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iSchool publishes white paper on Digital Youth Seattle Think Tank
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Members of the Digital Youth Lab have published a white paper synthesizing current research on youth, digital media, and learning across disciplinary boundaries. This white paper is a direct result of the Digital Youth Seattle Think Tank (DYSTT), hosted by the Information School at the University of Washington in October 2014. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library...
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New $691K grant will support ODPG project
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
The University of Washington Information School announced a 3-year grant for $690,858 to fund the proposal Open Data for Public Good (ODPG): Data Literacy Education for Public Information Professionals, led by Professor Carole Palmer . The grant was awarded through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The project, to be called...
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Anastasia Tucker: Library of Congress Fellow
Monday, August 29, 2016
The Library of Congress (LOC), the world’s largest, all-inclusive library, is known as a dynamic center for scholarly work and connections. Each year, participants in their Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program are able to work with library curators and specialists in various divisions to explore digital initiatives and increase access to the institution’s unparalleled collections and resources. MLIS student Anastasia...
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Study: Talking to your smartphone is 3X faster than typing
Thursday, August 25, 2016
For those talking to Siri instead of typing in your question on your mobile, it turns out you've made the right choice. Smartphone speech recognition software is not only three times faster than human typists, it’s also more accurate. A new study conducted by iSchool Associate Professor Jacob Wobbrock and colleagues at Stanford University and Baidu Inc. put the speech...
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Reference guide aims to bring international books and children together
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
A new, annotated bibliography of international youth literature, co-edited by iSchool Lecturer Annette Goldsmith , Theo Heras, and Susan Corapi, will help teachers, parents and librarians find books from other countries, written or translated into English, to share with kids. “Looking for titles for a display on Norway? Check the geographical listings. Need international titles about bullying? Check the subject...
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Annie Searle on the global impact of recent high-profile risk events
Friday, August 12, 2016
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre the falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” William Butler Yeats, The Second Coming (1919) These first three lines of a poem that Yeats wrote after the first world war resonate with us today and have been referenced in American political debate – and perhaps also around the...
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'Supercharged Storytimes': Ph.D. students offer practical advice in book
Friday, August 12, 2016
Storytime may be fun for kids, but it’s also a chance to put their developing brains to work. Using the right techniques, providers can promote early literacy without turning storytime into a chore. But how do you know which techniques are effective? Information School Ph.D. candidates Kathleen Campana and J. Elizabeth Mills have teamed up with early literacy consultant Saroj...
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iSchool MLIS student named ARL diversity scholar
Monday, August 8, 2016
Nicola Andrews, a Master of Library and Information Science student at the University of Washington Information School, has been named a diversity scholar by the Association of Research Libraries. Andrews is one of 15 MLIS students in North America chosen to participate in ARL’s 2016-18 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce. “I am honored to be included in the newest...
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Jin Ha Lee on Pokémon Go: How to stay safe and play to win
Friday, July 15, 2016
Assistant Professor Jin Ha Lee leads the GAMER research group at the University of Washington Information School and is an avid player of augmented reality games, including the recent phenomenon of Pokémon Go. We talked with her about how to enjoy the game, how to stay safe, and how to play to win. Q: You’ve recently been studying Ingress (an...
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Ph.D. alumna becomes director of Florida State iSchool
Monday, July 11, 2016
Lorri Mon, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Washington Information School in 2006, recently became director of Florida State University’s School of Information . Mon took the helm on June 1. She previously had been an associate professor and associate director of FSU’s iSchool. At the UW iSchool, she was the second person to graduate from the Ph.D...
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