Specializations
- Digital Skills
- Future of Libraries
- Problematic Information
Research Areas
Biography
Charles Bugre is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington Information School. His research focuses on digital skills of persons with low-levels of literacy. His research provides crucial insights for comprehensive digital skills strategies across governments, NGOs and international organizations. He collaborates with public librarians to co-design services that are inclusive of under-served populations, empower their communities against problematic information and support librarians to prepare for future community needs. Before coming to UW iSchool, Charles has worked as an academic librarian for over nine years and as a lecturer in Computer Science for over three years.
Education
- MS, Information Science, University of Washington, 2023
- MSC, Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, 2016
- BA, Information Studies & French, University of Ghana, 2010
Memberships
- Association for Information Science and Technology
Publications and Contributions
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ReportDigital Skills Toolkit 2024 (2024)pp. 60, ISBN/ISSN: 978-92-61-39491-2
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Journal Article, Academic JournalCurbing fake news: A qualitative study of the readiness of academic librarians in Ghana (2023)International Information and Library Review, 55(1), pp. 1-14, ISBN/ISSN: 1057-2317
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Journal Article, Academic JournalMaking Ends Meet in a Pandemic: African Library Initiatives During <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 (2023)Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), pp. 895-898, ISBN/ISSN: 2373-9231
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Conference Short Paper
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Conference PosterHow Do Adult Digital Literacy Curricula Address Problematic Information? (2022)Proceedings of Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), pp. 627-629, ISBN/ISSN: 2373-9231
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Journal Article, Academic JournalAn evaluation of the library connectivity project through the lens of the digital inclusion model (2020)Information and Learning Sciences, 121(11/12), pp. 805-827, ISBN/ISSN: 2398-5348
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Journal Article, Academic Journal"Sneak it in”: Information Literacy Instruction Related to MisinformationThe Library Quarterly
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Journal Article, Academic Journal“Think out of the box”: Opportunities from COVID-19 for librariesIFLA Journal
Presentations
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Making Ends Meet in a Pandemic: African Library Initiatives During COVID-19
(2023)
86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology - London, United Kingdom
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How Does Adult Digital Literacy Curricula Address Problematic Information?
(2022)
2022 ASIS&T Annual Meeting - Pittsburgh, PA