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1st Annual State of the Program

The aim of this event is to discuss accomplishments of the MLIS program, where we aim to be over the next few years, and recognize our alumni, students, and faculty.

October 14, 2021iSchool News

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Dr. John Gathegi Presents Keynote Speech to the 10th International Conference on Information Capital, Property, and Ethics

On June 4th, 2021, Dr. John Gathegi presented his keynote speech, "Google v. Oracle: Fair Use, Copyrightability, or Both?", to the 10th International Conference on Information Capital, Property, and Ethics.

August 17, 2021iSchool News

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MLIS Student, Aparna Ghosh, Selected as an ARL Kaleidoscope Diversity Scholar

Members of the ARL Kaleidoscope Program Selection Working Group have chosen MLIS graduate student, Aparna Ghosh, to be one of only 18 MLIS students to participate in the 2021–2023 Kaleidoscope Program as ARL Diversity Scholars.

August 12, 2021Honors and Awards, iSchool News

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USF School of Information Student Wins REFORMA Scholarship

Maria Dones, a graduate student in the USF SI MLIS program, was just awarded a prestigious REFORMA scholarship.

August 6, 2021Honors and Awards, iSchool News

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School of Information Alumna to Lead REFORMA de Florida

Alicia K. Long, a 2011 graduate from the MLIS program, and the Access Services Supervisor at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Bradenton Library, has been elected as the 2021-2022 President of REFORMA de Florida, the local chapter of REFORMA.

August 2, 2021Alumni News, iSchool News

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Dr. Stephen "Scuba" Gary Presents on Cyber Threats at CFO Roundtable Discussion

Dr. Gary discussed the cyber threat actors who are responsible for the cybercrimes the world experiences every day, such as ransomware and cyber espionage.

June 26, 2021iSchool News

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USF Unveils 10-Year Strategic Plan

The USF Board of Trustees approved “A Blueprint for a Bold Future: Where Academic Excellence and Opportunity Converge”. The strategic plan sets a focused direction for USF, reinforces the university’s commitment to the communities it serves and establishes strategic initiatives that reflect USF’s many strengths.

June 8, 2021iSchool News

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USF Libraries Launches Tribute to Bernadette Storck

Storck was an active adjunct faculty member at the School of Information and helped to establish the Alice G. Smith Lecture series, which recognizes a scholar or author's achievements that have been instrumental in librarianship or information studies.

May 18, 2021iSchool News

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Dr. Christina Eldredge Publishes as Part of Biomedical Knowledge Research Group

USF School of Information faculty member Dr. Christina Eldredge was part of a group of researchers investigating computable biomedical knowledge artifacts (CBKs) - digital objects conveying biomedical knowledge in machine‐interpretable structures.

May 10, 2021iSchool News

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MLIS Graduating Class Featured in Virtual Beta Phi Mu Induction Ceremony

The University of South Florida returned to in-person graduation ceremonies this year and 2021 featured one of the largest groups of Beta Phi Mu inductees in recent memory.

May 7, 2021Honors and Awards, iSchool News

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MLIS Students & Faculty to be Featured at FLA Annual Conference

The Florida Library Association (FLA) will be holding their Annual Conference this year in Daytona Beach, Florida.

April 26, 2021iSchool News

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LIS Spectrum Scholar Wins Kress Scholarship

Aparna Ghosh has just been awarded the prestigious Kress Foundation Scholarship for the Summer Educational Institute (SEI) for Digital Stewardship of Visual Information.

March 20, 2021Honors and Awards, iSchool News

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