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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MLIS Students Explore Italian Libraries and Meet Scholars from around the World
Returning to campus in the fall takes some time to adjust, especially if you’re coming back six hours ahead of everyone because you spent August in Milan, Italy. Ten students in the Master of Library and Information Science program traveled to Milan to attend the International Federation of Library Associations conference from August 23 to 27. They spent a few weeks before their sojourn in a course called “International Librarianship,” that focused on library and information service in a global society.
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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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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. |
Professional Development Studies Director Cited for Online Education Excellence
Melanie Andrich, director of SCILS' Professional Development Studies program, has received the Excellence in Online Education Award from Pearson eCollege. |
SCILS Alumnus Tim Pernetti Named Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Former Rutgers football player Tim Pernetti, executive vice president of CBS College Sports Network and familiar to Rutgers fans for his radio commentary, was named director of intercollegiate athletics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, at today’s meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors. The appointment, following a national search, is effective April 1.
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