In conversation with Augusta Baker Endowed Chair Nicole A. Cooke, Vashti Harrison will discuss her books, her collaborations, inspirations and more during the 2025 Augusta Baker Lecture. A book signing and reception will follow.
The evening was marked by poignant tributes to two influential figures in library science alongside recognition of outstanding achievements by students and alumni.
WIS TV was at Sandel Elementary as Cocky’s Reading Express rolled in with a mission: to give away 20,000 books across South Carolina in it's 20th anniversary year.
Thousands of jobs across the state go unfilled because applicants lack the technical expertise needed for cybersecurity roles. The iSchool and Fusion Cyber are working together to fulfill the cybersecurity needs of South Carolina.
iSchool faculty member Clayton Copeland's work comes from her heart and is making a difference for those who are differently abled. Her passion has always been about achieving library access for all.
Beatriz Pascual Wallace was an iSchool student when she attended her first award ceremony for children's literature. But being asked to serve on the committees which choose the honorees was at the top of her bucket list.
The School of Information Science held its Summer and Fall Graduation Ceremony on Dec. 16, 2024, in Rutledge Chapel. More than 100 students earned a master’s or certificate from the iSchool in May and December.
Artificial intelligence, specifically in a collegiate setting, can be a particularly difficult conversation. Lyda McCartin, director of the iSchool, discusses ways she believes schools should be working with AI.
MLIS graduate student Emma Silvis undertakes unique assistantship with USC Press.
Information Science associate professor Jennifer Moore’s computational thinking comes in handy when she aims to ease the tedium of a 10-mile solo training run.
Dreeszen Bowman is the first doctoral student from the School of Information Science to receive the award, which supports graduate students completing their dissertations in the humanities and social sciences.
Associate Professor Darin Freeburg researches the impacts of workplace routines on library staff and their ability to express their identity.
An update on Cocky's Reading Express and its passionate coordinator Margaret Cook Jackson, who is expanding the reach of the literacy initiatives.
Alumna Porchia Moore has been striving to help the world understand and connect threads between literacy, cultural heritage and historical artifacts centering on the Black, Indigenous and People of Color Movement.
In the information age where the boundaries between human cognition and artificial intelligence blur, Alamir Novin's research delves into the intricate realm of Human-Computer Interaction.
Melanie Huggins (MLIS, '95) and the Richland Library are featured on national television for serving as a national leader in reimagining the library's place in the community.
Early on, Cooke realized libraries, and more specifically librarians, did not always represent the diverse groups of people who made up their community. She has spent her career working to change that.
Nicole Cooke, Ph.D. and the Digital Collections team at Thomas Cooper Library put together a pop-up exhibit for the 5th Annual Augusta Baker Lecture to celebrate and highlight the work and progress the iSchool/Digital Collections students have made with the collection over the past five years.
The scene plays and replays across South Carolina. Garnet and black loving fans bouncing on their feet, cheering with unbridled delight. Other fans, notably subdued, sport orange and purple to claim even the smallest ground inside the rolling wave of University of South Carolina spirit.
Cooke, the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair, is the 2024 recipient of the award, sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the American Library Association for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship.
The College of Information and Communications mourns the death of Fred W. Roper, professor and dean emeritus. Roper died on April 30, 2024.
Libraries adapt to enrich their communities by providing equitable access to information, resources and connection. iSchool alumni discuss the role of libraries in their community.
The School of Information Science honored students, faculty and alumni leaders at the 39th Deans' and Directors' Lecture and Awards Ceremony on March 27.
Hyatt Park Elementary received a Little Free Library thanks to the donation and support of the Association of African American Students at USC. The program is part of a new literacy inititave of Cocky's Reading Express.
From testifying before the state legislature’s education committee to creating a library refuge that helps kids love books, this 2010 alumna of the iSchool personifies leadership.
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