Library and Information Science Program News Library and Information Science Program News http://www-dev.lisp.wayne.edu/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:49:34 -0500 PHPSimpl In Memoriam: Edith Phillips, Professor Emerita http://www-dev.lisp.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1259 The LIS Program mourns the loss of Professor Emerita Edith Phillips. Professor Phillips served the Program for 23 years after a successful career that began in 1949 when she received her AMLS from the University of Michigan. She worked in academic, public and special libraries in Michigan and Illinois, including serving as Head of the Cataloging Department for the State Library of Michigan. In 1968, she came to Wayne State University where she taught various courses in cataloging and technical services until her retirement in 1991. During her career, Professor Phillips taught over 3,500 students and gave multiple lectures and addresses, published and served as a consultant to libraries. At her retirement, she was remembered as not only a faculty member but “an advocate of faculty rights, an author, and an educator who has the highest ethical values.”

The Edith B. Phillips Endowed Scholarship was established by Professor Phillips as well as alumni and friends honoring her many contributions to the LIS Program. Awarded every academic year, this scholarship recognizes scholastic achievement, encourages continued professional development, and provides assistance to students enrolled in the LIS Program. If you would like to make a donation in Professor Phillips' honor, please visit http://www-dev.lisp.wayne.edu/alumni/give.php.

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www-dev.lisp.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1259 Professor Marcia Mardis Named a 2008 "Mover and Shaker" http://www-dev.lisp.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1230 Congratulations to LIS Program faculty member Dr. Marcia Mardis who has been selected as one of Library Journal's 2008 "Movers and Shakers."  Dr. Mardis will be featured in the March 2008 issue that is sent to nearly 20,000 individual librarians, libraries and universities nationwide.  The seventh annual "Movers and Shakers" supplement profiles more than 50 up-and-coming individuals from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference in moving our libraries -- and the library profession -- forward.  Dr. Mardis, who joined Wayne State's LIS Program in 2005, was selected as a result of her visionary work  in school library media that inspires researchers and practitioners alike.  The "Movers and Shakers" will be formally honored at ALA's annual conference in Anaheim, Calif. in June. 

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