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Chris Holstrom
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How would you organize not just the books in a library, but millions of pieces of digital information? What type of system would you want to use to find information in that huge digital library? Who or what would you want to organize that information? Chris addresses such questions as he studies knowledge organization. 

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Katie Davis
Associate Professor

Davis explores the role of new media technologies in young people’s personal, social, and academic lives, with a particular focus on the intersection between technology and identity development during adolescence and emerging adulthood. In addition to publishing and presenting her research in scholarly venues, Katie regularly shares her work with parents, teachers, industry leaders, and policymakers in an effort to build connections between research and practice.

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Joseph Tennis
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, UW Information School

Joe Tennis was the first graduate of the UW Information School Ph.D. in Information Science program in 2005. He joined the iSchool in 2007 after two years at The University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The focus of his research is knowledge organization, specifically classification theory and the evaluation of classification practices and structures.

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Tessa Campbell and Mandi Harris

2 iSchool Ph.D. students receive ALA Spectrum fellowships

Thursday, June 23, 2022
University of Washington Information School Ph.D. students Tessa Campbell and Mandi Harris are among the seven recipients of the inaugural ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellowships - Catalysts for Change. Campbell (Tulalip/Tlingit), has an...
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Former iSchool dean Harry Bruce to be honored for impact on information science

Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has announced that Harry Bruce, dean emeritus of the University of Washington Information School, will be awarded its highest honor, the ASIS&T Award of...
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