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
Matt Friedel, Senior Lecturer and co-founder of the Disruptive Technologies Lab at the UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies, teamed up with two local high schools during Hour of Code events to celebrate the growing field of information technology and computer… Read More
Many nonprofits run on a shoestring budget. At the same time, they need technology to help communicate their mission to the public and those who need their services. Coming to the rescue of these groups is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s… Read More
By Nick Williams – Reporter, Milwaukee Business Journal Graduates and upper level undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be able to build their own blockchain technology that can be used to transact cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, following the recent… Read More
The School of Information Studies – Disruptive Technologies Lab (DTL) held an informal event on November 15th for UWM students and guests to learn more about Blockchain and how to build a Cryptocurrency. The group discussed the DTL’s recently obtained… Read More
SOIS had a lot of fun celebrating UWM’s Black & Gold Spirit Days, November 2-9, 2018! Check out some of our entries for the UWM Spirit Day competition below: Harvey Wallbanger Day – November 8th! Celebrating the Harvey’s Wallbangers and the… Read More
The UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies will be participating in the 2018 Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada – November 10 – 14, 2018. Saturday, Nov. 10th Culture, Community, and Voice in Knowledge Organization… Read More
SOIS Alumna, Brenda Fay (MLIS 2000) has been named Librarian of the Year by the Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association (WHSLA).
On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 the UW-Milwaukee, Graduate School recognized the recipients of the 2018 Graduate Student Fellowship. Among the awardees were four School of Information Studies students. You can read their profiles below. For a complete list of recipients,… Read More