The School of Communication and Information Attends ASIS&T 2020
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Rutgers iSchool faculty and students are participating in a variety of activities at ASIS&T.
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Rutgers Alumna Receives Award for Her Commitment to Her Public Library
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SC&I alumna Radwa Ali, ’11, Director of Roxbury Public Library, has been named the recipient of the American Library Association’s 2020 Gale, A Cengage Company Financial Development Award.
A Conversation with Tawfiq Ammari
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Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Tawfiq Ammari joined the faculty last month. In our conversation with him, he discusses his research, which lies at the intersection of Social Computing, Data Science, and Science, Technology, and Society studies (STS).
A New Definition for Diverse Books
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In two recent papers, SC&I faculty member E.E. Lawrence explores the reasons it is critical to develop a new definition for diverse books, offers a new definition, and explains why books defined as diverse must “advance informational justice for oppressed persons in particular.”
“A degree in MI is not just an investment in yourself, it’s an investment in your future,” advises IT Professional Chris Doris, ITI ’03, MI ’21
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Chris Doris is an IT professional with a product management and governance background who currently works for a major financial services firm. He graduated from Rutgers with a BA in Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) in 2003 and will complete his Master of Information (MI) in January 2021.
New Monograph Celebrating the Life and Career of Alumnus Roger Greer Published
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Greer’s scholarship profoundly impacted the field of library and information science. In a Q&A with SC&I Professor Emeritus Dan O’Connor, one of Greer’s students and a lifelong colleague, SC&I explores Greer’s years at Rutgers and how Rutgers was instrumental in pioneering his work and teaching.
SC&I Faculty and Students Virtually Attend, Present at American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference
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The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) will attend and present at ALA Virtual 2020 on June 24-26. According to the conference website, the three-day event sends a strong message that the library community can and will remain connected during this unprecedented time.
Library Journal Names Maggie Murphy ’12 a 2020 “Mover and Shaker”
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The Library Journal honors Murphy for her “creativity, collaborative work around visual literacy, and her series titled “Uplifting Memes.”
SC&I’s history as a leader in information science and technology drew my interest
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SC&I’s Master of Information (MI) students can complete their degrees through the MI program’s online learning option. Stephanie Nakamura, MI’22, reflects on what she calls the “gift” of her information science education.
MI Students Adapt During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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SC&I spoke with four Master of Information students to discover the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their academic, professional, and personal lives and learn about their strategies for coping effectively.