MI Student Ian Dykstra Gives Insider’s View of the Program
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Master of Information (MI) student Ian Dykstra, a library-loving artist and musician.
Read about his experiences in the program in our SC&I profile.
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Faculty and Students to Participate in ASIS&T’s 84th Annual Meeting
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The School of Communication and Information’s iSchool faculty and students will participate in the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), scheduled from October 29 – November 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut ‘00, Credits SC&I for Contributing to Her Professional Success
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“My time at Rutgers, the education I received, and the teachers and peers I met, led me to where I am today. Simple as that,” said Bulut.
Two Master of Information Students Named as American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholars
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Two Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) Master of Information (MI) students—Deborah Alejandra Popowski and Victoria Sun—were awarded Spectrum Scholarships by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services.
Increasing Community Engagement is Key for Public Libraries Seeking to Provide Equitable Access to Health Information, New Study Finds
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“Librarians must work with the community, rooting their work and decisions in what matters most to people so that their efforts are authentic and relevant,” said lead researcher and SC&I Part-Time Faculty Member Nancy Kranich.
Thirteen SC&I Alumni Selected as New Jersey Librarian Association Emerging Leaders
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Thirteen Rutgers School of Communication and Information alumni were selected as members of the Emerging Leaders Class of 2021 by the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA), the state’s oldest and largest library organization.
Product Manager Josh Rochotte MI ’18 Harnesses His ITI and Data Science Skills
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Rutgers was a good fit for Josh Rochotte, and SC&I is proud to claim him as a double alumnus. After majoring in Information Technology and Information (ITI) and Psychology, Josh completed a Master of Information (MI) degree in 2018.
Researchers to help LGBTQIA+ populations navigate barriers to health information
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SC&I alumna Vanessa Kitzie MLIS '11, Ph.D. '16, has researched the information practices of LGBTQIA+ populations, particularly the kinds of health questions community members have and the ways they navigate around information barriers to find answers. Read more in an article by the University of South Carolina where KItzie is an assistant professor.
Pride Month Celebrations
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According to the Campus Pride Index list, Rutgers University is one of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities in the U.S, earning a 5-star rating. The index, the premier LGBTQ national benchmarking tool for colleges and universities since 2007, is based on eight factors, including LGBTQ policy inclusion, housing, academic life, and student life.
Librarian and Documentarian Jill Baron MLIS’12 Shares Career Path, Details SC&I’s Influence
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Jill E. Baron MLIS’12 serves as the Librarian for Romance Languages and Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth College. She also co-directed “Change the Subject” (2019), a 54-minute documentary film about a group of Dartmouth students who challenged anti-immigrant language in the Library of Congress subject headings.