[Asis-l] Join GSLIS at ALA Annual 2013

[Ashwill, Cynthia Jayne]

Join GSLIS at Illinois for the following activities during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference<http://ala13.ala.org/>, including our alumni and friends reception<http://www.lis.illinois.edu/events/2013/06/30/lsaa-receptionannual-meeting> on Sunday, June 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Petterino's Restaurant, 150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. Please stop by the exhibit hall and visit us at Booth 141!
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A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10678>
Friday, June 28, 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (sold out)
Deborah Stevenson, director of the Center for Children's Books and editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, is serving on the task force for this year's Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) preconference (now sold out), "A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal," to be held at and in conjunction with the Art Institute. The preconference features a multitude of award winners and art experts who will discuss the artistic process and effects, offers breakout sessions for discussions about Caldecott winners and special topics, and provides an opportunity to view the relevant gallery exhibit.

ALAplay<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10766>
Friday, June 28, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Sheraton Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom 1 & 2
GSLIS doctoral student Jeff Ginger will present Fab Lab equipment and methods at the ALAplay event, a free open evening of gaming, graphic novels, and cosplay organized by the Games and Gaming Round Table and the Graphic Novels Members Interest Group.

How a Book is Saved: Challenges and How to Fight Them<http://ala13.ala.org/node/11480>
Saturday, June 29, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, S405
GSLIS Assistant Professor Emily Knox will participate in a presentation that examines the anatomy of a book challenge, discussing the motivations behind challenges, while several practicing librarians will discuss their libraries' experiences with challenges and how to prepare for a challenge before it happens. Coffee and pastries will be served.

Washington Office Breakout Session I - Gigabit Libraries<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10115>
Saturday, June 29, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, N427bc
GSLIS Research Associate Professor Jon Gant will lead a discussion on a new Gigabit Library Initiative funded by IMLS. The purpose of the project is to help libraries leverage ultra-high-speed Internet service to develop applications and services that will meet the needs of the public. In particular, the project focuses on socially-inclusive library experiences that meet critical human development needs, particularly for underserved populations.

Leaders Wanted / LIS Doctoral Program Options Fair: Cultivating Diversity in LIS Education<http://ala13.ala.org/node/12304>
Saturday, June 29, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, Hall A, Meeting Room D
GSLIS Assistant Professor Nicole Cooke will moderate a panel addressing diversity in LIS education and research. GSLIS doctoral student Karla Lucht will serve as a member of the panel and discuss choosing a PhD program as well as issues of diversity and support for students of color.

Conversation Starters: The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival<http://ala13.ala.org/node/12205>
Saturday, June 29, 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, S102d
GSLIS master's student Eti Berland helped create some of the multimedia pieces that will be used in this annual video contest, in which young filmmakers create movies that tell the entire story of a Newbery award-winning book in 90 seconds or less.

Creating Game-Based Makerspaces (GameRT Forum)<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10250>
Saturday, June 29, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, S106a
GSLIS doctoral student Jeff Ginger will discuss program ideas for libraries to use to help game-loving patrons tap into their creative side to develop games. Host Scott Nicholson, from the Because Play Matters game lab at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, will lead a panel of experts focused on different ways of blending games and play with the power of creation and makerspaces.

ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10624>
Saturday, June 29, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, Hall A1, Special Events Area
GSLIS Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Rae-Anne Montague, along with GSLIS CAS student Joe Coyle and master's students Karen Barton and Sasha Kinney, will present a poster on the Mix IT Up! project, a collaborative effort by GSLIS to help train librarians as youth advocates. GSLIS master's student Lucas McKeever will present his poster, "Speaking Up: Forming Alliances to Preserve Local History," which focuses on a collaboration between The UP Center, an LGBT resource center serving Champaign County, and the Champaign County Historical Archives to begin an oral history project.

Electronic Resources Management (LITA)<http://ala13.ala.org/node/11092>
Saturday, June 29, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, N128
GSLIS adjunct lecturer Steve Oberg will present "E-Resources Maintenance in a Multi-Access Environment: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Ideas," sharing his experiences in a small academic institution, outlining key aspects of the challenge of e-resource maintenance, and discussing innovative approaches to successfully navigate this environment so that library users get ready access to the content they want.

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APALA)<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10248>
Sunday, June 30, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Jackson Park 10A
GSLIS doctoral student Karla Lucht will present the awards for the Asian/Pacific American Library Association (APALA) Young Adult category for the APALA Literature Awards. These awards honor and recognize individual works related to Asian/Pacific American experiences (either historical or contemporary) or Asian/Pacific American cultures. This is a morning event with refreshments and light breakfast.

ALA Annual Conference, Poster Session V
Sunday, June 30, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, Hall A, Exhibit Floor
GSLIS master's student Adam Paradis will present his poster, "The Self-Preservation Series: Outreach Programming for Community Collections<http://ala13.ala.org/node/12779>."

Busting the Comics Code: Comics, Censorship, and Librarians<http://ala13.ala.org/node/11753>
Sunday, June 30, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, N231
GSLIS Assistant Professor Carol Tilley will report on the checkered history of comics, libraries, censorship, and the teens who spoke out eloquently in defense of their favorite medium. From there, creators, librarians, and a representative from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will discuss recent issues concerning comics, library collections, and challenges, and how we all can work together to keep comics for all ages on our library shelves.

Out of the Library and into the Community: Academic Librarians and Community Engagement (ACRL WGSS)<http://ala13.ala.org/node/10088>
Monday, July 1, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, S502
Martin Wolske, GSLIS senior research scientist at the Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI) and adjunct lecturer, will serve on this panel presented by the Women & Gender Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries. Panelists will discuss the issues of democracy, information access, and information distribution within communities and the role of academic librarians and LIS faculty in addressing these important social justice issues.

Graphic Novel Stage-We Want YOU for Reading With Pictures!<http://ala13.ala.org/node/13016>
Monday, July 1, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
McCormick Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall - Graphic Novel Stage
GSLIS Assistant Professor Carol Tilley, along with several other experts in the field, will be on hand to discuss the role comics play in the new Common Core Standards and how Reading With Pictures, a non-profit organization devoted to comics and visual literacy, can be used in libraries and classrooms.

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Cindy Ashwill
Assistant Dean for Communications
Managing Editor, Library Trends and GSLIS Occasional Papers
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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