Tag Archives: Ed Cortez

April 20, 2016 By SIS Staff

CCI Receives More than $850,000 in Grants to Train Information Science Experts

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s School of Information Sciences in the College of Communication and Information has received two grants which total more than $850,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to train information science experts.

The larger of the two grants involves Chancellor’s Professor Carol Tenopir as principal investigator along with co-principal investigators SIS Professor and Interim Director Dania Bilal and SIS Associate Professor Rachel Fleming-May. They have been awarded a two-year $811,501 grant from the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program. The grant will provide assistantships and co-curricular educational opportunities for master’s degree students interested … Read more “CCI Receives More than $850,000 in Grants to Train Information Science Experts”

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March 11, 2016 By SIS Staff

Cortez Appointed Chair of ALA Committee on Education

Ed Cortez, professor and former director of the School of Information Sciences (SIS) in the College of Communication and Information, has been appointed chair of the American Libraries Associa tion (ALA) Committee on Education.

Cortez will take office in June 2016 after the ALA annual conference.

Before coming to UT, Cortez served as a professor and administrator at the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

During his eleven years at UT, Cortez has been instrumental in developing collaborative international education opportunities for SIS, including partnerships with universities in Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean. He has served on … Read more “Cortez Appointed Chair of ALA Committee on Education”

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April 1, 2015 By SIS Staff

Professor Dania Bilal Appointed as Interim Director

Director and Professor Ed Cortez will be leaving his post as director on June 30, 2015 coinciding with the end of his second 5-year term. He will be on professional development leave during AY 2015-16 and return to the SIS faculty full-time on August 1, 2016. Professor Dania Bilal has agreed to serve as Interim Director of the school. Bilal has been at the University of Tennessee since 1997 and has recently completed the publication of two books. We thank Dr. Cortez for his decade of leadership! We are excited to have Dr. Bilal step into the role of Interim … Read more “Professor Dania Bilal Appointed as Interim Director”

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July 30, 2013 By SIS Staff

Cortez Sets New Practicum Site in Vieques Puerto Rico

The last Spanish fort built in the Americas was on Isla de Vieques in Puerto Rico, http://vieques.com/fortin-spanish-fort/. The site is now a learning center, gallery and museum. Professor and Director Ed Cortez recently established the location as a future practicum site for SIS students to learn hands-on while working with the cultural and historical materials of the indigenous people of the island.

Bob Rabin, curator and museum director and Dr. Cortez worked through the details to establish this unique and picturesque site as a place for SIS students to learn relevant skills and techniques they can apply to their … Read more “Cortez Sets New Practicum Site in Vieques Puerto Rico”

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April 23, 2013 By SIS Staff

SIS Awarded IMLS Grant for LAMBDA

Library Anchor Models for Bridging Diversity Achievements (LAMBDA) brings together the University of Tennessee’s School of Information Sciences and the Center for Literacy, Education & Employment with the San Diego County Libraries and other public libraries in California and Tennessee to provide education, training, workshops, and support materials to support library staff members who serve LGBTQ homeless youth.

Activities and materials will focus on educating library personnel about the needs of LGBTQ homeless youth who come to the public library to access the Internet, read, find employment, contact family, or socialize with others. Activities will help libraries build partnerships with … Read more “SIS Awarded IMLS Grant for LAMBDA”

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June 21, 2012 By SIS Staff

SIS Receives Two More IMLS Grants

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Center for Information and Communication Studies has received funding for projects to support rural librarians and increase Hispanic participation in teaching library science.

The grants were announced by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)as two of the 32 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grants totaling $10.3 million.

Bharat Mehra and Vandana Singh of UT’s School of Information Sciences (SIS) received a grant award of $478,258 for the continuation of the school’s Information Technology Rural Librarian Master’s Scholarship Program Phase II (ITRL2), which offers scholarships to thirteen rural librarians in the Appalachian region of … Read more “SIS Receives Two More IMLS Grants”

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November 1, 2011 By SIS Staff

Successful Exploration in Cuba

With the U.S. Government approval of educational exchange travel to Cuba, Dr. Ed Cortez from the School of Information Sciences joined a Special Libraries Research Delegation on a late October trip to the island nation. Cubans have been able to achieve notable success in information storage and retrieval systems over the years. The U.S. researchers were on a mission to understand the special challenges and the innovative solutions employed by the Cubans. Dr. Cortez was specifically interested in understanding the education of these information professions and the support they received.

The Cubans are strong in the special libraries areas of … Read more “Successful Exploration in Cuba”

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October 3, 2011 By SIS Staff

Reaching West, Way West

Dr. Cortez and SIS staff attended the recent REFORMA Annual Conference in Denver Colorado from September 14 to 18. REFORMA is the national association created in 1971 to promote library and information sciences to Latinos and the Spanish speaking communities. Sessions at this conference mainly concentrated on two key areas: how libraries can better serve their Latino communities and how universities can recruit Latinos into librarianship.

As an academic leader on the national stage, Dr. Cortez once again demonstrated his understanding of the broader stage in our industry by ensuring the University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences story was … Read more “Reaching West, Way West”

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January 19, 2011 By SIS Staff

SIS’s summer study abroad in Spain featured in article in Daily Beacon

School of Information Sciences director Dr. Ed Cortez will be leading an 8 week study abroad program for undergraduates in Madrid, Spain this summer.

To apply for the program, students need to apply through the Programs Abroad Office at https://studyabroad.utk.edu/. The course can be found by clicking on the “Find a Program” tab at the top of the page and searching for programs in Madrid, Spain. The deadline for applications is Feb. 4.

For any questions about the course or its requirements, contact Ed Cortez at ecortez@utk.edu or 974-2148.

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