Until recently, collections in the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum typically featured the island’s maritime past and lumber mills. Nothing was newer than a half-century old. “It was still that colonial project,” said Lillian...
Bad book sales data is like a bad credit score: it can stymie an author’s career and constrain future book contracts and publishing opportunities. Yet book sales data is proprietary — it’s purposefully hidden from the public, as well...
Erica Adams is preparing for the trip of a lifetime: eight countries in eight months. Adams, a Mid-Career Master of Science in Information Management student specializing in user experience and cybersecurity, will travel to countries...
Democracy requires talking with different people, listening to them, trying on their points of view, even if you don’t agree with them. But those healthy conversations are increasingly rare in the politically polarized world online, says...
Washington State’s open data portal provides citizens an abundance of free, high-value information, from interactive maps and crime statistics to budget proposals, campaign contribution sources, health provider credentials and electric...
The decisions we make about our oceans need to be informed by sound data, and more importantly, the process for collecting and interpreting that data needs to be inclusive of the diverse realities, values, and knowledge systems of local...
Five University of Washington Master of Library and Information Science students are among the recipients of the 2023-2024 Spectrum Scholarships, the American Library Association has announced. The Spectrum Scholarship Program provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian,...
iSchool Ph.D. student Marx Wang is presenting at the 2023 Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly. His compassion for others and interest in technology has led him to advocate for mental health and well-being on a global platform. The central theme of the Science Summit, taking place...
When ChatGPT surged into public life in late 2022, it brought new urgency to long-running debates: Does technology help or hinder kids’ learning? How can we make sure tech’s influence on kids is positive? Such questions live close to the work of Jason Yip, a University of Washington associate...
At first, some parents were wary: An audio chatbot was supposed to teach their kids to speak positively to themselves through lessons about a superhero named Zip. In a world of Siri and Alexa, many people are skeptical that the makers of such technologies are putting children’s welfare...
Prison library staff face unique challenges, but there is a lack of research into their experiences. Four first-year Master of Library and Information Science students set out to fill this gap through a project for their LIS 570 Research, Assessment and Design class. Professor Ricardo Gomez asked...
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