Digital Public Library of America, a repository with ~50 million digital items, is no longer creating educational resources out of its items. OER Commons is an open-source platform for creating and promoting educational resources. We aimed to migrate DPLA content to OER Commons. We determined that OER Commons is a usable alternative for DPLA resource sets. Issues such as copyright, link rot, and different organizational structures make the migration more difficult. However, the value of the DPLA items remains and they can be better accessed when uploaded to OER Commons.

As the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department (CUPD) prepared to recognize its seventy-five years of service, the CUPD Legacy Project was organized to facilitate the creation of a formalized collection of memorabilia and the processes necessary to maintain the collection. Additionally, to both honor their accomplishments and preserve their knowledge, past and present CUPD members were invited to participate in the creation of an oral history collection. The establishment of the CUPD Legacy Collection will facilitate access to and preservation of department history and encourage past and present members to share their knowledge through stories.

GEN (Gender Equity Now) has developed a unique DEI certification recognized as the industry gold standard for gender equity. This comprehensive certification process includes insights from different processes such as organizational surveys, internal audits and leadership interviews. Traditionally, these processes were managed manually through sporadic emails, potentially diminishing the client experience. To enhance efficiency and client interaction, Team Dataverse Explorers undertook industry research and user interviews to develop a multifaceted solution which includes a client-facing dashboard that facilitates tracking of certification status and results. Additionally, they automated the survey scoring process, streamlining operations and improving overall service quality for GEN.

DEI professionals face challenges in goal-setting due to organizational barriers, limited data, and technical resources, often leading to inadequate leadership buy-in and resulting in failed DEI initiatives. In collaboration with people analytics firm Included.ai, we leveraged industry best practices to iteratively complete discovery, design, and development phases of an application to enable DEI professionals in planning, evaluating, and strategizing organizational DEI goals. The DEI Goal Calculator is a specialized and custom built analytics tool which presents an intuitive user-experience and low technical or data requirements. 

In today's digital age, the internet and social media have transformed into essential tools for skincare beginners. Yet, alongside this accessibility, the prevalence of misinformation within the skincare industry has surged. Dewy tackles this challenge by offering immediate access to personalized skincare insights. Leveraging computer vision technology, our website swiftly analyzes images or skin segments and provides tailored recommendations for addressing specific skin concerns. Our results not only identify potential skin concerns but also offer an ingredient-focused approach, empowering users with knowledge to make informed decisions about skincare purchases.

Technology lending programs in academic libraries are vital for improving resource accessibility for students and faculty. This capstone project focuses on enhancing the Technology Lending Program at UC Santa Barbara’s library through research-based solutions. A comprehensive set of recommendations was developed by conducting surveys, literature reviews, and gathering staff input. These recommendations target Access, Policies, Sustainability, Marketing/Awareness, and Collaboration to optimize the Tech Lending Program. The aim is to tailor the program to better align with the specific needs of UC Santa Barbara library users, fostering a more efficient and user-centric lending experience.

The “Digital Archive Enhancement Project" addresses inefficiencies in document management and accessibility. Focusing on importing Weekly Dirt newsletters from MailChimp to the UW Farm website and migrating files from Google Drive to OneDrive, the project aims to enhance data organization and archival processes. Results include the successful establishment of a stable link for the Weekly Dirt newsletters, improved accessibility for historical documents, and streamlined document management procedures. By facilitating easier access to valuable historical resources, the project makes a significant difference in the lives of UW Farm stakeholders, researchers, and the wider community, fostering increased engagement and knowledge dissemination.

The impacts of accelerating technological and social change influence all aspects of present life. New professional disciplines have emerged over the past decade addressing online-offline crises at the intersection of digital information and social conflict & violence. This project is a field report elaborating a unique professional role drawn from my personal professional experiences and library and information science skills. Digital crisis librarianship helps people and organizations find and make sense of information about extreme and harmful subjects in a fractured and adversarial information environment. Digital crisis librarians provide information services for researchers, policy-makers, trust & safety professionals, and more.

The Tri-Cities community has a growing need to address the digital literacy gap. With over 50% of Hispanic households without a desktop or laptop, it was important for us to create a product that could help individuals obtain the knowledge needed to build digital literacy programs. To achieve this, we partnered with Yekaterina Yefimova, a Ph.D. candidate at the iSchool, to develop a site with an interactive map that displays local infrastructures, a data insights page, and a sustainable resource page. By implementing these features, we aim to contribute to the addition of digital literacy programs in the Tri-Cities.

As a federal agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must comply with Executive Order 13985, which calls for federal agencies to address the lack of diversity in the federal workforce. To meet its diversity objectives, NOAA must engage with underrepresented student populations for internships and job opportunities. Our recruiting tool assists Washington and California state NOAA offices in their recruiting efforts, with the hopes of expanding to more U.S. states in the future. By leveraging public data, the tool provides a straightforward way for recruiting staff to find schools serving underserved communities.