We are happy to announce that Dr. Péter Jacsó, author of over 800 papers in LIS research areas such as bibliometrics and database content evaluation, has been named Professor Emeritus. From the UH System policy page: “The emeritus/emerita title is an honor bestowed by the Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the President, to UH […]
Congratulations to Dr. Michael-Brian Ogawa, ICS associate faculty specialist, who was honored as one of 50 distinguished alumni by the College of Education’s Department of Learning Design and Technology. The special recognition ceremony that was held on August 5, 2017, was part of the LTEC Department’s 50th anniversary in which they honored “50 distinguished alumni […]
LIS Archives Program Coordinator Dr. Wertheimer joined a number of UHM LIS alumni and colleagues from Hawaiʻi at the Society of American Archivists 2017 Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. The conference featured several sessions dealing with diversity, immigration, technology, and indigenous collections. (A few other alumni who missed the Hawaiʻi informal dinner were not pictured)
Thanks to all the students, alumni and professionals who have participated in our ongoing curriculum review process! In Spring 2017, the LIS faculty approved the following framework for a revised curriculum, which we hope to have officially approved in time for the Fall 2018 semester. Highlights: Instead of a single list of core courses, students will be […]
Congratulations to our own Dr. Rich Gazan on his recent promotion from Associate Professor to full Professor! A list of recent UH promotion and tenure recipients is available online at: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2017/07/11/uh-2017-tenure-and-promotion-list/
We welcome applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty colleague to join us in the Spring 2018 semester. The ideal candidate will develop a research and instructional program integrating elements of library and information science with related units across the university. Researchers who locate their work in informatics, information organization and/or indigenous knowledge are especially encouraged to […]