The 2019 Cora Paul Bomar Summit
The UNCG Library and Information Studies Department will host the Cora Paul Bomar Summit on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2019, in the Virginia Dare Room of the UNCG Alumni House. The iDeal Summit on Friday will include speakers Barry Houlihan, archivist at the Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland, Galway, and Dr. Jenna Spiering, assistant […]
Tammy Gruer joins Department of Library and Information Studies
We are pleased to announce that Tammy Gruer will be joining the Department of Library and Information Studies on August 1st, 2018. Tammy Gruer is National Board Certified and will be Clinical Assistant Professor and coordinator for the Practicum in School Library Media, and will teach Materials for Children and School Library Media Specialist and […]
LIS alum Jewel Davis selected as an ALA Emerging Leader
Congratulations to alum Jewel Davis, who has been accepted into the 2018 class of of ALA Emerging Leaders! According to the ALA website, the ALA Emerging Leaders program is “designed to enable library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and […]
LIS Town Hall Meeting, October 11 at 5:30pm
Join LISSA for a Town Hall Meeting for all students in the UNCG LIS Department on Wednesday, October 11th at 5:30PM! Department Chair Lisa O’Connor will give a state-of-the-department address, present the results of the class schedule survey, and take student questions. LISSA President Lily Carden will lead a student discussion about the upcoming ALA […]
UNCG LIS Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Lecturers to Present at NCLA
The North Carolina Library Association Conference will take place in Winston-Salem on October 17-20, 2017 at the Benton Convention Center. Show your support for UNCG LIS alumni, students, faculty, and lecturers by attending as many of the following presentations as possible! We would also love to see you at the UNCG LIS booth. You can get register […]