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In the springof2013 the InformaonScienceDepartmentofUAconducteda surveyof

currentgraduatestudents.Fromtheresults,currentstudents indicatedthataffordability

andbeingclosetohomeweremostimportantintheirchoiceofschools. Outoftheseven

NewYorkoponsofALAaccreditedschools,UAstoodoutasthegreatestvalue.

UAisaffordable,anditiscentraltomanydifferentlibrarieswhichprovidegreatopportu-

niesininternshipsandmoreemploymentprospects.Indicaveofthegrowingnumberof

students enrolled in the dual-degree opon, a student commented: Iwas already en-

rolledatUAandknewitwouldbe[a]goodvalue.TheconvenienceofbeingatUAallows

studentstheoponofdualdegrees.

TheISTwebsiteisoneofthemajorsourcesofinformaonforprospecvestudents.The

ISTdepartmentseekstoimproveontheeaseofgenginformaontostudentsandfami-

lies. Whenaskedaboutthesurvey,DaphneJorgensen01,ISTAssistantDean/Internship

Coordinator, stated: The recent survey underscored an observaon the department is

keenlyawareof,thewebsiteistheprimeportalbywhichprospecvestudentsreviewand

assessour program.Cognizantofthefactthatfirstimpressionsareimportant,thedepart-

ment hasmade it a priority to strengthen and enhance the sites content, look and

feel. TheISTmarketplaceiscompeveandaneffecveappealingwebsiteisapriority.

ThesurveyisjustoneofthestepstheInformaonSciencedepartmentistakingtoinvolve

thestudents inposivechangeatUA. TheUAprice isrightforstudents lookingtoearn

theirMSISdegree.

WhataractsstudentstoUAsISTProgram?

TheSurveySays...ByCandyWilson13

CaitlinSbiroli14

WinsVegasTrip

CaitlinSbiroli14isthewinnerof2013Student

toStaff program,ajointinitiativebetweenALA

andALAsUAStudentChapter.

EachAnnualConferenceALAprovidesaonce

inalifetimeopportunityforfortystudents

engagedinALAStudentChapterstoparticipatinALAsStudenttoStaff (S2S)program.Estab

lishedin1973,S2Soffersqualifyingstudentsthe

opportunitytoattendanALAAnnualConfer

enceandworkbehindthesceneswithALA

staff.Thereareoversixtystudentchaptersbut

onlyfortyavailablevolunteerpositions. Only

onestudentpereachoftheseALAStudent

Chaptersisaccepted.Eachschoolhasitsown

selectionprocess. HereatUA,UAsALAStu

dentChapterusesarandomdrawingcontestto

selectaparticipantforALAsStudenttoStaff

program.

CaitlinSbiroli14andthirtynineotherlibrary

sciencegraduatestudentsfromacrossNorth

AmericawillassistALAstaff duringALAsAn

nualConferenceinLasVegas,Nevadafrom

June26toJuly1,2014.Inexchangeforworking

fourhoursaday(oratotalof16hours),Caitlin

andotherparticipatingstudentsreceivegratis

conferenceregistrationandhousingandaper

diemformealexpenses.S2Sersintheprogram

mayattendmeetings,programs,andothercon

ferenceeventsintheirsparetime.

ManyS2SstudentshavebecomeactiveinALA

astheymoveintosuccessfulcareers. S2Sers

benefitfromthebehindthescenesinvolve

mentinALAandALAcertainlybenefitsfrom

theirhelp,freshperspectives,andenthusiasm.


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MSLS:NotJustForLibrarians

WhenyouearnyourdegreeinLibraryScience, itstandstoreasonthat

youwouldthengoontobecomea librarian. Whilethis isusuallythe

case,itdoesnotalwaysturnoutthatway. JosephBusch'77isanexcel-

lentexampleofhowexpectaonsandrealitysomemeshavedifferent

ideas.

WhydidyouwanttoearnyourMLS? Didyoualreadyhavea

planorwasyourdireconshapedbyyourmeintheprogram?

Ihadbeenworkingasaparaprofessional libraryassistantatNewYork

CityCommunityCollege(NYCCC) indowntownBrooklynunderCETA,a

Nixon-erajobsprogram. Istartedwitha few librarysciencenightclas-

sesatQueensCollege. I liked theprogram,butdecided to transfer to

AlbanywhereIcouldaffordtoaendtheprogramfull me.Likemany

LISstudents

Iimagined

myself

working

atacollege

library.

WhatIfoundmostinteresngatAlbanywasworkingonlanguage

problemsand textanalysis. IhadbeenanundergraduateEnglish

major and was interested in Roland Barthes, especially a book

tledS/ZthattakesapartashortstorybyEmileZola intovarious

typesofthemes.IwroteapaperonthatatAlbany.Iwasinterest-

edinonlinesearchingandtheproblemofhowtofigureoutwhat

are themost effecvewords andphrases to retrieve a relevant

result set. I got interested in thesauri and other forms of con-

trolledvocabulary.I learnedsomecomputerprogramming in lan-

guagesthatwereabletodosomebasictextprocessing.Therewas

noplan,but Ijusthappened tobe in library school at the me

whendigital informaon serviceswere starngup.Thischanged

myideasaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo,andulmatelychanged

mylife.

YourresumepostedontheTaxonomyStrategies'web

sitesaysthatmostofyourcareerwasintechnologyattheman

agement level or higher. Sincemost peoplewould start their

careerasa librarianaerearning theirMLS,whydidyougo in

thisdirecon?

Aerlibraryschoolitwasdifficulttofindmyfirstjob.Ittookmea

whiletorealize that Icouldn'tjustrespondtoads intheSunday

New York Times Week in Reviewwhere schools and libraries

usedtoadverseposions.EventuallyIfoundajobatalargemid-

townManhaan law firm through an employment agency. This

turned out to be a good choice because law firms were early

adopters of the new informaon technology, notjust forword

processingbutalsofortextdatabases.Ile thelawfirmtospend

5yearsattheFiveColleges-UMass,Smith,MtHolyoke,Amherst

andHampshire -helping to runa retrospecveconversionprojec

of thepubliccatalogsand implemennga libraryautomaon sys

tem. Itwasonlyaer that -7yearsaerearningmyMLS - that

madetheswitch. IgotajuniorconsultantposionatPriceWater

house intheirBostonoffice.Onthejob, I learnedprojectmanage

ment,spreadsheetmodelinganddatabaseprogramming.Aertwo

years Iwasmadeamanager,but Idecidedto leaveandendedup

landingaposionattheGeyTrust inLosAngeles.Iworkedthere

for10yearsonhumaniescompungprojects,andeventuallybe

came the programmanager for standards and research projects

Theprogram included theArt&ArchitectureThesaurus, theThe-

saurusofGeographicNames,aswellasseveralabstracngand in

dexingdatabaseprojectsandmulmediaarchives.

Whydidyoudecidetofoundyourowncompany,Taxon

omyStrategies? Haveyoualwaysbeeninterestedinstarngone?

IwasrecruitedfromtheGeytobeaseniormanagerataSanFran

ciscostart-up

company

during

the

dot

com

boom.

Atthis

company

wedevelopeda framework forautomacallycategorizingcontent

andmethodsforuniquelyidenfyingconceptswithpersistentiden

fiers so that category labels could be dynamicallymanaged and

maintainedover me.Thisworkwasadirectextensionofmywork

withtheGeyvocabularyprojects,whichbuiltonmyearlier inter

est inthemacanalysisandcontrolledvocabularieswhen Iwasan

LISstudent.Ourproductwasanearlyversionoflinkedopendata.

Connued...

ByRachelHulton14


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MSLS:NotJustForLibrarians(Connued)

The company was acquired by Interwoven, a public web content

managemententerprise soware company for$150million.Weall

madesomemoney!IworkedatInterwovenforayearandthenstart-

edTaxonomyStrategies.

IhadimaginedstarngmyowncompanyaerworkingforPriceWa-

terhouse,but the mingwasn'tquiteright.Whatfinally leadmeto

startmyowncompanywas literallybeingpushedoutofthenestat

Interwoven.My first clientwas the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

oneofthe12NASACenters.Manymorefollowed.Youalwaysworry

aboutfindingclientswithprojects toworkon.But it turnsout that

theproblemisnotfindingthework,butdoingthework.

Whydidyoumake itaconsulngcompany thatoffers to

helporganiza

ons

and

businesses

effecvely

organize

their

infor

maon?

OnethingI learnedaboutenterprisesowareduringmy meinthe

business isthat itrequiresa lotofconsulngservicestosuccessfully

be implemented. That's exactly what Taxonomy Strategies does -

providebusinessconsulngservicesrelatedtocontentmanagement

anduse,onwebsitesand intranets,forpublishing,e-commerceand

governmentacrossmanybusinesssectors.

Also,anawfullotoftheinformaoninorganizaonsisedupindoc-

umentsanddocument-like forms likepresentaonsandemail - it's

notindatabases.Eitherpeoplearewasngalotofmecreangdoc-

ument-like informaon that's simply not important;or,more likely

thesematerialsarejusthighlyunder-ulized. Ibelievethatdevelop-

ingmethodstomanageanduse lessstructured informaonsources

inways thataresimilartodata, isanenormousopportunity foror-

ganizaons todevelopcompeveadvantageandmeetotherbusi-

ness objecves. LIS training is great inial preparaon for helping

organizaonsdiscoverandunlockthevalueoftheircontent.

Yousaid

that

you

were

interested

incontrolled

vocabulary

whileinschool. Whatisyouropinionoffolksonomies,wheretheus

erscreatethetags?

I think enduser tagging isausefulbut it isdifferent from controlled

value tagging. Iwould like to seeendusers choosing from controlled

value lists too. Iamworkingondeveloping anapplicaonwhereend

usersassignabroadcategorytoeachoftheirtags,forexample,tohelp

disambiguatewhenaword like Christmas refers toaholidayasop-

posedtowhenitreferstosomeoneorsomething'sname.

Whileyouwereat theuniversiesdidyoueverdo

teaching? Ifyouwereeveraskedtoteachwouldyoudoso?

IdidnotdoanyteachingwhenIwasatAlbany.Ididworkasap

internattheTroyPublicLibrary,andanunpaidinternattheFed

Library Commiee inWashington, DC one summer. I do sev

guestlectureseachyearforLISandknowledgemanagementco

es. Ialsorun6ormorepublicworkshopseachyear inconjunc

withprofessionalmeengsliketheASISTAnnualMeengandtr

showslikeKMWorld.I'vebeenaskedtoadjunctteachclasses,

I'vealwaysturnedthosedownbecauseI'mtoobusytodedicate

amountofmethat'srequiredtodothiswell.

Youmenonhow mingwasoen importantinshap

yourdirec

on,

for

example

when

you

talk

about

how

you

ente

theLISprogramwhendigitalinformaonwasstarngtobecom

focus. What are the current trends now that you think rec

graduatesandcurrentstudentsshouldbegenginto?

Bigdataisthebigthingrightnow.Thisisaresultofallthemetad

that'sbeinggeneratedbyalltheprocessors,applicaonsandtra

acons that underpin the networked informaon ecosystem.

dataiscurrentlymostlyanumeric,transacon-focusedanalysis.

arejustintheearlydaysofapplyingthislevelofanalysistotext,

Ipredict that thiswilldevelopveryquickly too.Textanalycs

goodareaforpeopletoworkon.

ByRachelHulton14

What I found most interesng at

Albany was working on language

problems and text analysis.


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ByStephanieKogler'13

AdjunctsAddUp

TheInformaonDepartmentcurrentlyemploys10facultymembers.Eachoftheseprofessorsis

uniqueintheirpastexperienceandexperse.However,inordertoincreasethebreadthanddepthofthe

program,thedepartment,likemanysimilarprograms,alsoemploysseveraladjunctprofessors.IntheGrad-

uateSchoolofLibraryandInformaonScienceattheiSchoolatIllinois,thereare27facultymembersand48

adjunctslistedascurrentlyteaching.IntheDepartmentofInformaonandLibraryScienceatIndianaUni-

versity,thereare26facultymembersand45adjuncts.

These[adjunct]instructorsareleadersintheirfield,praconerswhoenrichourstudentsbyshar-

ingfromtheirwealthofexperience,DaphneJorgensen01,InformaonStudiesAssistantDean,Internship

Coordinator,andadjunctprofessor,explained.Jorgensenhasbeenanadjunctfortenyearsandinthatme

hastaught31classes.Adjunctsallowthedepartmenttoofferagreatervarietyofclassesincludinganocca-

sionalexperimentalone.Someadjunctsteachclassesonaregularbasis,butothersarebroughtinforone

parcularclass.

ThisfallthedepartmentisofferingIntroducontoLegalResearchwhichisbeingtaughtbyalaw

schoollibrarianwithbothM.S.I.SandJ.D.degrees.TheregularlyofferedPublicLibrariesclasshasbeen

taughtbyvariousadjuncts,mostofwhomhavebeendirectorsat

successfulpubliclibraries.Inthespring2013semesterthisclasswas

taughtbyGeoffreyKirkpatrick98,DirectorofBethlehemPublicLi-

brary.Whenaskedwhyheagreedtoteachtheclass,Kirkpatrickex-

plained,Icouldntsaynototheoffer. Librarianshaveagreatcul-

tureofcooperaonandsharing. Iwashonoredtobeasked,andto

feltitwasimportanttogivebacktothefutureofourfield.Inthe

schoolmediaconcentraon,coursesaretaughtbypraccingschool

librarymediaspecialistswhocanofferourstudentsnotonlytheory

butsoundpraccalguidanceonhowtomanageaschoollibrary,

Jorgensenreported.Othercoursesthataremadepossiblebyad-

junctsareYoungAdultLiterature,ChildrensLiterature,Electronic

RecordsManagement,DatabaseDesignandDevelopment,InformaonLiteracyInstrucon,andmore.

Inordertoshowtheirappreciaonforadjuncts,thedepartmentheldareceponthisyearintheir

honor.WhenJorgensenwasaskedwhatledtothedecisiontoholdthisrecepon,sheexplainedTheshort

answeristhatwethoroughlyappreciatetheme,dedicaon,andexpersealltheseindividualshavegiven

toourprogram.

Inthepasttenyearstherehavebeenover60adjunctsteachinginUAsISTprogram.


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AccordingtoLaurieBuckley13,VicePresidentofSCALAstudentchapterinvolvementislikeNetworking101,ithelpsyoutokeepabreas

ofnewdevelopmentsandinteresngnewsintheindustry.

Studentgroupsenrichthe learningexperiencethroughconnecng,engagingandsocializingwithfaculty,studentsandprofessionals.Stu

dentinvolvementisapassagetopotenalemployment,andhavingaccesstotheseorganizaonsimprovesstudentawarenessofcampu

anddepartmentalknowledge.Creangnetworkingconnecons,buildingsocialskillsanddevelopingmanagerialskillsarejustafewofth

benefitsISTstudentsacquireasaresultofinvolvementinprofessionalorganizaons.

Extrameisaluxuryfewofushave,butmanystudentsbelievethebenefitsfrombeingconnectedtothesegroupsfaroutweighthedraw

backs.ISTstudentselectedtoexecuveposionstakeontheresponsibilityandchallengetobealeader,andacquirethetoolstobecom

thatleader.Inaddion,individualswhojoinanyofthesestudentorganizaons,gainsvaluablepraccalexperienceandtheopportunityt

networkwithexpertsalreadyinthefield.

Inthepastseveralyearsinterestinstudentchaptershasbeenontherisehere,atUA,underscoring thepointthatISTstudentsvaluechap

terinvolvementandviewparcipaonashavingaposiveimpactontheirfutureasinformaonprofessionals.

SCALA(the4thestablishedstudentchapteroftheALA)recentlycelebratedits30thchapteranniversarywithguestspeakerALAPresiden

Barbara Stripling. Further informaon canbe found atwww.ala.org/groups/affiliates/chapters/student.Addional guest speakershav

includedlibraryadministratorand10thArchivistoftheUnitedStates,DavidFerrieroandCCIAlumSusanHildreth,DirectoroftheInstut

ofMuseumandLibraryServices.Thesegather-

ings are an important business exchange for

ideasandconversaons.Co-presidentofInfor-

maonStudiesStudentAssociaon,BenHim-

melfarb 13 feels themessageof ISSA is sim-

ple: itsmy educaon,my investment, and

myresponsibilitytobeinvolvedwiththedeci-

sionmakingprocess.

Get involved whether youre a student or

praconer; engaging in organizaons posi

velyimpactsyourfuture.

WhyJoinWhyCare?


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OnApril30th,thecollegehosteditsannualCollegeofComputingandInformationShowcase,andthisyearit

waslikeneverbefore. HeldinAssemblyHallsFiresideLounge,the2013Showcasefeaturedstudentgroups

andparticipantsfromeverydepartmentofthecollege:Informatics,ComputerScience,andInformationStud

ies.

GraduateAssistantAshleySmolinksi14andAssistantDeanandUndergraduateDirector,JenGoodall,played

thelargestrolesincoordinatingtheevent. Smolinskiexplains,Thegoaloftheshowcasewastohighlightthe

accomplishmentsofstudents,whilealsohelpingthemtobuildnecessarypresentationskills.Additionally,

showcasehelpedtoinspirestudentsatthebeginningstagesoftheiracademiccareerstounderstandthetypes

ofinternships,projects,andcourseworkavailable.

ProfessorMeihwaChenoftheComputerSciencedepartmentwasparticularlyinvolved;sheencouragedher

CSI418/518studentstoparticipateandpresent,andheldanactiveroleontheplanningcommittee.

PresentationTopicsincluded(butcertainlywerentlimitedto):

UndergraduateInternships:NYSERDA,BurstMarketing,Akimbo,AutoMate,andmore

GraduateInternships:NYSArchives,SaratogaPublicLibrary

INF202DatabaseProjects

INF362IntermediateWebDesignProjects

INF201WebDevelopmentProjects

IST660EmpireGamesArchives

CSI418/518:GeniusBarcode,ForumMigration,TraceTrends,andmore

INF496/596ProgrammableMicrocontrollers:ReactionTime,Arduinos,AlarmClocks

TwohundredandtenpeopleattendedtheShowcase;87studentspresented,including14formalgroup

presentations. Facultyalsoparticipatedintheshowcase,notonlythroughnetworking,butthroughqualita

tiveevaluationsofthepresentations;twentytwofacultymembersprovidedfeedbackthroughover100evalu

ations.

KudosforCCIShowcaseByLaurieBuckley13


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ByLaurieBuckley13

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CapsOff toSpringGraduates

TheCollegeofCompungandInformaonhonouredspringgraduatesatcommencementonMay18,2013. SeveralISTgraduates

wererecognizedfortheiraccomplishmentswithbothinstuonalandnaonalawards.

ThehonoureesfortheUAAwardswerenominatedbyfacultymembers,somereceivingmulplenominaons,andthewinnerswere

decidedbyconsensusofthecommencementcommiee.Theawardspresentedvaryeachyear,withthisspringsincluding:

ByRuthMallard'14

Academic Excellencewenttothreestudentsformaintaininga4.0GPA:

FeliciaM.Cummings'13

Mary(Mara)Elliot'13

SarahKennedy'13

ExcellenceinServicetotheCollegewenttostudentsfortheirvolunteereffortsandworkwithstudentgroups.

KevinRobbits'13-forhisstrongserviceethicandworkastheSAAStudentChapterwebmaster.

ChristopherKoila'13-forhisleadershipaspresidentoftheInformaonStudiesStudentAssociaon.Hewas

alsoawardedforExcellenceinServicetoStudentGroupsandwillbeconnuinghisUAcareerasafirstyea

doctoralstudent.

MaraElliot'13-forherexceponalworkonthe2012edionofiConnect.

ExcellenceinCommunityPartnershipswenttostudentsfortheirdedicaontoschoollibrarianshipin

creangcommunitypartnershipswithlocalschools.

KaraChakamakas'13-workedwithAlbanyHighSchool11th

gradersonacreavewringandpresentaonpro-ject,andcoordinatedAlbanyHighsBIGREAD.

CarolineBuinicky'13-workedwith7thgradersatShakerMiddleSchoolinLathamonacurrenteventsproject

usingRSSfeedstoformavirtualnewscommunity.

OutstandingPublicaonwasthethirdhonourforMaraElliot'13. Herarcle,TheImpactofthePublicLibraryDis

trictModelonLocalFundingofPublicLibrariesinNewYorkState,beganasaprojectforResearchMethods,andconnued

asanindependentstudybeforebeingacceptedforpublicaon.MarasarclecanbefoundintheApril-June2013ediono

PublicLibraryQuarterly.ThenaonalSALALM(SeminarontheAcquisionofLanAmericanMaterials)scholarshipwenttoRyanLynch'13

andBetsaidaReyes'13.TheSALALMscholarshipisawardedtoMasterscandidatesinanarchival,libraryorinformaon

studiesprogramwhoshowstronginterestandcommitmenttoLanAmericanandCaribbeanStudiesacademiclibrarian-

ship. ThishighlycompeveawardhighlightsthecalibreofUAsISTstudents. Itisalsothefirstmeintheawardshistory

thatitwenttotwostudentsfromthesameuniversity.


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INeedALibraryJob(INALJ)

Recent M.S.I.S. graduate Aimee Graham

12usedherworkasanAssistantEditorof

INALJ.comtolaunchhercareer. Nowshes

HeadEditorforINeedALibraryJobNew

YorkState.

Navy veteran and recent graduate Aimee

Graham 12 describes her volunteer posi-

on as an I Need A Library

Job (INALJ.com)Editorasmul-faceted.

ButforMs.Graham,itwasworththechal-

lenge because it was through her job

searches for the site that she found her

currentposions:OnlineLibrarianatSaint

Leo University, Saint Leo, FL and Interim

Reference Librarian at the University of

CentralFlorida,SouthLake. She isan IN-

ALJ.com Success Story. (as seen here:

hp://inalj.com/?p=20130). Aimeevolun-

teersherservicesas INALJNewYorkState

Head Editor andAssistant Editor of INALJ

Florida5daysaweek toconnuehelping

othersfindworkintheInformaonfield.

Founded in 2010 by a recent recipient of

Library Journals Mover&ShakerAward,

Naomi House, the I Need A Library Job

site has witnessed a massive increase in

Web traffic over the past two years. In

September, itreportedover318,000page

visits and surpassed 3million total views

on September 27th Essenal to the IN-

ALJ.com formula forsuccessarethehard-

working,volunteerEditors,likeAimee.

INALJ.comvolunteersagree toaone-year

commitment and can also submit arcles

related to the job hunt and21st century

librarianship. Each day they conduct nu-

meroussearchesandcanvasseveraldiffer-

entjobsites. Aimeesaysit'salotofwork,

"but in theend,greatjobsarediscovered

thatmay have been overlooked by those

conducng simple searches." INALJ.com

aempts towrangle relevantjobposngs

that might ordinarily be neglected

including remotework for Online Librari-

ans,similartoAimeesposion.

Socialnetworking iskey to the successof

thissiteandthecollaboraveeffortsof its

volunteereditorialstaff. Editorscommuni-

cate regularly with each other through

Twier, Linkedin, and other social net-

working sites. Todate, INALJ.comeditors

have collecvely logged over 17,800

tweets.

In addion to weekly physical reference,

Aimeeworkswith a large online learning

populaon as the library liaison for dis-

tance learning students;her storygoes to

showthatsomemesinordertothinkout-

sideof thebox,wehave to step intoour

computers.

ByLaurieBuckley13

BenHimmelfarb

14,

AwardedEBSCOScholarship

In September, it reported over

318,000 page visits and surpassed

3 million total views

BenHimmelfarb14hasearnedone

offive$1,500scholarshipsoffedby

EBSCOtoaendedALAs 2014Mid-

WintermeenginPhiladelphia. The

scholarshipsaredesignedforindivid

ualswhohavenotpreviouslyhadth

opportunitytoaendanALAconfer

ence. Benisacurrentstudentinthe

ITSprogram(ArchivesandRecords

AdministraonTrack),adualdegree

student(History),andanemployee

oftheAlbanyPublicLibrary.Scholar

shiprecipientswerehonored

byEBSCOandALAduringtheconfer

ence.

Aspartoftheapplicaonprocess,

applicantswererequiredtowriteanessayonWhatwillyourlibrarybe

likein5years?Theessayswere

judgedbyanALA-designatedjury.

EBSCOisdedicatedtosupporngth

professionaldevelopmentoflibrari-

ansaroundtheworldandhasalong

tradionofco-sponsoringscholar-

shipstoALAconferences,providing

fundsforconferenceregistraon,

travel,and

expenses.


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ClassNotes

FromAlbany, to SaudiArabia, toAlaska,our graduateshave

embarkedonmajorjourneys in the informaonsciencefield;

thediversityoftheiremployment isatestamenttothebroad

spectrumofopportuniesavailabletoMLIS/MSISdegreehold-

ers.Many alumni expressed kudos for the iConnect project

duringourcallfornews forthis inauguralcolumnof ISTClass

Notes.Theexpressionof support reallyaffirmed the spiritofcommunity, service,and paying it forward that somany li-

brariansandinformaonprofessionalsgraduatewith.

We hope that news on thewhereabouts of these graduates

willhelp informand inspirethepast,present,andfuturestu-

dentsofTheUniversityatAlbany.To submitnews for future

publicaonsofiConnectemaildetails,includingdateofgradu-

ate to: [email protected] andplace in your subject line

iConnectClassNotes. Itemsofinterestincludewhereyou're

currently employed and your posion there, any awards or

honors youhave recently received,oranyotherprofessional

achievements you'd like to share. iConnect editorsmay edit

submieddetailsforlength.

IConnectisanannualpublicaonoftheDepartmentofInformaonStudies. ThisedionofiConnectwasproducedbystudentsenrolledinIST666duringthesummer

of2013: TopRow(LtoR):SandraBrown14;StephanieKogler13;DarleneAlessi14;andRuthMallard14. BoomRow(LtoR):ProfessorDAndraia;LaurieBuckley

13;Candy

Wilson

13;

and

Rachel

Hulton

14.

Special

thanks

toSeth

Shapiro

12

forpreparing

the

issue

forelectronic

distribu

on.

JillLeinung'79

SchoolLibrarianatEastGreenbushCentralSchoolDistrict,since1989.EastGreenbush,NY.CASDASchoolLibraryMediaSpecialistAward,2007. BoardmembershipoftheEasternNewYorkSectionofSchoolLibraryMediaSpecialists(ENYSLMA)actingasLegislativeRepresentativeandasrepresentativeontheSectionofSchoolLibrarians(SSL/NYLA)board.BoardmembershipalsoontheSectionofSchoolLibrariansofNYS(SSL/NYLA)asLegislativeRepresentativeandRegionIVRepresentative.SSL/NYLAPresidentelectfor20142015

ElizabethIrish'90

AssistantDirectorforEducationandAdministrativeServices/LibraryatAlbanyMedicalCollegeLibrary.Fall2012FellowoftheUpstateNewYorkOntarioChapteroftheMedicalLibraryAssociation.ChairofMLAAwardsCommittee

DarrinConroy'93

DirectoratResearchNetwork,thevalueaddedinformationserviceprovidedtoclientsoftheNewYorkStateSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter,since2002

GeralynnDemarest,'97

Chair,LibraryandMediaServices,ColumbiaGreenCommunityCollege,Hudson,NY

GeoffreyKirkpatrick'98

DirectoratBethlehemPublicLibrary.Albany,NY.AdjunctFacultyattheUniversityatAlbanyInformationStudiesDepartment. NYLAPresidentElect,servingfromNov.2013Nov.2014,NYLAPresidentfromNov.2014Nov.2015

BySandraBrown14


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ClassNotes(cont.)

LeighMihlrad'04ElectronicResourceManagementLibrarianattheNationalInsti

tutesofHealth(NIH)Library.Bethesda,MD

ChrissieMorrison'04TeenandTweenLibrarianatEastGreenbushCommunityLibrary.EastGreenbush,NY. NYLA(NMRT)AwardChairin2009.CurrentVicePresidentandPresidentelectofYouthServicesSection(YSS)ofNYLA.UAlbanyinternshipprogrammentor

AmeliaBirdsallLooby'05InformationSpecialistatNYSSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter.Albany,NY.AdjunctfacultyattheUniversityatAlbanyInformationStudiesDepartment.2011PresidentoftheUpstateNewYorkchapterofSLA

ShelleyNugent,'06DirectorofLibraryServicesatMildredElleyCollege.Albany,NY

IanBeilin'10Dr.BeilinisaSubjectSpecialistforArchitecturalTechnology,PsychologyandBusinessattheNewYorkCityCollegeofTechnology(CUNY)

LucyBungo'10ReferenceLibrarianatNiagaraUniversity,Niagara,NY

HeatherJames'10Research&InstructionalServicesLibrarianatMarquetteUniversity.Milwaukee,WI.ARLCareerEnhancementProgramFellowtoUniversityofWashington,OdegaardeLibraryALAEmergingLeader2011,sponsoredbyMNLibraryAssociation.MNLibraryAssociationMILELeadershipFellow

SusanCarver'11

Director,FairviewPublicLibrary.Margaretville,NY

DeannaDiCarlo'11ReferenceServicesLibrarian,AlbanyPublicLibrary,AlbanyNY

NoahJonMarshall'11ElementaryLibrarianattheAmericanInternationalSchoolofJeddahinJeddah,SaudiArabia.TheschoolisprivatewithaninternationalandAmericancurriculumbasedontheAEROstandards.AwardedacertificateofappreciationbyanotherinternationalschoolinJeddahforassistingwithimprovementstotheirschoollibrary.

CatherineOliver'11FirestoneLibrary,PrincetonUniversity,NJ

AlisonStarkey'11ProcessingArchivistatHistoryAssociatesInc.Anchorage,Alaska

AshleyToddDiaz'11AssistantProfessor/CuratorofSpecialCollectionsandArchivesatEmporiaStateUniversity.Emporia,KS. GuestspeakeratInternetLibrariannationalconference,2013

StacyWesley'11AdjunctReferenceLibrarianatFultonMontgomeryCommunityCollege.Johnstown,NY

SalehAbuawad'12InformationTechnologySpecialist2attheNewYorkStatedivisionof

Taxation&Finance.WorkingtowardCCNA(CiscoCertifiedNetworkingAssociate)certification

SarahKennedy'12CornellUniversityLibrary,Ithaca,NY.AssistingwithpreparationsfortheInternationalAssociationofAgriculturalInformationSpecialists(IAALD)WorldCongressatCornellthisSummer.GorgeStewardforCornellUniversityOutdoorEducation. Thisfall,SarahismovingtoAnnArbor,MI,whereshehopestofindapositioninalocallibrary

HopeKramer'12LibrarianatDenverPublicLibrary.CurrentprojectsincludebilingualpreschoolstorytimeinSpanishandEnglishandSummerofReadingregistrationandprograms

AdamLisbon'12

JapaneseStudiesLibrarianatTheUniversityofColorado.Boulder,CO.

LinneaMoosman'12ElizabethSetonLibrary,CollegeofMountSaintVincent,Bronx,NY

MichaelPaulmeno'12ElectronicServicesLibrarianwithDeltaStateUniversity,locatedinCleveland,Mississippi

NickPierce12AssistantManagerAccessServices,BabsonCollege,BabsonPark,Massachusetts

JeremySchwartz12,AssistantLibrarianforResearchandPublicServices

atMarist

College,

Poughkeepsie,

NY

SethShapiro'12PresidentatShapiroConsulting&SystemServices.OnlineReputationManagement

IanBanker'13ProvidesonlinesupportforTheBlueBookBuildingandConstructionNetwork,JeffersonValley,NY

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