Project Completed for University of Washington Housing and Food Services, Communications and Marketing Department. The Goal of this project was to find a solution to the issue of disorganized and decentralized information, which was causing significant delays and inconsistencies. This was accomplished through the Identification of a storage system which would better fit ConMar's needs as well as the creation of a taxonomy with which to organize the information stored.

The Instructional Materials Center (IMC) is a collection of resources designed to assist pre-service educators as they develop into effective teachers who generate positive change for schools. As a result of competing priorities through a global pandemic, the IMC has been underused from a lack of awareness of its existence. This project shares the creation of a marketing plan through stakeholder interviews and research of traditional marketing strategies critically applied to academic settings. The plan will guide staff of the IMC in communicating the value of the center through authentic storytelling while prioritizing success of organizational goals, sustainability, and longevity.

As a group, we (Erin Shapland and Zach Wagman) worked with Washington Center for the Book to design a zine workshop. We sought to address a lack of knowledge about zine history among the general public. We also wanted to teach members of the public the basic skills involved in creating zines for oneself, with the hope of fostering a sense of freedom and artistic whimsy in our attendees! We recorded a workshop for all ages that can (and likely will) be used for programs in the future, which will ideally inspire more people to create and learn about zines.

Through a carefully designed blend of hardware/software engineering and ethical hacking, Weapon of Mass Disconnection (WMD) is able to deliver an engaging and fruitful learning experience on cybersecurity and systems programming, two fields that bear utmost importance in today's connected and digital information world. WMD is built with an audience of diverse age and interest in mind and tailors to individual learners and classrooms alike. WMD furthers cybersecurity outreach and offers approachable embedded engineering education to create knowledge that will increase cybersecurity awareness and inspire many for their careers and passion in electrical, computer engineering or information sciences.

My project consisted of a deep dive into the legacy VHS collection at Scarecrow Video, assessing items on the basis of rights ownership & management and physical rarity. Over the course of my project I narrowed my focus to look at queer porn and erotica, as I felt they were a particularly vulnerable part of an already vulnerable collection consisting of an ephemeral and obsolete analog medium. My goal was to provide Scarecrow information which would help them maintain their collection in the future.

“Yodha, the accessibility bot”, addresses the problem of inequitable access to information about assistive technology (AT) schemes and devices for people with disabilities in Low and Middle income countries, particularly in India. Yodha bridges the information gap for over 63 million people with disabilities by providing personalized, reliable, information about government schemes and available ATs in a conversational manner in local languages and on multiple platforms. Yodha helps PwDs by reducing the financial burden and time required to acquire necessary devices, increasing PwDs independence and quality of life, ultimately contributing to creating a more inclusive society.

To address rising textbook costs, California’s governor gave $20,000 to each community college to lay the foundation for establishing zero-textbook cost (ZTC) degree pathways. This project assists in building that foundation for Mendocino College by streamlining the textbook adoption process for faculty and increasing the accessibility and visibility of course materials in the discovery layer. By doing this, there are now centralized access points available to all users to find course materials. This project not only improves UX and UI of the library’s ILS, but also compiles existing information to later be used by the Institutional Research Office.

The Seattle Archdiocese Archives holds a collection of about 300 rare books from as early as the 16th century. Prior to our project, these materials were unorganized and therefore inaccessible. Throughout our time working with the collection, we assessed its contents, entered content metadata into an organized database, and ultimately made materials accessible to researchers. Our goal was to make the contents of the rare book collection findable and accessible through detailed organizational work and the development of a maintainable database.

MindFreedom International is a coalition of grassroots organizations and individual members who unite to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities. The MindFreedom International records in the OHSU Historical Collections & Archives are rich yet underutilized. I aimed to bring more exposure to the records and to center the voices of psychiatric survivors by curating a physical and digital exhibit that highlights the collection, including newsletters, visual art, event flyers, and photographs. This exhibition and the accompanying digitization efforts demonstrate opportunities for future archival research and will generate greater awareness of the psychiatric survivors movement.

In Spring of 2020, UW Libraries closed its doors leaving students to adapt to new ways of studying and researching in an entirely virtual environment. When the Libraries re-opened, student use failed to return to pre-pandemic numbers. To investigate, we interviewed UW Fine Arts students to discover if their values aligned with their branch library’s. Unsurprisingly, after years of virtual college experiences, student values now reflect a strong need for socialization and community building from their libraries. It is our hope that these findings will allow UW Libraries to re-align their service model to meet these previously unvoiced needs.