The latest issue of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (v.3, #1) contains a timely article from associate professor Joyce M. Latham. Just in time for National Library Week (April 7 – 15) Latham’s investigation of the history of early public… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Zimmer and co-authors on winning the #iconf19 Lee Dirks Award for best paper at the 2019 iConference!
By Silvia Acevedo Maria Haigh, an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, types into thin air, mimicking news trolls. “They’re working in shifts nonstop,” says Haigh, who studies internet trust and fake news. “It’s a machine.” Haigh’s campaign… Read More
Each year, the Library Journal honors “The People Shaping the Future of Libraries” in their Movers & Shakers edition. This year, four alums from UW-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies are featured on this list! Check out the profiles below of:… Read More
SOIS Senior Lecturer Matt Friedel makes an appearance in this CBS58 News Special Report on battery life. Check it out! Also watch for Matt on Feb.19th @ 10pm when he talks internet privacy!
SOIS undergraduate and graduate students (including Ph.D students) will showcase their research work at the annual Student Research Day – April 26th. Participation will take the form of papers and posters based on students’ course projects or professional research work.
On December 2, 2018, Dr. Tomas A. Lipinski was honored with the 2018 GreyNet Award for his work in the field of grey literature at the GreyNet Annual Award Dinner in New Orleans. Dr. Lipinski is the most recent recipient… Read More
“UWM helped transform me from an English major working in a library and set me on a successful career path,” says Ellen Waite-Franzen ’77. “I had mentors here who encouraged me, and I feel like UWM is where it all… Read More
SOIS alumna Karen Pundsack (MLIS ’13) has authored a brief essay, “Teens and Social Media: Studies Show Shift in Platforms and Preferences” in the 2018 November/December issue of Public Libraries Magazine. In the essay, Karen compares two recent studies on… Read More
For Immediate Release December 2018 • Milwaukee, WI Contact: Dr. Laretta Henderson henderso@uwm.edu | 414-229-3055 The United States Board for Books for Young People (USBBY) has selected author Jacqueline Woodson and illustrator Allen Say as their nominees for the 2020… Read More