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We are very excited to announce the t-shirt de-
sign winners for 2012. Your votes helped to make these
decisions. Thank you for your continued support of Lisso.
Please place your orders at https://sites.google.com/
site/lissostore/
T-shirt will be $8 dollars. This year we also offer to
ship your t-shirts to you. However shipping will not be
covered by us. Without further ado the winners are…
T-Shirt Design Winners for 2012
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
T-shirt
Winners for
2012
2-3
Get to Know
your
professors
4-5
Around Town 6-7
My first
Semester 8-9
Upcoming
events 10
Officers 12
L I B R A R Y A N D I N F O R M A T I O N S C I E N C E
S T U D E N T O R G A N I Z A T I O N
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In second place is Ida Lucille Sell’s T-shirt design
Besides offering our two design winners, we are also offering a de-
sign from last year. This design was one of our most popular orders from
last year.
By: Debbi Lloyd
Originally from Korea, Dr. Choi’s family lives in Michigan. He studied in Seoul, Ko-
rea where he received his BA from Yonsei University in Mass Communications. He
worked in Korea for a year and a half before he joined his family in the US. He re-
ceived his MA in Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media from Michigan
State University and then went on to the University at Albany, SUNY for his PhD in Infor-
matics. He taught at Albany for four years before coming to Lexington to teach at UK.
He likes University of Kentucky and says that it is much bigger than SUNY at Al-
bany. It has more resources, more people, and more libraries. And that’s a good
thing. Now that he has moved to Lexington his likes to drive around and explore the
city. He enjoys how scenic Kentucky is and that you can find horses running and long
rows of fences just a couple miles outside the city. He also likes sports of all types: golf,
snowboarding, swimming, tennis, hiking, and fishing. And looks forward to having
some time in the spring to play some golf. When he wants to read something for fun,
he likes books by the author Malcolm Gladwell because of his writing style. He is cur-
rently reading his book “What the Dog Saw.”
His first memory of a library experience was back in Korea, when his mom
brought him to a local library at age 6 or 7. He remembers seeing so many books for
the first time in his life. He said the public library system wasn’t really well established in
Korea when he was younger so didn’t really use libraries much. Now, libraries in Korea
are a lot like the ones in the US. The biggest difference is that Korea has more people
so where ever you go you have to be in line: to check out a book, to ask a question,
for anything. It could be a down side but he said it always gives you the opportunity
to be around more people and interact with them. As far as the organization, struc-
ture, and management of libraries, the two countries are very similar.
Choi is currently researching open source software adoption: What factors lead
people to adopt open source software versus propriety software and how to increase
their knowledge of alternative open source software. Open source software could be
for public and organizational use, including how it can be used in libraries. He’s inter-
ested in the value of the software since it has no licensing fees and what the value is
for the users. Is it really good? He is looking at cost benefits to open access and open
content, as well as what motivates people to contribute to sites like Wikipedia. Is it
Get to Know Your Professors
Dr. Choi
Spring 2012
altruism or ideology? He became interested in the subject when he was in college. He
saw the technology boom and became interested in the technology side of his Mass
communication BA. He decided to move to a more technological focus in telecom-
munications at Michigan State. The Informatics PhD program at Albany was housed in
the college of computing and that is where he became interested in open search
software.
This spring he is teaching 602: Information Representation and Access as well as
a database course, 668: Info Systems Design. He is involved with both the technology
and exam committees for SLIS.
Dr. Choi
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Around Town..
If you will be in Lexington over the summer you may want to check out some of these
events.
Summerfest
Summerfest is an outdoor festival that is sponsored by the “Kentucky Conservatory
Theater”. Originally called Shakespeare in the Park, Summerfest is the perfect outdoor
theater experience. Bring a picnic, wine, dogs, and friends to watch local actors per-
form some of your favorite musicals and plays. The line up for this year is ...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Streetcar named Desire
Legally Blonde: The Musical
The dates for these shows are still not up. However if you are interested in these events
you can check the Kentucky Conservatory Theater’s web page for more information.
http://www.mykct.org/
Summer Classic Movie Series
The Kentucky Theater every Summer lines up an amazing list of classic movies. All films
are shown on Wednesdays at 1:30 pm and 7:15 pm. All seats are $5. Every movie is
shown via 35mm prints with reel-to-reel projection. The list for 2012 Summer is..
May 30- Charade (1963)
June 6- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
June 13- Johnny Guitar (1954)
June 20- Ghostbusters (1984)
June 27- Annie Hall (1977)
July 4- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
July 11- It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world (1963)
July 18- Casablanca (1942)
July 25- Carousel (1956)
August 1- Notorious (1946)
August 8- Mary Poppins (1964)
August 15- Manchurian Candidate (1962)
August 22- Pillow Talk (1959)
August 29- White Heat (1949)
September 5- The Leopard (1963)
Also check their website for upcoming events at
http://www.kentuckytheater.com/
When I walked into the Fine Arts Library on the first day of class in August, I was
still wondering if I had made the right decision. I graduated from UK at the beginning
of the month with a degree in Classics, and I had chosen to graduate instead of
getting my bachelor’s and masters in five years in the classics program. I loved Latin,
I loved Greek, but I didn’t like the constant competition of the academic world, and
I felt like I wouldn’t survive. However, that didn’t necessarily make my last-minute
decision to enroll in the Library and Information Science program the right one. I had
no idea what to expect, and, like most everyone else, I was more than a little nerv-
ous. As it turned out, I never had anything to fear. As my first semester ends, I have
never been more excited about graduate school and my future career path.
I made two important choices to make my experience what it was. The first
was to take all my classes “face-to-face,” or on campus in the Little Library for my
first semester. Even though the online classes are convenient, I would not have
made any of the connections I did. I got to interact with my professors, and (I hope)
they all recognize my face now, which will be important down the line when I need
professors I am comfortable with to ask questions and get feedback. I also cannot
properly express the importance of establishing camaraderie with my fellow class-
mates has done for me. Granted, I graduated from UK, and still had a number of
friends still around that I could hang out with in Lexington. But there is no substitute
for friends who know exactly what you’re going through and can give you help and
advice along the way. Besides, it’s wonderful to know that all my classmates are as
laid-back, quirky, and nerdy as I am. I really feel that even as we switch to online
classes and eventually leave the program, we’ll still keep in touch, and I didn’t nec-
essarily expect that from my graduate program.
The second choice that I made was to get a job, any job, in the library system.
I ended up with a Student Assistant position at the Medical Center Library, and every
day I learn something new. My colleagues have been great about teaching me
search strategies and tips I would never learn in the classroom. I also get the unique
experience of working circulation and reference, and learning multiple sides of a li-
brary job is an opportunity I never would have had if I had a traditional graduate as-
sistantship. Best of all, for the first time in my life, I am excited to go to work every sin-
gle day. That, most of all, has me believing I’m finally on the right path.
My First Semester in Library School
By Emma Kelly
Of course, not everything about my first semester is per-
fect. Some of the assignments (that will remain unnamed) were particularly tedious
and overly difficult, and not every topic we covered was of paramount interest to me.
I was also somewhat shocked with the workload of graduate school, and it took a lot
of adjustment. Overall, however, I don’t feel an ounce of a regret for the choice I
made to come to library school. It’s been a great experience, and the program is defi-
nitely a great fit.
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Congratulations to the graduates of MSLS
this Spring!
Commencement is May 6th, 2012
At nine o’clock in the morning
Friday April 27th, SLIS Banquet 6:00pm Reception/
6:45pm Dinner
Saturday, April 28th - End of semester cookout
hosted by Dr. O'Connor at 4:00pm
Sunday May 6th, 2012 -Commencement at Rupp
Arena at nine o’clock in the morning
Monday, May 7th - May LISSO meeting in the SLIS
Conference room at 4:30
Upcoming Events
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happenings!
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http://uklisso.blogspot.com
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Officers Recruitment
We are still looking for officers for next semester!
If you are interested in being the treasurer or sec-
retary for next year please e-mail us a short bio
about yourself.
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Lisso Officers
President: Debbi Lloyd
Vice-President: Mary York
Secretary: Heather Burke
Treasurer: Ida Sell
Communications: Jason Boczar
Multimedia: Mercedes Hopewell
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wade Bishop
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