What's happening?
UMA has made the U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs, ranking 103rd in a survey of 237 institutions participating. “UMA is justifiably proud of its online offerings, which have been steadily growing over the past few years,” says President Handley. “Today, UMA students earn over 25% of their credits through online classes, and more and more of our programs offer an online option.” Survey scores were based on statistical data gathered from questionnaires about each institution’s online specific bachelor's degree programs. 50% of the ranking was from the school’s student engagement, 25% from faculty credentials and training, and 25% from services and technology available to students in the programs. For more information see UMA article or the US News & World Report's Website
"A Shot Across the Bow: Hidden Stories from the Sea" Anastasia Weigle (UMA Adjunct Faculty)
spends countless hours documenting the memories of Maine's maritime men, women and children from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries....Enjoy anevening of conversation with Anastasia, Project Archivist for the Maine Maritime Museum, as she recounts several hidden stories within the Museum’s maritime collection...(read more)
ILS Student Interns at the PBS Archives! (Spring 2013)
ILS student Gertie Mentzer just finished working with PBS for her Capstone/Internship experience in the ILS program. She spent the Spring term digging through their non-digitized papers to scan and create an organization system for their business papers before the company went digital. As a part of this project she also be assisted in assessing the VHS tapes that may or may not have been digitized and find a way to describe and organize them. Overall she assisted in creating a taxonomy and assigning metadata to the digitized materials. Gertie was excited and fortunate to have a skilled and knowledgable supervisor who allowed her to work independently, while maintaining a strong communicating loop throughout the day. To read more about her work, please check out Gertie's Blog about her experience in the PBS Archives! We wish Gertie the best on all her future endeavors and are sure we will be highlighting her successes here for a while to come!
UMA ILS Student Lands NYTimes Internship!
(Fall 2012)
Daniel Norton, a student in UMA’s online Information and Library Services program, has taken his role as a student in the field very seriously. “I view it as the perfect opportunity to explore my options as a fledgling professional in environments that are conducive to turning mistakes into valuable learning experiences," he explains... (read more)
Highlighting ILS Students
Occupy Movement and the Library: ILS Student Danny Norton engaging in and impacting his local community.
-Progressive Librarian: A Journal for Critical Studies & Progressive Politics in Librarianship (Issue #38/39, Spring 2012)
-American Libraries Article quoting Dan: American Libraries article
-OWS Library Website: OWLS Library Website
-Dan's writing contributions
More ILS Students Out in the World
-ILS Student Kristen Chavonelle's Blog about her class experiences (100-200 level courses). 2011
-ILS Student Kathryn Diman's Blog: A Dream Come True: Becoming a Librarian! (400-level course). 2011 This blog chronicles the processes involved in conducting a Library Practicum of one individual pursuing a BS degree in Library Science and Information Services.
-UMA ILS Graduate, Richard Fortin, Director, Winthrop Public Library in the News
EBOOKS: At Winthrop Library the Future is Now(2011)
Late Fines Eliminated at the Library:Fees are a Relic of the Past (2010)
New Library Director Busy(2010)
-Greg Lewis, ILS Graduate: Awesome Foundation awards grant to support a teen music event for library!
Highlighting ILS Faculty
-Dr. Vincent Livoti will be presenting at the PCACA conference. "Do You Hear What I Hear?: Best Practices for Humorously Bridging Online Learning's Communication" Abstract: As the presence of the virtual classroom increases and deepens across the academy, shifting paradigms in student-professor communication follow. With face-time being totally or drastically reduced in the on-line learning forum, how do we reach our students most effectively with the tools we currently have? How do our pedagogical strengths in the physical classroom translate into our discussion boards and learning modules? Drawing from communication theory and multi-sensory teaching practices, this presentation will look at ways levity, self-deprecation, and a general joie de vivre can enhance the quality of educational exchanges in this burgeoning instruction platform."
-Dina McKelvy: Dina McKelvy who is enhancing her professional career through the study of Informatics has received a fellowship from the National Library of Medicine to attend a workshop this summer at Woods Hole at the Marine Biological Laboratory on BioMedical Informatics. As UMA and many institutions think about the future of information science, library science and the impact of technology on medical information, informatics becomes an important place for study and research. (See information on Drexel's Certificate in HealthCare Informatics). Participating in these workshops and continuing to hone their skills is one of many ways ILS Faculty stay on top of the changes in our field.
-Dr. Tamara Blesh: Traveling Librarian
-Undergraduate Education in ILS
UMA's ILS Program Coordinator was involved in discussions regarding the Bachelor's in Information and Library Services. Check out the @1st Century Library Blog by Dr. Stephen Matthews: Why Not a Bachelor's In Library Science?
-KJ Article: UMA Reaches Across the Pacific
-Guest BLOG: UMA Distance Ed in Micronesia
-Blog interview with "VERY" Distant Learners (UMA ILS Students)
Graduating? Not if you haven't Applied!!
