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SIRLS appoints Dr. Hong Cui as Assistant Professor, Information Technology

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:57:59 GMT

The School of Information Resources and Library Science at The University of Arizona has added an academic research specialist and award-winning teacher to its faculty. Hong Cui will join the school this fall as an assistant professor of information technologies, a full-time, tenure-track position.

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Botticelli Appointed to Head Digital Information Management Program

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:55:03 GMT

The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) has appointed Dr. Peter Botticelli as the new assistant professor of practice, where he will coordinate and manage the school's new digital information management certificate program (DigIn) and teach courses in the school's master's program.

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Deadline for Digital Information Management Certificate Program Extended to April 1, 2007

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:15:41 GMT

The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science has extended the deadline for applications to the school’s new Certificate Program in Digital Information Management. Prospective students now have until April 1, 2007 to complete the application process for classes that begin this summer.

The six-course 18-credit hour graduate program will provide both new students and working professionals with a balanced mix of content that includes practical applied technology skills along with a foundation in the theory and practice of building and maintaining today’s digital collections. Certificate holders will be well positioned for careers in libraries, archives, local, state and federal government and the private sector.

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Noted Mystery Writer Susan Albert to be Featured Guest at UA Library School Fundraiser on April 15

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:14:18 GMT

TUCSON - Susan Wittig Albert, noted author of the wildly popular China Bayles Herbal Mysteries novels and other bestsellers, will visit the Singing Wind Bookshop in Benson on Sunday, April 15, 2007 from 1 to 3 p.m. to promote her new book, "Spanish Dagger."

Albert will discuss the herbal lore that inspires her fictional adventures in a talk entitled "Spanish Dagger, Chili Coyote and Beaver Tail: Herbs and Mysteries of the Southwestern Desert." The public is invited to the free book fiesta, which benefits The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science, Arizona's only graduate program for library and information science studies.

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UA Ethics Roundtable Keynote Address to feature American Library Association President-elect Loriene Roy on March 23

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:12:56 GMT

TUCSON - American Library Association President-elect Loriene Roy is coming to Tucson on Friday, March 23, to share her views on balancing the need for respect of native cultural property and traditions with intellectual freedom and the free flow of information.

The event begins at 6:00 pm in The University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law Auditorium. There is no charge, and the public is encouraged to attend both the talk and a reception immediately following.

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