Tag: GSLIS Students
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Meet New CALL Member, Mandy Lee
LC: You are currently a student at University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) living on campus. How long have you been a Graduate Assistant in the Law Library? ML: I started the assistantship last August. I can’t believe it has been eight months! LC: What made you decide to become…
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The Invisible Benefits of Library School
I have worked in libraries for the last 14 years in a variety of roles, but it was only last year that I decided to attend a graduate program in Library and Information Sciences. Since I am a full time staff member at Loyola University Chicago’s Law Library and commute almost 3 hours a day to…
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Meet New CALL Member LeighAnne Thompson
JH: Tell us a little about yourself. LT: I practiced ERISA law for 5 years. I just left Kirkland & Ellis at the end of June. I am the proud mother of a 2 ½ year old boy and a 10-month old girl.
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Meet New CALL Member Stacia Stein
New CALL member, Stacia Stein, is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a member of the CALL Bulletin Committee. Fellow Bulletin Committee member, Juanita Harrell, recently interviewed her so we could all get to know her a little better. JH: Tell us a little about…
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LEEPing Into the Law Librarian Profession: a Glimpse Inside the University of Illinois LEEP Program “Boot Camp”
I recently made the “leap” from practicing ERISA law to pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree at the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
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CALL Library School Experience
Why do I get myself into these things?! This is a question I have asked myself a lot this year. In fact, I am asking myself that very question right now, as I stare at a blank computer screen, reflecting on my first year in library school, trying to find some sort of form and poetic…
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Meet New CALL Member Kara Dunn
New CALL member, Kara Dunn, is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and a member of the CALL Bulletin Committee. Fellow Bulletin Committee member, Lindsey, recently chatted with her so we could all get to know her a little better.
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Hot Library School Topics
When beginning to explore the topics that library students were discussing at the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), I decided to seek student feedback through outlets such as the GSLIS open forum and Facebook page. While there are a vast array of courses to take and topics to explore at GSLIS, I began to notice a common theme throughout the feedback I received, and throughout…
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Law School v. Library School
As soon as I began my Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, I could not help but start comparing my recent library school experience to my previous law school experience. Initially I struggled between thinking like a lawyer and thinking like a librarian. Law schools pride themselves on teaching their students through the Socratic…
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New CALL Member Q&A with Michael Verderame
New CALL member Michael Verderame is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and a member of the CALL Bulletin Committee. Co-editors Lyo and Kevin recently chatted with him so we could all get to know him a little better.