Fall 2019 Nonprof-IT Showcase

On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the School of Information Studies held the Fall 2019 Nonprof-IT Showcase. The showcase highlighted the great work completed during the Fall Semester by the 38 students in the Nonprof-IT program. The students presented their final projects …

Congratulations SOIS Fall 2019 Graduates

On Friday, December 13, 2019, UWM’s School of Information Studies held its recognition ceremony for the Class of 2019. Family and friends joined the graduates in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union Ballroom to celebrate their accomplishments and cheer them on as …

Sarah Lawton Named 2020 SOIS Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD Award)

The UWM Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2020 Alumni Award winners. The 22 alumni recipients and two corporate partners were chosen for awards based on their outstanding professional achievements, civic involvement and partnerships with the university. Among the …

Technology Initiatives Social

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 Research, was a collaborative …

SOIS Infomaniacs @ the 2019 Panther Prowl

The School of Information Studies INFOMANIACS had an excellent showing at the 2019 Panther Prowl on October 12th. The energetic INFOMANIACS joined more than 1,700 participants and volunteers for the annual 5K run/walk on UWM’s campus and the beautiful east …

Minh Phuong Trinh Nguyen Named 2019-2020 ALA Spectrum Scholar

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 specifically addressing …

Call for Papers: Library Trends

CALL FOR PAPERS: LIBRARY TRENDSTitle: 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 and Information Studies) Abstract submission …

Joyce, Julia, and the development of public library systems

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 library …