As the fall 2024 semester winds to a close, the Information School is excited to celebrate its newest class of graduates. The diverse, talented group includes undergraduates obtaining bachelor’s degrees in Information Science as well …
Year: 2024
iSchool Library enters a new era with Morgridge Hall set to open in 2025
As the Information School prepares to relocate to its new home in Morgridge Hall next year, a monumental project is underway to assess, catalog and preserve materials in the iSchool Library for the future. Long …
Scholarship enables iSchool student to attend Back in Circulation Conference—and more
While pursuing her master’s in Library & Information Studies, Michelle Fisher MAx’24 is also a practicing library professional, overseeing the circulation and welcome desks as a night and weekend supervisor at UW–Madison’s bustling Memorial Library. …
Louise Robbins receives Distinguished Achievement Award from School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Louise Robbins, former director and professor emerita of the UW–Madison School of Library and Information Studies (now the Information School, or iSchool), has been honored with the prestigious, inaugural School of Computer, Data & Information …
‘A service-oriented space’: iSchool alumna Rebecca Millerjohn set to lead CDIS Commons into the future
PhD Candidate Jacquie Kociubuk receives prestigious Public Humanities Fellowship
Before she discovered a passion for libraries, Jacqueline “Jacquie” Kociubuk—a PhD Candidate in the iSchool—worked in fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, studying salmon and Albacore tuna. “I worked on boats and in canneries,” she said. …
Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science, has announced he …
Meet the 3 newest faculty members in the Information School
Areas of expertise among the new faculty range from archives to the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), and the three new faces join the department from places including Pittsburgh, Indiana, and Helsinki.
Alumni spotlight: Anne Moser champions freshwater science education across Wisconsin
By Thomas Jilk The state of Wisconsin is dotted with more than 15,000 lakes and crisscrossed by thousands of miles of rivers and streams. It borders the mighty Mississippi and two of the Great Lakes. …
Jonathan Senchyne appointed associate editor of the prestigious Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
Associate Professor Jonathan Senchyne, director of the Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture, has been named associate editor of the esteemed Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA). PBSA was first …