[OPLINLIST] You're invited - Dec 4: SLIS at Kent State Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facilities

[Cunningham, Flo]

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REMINDER - RSVP today! Enjoy the debut exhibits in our MuseLab, meet children's authors and illustrators, record your memories about being a student here, and check out the latest research being done by our faculty and students. Plus we'll have wine and a selection of hors d'oeuvres featuring food from Denmark and Italy, where we host study abroad courses.

RSVP by Nov. 27, 2013<http://bit.ly/SLISGrandOpening4Dec>.

SLIS at Kent State Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facilities

The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University invites alumni, friends, students and members of the university and professional communities to experience its new facilities - and newly renovated "old" facilities - at a special Grand Opening event on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST. The school is located on the third floor of the main University Library at 1125 Risman Drive, Kent, Ohio. Guests may park in front of the Kent Student Center or across the street on Summit Street. (See campus map<http://www.kent.edu/campuses/maps/map.cfm> for details and directions.)

RSVP by Nov. 27, 2013<http://bit.ly/SLISGrandOpening4Dec>.

The Grand Opening event will feature a debut exhibit in the "MuseLab" gallery, children's book authors and illustrators in the expanded children's library areas, and a variety of hands-on demonstrations and interactive activities that allow guests to explore how the school is "transforming the global information environment" (SLIS mission statement).

Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. At 5:30 p.m. Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State Senior Vice President and Provost; Stanley Wearden, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Communication and Information; and Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D, SLIS Director, will give brief remarks.

The 14,000-square-foot renovation more than doubles the school's space for teaching, research and student services. Construction began in December 2012 and was completed in August 2013. Read more about the renovation and construction: School of Library and Information Science to Double Its Space with Expansion.<http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=DFB22756-A565-6EFD-FF2BD998BB9C9D08>

The Dec. 4 Grand Opening activities and demonstrations include the following:

MuseLab & Museum Exhibition Space: Debut Exhibits

  *   "The expression of love, through religion, as a quality of Divinity," by M.L.I.S. Student Emily O'Connor
  *   "The Power of Pictures: 75 Years of the Caldecott Award"

The MuseLab gallery and exhibit space are made possible by a generous gift from the Reinberger Foundation.

Digital Laboratory

  *   Alumni are invited to record memories of their classes or faculty at SLIS or of their careers.
  *   Alumni and guests may bring a photo to be scanned on our state-of-the-art equipment.
  *   Watch a demonstration of video digitization projects.

Reinberger Children's Library Center

  *   Angela Johnson, award-winning young adult books author: Book signing and chat with the author

Marantz Picturebook Collection

  *   Vanita Oelschlager, children's book author: Book signing and chat with the author
  *   Kristen Blackwood, children's book illustrator: Demonstration of linoleum block print cutting
  *   Mike Blanc, children's book illustrator: Demonstration of illustration techniques
  *   Recognition of the first "Vanita Scholars" scholarship recipients

The new Reinberger/Marantz "Interactive Media Box"

  *   Will Hillenbrand, award-winning children's book illustrator and author: Demonstration of how he uses technology in his artwork

The expanded children's library space is made possible by a generous gift from the Reinberger Foundation.

The new "Pris and JDub's Historical Children's Book Nook"

  *   Special collection of first edition Beatrix Potter books, Beswick/Royal Doulton figurines and more, from the collection of Akron Public Schools librarian, the late Margaret Alexander (donated by Susan Brown, Ph.D. [SLIS M.L.S. '71])

The Historical Book Nook is made possible by a generous gift from Priscilla Drach of Silver Lake, Ohio.

Research Labs

  *   Interactive demonstration of Internet search research
  *   Display of student metadata projects
  *   Demonstration of EMR and EHR software used in Health Informatics profession, including Veterans Administration Medical Centers EMR, Practice Fusion EHR, and others
  *   Interactive demonstration of eye-tracking software used for website usability testing

Centers

  *   Center for the Study of Information and Religion: research demonstrations

And more -- including a display of faculty and student research posters and live music provided by the KSU Jazz Combo, made up of School of Music students Jessica Stover, Max Michael and Ryan Critchfield.

RSVP by Nov. 27, 2013<http://bit.ly/SLISGrandOpening4Dec>. Questions? Call 330-672-0003 or email fcunning at kent.edu<mailto:fcunning at kent.edu>.
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