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Capstone projects are the culmination of students' learning experience at the iSchool. They distill the knowledge and skills acquired in academic courses and apply them to a real-world project.

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The Misinformation Play Pack: Play-Based Educational Resources for Community Information Literacy
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The Misinformation Play Pack: Play-Based Educational Resources for Community Information Literacy

Current developments in technology have increased young people’s exposure to digital misinformation. Since the ability to critically and mindfully evaluate digital content has become a vital skill, I worked with the UW KidsTeam research group to develop educational resources teaching about misinformation with play-based learning experiences. These activities were tested over
SIFF: Building Your Archive From The Ground Up
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SIFF: Building Your Archive From The Ground Up

Phase II of the SIFF capstone focused on preparing items for the online archive. This process involved scanning, photographing, and cataloging the digital and physical items in SIFF’s collection. These items would populate the online archive once made available not only for the general public but also for future archivists and researchers interested in film history and film f
Blooming
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Blooming

Our project addresses the issue where many women, particularly young girls, lack sufficient information about their bodies and health, along with the necessary tools to maintain their well-being. Adding to this challenge, there is widespread negative stigma and harmful stereotypes surrounding female reproductive health, significantly impacting girls and women. The problem is pa
Empowering Decision-Making for Legal Aid Nonprofit: Sound Legal Aid's Data-Driven Dashboard to Serve Marginalized Communities
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Empowering Decision-Making for Legal Aid Nonprofit: Sound Legal Aid's Data-Driven Dashboard to Serve Marginalized Communities

Sound Legal Aid, nonprofit volunteer organization based in Olympia, Washington, offers free legal assistance in tenant services, family law, and support for domestic violence survivors. Catering to marginalized communities, SLA serves individuals facing poverty and housing instability. The organization struggles with streamlined data presentation due to limited technological ex
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Capstone is the culmination of students’ learning experience at the iSchool. For their Capstone projects, Informatics, MLIS, and MSIM students work independently or with sponsors to identify real-world information problems. Then, they develop the approaches and methods needed to address these problems, conduct the research, and finally present their findings in both oral and written formats. Students collaborate with faculty researchers or diverse sponsor organizations from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. While students are encouraged to work in teams of their choosing, individual projects are also welcome.

Students identify projects and potential sponsors during the Autumn quarter (September-December). Work on Capstone projects then begins during winter quarter (January-March) and is completed during spring quarter (March-June).

The final piece is the Capstone Gala event at the end of May. Students present their projects to an audience of faculty, friends, family, colleagues, industry partners and sponsors, as well as a panel of judges who evaluate the projects for a number of awards. The Capstone Gala is the iSchool's most popular and prestigious event of the year. Read our recap of the 2024 event. 

We invite iAffiliates and community partners to work with our students to tackle a complex information challenge in their organization. By partnering on a Capstone project, you can advance your innovation goals while supporting student success and getting a chance to evaluate future talent. Learn how to partner with iSchool students on a Capstone project.

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Capstone 2018

Highlights from the annual Capstone event, showcasing how students have partnered with organizations to solve information challenges.

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22 Informatics students show their work at research symposium

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Twenty-two Informatics students showcased their research at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Held on May 16, the event – titled “Take Flight!” -- featured five poster sessions, three oral presentation...
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Kathryn Perry Bolin

MLIS Capstone showcases a lesser-known part of U.S. history

Friday, May 30, 2025
The words “concentration camp” bring about disturbing images and evoke an emotional response. When people think of concentration camps, their minds are likely to turn to the Nazi extermination camps of World War II. However, many...
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