Get to know the iSchool’s ten new PhD students! They will be featured throughout the Fall 2021 semester. Jacquie Kociubuk Research areas: children’s informal learning environments, playful learning, public library outreach, and social justice Advisor: Rebekah Willett Where are you from? I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, living in multiple, rural communities around Washington …
Assistant professor Chaoqun Ni is part of a new, multi-institutional National Science Foundation grant that will study the mobility and retention of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). “We hope that the research will help facilitate a transparent dialogue around the challenges of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and underrepresented faculty, and help to …
Assistant Professor Adam Rule’s human-computer interaction research strives to make it possible for everyone, not just data scientists, to tell compelling stories with data. We asked him to share his background and describe why he is excited to be part of the UW–Madison community. Hometown: Midland, Michigan Educational background: BS in Industrial Engineering, University of …
All iSchool students in the MA program complete a 120-hour practicum experience in a professional setting. We interviewed students in the summer session to learn more about their work. Kristen Huset is working on a preservation assessment of American Institute of the History of Pharmacy’s A/V materials for her practicum experience. Located in UW–Madison’s School …
All iSchool students in the MA program complete a 120-hour practicum experience in a professional setting. We interviewed students in the summer session to learn more about their work. This summer, iSchool student Virginia Papke is completing a practicum at The Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library. Named after Gerhard Naeseth, the library serves …
Katelyn Martens-Rodriguez (MA’14) came to the iSchool to become a school librarian. With a degree in elementary education and a teaching license in Minnesota, it made sense. However, after working briefly at a public school in southern Minnesota, she transitioned to public libraries and hasn’t looked back. “While I loved being a school librarian, I’m …
Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Ham, who was instrumental in establishing the archives program in the 1960s, passed away in June. Originally hired by the Wisconsin Historical Society as the state archivist, his arrival in Madison coincided with momentum at the then-named School of Library and Information Studies to provide formal archival training. Dr. Ham’s willingness to …
It has been fifteen years since Allison Kaplan joined the iSchool. In that time, she taught classes, advised students, and created a name for herself as the person with all the answers about the school library media program. She is now ready to retire and relax, and we asked her a few questions about her …
Leadership changed at the iSchool this spring. Dr. Alan Rubel, who joined the faculty in 2010, will serve as iSchool director for the next three-year term. Dr. Rubel’s research interests are in information ethics, policy, and law, focusing on information privacy and security, surveillance, and algorithmic decision-making. He is also a faculty member in UW’s …
The UW–Madison Information School (iSchool) recently moved up in the U.S. News and World Report ranking as the 11th best program for Library and Information studies in the nation. While the iSchool was already top-ranked in previous years as 14th in the nation, the leap in ranking reflects the school’s longstanding commitment to educate students …