In today鈥檚 fast-paced work environment, managers often look for tools to make their jobs easier. For someone managing a large team, wouldn鈥檛 it be nice to have a tool that regularly provides summarized feedback about each employee?...
For a music creator, getting paid by listeners around the world should be as simple as a fan clicking 鈥渟ubscribe.鈥 But for many artists in less developed countries, existing streaming platforms make that difficult or out of reach.An...
From 1973 to 2011, the Evergreen Radio Reading Service served blind and print-disabled listeners across the state of Washington. Now, with its recordings stored in a fragile audio archive and at risk of permanent loss, a team of MLIS...
Human-computer interaction (HCI) researcher and iSchool Ph.D chair Alexis Hiniker has been honored with the prestigious Societal Impact Award at this year鈥檚 ACM SIGCHI conference.The Association for Computing Machinery鈥檚 Special...
After graduating from the UW with a B.S. in Public Health and a B.A. in Communication, Alexandria (Ali) Lo landed a fellowship tracking many diseases, including COVID-19, Mpox and bird flu. There, she worked alongside data scientists who...
After earning her MFA, Caitlin Wheeler took a day job at Spokane County Library so she could pursue fiction writing at night. Eventually, though, she felt herself drawn to librarianship. 鈥淚t seemed to offer a unique opportunity to...
The 2025 Information School Alumni Impact Award recipients represent two different eras, but they share a common thread: working on the frontiers of the internet to make information accessible to more people.The iSchool Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have made significant and exceptional...
Library Journal has recognized iSchool Assistant Professor Sandy Littletree and Master of Library and Information Science alum Nicola Andrews as 2025 Movers and Shakers in the 鈥淐hange Agents鈥 category. The annual list celebrates 50 individuals shaping the future of libraries and uplifting...
As the school year winds down, many Ph.D. students seize the opportunity to put their expertise to work in industry settings, tackling research beyond the realm of academia. Several iSchool Ph.D. students have done just that, gaining valuable experience as research interns. These internships...
People from around the world gathered via Zoom to participate in the Native American Read-In, an event to celebrate Native American heritage and the work of Indigenous artists and authors. The iSchool, in partnership with the nonprofit Read-a-Rama, hosted the third annual read-in on Sunday, April 13....
Seventeen iSchool students are among the recipients of UW Libraries 2025 Student Employee Scholarships.Thanks to sponsors from UW Libraries donors, 50 student employees received a $1,000 scholarship award for their work and contributions to the libraries鈥 operations. Of the iSchool recipients, 14 are...
