It was not a straight road to librarianship and a 2020 induction into the Special Library Association (SLA) Hall of Fame for Rita Ormsby (MA’92). Rita’s career started with a journalism degree, editing the quarterly publication for the Center for Rural Affairs, and continued with twelve years as a legal assistant in Minnesota. After volunteering …

Interested in learning more about the new Master of Science in Information degree? There are upcoming events featuring faculty, career options, and application tips. Events will be recorded. Faculty Spotlight: MS Information January 19, 2021 | 4-4:30 p.m. | Watch the recording Join Dr. Ian Hutchins to hear how information is used to advance medical …

With the deployment of personal smart health technology, new digital tools are now within reach of people around the globe. From smart watches that monitor heart rate to Bluetooth enabled pulse oximeters, individuals can now get information about their health and do a better job taking care of themselves. As the importance of these consumer …

For the first time ever, the Information School (iSchool) at UW–Madison is accepting applications for a newly launched Master of Science Information degree. The degree complements the iSchool’s long standing Masters of Arts degree in Library and Information Studies, extending the iSchool’s information and data management education and career preparation into new areas. The first …

Dr. Jacob Thebault-Spieker earned both a BA and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. His research interests focus on bias, social computing, crowd work, and the shared economy. Dr. Thebault-Spieker’s work will be an important accelerator for the iSchool’s relationships in the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. Educational/professional background: …

Speaker: Ming Jiang, PhD student at the Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Time: Thursday, Nov 19 at 3 p.m. CST Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98435362731?pwd=T0xVem1mT1RnbWZzWmNaQ0s5dU1iUT09 The rapid growth of scientific articles has made digital libraries (DL) a vital source for scholarly information access. A grand challenge in DL research today is to organize large volumes of …

Dr. Chaoqun Ni brings her expertise in information technology and science policy to the iSchool. She’s excited to continue her research in scholarly competition and gender disparities within scientific fields at the iSchool, particularly under the new CDIS division at UW–Madison. Educational/professional background: I earned a PhD in Information Science, with a minor in Statistics …