“One of most difficult things you can decide to do, I think, is to start a business,” said Steve Glynn, CEO of the four-year-old startup Experience Milwaukee. “There’s a lot of trust that has to be built.” Glynn hopes to… Read more
As centers of their communities, libraries and the people who run them are increasingly called upon to take on new ways to support the public. The new expectations put on libraries during the pandemic increased the burnout rate among librarians,… Read more
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — In the last two years, we’ve seen learning become more centered around technology. So what’s in store for the future of public libraries with an increasingly digital learning environment? Abigail Phillips from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee… Read more
UWM student Giovanni Claudio says that his internship through the Nonprof-IT program has been invaluable, giving him a look at what working life will be like and giving him the chance to develop leadership skills. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox) Giovanni Claudio’s… Read more
Students will get their first glimpse of new classrooms, labs, and lounge areas when they return to UWM’s School of Information Studies this fall. After several delays due to COVID, funding, and supply issues, the new space in UWM’s Northwest… Read more
Professor Iris Xie (PI) and Assistant Professor Wonchan Choi (co-PI) at UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies have been awarded a $695,631.00 Applied Research grant from IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries. The project “Universal Accessibility and Usability of Digital Libraries in the Mobile Environment:… Read more
Professor Iris Xie (PI) and Assistant Professor Wonchan Choi (co-PI) at UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies have been awarded a $695,631 Applied Research grant from IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries. The project “Universal Accessibility and Usability of Digital Libraries in the Mobile Environment:… Read more
Dr. Wan-Chen Lee (PI) at UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies has been awarded a $2,791 UWM Research Assistance Fund award from UWM Office of Research. The project “Emoji and Emotion Categories of Fictions” will explore the application of Emoji to… Read more
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF) is hosting the Fifth Annual Summerfest Tech event Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30, 2022 and the UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies is thrilled to be one of the sponsors of Milwaukee’s Premiere Tech… Read more
The intersection of metadata, linked data, and data has the potential to open up creative applications in knowledge organization, cultural heritage studies, information retrieval, data modeling, and data representation. This virtual workshop will provide a platform for academics and practitioners… Read more
