Michael Crandall

Contact

Email: mikecran@uw.edu
Tel: (206) 897-1798
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Office: Mary Gates Hall, 370G

Mike Crandall is a Senior Lecturer in the iSchool, and current chair of the Masters of Science in Information Management program. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, he was technology manager for the US Library program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to More...

Education

MLIS, Information Systems, University of Washington, 1986

Research Interest

Teaching

IMT 590 Fieldwork in Information Management (Winter 2010)
INFX 595 Capstone Preparation Class (Winter 2010)
IMT 590 Fieldwork in Information Management (Spring 2010)
IMT 590 Fieldwork in Information Management (Summer 2010)
IMT 500 The Information Management Framework (Autumn 2010)
IMT 500 The Information Management Framework (Autumn 2010)
IMT 590 Fieldwork in Information Management (Autumn 2010)
IMT 500 The Information Management Framework (Autumn 2009)
INSC 589 Information Architecture Summer Institute (Summer 2009)
IMT 595 Stakeholders, Information and Technology (Spring 2008)
IMT 530 Organization of Information and Resources (Winter 2008)
LIS 580 Management of Information Organizations (Spring 2006)

Current Projects

US IMPACT Studies

Working with libraries, patrons, communities, and an expert committee of library leaders, researchers, and public policy organizations, the IMPACT research team is documenting the positive and/or negative results from the presence or absence of public access computing resources and services in public libraries and developing robust and broadly applicable indicators for the impact of free access to computers, the Internet, and related services. The researchers are specifically interested in outcomes and indicators related to seven domains: (1) civic engagement, (2) eCommerce, (3) education, (4) eGovernment, (5) health, (6) employment, and (7) social inclusion. These domains are relevant to broad policy goals and consistent with the public library mission.

Global Impact Study

Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies is a five-year, $7.2-million international research project sponsored by the Global Libraries initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The project is implemented by IDRC in partnership with the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School. Through telecentres, libraries, and other emerging models of public access to information and communication technologies (ICT), this project examines impact in a number of areas, including employment and income, education, civic engagement, democracy and governance, cultural and language preservation, and health.

Key Works

Becker, S., Crandall, M. D., & Fisher, K.F. Communicating the impact of free access to computers and the Internet in public libraries: a mixed methods approach to developing outcome indicators. Public Library Quarterly, 28:2.
Crandall, M., & Fisher, K. E. (2009). Digital Inclusion: Communicating Impact through Practice and Research. Information Today, Inc. Medford, NJ.
Becker, S., Fisher, K, Crandall, M. (2010). “eGovernment Services Use and Impact through Public Libraries: Preliminary Findings from a National Study of Public Access Computing in Public Libraries”. HICSS-43. January 5-8, 2010; Kauai, Hawaii.

Recognition

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Memberships

ACcess to Justice Technology Board
American Library Association
American Society for Information Science and Technology
Communities Connect Network
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

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