School of Information Sciences - Archived News / 2003

	Archives / Archived News - 2003


	December 16, 2003 Accolades for James Joshi and Security Assured Information Systems (SAIS) curriculum at SIS. More... December 16, 2003 Spotlight on Dr. Richard Thompson. More... December 10, 2003 2004 Annual Student Awards Competitions. More... December 01, 2003 VISC on TV. More... November 03, 2003 VISC - Investing In The Future. More... October 20, 2003 Dr. José-Marie Griffiths has been named by President George W. Bush to the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) for a two-year term. More... October 17, 2003 Faculty Position Opportunities. More... October 07, 2003 Information Sciences Day . More... September 23, 2003 Dr. Griffiths has been awarded a National Leadership Grant for Libraries, under the category of Research and Demonstration, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in the amount of $499,900. More... August 29, 2003 Find Out About the Information Professions. More... August 26, 2003 SLA/PGH Chapter Meeting - September 8th - Featuring Dr. Larsen. More... August 26, 2003 Wendell Leonard Wray, 1926 - 2003. More... August 14, 2003 Film: Ada Byron Lovelace -To Dream Tomorrow. More... August 14, 2003 Calling all alums! Do you have a picture or poster of where you work? More... July 31, 2003 Dr. Amanda Spink's article, "REAL LIFE, REAL USERS, AND REAL NEEDS: A STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF USER QUERIES ON THE WEB" published in the journal, Information Processing and Management, in March 2000, has been recently (May 2003) identified by ISI to be one of the most cited papers in the Web research area. More... July 15, 2003 Tuition And Fee Rates Per Term, Academic Year 2003-2004. More... June 13, 2003 IEEE Pittsburgh Section - Annual History and Awards Dinner. More... June 3, 2003 Larsen Awarded NSF Grant to Conduct Post Digital Library Workshop. More... June 3, 2003 Pitt’s School of Information Sciences to Host Conference on User Modeling . More... June 3, 2003 Pitt’s School of Information Sciences Announces Faculty Additions. More... May 29, 2003 School Of Information Sciences 2003 Student Awards. More... May 19, 2003 Karen Gracy and Jean Ann Croft have received funding in the amount of $12,478 from the University of Pittsburgh Central Research Development Fund's Small Grants Program. More... May 14, 2003 Spotlight on MST Alumnus Joe Trost, Master of Telecommunications (MST), 1993. More... May 13, 2003 VISC and Homeland Security. More... May 5, 2003 Ulab and Robocup American Open. More... April 28, 2003 SIS’ Online Master’s Program Graduates Its First Class. More... April 23, 2003 Spotlight on MLIS Alumna Denise Callihan, an Information Research Professional. April 22, 2003 Jennifer and Eric Spiegel Book Fund Award presented to BSIS student Jesse Hicks. More... April 21, 2003 Susan Lanna, a SIS alumna and DLIS Adjunct Faculty member, Carnegie librarian earns praise of peers. More... April 16, 2003 Provost Funds 14 Proposals Designed to Improve Instruction. More... April 15, 2003 ATTENTION JUNE, 2003 GRADUATES. More... April 03, 2003 Novelist's attack on U.S. archives called exaggerated, inaccurate. More... March 28, 2003 The USA PATRIOT Act Summit. Personal Rights and Library Obligations: What Librarians Need to Know about the USA PATRIOT Act. More... March 26, 2003 Provost James V. Maher cordially invites you to attend the Inaugural Lecture by Dr. José-Marie Griffiths as DOREEN E. BOYCE CHAIR IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES. " Now You See IT, Now You Don't " Time: 4:00 p.m. , Thursday, April 10, 2003 Location: 531 Alumni Hall Reception to follow March 20, 2003 Commencement Weekend Speaker, Dr. Ben Shneiderman, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland at College Park, will give a lecture at 4:30pm on Saturday, April 26th, Bellefield Hall Auditorium. The lecture and reception will be open to public. He will be signing copies of his newest book (Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies) after the lecture. This event is sponsored by School of Information Science and Beta Phi Mu Pi Chapter with a grant from Beta Phi Mu Distinguished Lecture Series. RSVP to ftinfo@mail.sis.pitt.edu February 27, 2003 In Memoriam: Fred M. Rogers February 26, 2003 Pitt's School of Information Sciences Receives Grant to Fund Innovative Library Center, known as Center for Advancement of Libraries for Learning(CALL). More... February 10, 2003 > A Look at Larsen: Ron Larsen, dean of the School of Information Sciences since July 2002, calls himself a technologist. More.. > SIS' Scholarship: The principles of storytelling applied to society’s emerging information infrastructure. More.. > Securing the Integrity of Network Information: Research conducted in the School of Information Sciences (SIS) offers tremendous potential for practical applications. More.. February 3, 2003 18-year-old SIS student to receive master’s degree this term. More.. January 10, 2003 ATTENTION April, 2003 Graduates: April Applications must be Submitted by January 24, 2003. More.. January 7, 2003 Dr. Richard Cox's forthcoming talk at the Library of Congress is featured at http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/lectures/cox.html