Blog Archive

QC GSLIS Spring 2024 Newsletter - May 25, 2024

New summer class - Book Lab - May 25, 2024

New class on Academic Librarianship - May 22, 2024

New class on Introduction to Rare Book Librarianship - May 22, 2024

GSLIS and History to Host Student Capstone Research Symposium - May 16, 2024

GSLIS Alumni Dina Schuldner is a contributor to a new LIS textbook - May 8, 2024

Four GSLIS Students and Alumni Named Library Journal Movers & Shakers 2024 - May 3, 2024

Two GSLIS Students selected as 2024-2025 Citi Center for Culture + Queens Public Library Fellows - Apr 30, 2024

May 2 - Free Black Women's Library Founder OlaRonke Akinmowo to Give RiPDS Talk - Apr 24, 2024

Dr.  Nafiz Shuva has been awarded a Cycle 55 PSC-CUNY Research Award - Apr 24, 2024

GSLIS to co-host the International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA) in Kingston, Jamaica - Apr 14, 2024

GSLIS Alumnus Ray Pun Elected 2024-2025 President-Elect of the American Library Association - Apr 12, 2024

Prof. Arlene Laverde's 'The First Amendment and the Freedom to Read' Project Receives AASL Award - Apr 7, 2024

Prof. Natalie Milbrodt was newly appointed University Archivist for CUNY! - Mar 28, 2024

Prof. Emily Drabinski to be honored with award from The Publishing Triangle - Mar 28, 2024

April 18, reception to mark the publication of Dr. Johnathan Thayer’s book - Mar 20, 2024

Call for Nominations: GSLIS Alum of the Year Award 2024! - Mar 16, 2024

Dr. Nerve Macaspac, FELIKS GROSS AWARDEES, will present his research lecture on March 22, 12:30pm, Graduate Center - Mar 16, 2024

Prof. Emily Drabinski featured in New York Times: "Attempts to Ban Books Accelerated Last Year" - Mar 16, 2024

March 27: Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Organizing to Win: The Fight Against Censorship in St. Tammany - Mar 11, 2024

GSLIS Hosts Visiting Professor from Poland - Mar 4, 2024

Dr. Johnathan Thayer to give Social Sciences Research Seminar: March 6 12:20 PM, PH 333 - Mar 1, 2024

2024-2025 Citi Center for Culture and Queens Public Library Fellowship Announcement - Feb 28, 2024

2/28/24 - Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Dr. Nerve Macaspac - Feb 15, 2024

Dr.  Nafiz Shuva has published two papers recently - Feb 7, 2024

GSLIS alumnus, John Drobnicki, marked thirty years of reviewing for Choice magazine - Feb 2, 2024

Dan Woulfin, GSLIS alumni, giving a free workshop on R - Jan 30, 2024

Dr. Johnathan Thayer's book Citizenship, Subversion, and Surveillance in U.S. Ports: Sailors Ashore has been published - Jan 30, 2024

2023

Dr.  Nafiz Shuva has been selected for the spring 2024 CUNY Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP) as a Faculty Fellow - Dec 12, 2023

QC GSLIS Fall 2023 Newsletter - Dec 12, 2023

New class on Bibliotherapy - Dec 9, 2023

New class on Digital Humanities - Dec 2, 2023

An Introduction to Accessible Digital Pedagogy with Dr. Leila Walker - Dec 2, 2023

Dr. Nafiz Shuva is Elected to National and International Library and Information Science Positions - Dec 1, 2023

GSLIS Hosts Career & Hiring Event: "Unfiltered" - Nov 30, 2023

Prof. Drabinski named to Out100 2023's Most Impactful and Influential LGBTQ+ People - Nov 20, 2023

Dr. Joe Sanchez receives appointments from the Library of Congress and the American Library Association - Nov 16, 2023

Dr. Joe Sanchez presents at ASIS&T in London and at the Emporia State University Library and Information Management Program - Nov 16, 2023

GSLIS graduate of the Library Media Program, Amanda Birro, published an article in the YALS - Nov 14, 2023

Arlene Laverde, GSLIS professor, published articles both in the YALS and Knowlege Quest - Nov 14, 2023

Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Nov 8th 7pm - Dan Woulfin - Oct 25, 2023

Dr. Nerve Macaspac's "Here Lies Love in Critical Context" is in The Straits Times - Oct 25, 2023

World Music Institute podcast “Folktales”, hosted by Prof. Bill Gordh, has just won Gold! - Oct 19, 2023

Oscar Zamora Flores, GSLIS graduate, won “Most Outstanding Poster" at the 2023 International Council on Archives - Oct 18, 2023

Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Oct 4th 7pm - Review of the Homelessness and Libraries Liberature - Sep 30, 2023

Dr. Nerve Macaspac and Lara Saguisag launched "Here Lies Love in Critical Contexts: A Public Syllabus" - Sep 28, 2023

Prof. Simone Yearwood is awarded NYLA 2023's winner for Academic/Special Librarian of the year - Sep 26, 2023

Prof. Jess deCourcy Hinds featured Emely Rumble  in her latest article - Sep 13, 2023

Dr. Vikki C. Terrile published an article at The Library Quarterly - Sep 13, 2023

QC GSLIS Student Sarah Pousty published an article at School Library Journal - Sep 7, 2023

Dr. Shuheng Wu published an article at Cataloging & Classification Quarterly - Aug 26, 2023

Statement on the Montana State Library Commission’s withdrawal from the American Library Association - Jul 27, 2023

QC GSLIS Spring 2023 Newsletter - Jul 9, 2023

Dr. James Lowry Receives Waldo Gifford Leland Award from Society of American Archivists - Jul 9, 2023

Prof. Ashley Hawkins & Prof. Arlene Laverde  published articles on May/June 2023 AASL Knowledge Quest Magazine - May 21, 2023

Prof Jess deCourcy Hinds wrote School Library Journal's May cover story - May 2, 2023

New class on Data Ethics - May 1, 2023

New class on American Sign Language for Librarians - May 1, 2023

New class on Oral History - May 1, 2023

Dr. Nafiz Shuva received the PSC-CUNY Research Award - Apr 24, 2023

Prof. Jennifer Brown has been elected Councilor-at-Large for ALA 2023-2026 - Apr 14, 2023

Research in Praxis Discussion Series - April 18th 4pm - Toronto Public Libraries / Library Impact Ontario - Apr 4, 2023

Dr. S.E. Hackney & Prof. Jess deCourcy Hinds  named QC OER Faculty Fellowship - Feb 16, 2023

QC GSLIS Student Meral Agish named 2022-24 HASTAC Scholar - Feb 14, 2023

Prof. Jess Hinds published an article at Library Hub - Feb 4, 2023

2022

Prof. Jess Hinds was featured in NY Teacher Magazine - Dec 23, 2022

GSLIS alumna, María Fernanda Pardo, appointed to NYS Regent's Advisory Council on Libraries - Dec 19, 2022

Prof. Jess deCourcy Hinds  has published an article in  Urban Library Journal - Dec 13, 2022

GSLIS alumnus, Dan Woulfin, giving a talk at Code4Lib NYC - Dec 4, 2022

NYPL and QPL Hiring events for QC GSLIS - Dec 2, 2022

Register Now! - Dec 6 - Emily Drabinski - Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Nov 22, 2022

QCSAA Archives Career Panel, Nov 30 at 7:00 PM - Nov 22, 2022

Dina Schuldner, GSLIS alumna, was promoted to branch manager in the Norfolk Public Library system - Nov 22, 2022

Dr. Joe Sánchez participated in the panel ‘Defending Manga’  at New York Comic Con - Nov 14, 2022

Dr. Shuva received the Collaborative Online International Learning Faculty Fellowship 2022-2023 - Nov 11, 2022

Elya Assayag RiPDS "Embroidering Histories" - Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Nov 7, 2022

WISE Spring 2023 Courses Are Available For Registering - Nov 1, 2022

Research in Praxis Discussion Series - Fall 2022 - Oct 21, 2022

Dr. Sánchez, ALA Launch Newest Round of Spectrum Doctoral Fellowships - Oct 9, 2022

Book launch for Disputed Archival Heritage - Oct 9, 2022

Dr. Sánchez presents at The World Library and Information Congress - Oct 9, 2022

Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Scholarship for Spring 2023 Semester  - Oct 2, 2022

Dr. Johnathan Thayer and GSLIS alumnus Erik Pagan published a co-authored chapter - Sep 27, 2022

Changes to Capstone Requirement (LBSCI 709) - Sep 16, 2022

GSLIS alumnae and faculty co-published a post on the QC Libraries' blog - Sep 8, 2022

Prof. James Lowry has been awarded the Archival History Article Prize - Aug 8, 2022

Queens College GSLIS - Fall 2022 virtual orientation - Aug 2, 2022

Arlene Laverde, GSLIS professor, made great achievements - Jun 23, 2022

Kyra Wolfe, GSLIS alumna, NYCSLA School Librarian of the Year Award winner - Jun 23, 2022

Jillian Rudes, GSLIS alumna, has made several outstanding accomplishments - Jun 23, 2022

GSLIS_LMS listserv is now available - Jun 14, 2022

GSLIS Student to Present on Re-assessing Security in Special Collections at ALA 2022 - Jun 14, 2022

GSLIS Alumnus Selected for One-Year Practicum Internship at the Frick Art Reference Library Archives - Jun 8, 2022

WISE Fall 2022 Courses Are Available For Registering - Jun 7, 2022

QCSAA's job application panel discussion and Q&A - May 23, 2022

GSLIS Students Hired as Oliver Sacks Foundation Archivists - May 20, 2022

Two Queens College GSLIS Students Selected as Citi Center for Culture + Queens Public Library Fellows - May 18, 2022

GSLIS alumnus, Joel Fishman, published a book, Grandparents' Visitation Rights: A Legal Research Guide - Apr 13, 2022

GSLIS alumna, Colette Montoya-Sloan, won National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship - Apr 13, 2022

WISE Summer 2022 Courses Are Available For Registering - Mar 29, 2022

Pre-registration Instructions for Fall 2022: Mar 21-31, 2022 - Mar 21, 2022

Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Scholarship for Fall 2022 Semester  - Mar 14, 2022

H.W. WILSON SCHOLARSHIP for FALL 2022 SEMESTER - Mar 14, 2022

Prof. Jennifer Brown has published an article in Public Libraries Magazine - Mar 11, 2022

GSLIS Students Selected as Archives Fellows at Queens College Libraries - Mar 9, 2022

Prof. Thayer has published a co-authored chapter in a book on Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries  - Mar 8, 2022

Prof. Thayer has published a chapter on sailors' boardinghouses as archival epicenters in co-edited book  - Mar 8, 2022

Prof. James Lowry’s article is published in the journal, the Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra  - Mar 3, 2022

Alumnus Eric Silberberg's LBSCI709 capstone project featured by Radio Preservation Task Force  - Mar 3, 2022

Regina Carra, GSLIS alumna, featured on LHRT Member Spotlight  - Mar 3, 2022

Provenance in Place: A symposium  - Feb 15, 2022

Dina Schuldner, GSLIS alumna, contributed to the book "Library Management Problems Today"  - Jan 16, 2022

Selina Sharmin, GSLIS alumna, received a volunteer award from the White House  - Jan 4, 2022

2021

WISE Spring 2022 Courses Are Available For Registering  - Dec 16, 2021

Oscar Zamora Flores, GSLIS student, selected for ICA New Professionals Programme  - Dec 8, 2021

Josselyn Atahualpa, GSLIS student, awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship for 2021  - Dec 8, 2021

QCSAA publishes article in Archival Outlook  - Nov 23, 2021

Ariel Morabito, GSLIS student, presented poster at the Society of American Archivists’ ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

Patrick Raftery, GSLIS alumni, published a new article in Urban Library Journal - Nov 17, 2021

New JCAS journal article by GSLIS students and faculty - Nov 15, 2021

Now Hiring: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor – Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, Queens College - Nov 12, 2021 

Kylie Goetz, GSLIS student, presented her poster at MARAC Fall 2021 - Post date: Nov 12, 2021  

Pre-registration Instructions for Spring & Summer 2022 - Oct 18, 2021 

Dr. Sanchez and GSLIS Alum present at New York Comic Con - Oct 14, 2021 

Queens Public Library, New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library will be hosting a hiring event for QC GSLIS

- Sep 8, 2021 

Governor Cuomo Announces Sweeping $125 Million Debt Relief Program for at Least 50,000 Students [CUNY Comeback Program] - Jul 29, 2021 

WISE Fall 2021 Courses Are Available For Registering - Jul 02, 2021

Eric Silberberg, GSLIS student, one of the winners of the 2021 SALALM Conference Scholarship - Jun 28, 2021 

Paul Dougherty, GLIS alumni’s chapter is published in the book "The Routledge Handbook of Remix Studies and Digital Humanities" - Jun 19, 2021 

Hannah Herrlich, GSLIS student, published her research in Internet Reference Services Quarterly - Jun 15, 2021 

GSLIS student, Ryan King, received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Free University in Berlin - May 12, 2021 

Dr. James Lowry  Won Feliks Gross and Henry Wasser Awards - Apr 26, 2021 

GSLIS was ranked first in the U.S. in terms of debt burden and initial year salaries - Apr 14, 2021 

History Department Fall 2021 Graduate Course Offerings - Apr 07, 2021 

Angela Sepulveda, GSLIS student, accepted an internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mar 31, 2021 

Pre-registration Permits and Pre-registration Instructions for Summer & Fall 2021 - Mar 16, 2021 

Summer & Fall 2021: Pre-registration - Mar 10, 2021 

Daniel Woulfin, GSLIS student, recently accepted a position at NYU's Global TIES for Children as their Data Associate - Feb 05, 2021 

ACRL Membership Funding for BIPOC Library Workers - Jan 27, 2021 

Regina Carra, GSLIS alumnus, published her research in Slavic & East European Information Resources - Jan 27, 2021

2020

Archives Scholarships and Fellowships - Dec 22, 2020 

Dr. Johnathan Thayer’s Public History Class Holds Community Presentations On Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground - Dec 18, 2020

Tejas Desai, GSLIS alumni, was featured in the QView for being a public librarian and for publishing 3 novels - Dec 08, 2020 

WISE Spring 2021 Courses Will Be Available For Registering on November 30, 2020 - Nov 26, 2020 

Congratulations to Dr. James Lowry, leading DRCP, won a 2020 Digital Preservation Award and the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Award - Nov 20, 2020 

Dr Sanchez organizes Equity Diversity and Inclusion Series at ASIST Annual Conference - Oct 29, 2020

Spring 2021: Pre-registration - Oct 14, 2020 

GSLIS students Victoria and Kuba will be joining SCA this fall - Aug 20, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Joe Sanchez, who will be part of an ALISE panel discussing "Racism in America: Policing, Protests and Library and Information Science” - Jul 27, 2020 

Congratulations to Mitsuko Brooks, who is awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarships for 2020 - Jul 16, 2020 

GSLIS alumnus Jeanie Pai has been selected for the Society of American Archivists Donald Peterson Student Travel Award - Jul 10, 2020 

Credit/No Credit Grading Option Policy – Spring 2020 - Apr 02, 2020 

Fall 2020:  Continuing Students - Pre-registration - Mar 09, 2020

Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Scholarship Fall 2020 Semester - Mar 03, 2020 

H.W. WILSON SCHOLARSHIP for FALL 2020 SEMESTER - Mar 03, 2020 

Obden Mondesir, alumnus and Adjunct Lecturer for GSLIS, is featured in the article on the Weeksville Heritage Project - Feb 10, 2020 

Congratulations to Max Thorne, who was selected to present at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in Harrisburg - Feb 07, 2020 

GSLIS Spring 2020 Orientation - Jan 27, 2020 

Capstone project by GSLIS alumna, Sheena Philogene - Jan 22, 2020 

Lauren Comito, GSLIS class of 2007, was selected as Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year - Jan 03, 2020

2019

So far, nine students received offers from public libraries after attending GSLIS  hosted job recruitment events - Dec 14, 2019 

Dr. Jose Sanchez presented a paper at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress - Nov 19, 2019 

Congratulations on Dr. Johnathan Thayer Receiving Two Grants - Nov 19, 2019 

6 WISE Spring 2020 Courses Will Be Available For Registering on November 10, 2019 - Nov 07, 2019

Patrick Raftery, GSLIS alumni, has been hired as an Assistant Professor and Cataloging and Metadata Librarian at John Jay - Oct 21, 2019 

Nili Ness, in the Queens College alumni video, talking about her wonderful experience with our GSLIS program - Sep 17, 2019 

GSLIS Fall 2019 Orientation - Sep 03, 2019 

Andrew Jackson will give a talk to NYPL as part of the RASS Noted Author  Luncheon - Aug 14, 2019 

Dr. Joe Sanchez collaborated on with Eva Fernandez and Kristin Hart was awarded by the NSF - Jul 25, 2019

Dr. Joe Sanchez has been granted funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services for two very exciting projects - Jun 28, 2019 

Scholarship Opportunity from the Suffolk County Library Association (SCLA) - Jun 26, 2019 

3 More WISE Fall 2019 Courses Are Now Available for Registering - Jun 21, 2019

GSLIS students awarded internship stipends from the Center for Career Engagement and Internships - May 21, 2019

WISE Fall 2019 Courses Are Now Available for Registering - May 20, 2019

Congratulations to 2018-2019 Citi Center for Culture + Queens Library Fellows - May 16, 2019

2019 Librarian-in-Residence at Library of Congress - May 13, 2019

Indian Point visit - May 02, 2019 

Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Scholarship Fall 2019 Semester - Apr 02, 2019 

Brooklyn Public Library Recruitment Day 4/9/19 at GSLIS - Mar 26, 2019 

H.W. WILSON SCHOLARSHIP for FALL 2019 SEMESTER - Mar 25, 2019

Shuheng Wu received President's Award for Excellent in Teaching - Mar 09, 2019 

Georgina Rivas-Martinez was chosen as one of the ALA Emerging Leaders Class of 2019 - Mar 08, 2019

Accessibility workshop March 1, 11:30am - Feb 28, 2019 

Ellen Libretto And Adam Scholarship Awardees - Feb 22, 2019 

2018-2019 NYLA Dewey Scholarship award winner Mr. Hal Schrieve - Feb 20, 2019 

Happy Birthday to our wonderful GSLIS secretary - Feb 13, 2019 

Faculty and Alumna publications - Feb 10, 2019 

GSLIS Spring 2019 Orientation - Feb 06, 2019

Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Scholarship: Spring 2019 Semester - Jan 04, 2019

2018

Islandora User Community Demonstrates Digital Repository and CMS for Archives - Nov 20, 2018

Professional development events on Nov 14th - Nov 15, 2018 

GSLIS course contributes to Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Memorial - Oct 30, 2018 

GSLIS Alumni receives ALA's 2018 Achievement in Library Diversity Research - Oct 30, 2018 

GSLIS Fall 2018 Orientation - Aug 27, 2018

GSLIS graduate, QPL Correctional Services librarian - Aug 02, 2018

Melissa Resnick, GSLIS 2007 alumna, receives doctorate - Jul 02, 2018

Jermaine Dennis, Hadeer Elsbai, and Makoroba Sow, awarded the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship - Jun 27, 2018

GSLIS 2018 Commencement - Jun 05, 2018

Jennifer Quiambao and Rachel H. Kahn are awarded LACUNY Dália Leonardo Library School Scholarship - May 22, 2018

Constantia Constantinou appointed vice provost and director of Penn Libraries - May 18, 2018 

Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez is awarded National Digital Stewardship Residency - May 17, 2018 

GSLIS OER fellows at CUNY libraries - May 09, 2018

Mary K Chelton's interview for the YALSA Outstanding Achievement Award - May 03, 2018

Rachel Kahn received the 2017 NYLA Dewey Scholarship - Apr 26, 2018 

Jeffrey Delgado awarded a travel scholarship for Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials - Apr 26, 2018

Queens Memory Free Oral History Training Workshop - Apr 24, 2018

WISE Fall 2018 Courses Are Now Available To Register - Apr 24, 2018

GSLIS has received a $2.5 million  endowment from the estate of Mr. Adam Conrad - Mar 15, 2018 

Rachel Kahn awarded both the Ellis Mount Scholarship & NYLA Dewey Scholarship - Jan 31, 2018

GSLIS Spring 2018 Orientation - Jan 30, 2018

Dr. Mary K. Chelton receives YALSA’s 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award - Jan 26, 2018

2017

Jessica Moloughney won 2018 Luigi Lemoncello Scholarship - Dec 09, 2017

Jacqueline Quinn selected as one of ALA's 2018 Emerging Leaders - Dec 09, 2017

Rebecca Rodd selected as the recipients of both NYLA-NYBLC Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship and Donna Hoke Scholarship - Oct 24, 2017

$5,000 scholarship opportunity for Minority Students - Oct 12, 2017

Obden Mondesir speak about his experiences as a WARC Library Fellow - Oct 03, 2017

ACRL/NY Symposium Scholarships - Oct 03, 2017

Luigi Lemoncello Scholarship - Sep 27, 2017

Melissa Jacobs, one of our Alum of the Year recipients, is in the news again - Sep 27, 2017

GSLIS Spectrum Scholars - Sep 16, 2017

A lecture by Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez Barnard College! - Jun 07, 2017

GSLIS Students Conduct Fieldwork at United Nations - May 25, 2017

MLS/MA in History Dual Degree Capstone Symposium - May 16, 2017

Sandy León chosen to participate ALSC Children Mentoring Program - May 08, 2017

GSLIS students received regional scholarships - May 03, 2017

MLS/MA students Regina Carra & Jeffrey Delgado featured in a New York Times article - May 02, 2017

Obden Mondesir selected as the West African Research Association WARC Library Fellow - Apr 03, 2017

Karan Kratcha received the 2016 NYLA Dewey Scholarship - Apr 03, 2017

Congratulations to Charlotte Kostelic, who was named National Digital Stewardship Resident - Mar 09, 2017

Dr. Mary K. Chelton has produced a position paper for the Young Adult Library Association - Feb 27, 2017

2016

Freedom to Read - a talk by Dr. Mary K. Chelton - Sep 19, 2016

Children's Literature Conference at St. John's University - Sep 13, 2016

GSLIS Fall 2016 Orientation - Aug 25, 2016

GSLIS student Michele Wan selected as ARL IRDW Diversity Scholar - Jul 12, 2016

NYTimes: Resurgent City Libraries Turn a Whisper Into a Roartled Post - Jul 05, 2016

GSLIS 2016 Commencement - Jun 15, 2016

CUNY Librarians’ Panel Presentation on their Cuba visit - Apr 13, 2016

Orientation to LBSCI 709 - Apr 13, 2016

Dr. Chelton named 2016 winner of NoveList's Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award - Mar 28, 2016

Queens Memory: An Oral History Workshop - Feb 10, 2016

LISSA Wine & Cheese - Jan 19, 2016

APA Workshop - Jan 19, 2016

2015

INTERNSHIP ORIENTATION - Dec 03, 2015

FACULTY EXPERT SERIES - Dec 03, 2015 

WISE Spring 2016 Courses Are Now Available To Register - Oct 27, 2015

Inaugural Lecture: “Resurrecting Paper Cadavers: Archives in Postwar Societies” Dr. Kirsten Weld, Harvard University. 6pm, Nov. 5 (Thurs.), 2015 at Rosenthal Library, Room 230 - Oct 20, 2015

WISE Fall 2015 Courses Are Now Available To Register - Jun 15, 2015