{"id":13330,"date":"2022-05-13T16:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/?page_id=13330"},"modified":"2022-05-13T16:21:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:21:50","slug":"slavic-library-institute-2022-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Slavic Library Institute 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/\">About<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/slavic-library-institute-fellows\/\">Fellows<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/slavic-library-institute-staff-and-lecturers\/\">Staff and Lecturers<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/schedule\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About the Slavic Library Institute (SLI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>52 years ago<\/strong>, the leading lights of the fledgling Slavic librarian community in the U.S. came together at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to train a new generation of librarians. Many from this first group of students went on to distinguished careers in the field.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Fellows who participated in the 2022 iteration of the Slavic Library Institute, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/?page_id=13897&amp;preview=true\">&#8220;Slavic Library Institute &#8211; Fellows&#8221;<\/a> page; for information on the staff and lecturers that facilitated and presented at the 2022 iteration of the Institute, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/spx\/slavic-library-institute-2022-test\/slavic-library-institute-staff-and-lecturers\/\">&#8220;Slavic Library Institute &#8211; Staff and Lecturers&#8221;<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13334\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13334 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Original-Cast-e1654112089370-1024x811.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Original-Cast-e1654112089370-1024x811.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Original-Cast-e1654112089370-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Original-Cast-e1654112089370-768x608.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Original-Cast-e1654112089370.png 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students and instructors at the Original Slavic Library Institute at UIUC, June-July 1970<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14696\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14696 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/52YearInstitute_08-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students and instructors at the 2nd Slavic Library Institute at UIUC, May-June 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the Slavic Library Institute?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Slavic Library Institute 2022 was offered as an intensive version of \u201cRussian, East European &amp; Eurasian Bibliography &amp; Research Methods,\u201d (i.e. IS 461), which has been taught at the University of Illinois since 1967. \u00a0This course is offered through Illinois\u2019 School of Information Sciences (the iSchool), whose MLIS program has been ranked #1 in the United States since 1996.\u00a0 In-person and virtual lectures were provided on all aspects of librarianship by leading experts from institutions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Library of Congress<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Biblioteka Jagiello\u0144ska<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Czech National Library<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13335 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Logo-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Logo-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Logo-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Logo.png 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Columbia University<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Chicago<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stanford University<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New York Public Library<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Toronto<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hathi Trust Research Center<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Center for Research Libraries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slavic Cataloging Manual <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Slavic Library Institute was conducted from May 16<sup>th<\/sup> to June 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2022. All SLI Fellows were expected to adhere to the COVID-related policies of the university as they existed in the Spring 2022 semester.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the Slavic Library Institute 2022 was provided by the Ralph T. Fisher, Jr. Professorship Fund.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why UIUC, and Why the iSchool?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For starters, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign holds the largest collection of Slavic, East European and Eurasian materials west of Washington, D.C., and is the largest public university library in the country. \u00a0Each year since 1976, its federally-funded Slavic Reference Service has answered thousands of reference queries from hundreds of local, national, and international scholars. Many former students and staff have gone on to assume leadership roles in SEEE collections across the United States and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>As for the iSchool, UIUC\u2019s School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (i.e. iSchool) is ranked #1 in Digital Librarianship and has the oldest existing LIS doctoral program in the U.S.\u00a0 It has been ranked as the #1 U.S. graduate program in Library and Information Sciences every year since 1996, with nearly 7,000 alumni working in libraries, archives, museums, and other information-intensive environments around the world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who Were SLI Fellows, and What Did They Receive as Fellows?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>SLI Fellows were graduate students in Library &amp; Information Sciences and\/or early-career librarians who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of Slavic, East European &amp; Eurasian Studies, whether it be in libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, or other information sciences contexts.\u00a0 Successful applicants to the Institute received:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full tuition<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lodging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel expenses (up to $500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full graduate course credit was available through the University of Illinois\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.illinois.edu\/graduate\/is_las\/joint-degree\/russian-east-european-eurasian-studies-ma-library-information-science-ms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>dual M.S.\/M.A. program<\/strong><\/a> in Library &amp; Information Sciences\/Russian, East European &amp; Eurasian Studies.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions related to the SLI, please contact the Slavic Library Institute c\/o<strong> <a href=\"mailto:condill@illinois.edu\">condill@illinois.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13336\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Contact-Info-300x267.png\" alt=\"Contact information for SLI leadership. \" width=\"408\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Contact-Info-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Contact-Info-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Contact-Info-768x682.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/slavic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2022\/01\/SLI-2022-Contact-Info.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About | Fellows | Staff and Lecturers | Schedule About the Slavic Library Institute (SLI) 52 years ago, the leading lights of the fledgling Slavic librarian community in the U.S. came together at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to train a new generation of librarians. 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