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Upcoming Events

BSLISE Working Group Meeting April 14, 2020 at 7:00 am – 8:00 am
BSLISE Working Group Meeting May 12, 2020 at 7:00 am – 8:00 am
BSLISE Working Group Meeting June 9, 2020 at 7:00 am – 8:00 am

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✨Member Spotlight✨ Meet our co-chair, Jaya Raju! Jaya is an Associate Professor and Head of the Library and Information Studies Centre at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Their interests and research focuses are LIS education in the African developing context, developing LIS competency indices for the digital age, and research theory and methodology. Get to know all of our amazing members on our website!

Introducing one of our co-chairs of the BSLISE working group, Dr. Clara Chu! Clara is the Mortenson Center Director and Mortensen Distinguished Professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (The iSchool at Illinois). Their research focuses on multicultural library and information services, information seeking behavior, critical information studies, international and comparative librarianship, and of course, LIS education. Learn more about Clara in the link below! 📖 https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/clara-chu

A major focus of the global profession today is how we approach LIS education for the next generation of librarians. Read more about the research our working group has published on LIS education here! http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2542-6 #librarians #ifla #bslise #liseducation #libraryresearch

Topic of the Week: Data Privacy💻 It’s important to stay abreast of advancements in and the importance of data privacy as it relates to the communities we serve. Check out this awesome initiative, the Data Privacy Project, based out of Brooklyn, NY to learn more and access great resources. dataprivacyproject.org #librarians #ifla #bslise #liseducation #libraryresearch #topicoftheweek

Looking to present your professional or educational research this summer? Don’t forget to apply to present a poster or paper at the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland August 15-21, 2020. Check out the website below for more information! 2020.ifla.org #librarians #ifla #bslise #liseducation #libraryresearch

We wish you all a wonderful holiday season. ❄️🌟🎄🎉Comment and share below with your favorite way to celebrate!

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