!['The #UNT ASIS&T Chapter & @[189997581023527:274:UNT Libraries] invite you to a screening of the documentary "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap" today at 5:00 p.m. in #UNT Chilton Hall, Room 111c.
At 4:30, Dr. Martin Halbert, Dean of Libraries, will also be providing insight about career opportunities in the field of Library & Information Science, so come early to be in the know.
Get a sneak peek of the documentary here: https://vimeo.com/123004482.'](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511013519im_/https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/13103336_10153782021224051_3040880125592963193_n.png?oh=b67a57a4d50ebacad67fc7c4c13f9537&oe=579E525D)
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The #UNT ASIS&T Chapter & UNT Libraries invite you to a screening of the documentary "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap" today at 5:00 p.m. in #UNT Chilton Hall, Room 111c.
At 4:30, Dr. Martin Halbert, Dean of Libraries, will also be providing insight about career opportunities in the field of Library & Information Science, so come early to be in the know.
Get a sneak peek of the documentary here: https://vimeo.com/123004482.
What a Treat! I was invited to meet at #TXLA2016 #TXLA with General Session One speaker - Levar Burton along with Dr. Rhea Lawson, Director Houston Public Library. #UNTDLIS. We met with him for about 15 minutes. Now Levar knows all about UNT.
It was a super experience. I saw Roots at the age of 18. Today I met Kunta Kinte.
Don't forget to join #UNTCOI this evening from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in LT Agora for the Careers in Linguistics Speaker Series with Dr. Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker, Department of Linguistics - University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Topic: Paths for cross-specialization: Endangered languages and the library sciences.
5:00 p.m. - Reception
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Presentation
#UNTCOI students and faculty gathered together for the Information Science Colloquium (also known as INFO 6945) on Friday, April 1. There was great food, and dynamic and energetic fellowship. Dr. Nick Evangelopoulos, Associate Professor in the ITDS Department rounded out the evening with a presentation about advances in the use of Latent Semantic Analysis on language. Here's to another successful COI event!
UNT/DLIS Nevada Cohort Alums Take Over PLA Denver 2016
Marco Veyna and Carlito Sanchez from Las Vegas Clark County Library District and Tammy Westergard from Jackson County Library District are ruling PLA
Finalizing plans for #txla16? Don't miss the presentations by #UNTCOI faculty who will be discussing interesting and innovative topics in the field of Library & Information Science! And of course, don't forget to visit our booth # 1313. We look forward to seeing you in Houston for another great conference!
LEAP Graduates from Palau and Saipan got together for dining and visiting last week. So great to set Imengal Mad from Palau and Rosalyn Ajoste, Angelina Yobech, Maria Ornes, and Natalie Hill from Saipan of the Northern Marianas Islands at Naked Fish in Saipan
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Tue 4:00 PM in CDTAlumni Center at Gateway
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Please join #UNTCOI as we kick off the Careers in Linguistics Speaker Series with:
Dr. Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker
Department of Linguistics - University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Topic: Paths for cross-specialization: Endangered languages and the library sciences
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
5:00pm reception
5:30-6:30 presentation
UNT Discovery Park, #LT Agora (G150)
#UNTCOI friends, please keep this information in mind as you plan your travel to and from #UNT if you will be part of the spring 2016 commencement activities on campus.
Congratulations to all #UNTCOI students who have been nominated for awards for #UNT Honors Day! Honors Day at UNT is a tradition of honoring accomplished and distinguished students, faculty and staff. This year, Honors Day will be held on Friday, April 1 in the Murchison Performing Arts Center from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
xREZ Art + Science Lab is hosting a lively and engaging evening at the #UNT Union on Wednesday, March 30th at 5:30 p.m. to explore what happens when art and science collide! The Art + Science Rendezvous provides a snapshot of the cultural environment of our region. Network and exchange ideas with people you don't know and people you do!
The event is FREE and Open to the Public.
RSVP required: http://bit.ly/1LXocZL
Featured Speakers:
+ JD Talasek: Director of Cultural Programs, National Academy of Sciences
+ Janeil Engelstad: Artist and Founding Director, Make Art with Purpose (MAP)
+ Marco Buongiorno Nardelli: Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Texas. Computational materials physicist, composer and flutist
+ Ira Greenberg: Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern Methodist University. Director of the Center of Creative Computation
+ Ruth West: Artist + Researcher. Director of the xREZ Art + Science Lab. Associate Professor, University of North Texas
#UNT will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, March 25th. Online courses are not impacted by the closure. Have a wonderful weekend!
University of North Texas with Michael Bido and Diana Araceli Cortes.
UNT TO CLOSE AT NOON ON FRIDAY: President Smatresk has just announced that the university will close at noon this Friday. Everyone enjoy your long weekend!
http://inhouse.unt.edu/unt-close-noon-friday-march-25
#UNTCOI students are encouraged to apply to the #UNT Undergraduate Research Fellowship! Fellowships, each funded at $500 will reward students who show promise of contributing to guided-research environments. For more info: https://honors.unt.edu/unt-undergraduate-research-fellowship
In 2016 the Offices of the President, Provost, Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Vice President for Research and Economic Development—in collaboration with the Dean of TAMS and the Honors College—announced an initiative to enhance academic excellence via the expansion of mentor-base…
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Congratulations to #UNTCOI student Nick Grove, on being identified as a 'Movers & Shakers 2016' by the Library Journal! Nick is a Digital Services Librarian and was recognized in the "Tech Leaders" category. He is currently a LIS Master's student, enrolled in the SWIM cohort.
As a new teen specialist at Meridian Library District in 2011, Nick Grove drew on a disengaged after-school crowd to grow program attendance by 233 percent in three years, partly by buying teen-relevant technology, such as six 3-D printers. Grove capitalized on those purchases: when he challenged a…
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University of North Texas Master's Degree Program – COMING BACK TO THE BAY AREA
Earn your Master’s degree from the University of North Texas College of Information in Northern California! Join the program beginning with the first weekend in September 2016 over the Labor Day Weekend and the second weekend will be held in January 2017 over the Martin Luther King Day weekend and complete the rest of your degree online! Share this announcement with your friends & colleagues.
GOT... QUESTIONS? Come to an Information Session!
Find out more about the UNT/LIS graduate master’s degree program and how you can study from a distance location and scholarships from UNT Professor – Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler, Director of the Northern California Cohort at an information session near you. Sessions will be held at the libraries below from March 22 - 24
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Albany Library – Alameda County Library
Edith Stone Room
1247 Marin Ave.
Albany CA 94706
(510) 526-3720
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Public Library
Martin Paley Conference Room - Floor 3
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4400
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Petaluma Regional Library – Sonoma County
Board Room
100 Fairgrounds Drive
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 763-9801
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
South Novata Library - Marin County Library System
931 C St
Novato CA 94949
(415) 506-3165
Thursday, March 24, 2016
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Sacramento County Public Law Library
Meeting Room
609 9th Street
Sacramento, CA, 95814
(916) 874-6012
Interested in becoming a librarian or information professional? Want to earn your certification as a school librarian, learn about new information technologies? Through the outstanding University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences MLS Program, you can earn your MLS degree by completing the UNT ALA accredited Master’s program and unique blended online format in the Northern CA area. You can earn your Master’s degree by participating in two in-person weekends – one four-day and a two-day weekend and complete the rest of your degree online! This program for students living in the Northern California area will begin with the first weekend in September 2016 over the Labor Day Weekend and the second weekend will be held in January 2017 over the Martin Luther King Day weekend in the Bay area.
For more information about the master’s degree program, feel free to contact either of us with any questions: Dr. Yvonne Chandler – via email at yvonne.chandler@unt.edu or by phone at 940-565-3777 or Toby Faber via email at toby.faber@unt.edu or by phone at 940-369-7873 or 877-ASK-SLIS.
Tammy Westergard was identified as Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2016 – Change Agents. Tammy graduated with MLS from UNT College of Information, Department of Library and Information Sciences' Nevada/Utah Cohort in 2014.
Each year Library Journal identifies the emerging leaders in the library world who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. See: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/…/tammy-westergard-movers-sha…/
Earlier in 2016
