This project is focused on the creation and implementation of a cataloging system for the Burke Museum’s Heritage, Arts, and Cultures research library. This system will be customized to this department’s collection and will be crafted using the based of the Brian Deer Classification System as an instructional framework.

A perennial issue of stewarding archival collections is getting the word out about our processing and preservation concerns prior to donation. Within the last fifteen years, there has been a substantial amount of scholarship concerning donation strategies at institutional archives. It has largely focused on diversifying the contents of the archive through non-extractive methods. Donor education is integral, as there is pervasive misunderstandings concerning repository capacity. While practitioners understand that their collections are not equitable or not representative of the community, capacity limitations restrict their ability to implement structure formalized outreach programs, which are necessary to remedy these generational issues.

In collaboration with Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG), this project processed, condition reported, created metadata, and rehoused 315 archival artworks by the organization’s co-founders, Sister Karen Boccalero, Antonio Ibañez, and Carlos Bueno. The research culminated in two finding aids for each sub-collection. These collections evidence the origins and early artwork of the co-founders, who collectively lit the fire for an organization with 50 years of history and significance to Chicanx and Latinx artists in Los Angeles still burning bright today. The project aims to make these previously unprocessed collections accessible to SHG’s local community of neighbors, artists, and researchers.

Our project seeks to augment the existing Blacklight tool to enable users to compare current and previous ‘scans’ for a website, so that users are cognizant of how companies manage their data and are better equipped to take steps to secure it. The Blacklight Archiver, a product of tech publication The Markup, enables users to easily track online surveillance. By providing users with point-in-time comparisons of cookie-based website trackers, Blacklight users are able to see which websites are the largest surveillance offenders. This publicly-available product is useful to journalists and consumers alike.

Washington Trails Association (WTA) is a non-profit organization that promotes and preserves hiking trails within Washington State, ensuring they are well-maintained and accessible. The staff at WTA utilizes a digital asset management system, Image Relay, to store images used for media development. WTA staff are frustrated with the inefficiencies of existing, non-standardized workflows throughout Image Relay. Collaborating closely with WTA leadership, we have analyzed existing processes and developed new training documentation to optimize WTA’s usage of Image Relay. Our project ultimately aims to enable WTA to focus on storytelling and public lands advocacy by reducing time spent on menial tasks.

The digital format used to make handwritten letters articles available on the archive may not be the best way for everyone to read the file’s content. To make the archive’s materials more accessible to a larger audience, I used optical character recognition software and hand-typed all 90 files in the archive and edited the transcriptions to create as faithful a representation of the handwritten content in a digital text format as possible. These transcriptions, in combination with the scanned archive materials, will help share the experiences of those impacted and incarcerated in a Civil Commitment Facility in Illinois.

The proliferation of short-form video platforms like YouTube Shorts has revolutionized health information dissemination. However, these platforms often prioritize engagement metrics over content reliability, exacerbating misinformation. This study examines how the content of nutritional health videos influences their popularity and viewer uptake, focusing on informative versus misinformative content. By analyzing video transcripts and comments using YouTube's APIs,, we identified themes and sentiment differences between video types. Informative videos foster positive viewer reactions, while misinformative ones elicit negativity. Our findings highlight the importance of content quality in online health discussions, aiding viewers in discerning reliable information and promoting informed decision-making.

Ucycle is dedicated to combating fast-fashion and promoting sustainability at University of Washington. Students often struggle with disposing items due to limited resources. To tackle this, Ucycle offers an intuitive online platform exclusively for UW students to buy and sell pre-loved items, fostering a circular economy and facilitating safe transactions through meetups. This not only provides reliable avenues for selling belongings, but also cultivates a sense of community. Additionally, Ucycle prioritizes safety by implementing features to report scams or safety concerns, ensuring a secure environment. It empowers students to adopt sustainable practices, overcome waste management barriers, and actively reduce waste.