Guest Lecture: Towards Explainable Information Retrieval Models for Professional Search Tasks

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Towards Explainable Information Retrieval Models for Professional Search Tasks Guest Speaker: Yue Wang, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, School of Information and Library Science Date/Time: Nov 17 at 3 p.m., Central Time Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96378926598?pwd=NkNuRjJ3M2FyQlNmT0hzNjBpc2tMZz09 In professional search tasks such as precision medicine literature search, a query often involves multiple aspects. To assess …

New Faculty Profile: Dr. Jiepu Jiang

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Jiepu Jiang comes to the iSchool with and MS in Information Science from Wuhan University and a PhD n Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. His research aims at understanding, evaluating, and enhancing search systems and conversational systems (e.g., Siri, Cortana, and Alexa) using behavioral data. His work has addressed the challenges …

Corey Jackson wins awards for best paper

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Corey B. Jackson, the Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow at the iSchool, won an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award as part of the 2020 CSCW conference (Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing). The paper is titled “Shifting forms of Engagement: Volunteer Learning in Online Citizen Science.” Dr. Jackson also received an …

New Faculty Profile: Dr. Corey Jackson

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Dr. Corey Jackson joined the iSchool as a Postdoctoral Scholar this fall and will stay on as a faculty member in Fall 2021. Dr. Jackson earned an M.S. in Library and Information Science at the Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology at Syracuse University. Could you please describe your …

Associate Professor Rebekah Willett awarded grant to support home learning for high-need families

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Designing Home Learning Materials for High-Need Families: Lessons from/for Museums and Libraries Rebekah Willett, Associate Professor at the iSchool, will co-direct a project with Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor of STEAM Education in Curriculum and Instruction, to investigate how libraries and museums can better support home learning for high-needs families. The pair secured a $243,700 CARES …

New Faculty Profile: Dr. Ian Hutchins

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Dr. Ian Hutchins is proud to be a returning Badger. He earned both a B.S. in Genetics and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UW–Madison, and his expertise in scientific research has heavily influenced his success in the information and data sector. While working at the National Institutes of Health, he developed the Relative Citation Ratio, …

2020 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference Support

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Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference Support Rita Ormsby, an iSchool alumna, has generously offered to cover the registration cost for six students wishing to attend the virtual 2020 Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference that will be held Oct 14-16, 2020. Students who are interested in attending the SLA conference on Oct 14-16, should contact the …

Alumni Profile: Jameson Zaballos (User Experience Design Certificate, ’19)

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Jameson Zaballos earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at UW–Madison in 2017 and returned to earn a certificate in User Experience Design (UX) at the iSchool in 2019. Zaballos is currently working as an AI Software Engineer at Dell, as well as volunteers with Code2College as a mentor for students interested in tech fields. …

Changes to the iSchool Fall Course Schedule

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As you may be aware, the iSchool’s Fall 2020 course schedule has been updated, along with all other departments on campus.  This was done under the guidance of campus leadership to offer you (students who attend on-campus programs) a mix of in-person courses (i.e., courses that will have an in-person component), and increased course offerings …

UW-Madison announces Smart Restart

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