Student Accolades: February 2019

• February 27th, 2019
• by Steven Yates
• in Book Arts News, SLIS News

Samuel Edge, a current MLIS student, was recently published in The Serials Librarian. His article, “A Subject ‘Queer’-y: A Literature Review on Subject Access to LGBTIQ Materials” was first created as an assignment in Dr. Miriam Sweeney’s Race, Gender, and Sexuality in LIS class. Edge is interested in promoting equitable and community-driven access to information and is currently employed by the Mayo Clinic as a prospect development analyst.

Jillian Sico, a current MFA Book Arts student, was recognized by both the University of Alabama Graduate School, the College of Communication & Information Sciences, and SLIS for Outstanding Research by a Master’s Student for her highly significant research in the field of book arts which has regional, national and international impact. Read more about Jillian’s research here.

Kyle Holland Joins the MFA Book Arts Faculty at SLIS

• February 22nd, 2019
• by Steven Yates
• in Book Arts News, SLIS News

The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Holland as an Instructor and Studio Manager in the MFA Book Arts program. Kyle is a book artist and printer with strong interest and knowledge in hand papermaking. His work draws on his experiences growing up in the South and examines his identity within the context of a masculine subculture. His work has been exhibited internationally and can be found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nevada Museum of Art, The Center for Book Arts, Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design, and UC Berkeley among others. Holland has a BFA in Fine Arts from the Memphis College of Art, and is a candidate for an MFA in Book Arts + Printmaking at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA (expected May 2019). He has taught papermaking, printing, and book arts courses for the University of the Arts, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and numerous book art centers and studios in the United States. You can learn more about Kyle and his work by visiting his website: www.kyleaholland.com

 

Alumni Accolades, January-February 2019

• February 21st, 2019
• by Steven Yates
• in SLIS News

Kate E. Britt (MLIS ‘17)

Kate E. Britt (MLIS ‘17) is a reference librarian at the University of Michigan Law Library. She published an article detailing “Research Resources for Criminal Law” in the Michigan Bar Journal this January. Read it here.

Jason Byrd (MLIS ’08)

Jason Byrd (MLIS ’08) is the new Associate Dean of Libraries for Research and Academic Services at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.  He has previously held positions at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Jina DuVernay (MLIS ‘17)

Jina DuVernay (MLIS ‘17) was recently named Visiting Archivist for African American Collections at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University.

April Wallace (MLIS ’08) (pictured on right above with Dr. Justin Hefner)

April Wallace (MLIS ’08) was recognized as Pelham Park Middle School’s (AL) Teacher of the Year in only her second year as a school librarian. She is pictured here with Pelham Park Middle School Principal Dr. Justin Hefner.

Congratulations December 2018 Graduates!

• January 8th, 2019
• by Steven Yates
• in SLIS News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we begin a new semester and a new year, SLIS would like to take a moment to acknowledge our wonderful December 2018 graduates.

Elizabeth Abramson

Kristen Adams

Wendy Anderson

Jordan Broadwell

Haley Bryant

Kaitlyn Burnett

Cristina Castor

Virginia Collins

Amina Divoll

Ashley Eaton

Pamela Ewing

Stefanie Falco

Jay Fee

Holly Flores

Mary Garner

Davina Harrison

Cassidy Hood

Katie Hottell

Priscilla Humphrey

Albert Lipscomb

Laura Loffler

Willandra Mahand

Christine Moynihan

Wendi O’Kelley

Amanda Ostaszewski

Kaitlin Poole

Nathan Pulliam

Holly Ragland

Melanie Simms

Alexandra Smith

Laken Smith

Dan Tang

John Taylor

Kate Thompson

Kristen Timoteo

Kristen Watts

Julianna Waynick

Congratulations on commencement and we look forward to seeing the great things you accomplish!

 

Student Accolades: November 20, 2018

• November 20th, 2018
• by Steven Yates
• in SLIS News

Blake Denton’s book review of Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library: Philanthropy in Higher Education (Dilworth & Henzl, 2017) was published by The Southeastern Librarian in their Fall 2018 issue. Denton is the administrative assistant at the Methodist Archives Center at Huntingdon College in Montgomery and current MLIS student.

Kate Thompson is a MLIS candidate and editor of the Crimson Review of Young Adult and Children’s Literature. She attended the ALA’s Annual Conference in New Orleans in June 2018 to participate in the Student-to-Staff program and wrote a daily blog post about her activities, which you can read here.

Do you have student or alumni news you would like to see in SLIS News? Send it along to Dr. Steven Yates at steven.d.yates@ua.edu.