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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 10:51am
Returning to an in-person event after a three year virtual hiatus, the Midwest KM Symposium will be hosted Friday, June 16, 2023, at Kent State University's main campus. This year, the School of Information (iSchool) is a sponsor and the host of the event, bringing a range of…
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 01:52pm
The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is excited to announce that African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC., is…
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 02:30pm
Each year, the School of Information makes an effort to award scholarships to students with a variety of interests. Here are some of the awards and award winners who have received our acclaim for 2023.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 02:34pm
At the twentieth International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DCMI 2022), five former Kent State University iSchool alumni had the opportunity to give their own presentations on diverse topics
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Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 04:55pm
The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at Kent State University has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the…
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 11:42am
The fellowship will support the efforts to preserve and catalog WKSU's historic sound and moving image materials.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 10:02am
The Kent State School of Information is offering scholarships for current students and alumni, to cover the cost of attending OELMA's Freedom to Read Forum, happening June 22, 2022, at the Kent State University Library. The event…
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Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 02:14pm
Associate Professor Dr. Belinda Boon, from the Kent State University School of Information (iSchool) gives her professional perspective on the current upswing in book bannings at schools and local libraries.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 02:49pm
Growing up in a country annexed by the Soviet Union, Ruslanas Iržikevičius grew up with a well-developed sense for recognizing propaganda and disinformation. As a visiting Humphrey Fellow, he visited Kent State’s School of Media and Journalism, September 18-24, 2021.
Monday, September 27, 2021 - 02:14pm
The College of Communication and Information joins Kent State University in recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month by shining spotlights on CCI friends and students who are part of Hispanic and…