This coming weekend the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will celebrate its 100th birthday! The celebration will feature panel discussions on abiding topics such as intellectual freedom, publishing, and research libraries as well as the very contemporary such as blogging, and the lessons recent graduates can teach us. Speakers include distinguished UW SLIS alumni such as Nancy Kranich, Beacher Wiggins, and Sarah Pritchard. Former SLIS director and professor Charles Bunge, one of my mentors, will review the school's history and contributions.

I received my MALS from UW SLIS in December 1975. I wish I could be there for this weekend's festivities, but other obligations prevent that. There are few places more glorious in early fall than Madison! The program promises to stimulate participants' brains. And in good Wisconsin tradition, a beer tasting will stimulate their taste buds. It will be a grand celebration and I wish all who participate a rewarding and enjoyable time.