Fall 2023 is in full swing and we are busy with the work of the semester, but it is worth pausing for a moment to recognize just how much we have to celebrate at the iSchool. In recent months, we have welcomed several new members to our growing faculty and staff. Our MS Information program …
Above: In October 2022, Wisconsin EcoLatinos participated in a community discussion about environmental justice as part of a collaborative project led by UW–Madison researchers and students. This photo shows cultural elements of the event; participants placed their culture of origin onto a World Map and enjoyed a Bolivian dance. Underserved communities bear the brunt of …
Artist rendering of the new CDIS building. Photo credit: LMN Architects. In 2019, the iSchool became a founding department of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS), the newest school at UW–Madison. And as we shared in the last issue of Jottings, CDIS is building a brand new, state-of-the-art home, scheduled to open …
iSchool alum Brody Coning, film archivist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film archives do more than store old movies. They preserve culture, in the words and voices of those who shaped it. They guard memories by preventing old tapes from deteriorating. And they allow scholars and storytellers to access, and piece …
The Information School (iSchool) has added four outstanding new members to its growing faculty. This fall, the iSchool welcomes Emilee Rader and Rick Wash as associate professors and Clinton Castro and Chaowei Xiao as assistant professors. Research interests among the new faculty are diverse, from information security and data privacy to bias in algorithms and …
The Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums project is expanding.
About a year ago, the Information School (iSchool) at UW–Madison launched a brand new undergraduate major in Information Science. In the program, students study the countless ways humans interact with technology and data. The major prepares Badgers for careers across a wide range of sectors, from technology and finance to government and healthcare. The BA/BS …
On May 25, 2023, the Progressive Librarians Guild’s (PLG) Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Committee announced that Maggie Grabmeier from University of Wisconsin–Madison is the 2023 winner of the Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize! Grabmeier’s essay was titled “Out of Bounds: Sexual Harassment from Patrons in the Public Library”. Grabmeier graduated with a MA LIS in May …
Annie Aaker MA’23 My future professional plans are: I plan to stay in Madison and continue working at Madison Public Library as a circulation page and as a Bubbler Artist in the Neighborhood this summer (art programming with kids and families)! After the summer, I’m going to stay on as a page and continue looking out …