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Play Alumni Profile: Isaac Pattis at REI

Alumni Profile: Isaac Pattis at REI

MLIS graduate Isaac Pattis works at REI in Kent, WA and is a part of a team that manages search and browse experiences on the company's customer-facing website.

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Play David Levy on information overload

iOn the Future: Information Overload with David Levy

David Levy says there could be a problem with the mountain of information and distractions that are available to us in a constantly-connected digital world. The key is finding the proper balance between new technology and the human experience. Learn more about David Levy’s work regarding information overload and read his bio . This segment is part of a 60-minute...

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Play Voice from the Rwanda Tribunal

iOn the Future: Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal

Faculty member Batya Friedman created the first collection of digital stories from people who served on a war crimes tribunal as well as the accompanying interactive website that invites public curation. This segment is part of a 60-minute UWTV-produced documentary film about the UW Information School and its work, which aims to draw attention to the school’s faculty and the...

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Play iOn the Future: We Make Information Work (Full-length Documentary)

iOn the Future: We Make Information Work (Full-length Documentary)

Access to trustworthy information is the foundation of a thriving society; every day, we need to receive and provide accurate information through accessible and secure systems. See how we make information work in this 54-minute documentary film on the Information School at the University of Washington. The iSchool is a community of diverse disciplines, professional fields, and areas of expertise...

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Play iOn the Future: We Make Information Work

iOn the Future: We Make Information Work

Access to trustworthy information is the foundation of a thriving society; every day, we need to receive and provide accurate information through accessible and secure systems. See how we make information work in this overview video taken from the 60-minute documentary film on the Information School titled iOn the Future.

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Play Joe Tennis and the SF Zen Center

Joe Tennis and the SF Zen Center

Every summer, UW iSchool Assistant Professor Joe Tennis takes master of library and information science students to the San Francisco Zen Center where they experience the life of the community and also work on the Center's historic archives. This UW 360 segment features an interview with Tennis about the project.

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Play Araba Sey presents at TEDxYouth@Seattle

Araba Sey presents at TEDxYouth@Seattle

Araba Sey, research assistant professor in the iSchool's Technology & Social Change Group, explains how access to mobile technology resources contributes to the development of underdeveloped countries.

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Play Capstone 2012

Capstone 2012

Follow the Master of Science in Information Management Mind Cloud student team as they present their Capstone project and compete for an award. Students in the University of Washington Information School programs complete a Capstone project as part of their degree program. Groups of students serve as consultants to help an organization solve an information problem. The results are presented...

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Play Mike Eisenberg at TEDxUofW

Information Alchemy: Mike Eisenberg at TEDxUofW

Mike Eisenberg gives a passionate explanation about why knowledge is power and how the future belongs to those who can take information and turn it into action.

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Play Not Your Parent's Protest

Not Your Parent's Protest

Shawn Walker explores how social media drives the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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