Schement Named to Top 100 Hispanic Leaders in Information Technology List
Dean Jorge Reina Schement of the School of Communication and Information has been named to the Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in Information Technology by the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC). |
Not Your Mother’s Library: Reference Experts Write for the 21st Century
The next time you walk into a library and the person at the reference desk doesn’t get to you right away, don’t think they’re simply ignoring you – they could be instant messaging with someone from across the country trying to find just the right resource for an important project.
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The "Informers" and the "Meformers": Study Reveals Two Types of Twitter Users
Social awareness streams like Twitter and Facebook are mostly populated by a new category of Internet users known as “meformers”: a term coined by Rutgers researchers. In a study of Twitter, a microblogging service used by millions of people from high school students to national elected officials, Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase found that 80 percent of regular users are “meformers,” people who use the platform to post updates on their everyday activities, social lives, feelings, thoughts and emotions. The remaining 20 percent – “informers” – share information, have larger social networks and are more interactive with their followers. (Read their paper here.) |
Journalism Major Interviews Rutgers President McCormick About Annual Address for RU-tv
Journalism and Media Studies major Marianne DePadua interviewed Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick the morning before his Annual Address for the Wake Up Rutgers program on RU-tv. |
Professor Nicholas Belkin Receives Distinguished Lectureship Award from NJ/ASIS&T
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (NJ/ASIS&T) is pleased to honor Dr. Nicholas J. Belkin with its Distinguished Lectureship Award. |
School of Communication and Information Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
It’s a new year at the School of Communication and Information, and the School welcomes four new faculty members this year: Vikki Katz and Jennifer Warren in the Department of Communication; Todd Wolfson in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies; and Joe Sanchez in the Department of Library and Information Science.
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Doctoral Alumna Wins Prestigious Teaching Award at Syracuse University's iSchool
Barbara Kwasnik, a professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, was named the 2009 University Scholar / Teacher of the Year at the university in New York State. An expert in classification research, Kwasnik earned her Ph.D. from the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers in 1989. Her dissertation was titled “The Influence of Context on Classificatory Behavior” and her adviser was James D. Anderson. |
Dean's Message to SC&I Alumni: Staying Informed and Connected
Dean Jorge Reina Schement sent a message to alumni of the School of Communication and Information, the first of a regular series of communications designed to keep alumni informed of news at SC&I and help them stay engaged with the community.
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HP Award Enables Greater Classroom Interaction, Sheds Light on Laptop Use
An award from HP is demonstrating the power of technology to improve classroom interaction between students and teachers, and moving the School of Communication and Information toward a dynamic approach to mobile computing.
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What is Knowledge Management? New Video Illuminates an Increasingly Important Field
What is knowledge, and what do specialists in the field of knowledge management do? The answer to that question can be somewhat elusive and hard to grasp. But the researchers and students at the Knowledge Institute at Rutgers University provide some answers in a new YouTube video. |
whereRU: Convocation Captured Using New Imaging Technology
Approximately 950 students from the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies received bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the school's convocation ceremony, held at the College Avenue Gym in New Brunswick. SCILS Assistant Professor Anselm Spoerri captured a wide view of the ceremony using robotic cameras, creating Gigapan images of convocation. These images allow viewers to zoom in and view the entire ceremony in impressive detail. |
SC&I Hosts First Alumni Event During Rutgers Reunion Weekend
About 30 people gathered at the Red Lion Cafe at the Rutgers Student Center to celebrate alumni at the first-ever Reunion Weekend event held especially for graduates of the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies and the various academic programs that predate the school's establishment in 1982.
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Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Awards at First Ever Honors Day
Faculty, staff, and graduate students celebrated the school's first ever Honors Day. The event took place at the Brower Commons Faculty Dining Room. In addition to a meal catered by Rutgers Dining Services, the more than 100 attendees enjoyed a digital slide show and the presentation of many end-of-year departmental and program awards. |
Student Project Allows Anyone to See Rutgers Up Close and Personal
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Library and Information Science Again Receives Top Rankings from US News and World Report
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The School of Communication, Information and Library Studies has once again been ranked No. 1 in the school library media specialty by US News and World Report. |
Essay Contest Winners Announced
The results are in! The First Annual SCILS Essay Contest managed by PRSSA is now history. Nine talented SCILS students will be honored by Dean Schement at a special "Ask the Dean" town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in the SCILS Student Lounge. |
Researchers Win Google Award to Study Search Process
In 2008, the number of unique URLs topped 1 trillion. Several billion pages are added each day. And many people aren’t finding the best information possible. How do people go about finding what they need, trawling through such an unfathomable mass of information? That’s what Nina Wacholder and Catherine L. Smith want to know – and they want to understand better the behavior and thoughts of information seekers.
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Five Books by SCILS Professors Honored in Celebration of Rutgers Faculty Authors
SCILS faculty from all three academic departments were honored at the Rutgers University Libraries Sixth Annual Celebration of Faculty Authors. In 2008, James E. Katz, Brent D. Ruben, Laurie K. Lewis, Jack Z. Bratich, Marie L. Radford, and John V. Pavlik all authored important books in communication, journalism and media studies, and library and information science. They have made great contributions to the world of knowledge and scholarship as well as to faculty productivity at Rutgers University. |
Spring Contests for Undergraduates in Public Speaking, Writing (Deadline Extended)
Sophomores, juniors and seniors at SCILS can win up to $350 by exercising their writing, research, and reasoning muscles in two separate contests. |
Ice Cream Social Marks End of Fall Semester at SCILS
SCILS opened up its doors December 10 for the first Ice Cream Social, where nearly 200 students, faculty, and staff took the opportunity to relax and mingle with one another before digging into final papers and exams.
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