The iSchool at Drexel is seeking applicants to join the Ph.D. program in Fall 2009

The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology, is an interdisciplinary college within the university that focuses on the interplay of people, information, and technology. Areas of interest include human-computer interaction, computer supported collaborative learning, children and youth information behaviors, social informatics, digital libraries, knowledge management, information visualization, and data mining. Empirical studies both qualitative and quantitative are widely used. Students and faculty come from a wide variety of backgrounds, for example, computer science, anthropology, psychology, information science, library science, and communication. The broad scope of the Ph.D. in Information Studies prepares students for employment in academia and industry.

More information about The iSchool at Drexel’s doctoral program is available at www.ischool.drexel.edu, or e-mail info@ischool.drexel.edu

To apply to the iSchool’s Ph.D. in Information Studies, visit http://www.drexel.edu/em/apply/ischool/.

Applications are due February 1 for students seeking financial aid and international students.

Faculty, doctoral students and admissions representatives from the iSchool will be available to answer your questions at the January 2009 ALISE Annual Conference and the ALA Mid-Winter Meeting in Denver.

The iSchool will also be hosting an online Q&A session for prospective doctoral applicants on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

EST. R.S.V.P. to bcp29@drexel.edu by Monday, January 26, 2009 to participate. [jesse]

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Get your PhD in Toronto

The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for its Ph.D. program for the academic year 2009/2010.  All full-time doctoral students receive four years of funding (tuition plus a stipend of CAD $15,000/year (in 2008/09)).

The Faculty provides doctoral students with numerous opportunities to participate in a wide variety of international and interdisciplinary research studies.  Research areas include critical information studies; library and information science; archives and record management; information systems, media, and design; cultural heritage; and knowledge management and information management; and museum studies.  The Faculty participates in several collaborative programs including Book History and Print Culture; and Knowledge Media Design.

For information on the Program consult our website: www.ischool.utoronto.ca.
If you have any questions contact:
David Phillips, Chair of the PhD program, at davidj.phillips@utoronto.ca
or Wendy Duff, Chair, PhD admissions, at wendy.duff@utoronto.ca

[jesse]

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Funds available to support future LIS faculty

Funds available to support future library faculty

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University has a number of Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellowships available for new Ph.D. students interested in the library and information science field.

IMLS Fellowships are available to full-time doctoral students on a yearly basis. Benefits include a stipend of $19,500 for the year and 24 credit hours of tuition. Fellows are also eligible to receive partial travel support for attendance at librarianship-oriented conferences as well as small grants to support research.

Funding for the IMLS Fellowship comes from the Developing Faculty to Educate the Next Generation of Library Professionals award obtained by the School of Information Studies with matching funds provided by the iSchool. Graduating fellows are required to seek employment as a professor in an accredited MLS-granting department after completing their degrees. They are not, however, required to obtain or accept such a position.

This fellowship is a multi-year award and it is likely, though not guaranteed, to be renewed for subsequent years. Most doctoral students receive funding for their education, and the iSchool at Syracuse tries to continue their funding throughout their entire program.

IMLS Fellows are expected to devote themselves fully to the program and not take on other paid employment. Exceptions are considered, but fellows should expect to focus primarily on their education while they are receiving fellowship support. Other requirements of the fellowship include maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0 each term, maintaining full-time matriculated status and residency in the Syracuse area, being involved in service to the profession and school, and complying with University policies and procedures. A master’s degree is required for any Ph.D. program in the School of Information Studies.

Anyone who applies to the Ph.D. in information science and technology program at Syracuse University with a background in library and information science or holding an MSLIS degree will automatically be considered for the fellowship.

For more information, contact Associate Professor Ping Zhang, director of the Ph.D. in information science and technology program, at pzhang@syr.edu or 315-443-5617. [jesse]

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The iSchool at Drexel Fall PhD Open House – October 22, 2008

The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology, is hosting its Fall PhD Open House for prospective doctoral students on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. If you would like to be at the forefront of a growing research field, join us from 5-7 p.m. in Room 014, Rush Building, 30 N. 33rd Street (at Market), Philadelphia, PA 19104.

All iSchool at Drexel PhD students share a passion for research, exploring how technology links people and information. Human-computer interaction, data mining, digital libraries, competitive intelligence: These are just a few of the areas in which our students contribute to the information field. While here, our students learn, research and publish. When they leave, they lead.

Faculty at the iSchool are world-renowned for innovative research, and like our students, they are passionate about using technology to connect people with information, exploring diverse areas in this research space.

Impartial surveys of scholarly productivity rank The iSchool at Drexel within the top 10 of information science programs in the U.S.

iSchool PhD graduates have gone on to pursue careers in both academia and industry research at such institutions as Princeton University; University of California, Irvine; University of Missouri, Columbia; Microsoft and IBM.

Apply at our Open House and we’ll waive the application fee. FREE PARKING for Open House attendees in the Drexel Garage at 34th and Market streets.

Please R.S.V.P. for this session at www.ischool.drexel.edu/phd/openhouse.

For more information call: 215.895.2474 or email info@ischool.drexel.edu

[jesse]

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iSchool launches new professional doctorate program

6/2/2008

The School of Information Studies has launched a part-time executive doctoral program for highly qualified middle level managers looking to boost their careers.

The Doctorate of Professional Studies in Information Management is a three-year program with fall, spring, and summer terms, which is offered in a limited residency, distance learning format. The 51-credit hour program involves 16 courses on methods, research, and practice topics (36 credits total), plus 15 credits for thesis work. Read entire press release (Syracuse).

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Doctoral scholarships available

*Doctoral Scholarships Available

Cultivating Digital Librarianship Faculty*

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~geisler/projects/cdlf/

/CDLF program/: The Cultivating Digital Librarianship Faculty program

(CDLF) will prepare four leaders in digital librarianship through in-depth research, innovative coursework, praxis-based teaching experiences, and active engagement with the wider scholarly community.

These carefully coordinated efforts will center on four areas critical to the next phase of digital library development: multimedia collections, digital library services, bridging physical and digital libraries, and digital library evaluation. The CDLF program is a collaboration between the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin and the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University in partnership with the Internet Public Library. CDLF will provide four doctoral students with full tuition/fees and a substantial stipend for all four years of this residential program beginning in the fall 2009 term.

/CDLF approach:/ The primary goal of the proposed program is to educate four doctoral students to become innovative leaders in the area of digital librarianship through immersion in a full-time, residential program. This research-driven program pairs students with faculty for long-term, sustained scholarly investigations and analyses in order to prepare students for their own independent research efforts. Each student admitted to the program will work closely with one of the faculty team as primary advisor and personal mentor. Students accepted to the University of Texas at Austin will work with either Luis Francisco-Revilla, Gary Geisler, or Lynn Westbrook; the student accepted to Drexel University will work with Michael Khoo. The Internet Public Library will be available as both a learning laboratory and a rich source of research data. Museums, special-collections, and extensive archives at Texas and Drexel provide both research and learning opportunities.

/Applicant requirements/: The CDLF program seeks applicants with an unwavering commitment to completing a full-time, residential, research-centered doctoral program involving key questions in digital librarianship. We encourage applicants with education and experience in all areas of Information Studies including information architecture, academic librarianship, web development, special librarianship, database management, public librarianship, multimedia resources, archives, and museum services. The CDLF faculty are particularly interested in recruiting applicants who are interested in partnering with faculty, students, and practitioners on high-quality publications, scholarly presentations, and grant applications as part of their own preparation for seeking leadership positions.

/Support provided/: Successful applicants will be provided with substantial support for all four years of the doctoral program. In addition to all tuition and fees, CDLF students will be provided with a stipend and/or research position yielding approximately $23,000 per year. This support is sufficient to cover modest living expenses, books, and the required annual travel to participate in the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Access to office space, laptops, server space, and technology support will also be provided to meet both coursework and research needs.

/CDLF faculty/: Applicants are strongly encouraged to identify at least one CDLF faculty member with whom to work. Application materials should address the potential match(es) in terms of applicant interest, experience, and goals. Applicants are encouraged to directly contact or more of the faculty below to help identify a strong match.

Lynn Westbrook, Primary Investigator for CDLF, Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Texas. 512/232-7831; lynnwest@ischool.utexas.edu; http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~lynnwest/

Digital library services: Digital collections become fully functional digital libraries with the incorporation of effective digital services.

Public librarians need an enhanced understanding of personal use of digital resources, including e-government infrastructures. Academic librarians need a more fine-grained understanding of the relationship between academic, information-encountering patterns and the resulting academic end-products. The interplay between affective and cognitive components of reference and instruction transactions becomes particularly crucial in the digital environment.

Gary Geisler, Co-Investigator for CDLF, Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Texas. 512/232-2980; geisler@ischool.utexas.edu; http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~geisler/

Multimedia digital libraries: Many academic and research libraries hold significant multimedia collections that are of great value to their patrons. As collection owners increasingly consider creating digital libraries to showcase, advertise, or provide better access to their collections, a wide array of practical and research problems are emerging. Scholars must begin to consider stakeholder (owning institutions, collection donors, end-users) motivations for creating and using digital libraries while continuing to explore how technological developments can be leveraged to create richer, more useful, and more pleasurable access to multimedia collections.

Luis Francisco-Revilla, Co-Investigator for CDLF, Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Texas. 512/232-2983; revilla@ischool.utexas.edu; http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~revilla/

Bridging digital and physical libraries: Many digital libraries are hosted under the umbrella of traditional institutions such as academic and scholarly libraries. As a result, digital libraries overlap with ‘physical’ libraries in terms of their organizational space, collections, services, and audiences. Despite the overlap between them, physical and digital libraries are often instantiated in two parallel, independent realities. New research must explore how to bridge these two realities in order to provide an integrated experience that allows patrons to combine and take advantage of the strengths of each kind of access.

Michael Khoo, Co-Investigator for CDLF, Assistant Professor, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, 215/895-1230; michael.khoo@ischool.drexel.edu; http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/faculty/mkhoo/

Digital library evaluation: Three broad interrelated digital library evaluation research challenges require development: formative evaluation, summative evaluation, and theory building. Formative evaluation supports the iterative development of digital libraries by providing ongoing data and metrics in areas such as system performance and usability. Summative evaluation assesses the overall performance and impact of digital library systems. A third significant research question concerns development of a comprehensive model of digital library development and use, capable of describing both micro-level individual digital library development and implementation, and macro-level questions of impact, in systemic ways.

Questions re the CDLF program or Texas admissions process: Lynn Westbrook Questions re the Drexel admissions process: Michael Khoo [jesse]

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SIG USE Awards look for applications

Dear SIG USE members,

SIG USE proudly sponsors the following awards for the 2008 ASIST Annual Conference.

– PhD Student Travel Award ($500; application deadline June 30,

2008)

– Masters Student Travel Award ($500; application deadline June 30, 2008)

– Elfreda A. Chatman Research Proposal Award ($1000; application deadline June 30, 2008)

– Interdisciplinary Travel Awards ($200; application deadline June 30, 2008)

– Best Information Behavior Conference Paper ($200; application deadline June 30, 2008)

– Best Information Behavior Conference Poster ($200; application deadline June 2008)

The deadline for all of the award submissions is Monday, June 30, 2008.

Please visit the SIG USE Website at

http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGUSE/awards.php for the detail. Please send your submission as email attachments to me, Laura Cheng, at yrcheng@kent.edu. The submission can be in either Word or PDF format.

Awards will be presented at the SIG USE 8th Annual Research Symposium at ASIST 2009 on Saturday, October 25, 2008, 1 pm — 6 pm at the Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH.

Please contact Dr. Laura Cheng (yrcheng@kent.edu) if you have any question or concern regarding the award applications. [jesse]

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Leaders Wanted: Is an LIS Doctoral Program Right for You?

The ALA Office for Diversity, Spectrum Scholars Interest Group and the University of Washington iSchool would like to invite the next generation of library leaders to the following conference program at ALA Annual in Anaheim:

Leaders Wanted: Is an LIS Doctoral Program Right for You?
Cultivating a diverse workforce is of great importance, but representation of librarians of color in LIS education, research, and executive level administration is paramount. Proven and emerging leaders in LIS education and practice will discuss the need for more doctoral students, the PhD process and its benefits. A panel discussion is followed by an options fair that gives attendees the chance to discuss opportunities and funding with students and faculty from LIS PhD programs across the country!

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Panel Discussion: 10:30am – Noon
*Followed by Lunch (Free; Registration recommended but not required. Code Di3)
Options Fair: 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Hyatt Regency Orange County
Panel will be in Grand B; Lunch & Fair in Grand E/F

Panelists include:

* Dr. Clara M. Chu, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Information Studies
* Elisabeth Rodriguez, Spectrum Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
* Cynthia del Rosario, Director for Graduate Minority Recruitment and Retention, University of Washington’s Information School
* Deborah Turner, President Graduate Fellow, University of Washington
* Dr. Herman Totten, Dean, University of North Texas SLIS
* Dr. Ken Yamashita, Deputy Director, Stockton-San Joaquin CPL

Moderated by Dr. Cheryl Metoyer, Associate Professor, University of Washington.

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San Jose Gateway PhD Program Announcement

Press Release

For Immediate Release: April 7, 2008

Contact: Eliezer Bercasio mailto:bercasio@slis.sjsu.edu

 

 

NEW SAN JOSÉ GATEWAY PHD PROGRAM IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

 

San José, Calif. – April 7, 2008 – The School of Library and Information Science at San José State University is pleased to announce its new San José Gateway PhD Program.  The doctoral degree will be offered through a partnership with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) – a top Australian university with global connections and leading scholars in the information science community. Responding to demand from graduates for a high quality, flexibly delivered doctoral degree program, the part-time doctoral program will be delivered through distance learning with short residencies in San José.  Students will focus on well-defined research areas in Library and Information Science (LIS) such as archives and records administration, information retrieval, information systems and technologies, information use, LIS education, management and leadership, and youth services.

Director Ken Haycock said, “As we explored our options for developing the San José Gateway PhD Program, the School sought a premier partner and was pleased to join with QUT in this endeavor. Our international advisory council recommended QUT, and they in turn are eager to work with our faculty to deliver the program. Our new program builds upon the research strengths of QUT and San José, and on our School’s track record of successfully delivering distance learning programs to thousands of graduate students in Library and Information Science.” 

More information regarding the San Jose Gateway PhD Program, including entry requirements and application deadlines, can be found at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/gatewayphd/.  Applications for the first cohort are currently being accepted.

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The School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University (http://slisweb.sjsu.edu) offers the world’s largest accredited master’s degree program in Library and Information Science, with more than 2,200 graduate students.  In June 2007, the School entered its 40th year of continuous accreditation by the American Library Association.  Students who are interested in pursuing a career in electronic records management enroll in the School’s Master in Archives and Records Administration degree program. 

 

The School is a recognized leader in making effective use of leading edge technologies for distance learning. In 2007, US News and World Report named it the #1 e-learning service provider in its discipline.  In addition, the School received the 2007 Faculty Innovation Award from the Association for Library and Information Science Education in recognition of the School’s leadership in applying emerging technologies in a web-based learning environment. 

 [jesse]

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London Funded PhD Positions

Queen Mary, University of London

PhD Studentships in Business and Management

 

The School of Business and Management is offering a PhD research studentship in each of the following areas:

 

• Equality and Diversity – employment relations, global and organizational diversity management, labour force and sectoral studies, migration, professional and low paid work, career studies;
• Critical Management and Political Economy –informed by feminism, Marxism, postcolonial theory, cultural and literary studies, linguistic and discursive analysis, international political economy;
• Globalisation – trends in real wages and labour productivity, organization and social networks, knowledge and innovation, property rights and institutions, multinationals, global brands, development and monetary economics;
• Management and Organisational History – company and sectoral histories, genealogical/archaeological approaches, hidden aspects of history such as forced labour/slavery, consumption and the heritage industry.

 

Applications should be clearly related to one of these areas and must include a proposal (3,000 words) outlining the intended area of research. Candidates should have a good honours degree in a relevant subject and preferably a Master’s degree. Successful applicants receive a stipend of approximately £14,300 pa plus tuition fees. Awards start in September 2007 and are tenable for up to three years. Closing date for applications: 1 May 2008.

 

Application forms are available from Peter Smith, Admissions Office, email admissions@qmul.ac.uk, tel +44 (0)20 7882 5533 or via the website: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html    

Candidates must apply as a regular PhD student with an indication that they intend to apply for the studentship. The deadline for applications are March 28 for the Creative Enterprise and the Cultural Industries (sorry about the short turn around time here, but this date was just set by the Department of Drama for internal reasons) and May 1st for the other studentships. [jesse]

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LRRT Graduate Student Research Forum – Call for Papers

ALA’s Library Research Round Table will host the Graduate Student
Research Forum at the 2008 American Library Association Annual
Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Masters and doctoral students are encouraged to submit presentation
proposals. Presentations should be based on original research, either
completed or in process, and should not have been published prior to the
conference.  All submissions will be evaluated by a panel of referees,
who will select three papers for presentation at the ALA Annual
Conference in Anaheim.

LRRT will reimburse each speaker for up to $500 in travel expenses.

Each presentation will be limited to 15 minutes, with additional time
for questions and discussion.  Final papers of approximately 20 pages
are appropriate.

The submission should include:

1. A cover page with the author’s name, title of the paper, and
author’s contact information, including e-mail address.
2. A separate page that includes only the title of the paper and a
500-word abstract, summarizing the proposed presentation.

Submissions should be e-mailed in the form of Microsoft Word, RTF, or
PDF attachments, to:

Denice Adkins, Chair
LRRT Graduate Student Research Forum
adkinsde@missouri.edu

Deadline: April 15, 2008 [jesse]

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PhD Scholarships in Information Science & Knowledge Management in Singapore

Eight scholarships for PhD studies are available at the Sch. of Communication &
Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, for August 2008 and
January 2009 admission.

PhD students are sought in the following research areas:
- Knowledge organization: taxonomies, ontologies, human categorization behavior
- Knowledge management
- Digital libraries: information retrieval, collaborative querying, learning objects
repositories, mobile applications, Web archiving
- Natural language processing: information extraction, summarization, sentiment
categorization
- User and usability studies, human computer interaction
- Information literacy, health information literacy.

The PhD students will be attached to the Division of Information Studies research clusters:
- Digital Intelligence research cluster: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/research/digital.html
- Knowledge Management cluster: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/research/management.html
- Information Literacy cluster: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/research/infolit.html
- Knowledge Organization cluster: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/research/knowledge.html

The scholarships include tuition waiver and monthly stipend of SGD2,000
(approx. USD1,380), which are tenable for 4 years. The stipend will comfortably
cover living expenses for a single person in Singapore.

Minimum requirements:
- A good Bachelor’s degree at a reputable university
- Master’s degree in a related area
- GRE
- TOEFL is required only for applicants whose undergrad education is not in English.

Application procedure:
- Application has to be submitted online at: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/GradStudies/Research%2BProgrammes/admission/
In the online application form, select “Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information”
- Deadline: Feb 28th, 2008 for Aug 2008 admission. Late applications may be
considered for Jan 2009 admission.
- Application material includes a 2-3 page research proposal, that indicates the
research area of interest

Background information:
- The Division of Information Studies in the School of Communication & Information
was set up in 1993 to offer the only LIS professional program in Singapore. It now
offers 3 MSc programs in Information Studies, Knowledge Management and

Information Systems, with a total of about 400 graduate students.
More information about the MSc programs: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/graduate/information_studies.html
The Division’s faculty pages are available at: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/about/directory_is.html
- Singapore is a modern multiracial “garden city” that is safe and easy to live in.
The main languages are English and Chinese.
- Nanyang Technological University is a research-intensive university that started
as an engineering school but is developing into a comprehensive university.
The medium of instruction is completely in English.

Queries can be directed to Dr Abdus Sattar Chaudhry at: h-dis@ntu.edu.sg [jesse]

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IMLS Ph.D Fellowships at the University of Washington Information School

Are you interested in obtaining a doctorate from one of the most dynamic and innovative information schools in the U.S.?  The University of Washington Information School announces the Washington Doctoral Initiative (WDI), an exciting opportunity to educate the next generation of library leaders. Beginning in Autumn 2008, the iSchool will enroll four highly-qualified librarians from traditionally underrepresented groups to pursue a Ph.D. in Information Science. An Institute of Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) grant provides fellowships for full time study and will augment the student experience through an intensive mentoring program. The partnership between the Information School and IMLS promotes student engagement in the growing field of library and information science and is part of a larger effort to increase diversity in the library and information science field.

 

Located in the Pacific Northwest, the iSchool is the fourth-rated Library and Information Science program in the United States and was recently named among the most prolific in the field of library and information science by University Science Indicators.

 

A new website at http://depts.washington.edu/wdi/schedule.htm  provides information about the WDI program, the iSchool, University of Washington, and much more.  We encourage you to take a look at the website for further information about the program and to see if an iSchool WDI representative will be visiting your area soon.

 

THE iSCHOOL AT ALISE & ALA

Faculty and doctoral students from the Information School will be at ALISE Annual Meeting and ALA Mid-Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, January 8 – 14, 2008.  Program Director Allyson Carlyle, Cynthia del Rosario, Director for Graduate Minority Recruitment and Retention, and doctoral students Deborah Turner, Phillip Edwards, and Eric Meyers will meet with prospective students and interested individuals to answer questions and provide information about the iSchool and our doctoral program. To schedule an individual meeting, please contact us at wdi@u.washington.edu.

 

ALISE EVENTS

Check our website (http://depts.washington.edu/wdi/schedule.htm) for updates on iSchool faculty and doctoral student presentations at ALISE.

 

ALA EVENTS

The WDI program will be hosting three Networking and Information Sessions at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in Philadelphia on:

·         Saturday, January 12^th   4:00 – 6:30 PM

·         Sunday, January 13^th   4:00 – 6:30 PM

·         Monday, January 14^th 7:30 – 10:00 AM.

 

You are encouraged to come to one of these sessions to meet with one of our representatives or to talk with current students.  Refreshments will be provided.  Ask for Allyson Carlyle at the Sheraton front desk.

 

Check our website (http://depts.washington.edu/wdi/schedule.htm) for updates on other faculty and student presentations at ALA. [jesse]

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PhD Study in Personalization of Information Retrieval

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
SUPPORT FOR PH.D. STUDY IN PERSONALIZATION OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

We have two Graduate Assistant positions open to incoming doctoral students in the Library and Information Science Area of the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University. The GAs will work with us on the project: Personalizing the Digital Library Experience, funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The positions are supported for three years, available immediately, but open until September 2008 or until filled. We are looking for students who are interested in personalization research for solving information problems, and who have two or more of the following knowledge/skills:

•    Familiar with human-computer interaction issues and being able to conduct
user experiments and analyzing their results;
•    Being able to develop computer programs in various environments for tasks
such as implementing experimental interactive information retrieval (IIR) systems, text processing, and data analyses;
•    Knowledge of cognitive psychology field and being able to run psychology
tests;
•    Knowledge of evaluation of interactive information retrieval systems.

The positions offer an excellent opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research in the highly significant area of personalization of access to information. Candidates should be comfortable working in a highly interdisciplinary environment. Each position covers tuition, a stipend of about $22,000/yr, plus an excellent benefits package.

The Project Investigators are Nicholas J. Belkin, Jacek Gwizdka, and Xiangmin Zhang, and there will be a post-doctoral associate working on the project as well.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, and a statement of their interest in the project and their ability to work in the project to:

Nicholas J. Belkin, nick@belkin.rutgers.edu

from whom further information about the project may be obtained. For more details about the project, please visit the project web site:

http://scils.rutgers.edu/imls/poodle

In addition, applicants must submit completed application materials for entry into the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information and Library Studies, no later than 31 January 2008. Application materials are available at http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu [jesse]

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Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship: Leaders Wanted!

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SPECTRUM DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: LEADERS WANTED!
Interested in a dynamic career in library and information science (LIS) education, research, or executive level administration?

The Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship program is currently accepting applications for students beginning doctoral studies in the Fall of 2008.  The deadline to apply is January 18, 2008. More information and application materials can be found at www.ala.org/spectrumphd

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The University of Pittsburgh and the American Library Association were pleased to announce in 2006 the creation of the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and designed to increase racial and ethnic diversity among our profession’s next generation of LIS leaders.

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
The Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship provides full tuition and annual stipends of $20,000 to Fellows for the first two years of study.
Partnering programs provide full tuition and stipends to their Spectrum Fellows for all remaining years of study. Six inaugural Spectrum Doctoral Fellowships were awarded in 2007. We are pleased to announce that Fellowships are available for individuals beginning doctoral studies in the Fall of 2008. To underscore the fellowship program’s emphasis on leadership, all Spectrum Doctoral Fellows will attend the expense-paid E.J. Josey Doctoral Leadership Institute held in conjunction with the 2009 annual meeting of ALISE, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and named for the University of Pittsburgh Professor Emeritus acknowledged as one of the LIS profession’s leading diversity advocates.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for a Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship:
* Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
* Applicants should be of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander heritage.
* Applicants must exhibit intellectual curiosity, interest in the LIS field and its sub-fields (i.e., archival science; academic, school, or other types of librarianship, medical informatics; etc.), evidence of academic excellence, effectiveness as a communicator, the ability to excel as a scholar or executive administrator in the LIS field, and a strong commitment to diversity.
* Applicants need not have received a Spectrum master’s-level scholarship to be eligible, but must meet the requirements of each participating program to which they are applying.
* Applicants must be admitted to one or more of the ten participating PhD programs by February 1, 2008.

The ten participating programs are University of Pittsburgh, University of Arizona*, University of California at Los Angeles,  University of Michigan*, Rutgers University*, Simmons College*, Syracuse University*, University of Tennessee at Knoxville*, University of Texas at Austin*, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Applicants must apply to one or more of the participating programs by the January 18th deadline and must inform programs that they have applied for the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship.  Participating programs have agreed to make early admission decisions on Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship applicants, but in order to be considered applicants must complete applications to LIS programs by January 18th and must notify the programs of their interest in the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship as well. Note this may not be the posted deadline for a particular program.

* Indicates Participating Programs with no 2007 Spectrum Doctoral Fellow in residence. Preference will be given to applicants who have applied to participating programs that do not currently have Spectrum Fellows.

QUESTIONS
Please contact Program Director, Dr. Toni Carbo, Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, at tcarbo@mail.sis.pitt.edu with questions regarding the Spectrum Doctoral Program.

If you have questions regarding the online application process please contact Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer, ALA Office for Diversity & Spectrum at 1.800.545.2433 ext. 5048. [newlib]

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