots of the South (1992). She is the producer of many videos, including Music Masters & Rhythm Kings (1993), Every Island Has Its Own Songs: The Tsimouris Family of Tarpon Springs (1988), Fishing All My Days: Maritime Traditions of Florida’s Shrimpers (1985); and a number of recordings, including Deep South Musical Roots Tour (1992) and Drop On Down in Florida (1981). She has served as president of the American Folklore Society (2000-2002). Everyone is invited. Phil Agre
An Evening with Richard Jackson Please join UCLA’s Department of Information Studies and the California Center for the Book to hear Richard Jackson on Tuesday April 29th, 7 p.m. in 111 GSEIS Bldg at UCLA. He will speak on “Hearing Voices: Publishing Books for Children and What It Means to Me.” Mr. Jackson has been a distinguished children’s book editor for the past 40 years. Among his titles are 13 Newbery winners and honors; five Caldecott winners and honors; seven Boston Globe-Horn Book winners and honors; and one National Book Award. A dessert reception will follow the event. California Center for the Book Congratulations Christy Thomas & John Juricek! Please congratulate Christy Thomas, recipient of the 2003 Karen Sternheim Memorial Scholarship. Christy is the third consecutive UCLA student to be awarded the scholarship since it was first awarded in 1996. Natalie Kamper (Class of 2002) was awarded last year’s Sternheim scholarship, and Aura Lippincott (Class of 2001) was awarded it the year before. The Karen Sternheim Memorial Scholarship was established to provide assistance to a student enrolled in a graduate masters degree program in library and of the Special Libraries Association awards the scholarship annually. Congratulations are also offered to John Juricek, recipient of the 2003 Special Libraries Association - Business & Finance Division’s Student Stipend. John has been selected from a national pool of applicants to receive this award, which will enable him to attend SLA’s annual conference this June in New York City. David Cappoli
Everyone is welcomed to join an all Information Studies student, staff, and faculty Diversity Workshop facilitated by Camille Hazeur, Monday, May 5th, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in 121 GSE&IS. The Diversity Workshop will offer students, staff, and faculty the unique opportunity to engage with each other on issues of diversity and their effects on the IS community. Through the process of dialog and self-reflection, participants will be challenged to rethink our views on what it means to be a part of a diverse society and to actively integrate multiculturalism into our work. Camille Hazeur has an extensive background in higher education, having served in student affairs and administrative positions at several colleges, universities, and community colleges. She currently heads her own consulting company, Diversity Resources and Educational Services (DRES), to which she brings 24 years of diversity training experience. Before starting DRES, Camille served as Program Officer for Training and Diversity at the Association of Research Libraries. Lunch will be provided; please RSVP to Lydia Doplemore, doplemore@gseis.ucla.edu. E. Chisato Uyeki Andrew Horn Awards for Student Travel to Conferences Students may apply to the Awards, Admissions, and Recruitment Committee (AARC), Dr. Gregory Leazer, Convener, for the Andrew Horn Award. This award is given to master’s students to contribute to the “development of a student’s professional consciousness.” Typically, award amounts of $500 each are given to students to support attendance at a professional conference; however, the specific award amount varies according to the nature of the proposal. Preference is given to 1) first time attendees to a library and information professional conference; 2) students who have not previously received a Horn award; and 3) students actively involved in the conference, such as paper presentation and committee assignment. To apply, please submit a letter of intent outlining your reasons for attending a given conference, including how you expect to benefit from it, a budget identifying your expenses, and a current resume. There is a rolling deadline for this award. Submissions must be made at least one month before the date of the conference. After the conference, the award recipient is expected to write a one-page account (500 words) of his or her conference experience. Original receipts are required to receive reimbursement. Applications are to be turned in to Susan Abler, 102B GSE&IS Bldg. Susan Abler Save the Date for W. Boyd Rayward The Forum for the Study of Print and Electronic Culture of the California Center for the Book and the Department of Information Studies at UCLA is very pleased to announce a visit by historian and scholar W. Boyd Rayward. On Thursday, May 22, Professor Rayward will present: “Libraries, Museums and the Digital Future: Blurring the Distinctions.” The lecture will occur at 3:00 in GSE&IS Room 111, at the UCLA campus. Professor Rayward is well known for his work on Paul Otlet and the European Documentation movement and for as his research into information institutions throughout history and today. He is a former Dean of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School, and is currently a Research Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. Mark your calendars - this is a rare opportunity to spend time with one of the library and information field’s preeminent scholars. Jonathan Furner 2003 Margaret McKinley Memorial Student Scholarship Essay Competition The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (LACASIS) is sponsoring the Twelfth Annual Student Scholarship Essay Competition. This Competition, first established in 1992, and renamed in memory of the late Margaret McKinley in 1993, is intended to encourage students in Librarianship and Information Science Programs to consider the benefits of participation in the activities of professional societies. AWARD: The winner will receive reimbursement funding up to US $1,000 for registration, airfare, and hotel expenses to attend the ASIST 2003 Annual Meeting, “Humanizing Information Technology: From Ideas to Bits and Back” and a one-year membership in ASIST. Two runners-up will receive one-year memberships in ASIST. ELIGIBILITY: All students enrolled in Library and Information Science Programs, including those graduating in spring 2003 at universities within the areas represented by the Los Angles Chapter of ASIST (Hawaii, California, Australia, and New Zealand) are eligible to enter. Membership in ASIST is not required to enter the Competition. TO ENTER: Compose an essay that addresses the following question: “What specific benefits do I expect to derive from attending the ASIST 2003 Annual meeting? How will I integrate these benefits into the start of my new career?” Check the ASIST 2003 Meeting Web page for more details http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM03/. Essays should not exceed 500 words or two typed, double spaced pages. Do not identify yourself or your school on the essay. Submit the essay with a separate cover sheet listing your name, address, email, telephone number, and school by the deadline of May 31, 2003. Essays may be submitted by postal mail, email, or fax to: Bo-Gay
Salvador Email:
bgts@library.ucla.edu A panel of LACASIS members will judge the essays. Winners will be notified by July 31, 2003. Greg Leazer COLLOQUIAUCLA Information Studies Seminars Spring 2003 The UCLA Information Studies Seminar is a seminar series, held on occasional Thursdays from 3pm to 5pm, GSE&IS 111, that draws speakers from every discipline relating to information and its place in society. All events are free and everyone is welcome to attend. Anyone who wishes to receive regular announcements of Information Studies Seminars is welcome to join the ISS mailing list. Information on how to subscribe can be found at http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/iss.html. Mark your calendars for the current schedule of speakers. The American Folklife Center: Preserving Voices and Visions
Peggy A. Bulger
Thursday, May 1st, 2003, 3pm-5pm Abstract:
The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress
is a treasure-house of ethnographic research materials.
Now with over 3 million sound recordings, photos, films,
manuscripts and ephemeral publications, the AFC is one
of the largest archives of folklife and heritage materials
in the world. This mother-lode of field materials and
unpublished, one of a kind documentation comes with the
enormous responsibility to preserve and make these materials Peggy A. Bulger is director of the American Folklife Center, the second person to hold that position since the Center was created by the US Congress in 1976. She received her PhD in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. Bulger has been documenting folklife and developing and managing folklife programs for more than thirty years. She is the author of South Florida Folklife, with Tina Bucuvalas and Stetson Kennedy, (1994) and the editor of Musical Roots of the South (1992). She is the producer of many videos, including Music Masters & Rhythm Kings (1993), Every Island Has Its Own Songs: The Tsimouris Family of Tarpon Springs (1988), Fishing All My Days: Maritime Traditions of Florida's Shrimpers (1985); and a number of recordings, including Deep South Musical Roots Tour (1992) and Drop On Down in Florida (1981). She has served as president of the American Folklore Society (2000-2002). May
8th - Larry Lessig (Stanford) Phil Agre UCLA Friday Forums, Spring 2003 May 9, 9:30AM-3:30PM: “Business Research/Competitive Intelligence and Marketing;” $85/$50 (library school students) registration limited to 18Assist your library patrons to find out about competitors and products through traditional and non-traditional methods. We will be using the Internet to research private, public, and international companies, credit ratings, S.E.C. filings, and corporate and business public records. - Carole Levitt is president and Mark Rosch is web-master and vice-president of marketing of Internet for Lawyers, an Internet legal research training and marketing/consulting company. June 6, 9:30AM-12:30PM: “Capturing Your Library’s Effectiveness Through Outcomes Measurement;” $50/$35 (library school students) This half-day workshop is a basic hands-on introduction to outcomes measurement. Attendees should come prepared to develop measures for one specific service or program in their libraries. - Virginia Walter is chair of the UCLA Department of Information Studies and an authority on methods of assessing library effectiveness.
FROM THE STUDENTS
CLA Legislative Day CLA Legislative Day is next Wednesday, 4/30. Our van will be leaving on Tuesday evening and returning late Wednesday night. If there’s anyone who is still considering attending CLA Legislative Day, a few students are carpooling and space is available on the van. It’s not too late to register, so if you are interested, please contact Christy Thomas at mschristythomas@hotmail.com. Christy Thomas Trip to UCLA Portal was a Trip to the Roman Forum For those of you who saw Russell Crowe in Gladiator, did you feel as if you were walking into the Colosseum with General Maximus? For all, would you like to enter the Forum circa 450 C.E in an authentic 3D visualization that far exceeds contemporary film standards? On Friday, April 11, 2002, a group of students in the UCLA ASIS&t chapter were entranced by an immersive visual model of the Colosseum, senate building, emperor’s residence, etc. as displayed in UCLA’s Visualization Portal. Using an SGI Onyx 3400 system powered by twelve 600 MHz parallel processors, running InfiniteReality4 graphics, and employing three 3-gun projectors displaying a single blended image at 3520x1020 resolution on a 160-degree by 40-degree [24’ x 8’] screen, the model beckons one to reach out to touch the walls. The group also took a virtual tour of the UCLA campus and viewed an antibody model as big as a boulder. The presentation and research possibilities are awe inspiring. As for playing with the buckyballs, you really have to go there to believe it! Ran Gust Mapping the Future Information Studies students and local special librarians are invited to attend “Mapping the Future,” a dinner and idea exchange between professionals & students on taking a proactive role in shaping the information profession. This event will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2003 , 6 p.m. in Moore Hall Reading, Third Floor, room 3340 on the UCLA Campus. Join small group discussions on issues such as:
A great opportunity for networking & sharing insights and questions about special libraries, sponsored by the Special Libraries Association UCLA Student Chapter, the Southern California Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and the UCLA Graduate Students Association. Please RSVP to Christy Thomas at cnthomas@ucla.edu. Dinner is free and everyone is welcome. Christy Thomas
FROM THE MIT LAB
FROM STUDENT SERVICESPreliminary Commencement Information The GSE&IS Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 14th at 5:30 PM on Wilson Plaza (at base of steps below Royce Hall). A light reception beginning at 4:30 will precede the ceremony. Because the ceremony will be outside tickets are not required. Students graduating may invite any number of guests. Master’s students: Information Studies allows any student completing the MLIS program in the 2003 calendar year to walk in the June ceremony. Students expecting to graduate will receive a packet of information in the mail shortly. Students must sign and return a form confirming their participate in the ceremony. If the Commencement packet is not received by early May, please contact Aniesha Curtis in OSS (825-8326) or Susan Abler. Doctoral students: Doctoral students must submit a form signed by their dissertation chair confirming that the dissertation will be filed prior to the end of summer 2003. [NOTE: For the Graduate Divisions Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, the dissertation must be filed by June 2nd in order to participate. An invitation and information will be sent once the dissertation is filed.] Information on ordering caps and gowns will be forthcoming. General information about UCLA Commencement (parking, etc.) can be found at www.commencement.ucla.edu Please contact Susan Abler with any questions. Fall 2003 Portfolio Presentation Information The form for those MLIS students intending to present their portfolios in fall quarter is now posted on the student page. It’s in PDF format so you can fill it out and print http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/students/portfolio_intent_form.pdf. Completed forms must be submitted to Susan Abler by Friday, May 2nd. Study List Reminder to Students In order to be certain they are officially enrolled in classes, students are reminded to get a reading of the study list after each enrollment transaction. Students are responsible for all courses and grading basis as read via URSA. Credit will not be received for courses not listed!
FROM THE OFFICEBulletin Information RequestThis is a request for students, faculty and staff to submit information for this quarter’s calendar. This would include dates, times and places of committee meetings, student organization events, special lectures and blurbs for the bulletin. Don’t forget--scheduling of rooms can be pretty competitive. Information and room requests can be sent to Lydia Doplemore at doplemore@gseis.ucla.edu. Bulletin Deadline The IS Bulletin is distributed every Monday during an academic quarter. Please deliver edited copy to Lydia Doplemore, x69393, 254 GSEIS or send via email to doplemore@gseis.ucla.edu by noon of the preceding Wednesday. If sending information on a disk, copy can be in Microsoft Word or WP 5.1. Indicate which file is for the Bulletin and the disk will be returned. Each week an electronic version of the Bulletin is made available to the IS community at the News & Events portion of the departmental web site. Archived bulletins can be found at http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news/archive_bulletin.html.
MASTER CALENDAR - GSE&IS Online Calendars
The Master Calendar contains all events scheduled to date. Other events may be scheduled later. Check your Bulletin weekly.
APRIL Tue Apr 29 - 111 - 7-9 -Richard Jackson, “Hearing Voices: Publishing Books for Children and What It Means to Me” MAY Thu
May 1 - 111 - 3-5 - Peggy Bulger, American Folklife
Center Fri May 2 - TBA - 10-1P - SACRAMENTO: “Creating and Maintaining Successful Book Clubs” Fri May 2 - Submission of Fall 2003 Portfolio Presentation Forms Sun May 4 - UCLA Faculty Center - 11:30-2 - 2003 Information Studies Alumni Association Spring Luncheon Mon May 5 - 121 - 10-3 - Diversity Workshop, Camille Hazeur, Facilitator Tue May 6 - 3340 Moore Hall - 6-9 - “Mapping the Future Dinner” Thu
May 8 - 111 - 3-5 - Larry Lessig, Stanford Fri May 9 -118 - 9:30-3:30 - Friday Forum, “Business Research/Competitive Intelligence and Marketing;” Thu May 15 - 111 - 3-5 - Jane Margolis, UCLA Thu
May 22 - 111 - 3-5 - Boyd Rayward, “Libraries, Museums
and the Digital Future: Blurring the Distinctions.” Thu May 29 - Dean’s Suite - 1-3 - GSE&IS FEC Meeting JUNE June 6 - 121 - 9:30-12:30 - Friday Forum “Capturing Your Library’s Effectiveness Through Outcomes Measurement” June 6 - INSTRUCTION ENDS June 9-13 - FINAL EXAMINATIONS Fri June 13 - FALL QUARTER ENDS
MLIS Students intending to graduate
in 2002/03 should be aware of the following deadlines:
Portfolio Presentation Information Group
Information Meeting Schedule Please contact the GSE&IS Office of Student Services to indicate which meeting you plan to attend at (310) 825-8326. |
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