Communications Office

The GSLIS Communications Office serves as the School's strategic communications and marketing unit. The breadth of its activities center around advancing the mission of the School through print and electronic media and the GSLIS Web site. In addition to preparing promotional materials and newsletters for GSLIS, the office produces two high-quality publications, Library Trends and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

Communications	Responsible Staff Member
Leadership and General Oversight Implementation of communications strategy; managerial and fiscal authority; marketing responsibilities; web site management; editorial duties for Library Trends; general administration	Cindy Ashwill Assistant Dean for Communications -cashwill, at illinois.edu- (217) 244-4643
Publications and Media Relations Development and execution of communications for the School with an emphasis on media relations and publications	Kim Schmidt Director of Publications and Media Relations -kimsch, at illinois.edu- (217) 265-6391
Research-Focused Publicity and iSchools Coordination of marketing and branding efforts of the iSchools and assistance with research-focused publicity	Maeve Reilly Visiting Assistant Director of Communications -mjreilly, at illinois.edu- (217) 244-7316
Publications	Responsible Staff Member
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books One of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians, The Bulletin is devoted entirely to the review of current books, providing concise summaries and critical evaluations.	Deborah Stevenson Assistant Professor and Editor -dstevens, at illinois.edu- (217) 244-9305
Library Trends An essential tool for librarians and educators alike, each issue of Library Trends explores a current topic of interest in professional librarianship and includes practical applications, thorough analyses, and literature reviews.	Cindy Ashwill Assistant Dean and Managing Editor -cashwill, at illinois.edu- (217) 244-4643

Guidelines for Web Site Submissions

• Calendar submissions – "Christine Hopper"-cmhopper, at illinois.edu-, Office Support Specialist, GSLIS Administration
• Alumni class notes / updates – "Christine Hopper"-cmhopper, at illinois.edu-
• News items – "Kim Schmidt"-kimsch, at illinois.edu-, Director of Publications and Media Relations, Communications Office
• Updates, corrections, and reformatting of web pages – "Cindy Ashwill"-cashwill, at illinois.edu-, Assistant Dean, Communications Office
• All other requests – "Cindy Ashwill"-cashwill, at illinois.edu-

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