FYI
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From: Rong Tang
Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 1:40 AM
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From:
Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 12:22 PM
Subject: Press Release: Association for Library and Information
Science Education Statement About COVID-19 and the Library and
Information Science Community
To: ALISE Office
For more information:
Cambria Happ, MPA, CAE
Executive Director, Association for Library and Information Science
Education (ALISE)
Phone: 978-674-6190
Email: chapp@alise.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Association for Library and Information Science Education Statement
About COVID-19 and the Library and Information Science Community
WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS (MARCH 16, 2020) - The Association for Library
and Information Science Education (ALISE) is committed to supporting
our members and the library and information science (LIS) community
during this time. Our top priority is the health and safety of
everyone in the LIS community.
Information professionals are at the forefront of this pandemic
assisting people to find reliable health information, helping people
to critically appraise the news, and offering innovative programs and
services to meet the needs of their respective communities worldwide.
Information professionals around the globe are also being called upon
for their expertise in online teaching and learning to support
colleagues at universities and other workplaces that are being asked
to rapidly transition to remote environments.
Additionally, ALISE members and other information professionals are
helping to shape policies in collaboration with public health
professionals and other stakeholders to chart a path in this landscape
of unknowns.
LIS programs have been at the forefront of online learning. Many LIS
faculty are now assisting their home institutions to ramp up online
offerings quickly in light of COVID-19.
ALISE is confident in and proud of the abilities of our members and
the LIS community to navigate these uncertain times with compassion,
knowledge, and leadership during these global health challenges.
The ALISE Board of Directors will continue to closely monitor
developments and provide updates via email and the ALISE website,
www.alise.org. ALISE also offers a directory of resources for LIS
professionals at https://www.alise.org/covid-19-resources.
Selected Resources:
American Libraries Association (ALA): Resources for Pandemic Preparedness
http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/pandemic-preparedness
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/novel-coronavirus-china
Infection Prevention and Control Canada
https://ipac-canada.org/coronavirus-resources.php
U.S. National Library of Medicine
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/index.html#Novel_Coronavirus
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-p...
About ALISE:
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
is the global voice of library and information science education.
ALISE leads innovative and high-quality research, teaching, and
service for educators and scholars in library and information science
and cognate disciplines internationally through engagement, advocacy,
and knowledge creation and dissemination. ALISE is a non-profit
organization that serves as the intellectual home of faculty, staff,
and students in library and information science, and allied
disciplines. More information is available at http://www.alise.org.
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Cambria Happ, MPA, CAE
Executive Director
Association for Library and Information Science Education
4 Lan Dr, Ste 310
Westford, MA 01886
978 674-6190 (Phone)
978 250-1117 (Fax)
office@alise.org
http://www.alise.org
--
Rong Tang, PhD.
Associate Professor
Director, SLIS PhD Program; Director, IPI Certificate Program
School of Library and Information Science
College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences
Simmons University
Director for External Relations, Association for Library and
Information Science Education
rong.tang@simmons.edu; 1-617-521-2880
Recent Publications and Projects:
https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551519845855
https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/dim/3/2/article-p84.xml
IMLS IPI: http://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/imls-ipi/
RDMLA: https://rdmla.github.io/
JASIS&T Special Issue "Paradigm Shift in the Field of Information":
https://tinyurl.com/paradigmshift-specialissue
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