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Through innovation and adaptation, the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Library has enhanced its capabilities to serve users, expanded its collection of digital resources across various types, and extended its reach to more individuals and…

The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign provides international outreach services to firefighters and librarians around the world. These services include assistance with training,…

This keynote speech is about diversity in the Library and Information Science field, more specifically regarding Chinese-American librarians.

The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Library provides fire and emergency library and information assistance and services to the Institute’s instructional staff, students, Illinois fire departments and firefighters, and other…

The Library Trends is published quarterly for the iSchool by The Johns Hopkins University Press. Each issue explores critical trends in professional librarianship and includes practical applications, thorough analyses, and literature reviews. In the…

The Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a state statutory fire academy that provides training, education, information, and research to firefighters. The IFSI Library provides fire and emergency library and…

To support the global visions of the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under Dr. Lian Ruan’s leadership, the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library has worked hard on its international outreach…

Dr. Lian J. Ruan is the Head Librarian and Director of IFSI International Programs at the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Ruan, a CALA Life member, joined CALA in 2003 and was the President of…

CALA Annual Program – Partnership beyond CALA: Training Leaders of Color for Action
Location: MCC - 2010 (W)
Time: Sunday June 28, 2015. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Keynote speaker: Barbara Kay Stripling
Panel speakers: Eileen K. Bosch; Isabel Espinal;…

With a goal to examine the role of Chinese American librarians in Library and Information Science (LIS) diversity in the 21st century, the authors conducted a study funded by the ALA (American Library Association) Diversity Research Program between…