Lessa Pelayo-Lozada: Chosen as 2021-22 ALA President-Elect
Adult services manager of the Palos Verdes Library District will be the first UCLA alumna and first Pacific Islander to assume leadership of the American Library Association.
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What’s Next? How Digital Media Shapes Our Society
A summary of Professor Leah A. Lievrouw’s most recent book, which explores the rapidly changing role communication plays at the center of human experience and endeavor.
UCLA IS Expertise Serves Communities in the Pandemic with the Digital Resource Development Initiative
The Digital Resource Development Initiative was established in March 2020 by the UCLA Department of Information Studies, with the goal…
Virtual Commencement Celebrates UCLA SEIS Class of ‘21
The 2021 Commencement of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies was celebrated by a virtual ceremony on June […]
Michelle Caswell Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Michelle Caswell, UCLA associate professor of information studies, has been given the Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars, which annually supports […]
California Rare Book School: New Director Envisions Global Impact of Landmark Continuing Education Program
In its sixteenth year, the UCLA California Rare Book School (CalRBS) is poised to redefine the contemporary relevance of libraries […]
Johanna Drucker Honored with the AIGA Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary
UCLA Distinguished Professor of Information Studies Johanna Drucker has won the 2021 Steven Heller Award for Cultural Commentary from the […]
LISAA Spring Awards to Honor UCLA Alumna Victoria Steele
The UCLA Library & Information Studies Alumni Association and the UCLA Department of Information Studies will celebrate the 2021 LISAA […]
Michelle Caswell: New Book Examines Liberatory Memory Work in the Archival Field
In writing her forthcoming book, “Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work,” Michelle Caswell, associate professor in the UCLA Department of…
Ellen Pearlstein Awarded Rome Prize by the American Academy in Rome
Ellen Pearlstein, UCLA professor of information studies and founding faculty member of the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological […]
Safiya U. Noble Featured on PBS’s NOVA
UCLA Associate Professor of Information Studies Safiya U. Noble was recently featured in an episode on “Search Engine Breakdown,” for […]
A Lasting Legacy of Community Service: In Memory of Professor John McNeil
A Message from Tina Christie, UCLA Wasserman Dean This week brought sad news to the UCLA School of Education and…
Shawn VanCour Appointed Director of the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force
Shawn VanCour says that when writing his 2018 book, “Making Radio: Early Radio Production and the Rise of Modern Sound […]
Safiya U. Noble Selected to Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder
Safiya U. Noble, UCLA associate professor of Information Studies and African American studies, has been selected as a commissioner on […]
Jonathan Furner: New Book Highlights Analytic, Historical and Humanistic Aspects of the Information Field
UCLA Professor of Information Studies Jonathan Furner has recently published “Information Studies and Other Provocations: Selected Talks, 2000–2019,” based on […]
A Message from Christina Christie, Wasserman Dean
This week I have had the singular honor of being selected to serve as the UCLA Wasserman Dean of the […]
Christina Christie Named Wasserman Dean of UCLA School of Education & Information Studies
Christina “Tina” Christie, currently interim dean of the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, will be the new dean […]
Sarah T. Roberts Elected to Sigma Xi
UCLA Associate Professor of Information Studies Sarah T. Roberts has been elected to Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society. […]
UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry Welcomes Oge Egbuonu as Artistic Director and Inaugural Storyteller-in-Residence
The UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry has launched its Artist-in-Residence Program, with welcoming Oge Egbuonu as its artistic director […]
Christine Borgman Nominated for Membership to Sigma Xi
Christine L. Borgman, UCLA Distinguished Research Professor in Information Studies, accepted nomination for full membership in Sigma Xi, the scientific research […]
Chantel Diaz: MLIS Alumna Helps Launch UCLA Archive of the Chicano Moratorium
In recognition of the 50 anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, an anti-war protest organized by Mexican Americans in East Los […]
Johanna Drucker: New Book on Ilia Zdanevich a Biography Within a Biography
With two books out recently and a third one on the historiography of the alphabet due in March, Johanna Drucker […]
Ellen Pearlstein: Research Uncovers Lost History of Peruvian Qeros
Ellen Pearlstein, UCLA professor of information studies and professor and internship coordinator for UCLA/Getty has published her paper, “The Behavior of Pigments […]
Sarah T. Roberts: How to Really Fix a Broken Internet
Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA associate professor of information studies, is featured on The Guardian’s list of “10 ideas to fix […]