I’ll also be using a commonplace book assignment in BookLab this term—my 1st time for a graduate class. It’s an obvious thematic fit for BL, so it makes sense, but I am keen to see how MSLIS students run with the idea. Thus far it’s been all English undergrads s26bl.ryancordell.org/pages/assign...
BookLab — Commonplace Book
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January 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I’ll also be using a commonplace book assignment in BookLab this term—my 1st time for a graduate class. It’s an obvious thematic fit for BL, so it makes sense, but I am keen to see how MSLIS students run with the idea. Thus far it’s been all English undergrads s26bl.ryancordell.org/pages/assign...
I've been thinking this for a long time. My half-complete, abandoned MSLIS is constantly yelling at me from the mental corner it occupies.
I actually think it's time to bring back the approach of curated lists and webrings from the early web again. Huge opportunity space for hand curation of information
In an age where AI slop websites have made entire categories of information difficult to find, what we need is Yahoo (or Dmoz): a human-curated list of reliable websites, organized by topic.
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I've been thinking this for a long time. My half-complete, abandoned MSLIS is constantly yelling at me from the mental corner it occupies.
I've been a librarian with a MSLIS for 18 years now and everything you said is true. LLMs are garbage and only exist due to blatant theft. I specialise in research now and keep having LLMs pushed on me, but all they do is create more work. No legitimate librarian should be pushing this trash.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I've been a librarian with a MSLIS for 18 years now and everything you said is true. LLMs are garbage and only exist due to blatant theft. I specialise in research now and keep having LLMs pushed on me, but all they do is create more work. No legitimate librarian should be pushing this trash.
Have been working on my MSLIS including my Information Technology Management certification since 2023 but I also work a full time job as a Cloud Database Engineer and a part time job as a library clerk and all evidence supports that I have 0% chance of ever even getting a real librarian internship
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Have been working on my MSLIS including my Information Technology Management certification since 2023 but I also work a full time job as a Cloud Database Engineer and a part time job as a library clerk and all evidence supports that I have 0% chance of ever even getting a real librarian internship
#iSchoolUI MSLIS student & Illinois Library grad assistant Christine Thuy Minh Nguyen has been awarded the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship to attend the 2026 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) President’s Institute (#ARLPI26). Congrats, Christine! 🎉▶️ bit.ly/4iXVkYx
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#iSchoolUI MSLIS student & Illinois Library grad assistant Christine Thuy Minh Nguyen has been awarded the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship to attend the 2026 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) President’s Institute (#ARLPI26). Congrats, Christine! 🎉▶️ bit.ly/4iXVkYx
Man I love how innovative students can be sometimes. One of the remote students in "Intro to DH"—it’s an online class because of all our online-only MSLIS students—DIY’d her own book digitization rig for work on her final project—it’s incredible
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Man I love how innovative students can be sometimes. One of the remote students in "Intro to DH"—it’s an online class because of all our online-only MSLIS students—DIY’d her own book digitization rig for work on her final project—it’s incredible
As of one hour ago, I have officially completed the coursework and finals for my MSLIS. I can struggle talking about my accomplishments, but in this instance I’ll say I’m unbelievably grateful for the opportunities I got and the work I’ve been able to do. (1/4)
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As of one hour ago, I have officially completed the coursework and finals for my MSLIS. I can struggle talking about my accomplishments, but in this instance I’ll say I’m unbelievably grateful for the opportunities I got and the work I’ve been able to do. (1/4)
If I could go back in time I would reach out to professors before starting the MSLIS because honestly it was probably a waste of both time and money. I at least had that money to waste from lucrative tech stock but I feel very bad for my O(100s) of classmates
December 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If I could go back in time I would reach out to professors before starting the MSLIS because honestly it was probably a waste of both time and money. I at least had that money to waste from lucrative tech stock but I feel very bad for my O(100s) of classmates
I decided early on in my MSLIS I would take one class per session and keep working full time and am very glad because working as a librarian if you didn't sign on for your masters already doing research with a professor or other librarian is 10/10 impossible
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I decided early on in my MSLIS I would take one class per session and keep working full time and am very glad because working as a librarian if you didn't sign on for your masters already doing research with a professor or other librarian is 10/10 impossible
Given the intensity of my current full time tech job I've had no less than five offers to be referred to another tech job and despite graduating from my MSLIS in 6 months I have had 0 offers for even an internship with potential to be hired as an actual librarian but I do what I can while I can
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Given the intensity of my current full time tech job I've had no less than five offers to be referred to another tech job and despite graduating from my MSLIS in 6 months I have had 0 offers for even an internship with potential to be hired as an actual librarian but I do what I can while I can
From Ghana to Illinois, Fatihi Mohammed’s journey has been shaped by a renewed belief in education. With support from the Anna Mae Koval Scholarship Fund, he’s pursuing his MSLIS degree at the #iSchoolUI and exploring data privacy and AI governance. ▶️ bit.ly/3Mhnjq3
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
From Ghana to Illinois, Fatihi Mohammed’s journey has been shaped by a renewed belief in education. With support from the Anna Mae Koval Scholarship Fund, he’s pursuing his MSLIS degree at the #iSchoolUI and exploring data privacy and AI governance. ▶️ bit.ly/3Mhnjq3
In my MSLIS the section on reference for LGBTQIA+ was something like... "Drug Abuse, AIDs and the Queer Community" I kid you not. In the year 2023
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
In my MSLIS the section on reference for LGBTQIA+ was something like... "Drug Abuse, AIDs and the Queer Community" I kid you not. In the year 2023
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November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Despite widespread support for the 2021 San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, the Journal Impact Factor remains the most prominent metric on publisher platforms, according to a new study by Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and MSLIS student Heather Parkin.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Despite widespread support for the 2021 San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, the Journal Impact Factor remains the most prominent metric on publisher platforms, according to a new study by Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and MSLIS student Heather Parkin.
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For my MSLIS, my research question is like "how is decentralized media doing? Gaining ground or losing it?" and the academic articles are bandying about terms like #technoelitism & #technoromanticism & I'm scared that's me.
I mean, nevermind how my job is about assisting the public with their […]
I mean, nevermind how my job is about assisting the public with their […]
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November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For my MSLIS, my research question is like "how is decentralized media doing? Gaining ground or losing it?" and the academic articles are bandying about terms like #technoelitism & #technoromanticism & I'm scared that's me.
I mean, nevermind how my job is about assisting the public with their […]
I mean, nevermind how my job is about assisting the public with their […]
good luck! got my mslis back in 2000 - moved on to lawyering eventually, but I loved the program so much. librarianship has always been an important service and always will be. I hope you find a program you love!
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
good luck! got my mslis back in 2000 - moved on to lawyering eventually, but I loved the program so much. librarianship has always been an important service and always will be. I hope you find a program you love!
Just wanted to give props to @unitof.com for being an Actual Archivist, despite the lack of a MSLIS, please refer to the image below
And BTW/FYI to anyone who couldn't/didn't tune in last night, the plug was pulled a grant total of SIX TIMES, which I think is a record for a single broadcast?
And BTW/FYI to anyone who couldn't/didn't tune in last night, the plug was pulled a grant total of SIX TIMES, which I think is a record for a single broadcast?
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just wanted to give props to @unitof.com for being an Actual Archivist, despite the lack of a MSLIS, please refer to the image below
And BTW/FYI to anyone who couldn't/didn't tune in last night, the plug was pulled a grant total of SIX TIMES, which I think is a record for a single broadcast?
And BTW/FYI to anyone who couldn't/didn't tune in last night, the plug was pulled a grant total of SIX TIMES, which I think is a record for a single broadcast?
there’s an interesting wrinkle to this when I teach MSLIS students at the iSchool, rather than the English Departments where I spent most of my professional life. The LIS program is a professional program & many of the students have a more pragmatic approach to the classroom than I’m used to
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
there’s an interesting wrinkle to this when I teach MSLIS students at the iSchool, rather than the English Departments where I spent most of my professional life. The LIS program is a professional program & many of the students have a more pragmatic approach to the classroom than I’m used to
UIUC iSchool folks: I’m speaking at the Professional Pathways series tonight! will talk through my career journey & professional development, as well as answer your burning questions about library work! 5pm CST on Zoom!
#LibraryStudents #UIUCiSchool #MSLIS
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#LibraryStudents #UIUCiSchool #MSLIS
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Professional Pathways: Kay Slater
Part 2 of a speaker series with working professionals in both library careers and information science fields.Questions? Contact Ava Coglianese
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October 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
UIUC iSchool folks: I’m speaking at the Professional Pathways series tonight! will talk through my career journey & professional development, as well as answer your burning questions about library work! 5pm CST on Zoom!
#LibraryStudents #UIUCiSchool #MSLIS
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#LibraryStudents #UIUCiSchool #MSLIS
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I am the spouse of an alum of an MSLIS program from a different college for which MHC served as the WMass satellite campus where the courses were taught. I'm counting it.
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I am the spouse of an alum of an MSLIS program from a different college for which MHC served as the WMass satellite campus where the courses were taught. I'm counting it.
One of the practicum students @skeuomorphpress.org this term has taken it on themselves to record a series of videos showing folks how to find the press from various spots on campus—it’s such a fantastic & necessary idea that just never would have occurred to me—tl;dr MSLIS students are wonderful
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One of the practicum students @skeuomorphpress.org this term has taken it on themselves to record a series of videos showing folks how to find the press from various spots on campus—it’s such a fantastic & necessary idea that just never would have occurred to me—tl;dr MSLIS students are wonderful
This makes my schedule look like this: 9:30-6:30 M-F full time job (lunch break 2-3), MSLIS class Tuesday 7-8:30, library clerk job 10-12 Saturday, 6-12 hours of homework, and being on-call 1 of 5 weeks and Kafka/Redis/Dynamodb DBA on call all the time
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This makes my schedule look like this: 9:30-6:30 M-F full time job (lunch break 2-3), MSLIS class Tuesday 7-8:30, library clerk job 10-12 Saturday, 6-12 hours of homework, and being on-call 1 of 5 weeks and Kafka/Redis/Dynamodb DBA on call all the time
✨ Meet the GAs! Part 2/3 ✨
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Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
September 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
✨ Meet the GAs! Part 2/3 ✨
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
✨ Meet the GAs! Part 2/3 ✨
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
✨ Meet the GAs! Part 2/3 ✨
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!
It's time to meet your 25-26 Help Desk GAs! We are SO excited to welcome our 5 new GAs & welcome back those of us returning!
Get to know more about the "Humans behind the Help", & feel free to come say hi & introduce yourself to us- we love getting to know the iSchool!