On October 23, 2019, Dr. Maria Haigh and members of the SOIS Social Science of Information Research Group presented at the UWM Technology Initiatives Social. This event, sponsored by the UWM Digital Humanities Lab Advisory Board and the Office of… Read More
Fake news. It’s a label that’s tossed about on a daily basis. Fake news can be used as a way of questioning legitimate reporting when the facts don’t align with someone’s political position. President Trump does so regularly. Or it can… Read More
A UWM information technology program gave junior Breyley Stephenson an unexpected outlet to give back to a charity that meant so much to the student and his family. Four days after he was born in 1998, Stephenson needed surgery at… Read More
A UWM lab where students learn cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency also has the capacity to fill an important need in southeastern Wisconsin. The Disruptive Technologies Lab can help get students ready to fill jobs or become the future… Read More
SOIS MLIS student Minh Phuong Trinh Nguyen has been named a 2019-2020 Spectrum Scholar by the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services. The Spectrum Scholarship program, established in 1997, promotes diversity in the library profession… Read More
On July 11th, Dr, Joyce Latham along with Milwaukee Public Library Director, Paula Kiely and Steve Heser, Director at the Milwaukee County Federated Library System discussed their research related to fines in public libraries. The webinar, Unreturned Materials as Barriers… Read More
SOIS PhD Student, Laura Ridenour has been named as one of six recipients of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for 2019. These $3,000 awards provide support for doctoral students who are working on their dissertations in Library and Information Science,… Read More
The School of Information Studies ranks 4th Internationally and 2nd in the U.S./Canada in contributions to LIS Literature. Check out our most recent faculty publications and learn more about the diverse research initiatives at SOIS. Visit: https://www.uwm.edu/informationstudies/research/resources/faculty-staff/
In the News: See UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies Senior Lecturer, Khaled Sabha in a recent CBS 58 news feature on “Payment App Warning” https://www.cbs58.com/news/payment-app-warning
CALL FOR PAPERS: LIBRARY TRENDS Title: Researching practice / Practicing research: The public library in partnership with academia Editors: Joyce Latham (University of Milwaukee School of Information Studies) and Noah Lenstra (University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Library… Read More