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On April 28th, 2021, Dr. Meghan Harper, the Interim Director of the iSchool, will present “Building Empathetic Collections: Fostering Empathy and Kindness in Your Community” for the Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEO RLS) on Zoom from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST.
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Two iSchool alumni are presenting a workshop at the Information Architecture Conference (IAC) on how to utilize a Usage Maturity Matrix to assist with making information architecture decisions. Another iSchool alumna is a 2021 IAC Equity Scholarship…
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U.S. News & World Report ranks Kent State University in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate…
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In 2018, Dr. Karen W. Gavigan was awarded the Jacqueline M. Albers Guest Scholar in Children's Literature Fellowship by the Reinberger's Children's Library Center. Now, she is collaborating with Dr. Kasey Garrison to share that research. The pair have just…
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Currently working as UX Lab Coordinator for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, alumna Mackenzie Husmann, BS ‘18, MS ‘19, demonstrates how widespread user experience design (UXD) work is and how universal the need is.
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Many think "librarian" when they hear someone has a master's of library and information science, but an information science degree opens so many more doors. Here are two MLIS grads who pursued paths outside of the library's confines.
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Alison Haynes graduated with a master's degree in User Experience Design and stepped right into a job as the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Compliance Coordinator on the Systems Development and Innovation team at Kent State.
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A team of Kent State faculty along with a pediatrician from Akron Children's Hospital have created a language identification tool to help in improving healthcare outcomes.
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The School of Information at Kent State University announces Meghan Harper, Ph.D., has been named Interim Director as of July 1.
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The School of Information (iSchool) at Kent State University announced the appointment of Kendra Albright, Ph.D., to the Goodyear Endowed Professor in Knowledge Management.