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Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives

Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives

What methods, tools, and resources do public libraries need to build effective community archives? This project will investigate key questions to help answer these questions and create resources for the wide range of public libraries..

This Site is Fake Dot Com: A novel resource and community model for teaching information literacy.

This Site is Fake Dot Com: A novel resource and community model for teaching information literacy.

Collaborating to build a novel teaching resource for information literacy for use by public library staff

The Benefits and Challenges of Community- Powered Connectivity in the New Arctic

The Benefits and Challenges of Community- Powered Connectivity in the New Arctic

What are the social, cultural, and economic implications of increased connectivity for Arctic communities and peoples?

The TASCHA Public Library Initiative aims to generate new ideas for advancing the transformation of public libraries as centers of learning, creativity, and community development.

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Libraries as catalysts for unveiling more inclusive data in rural areas (2024)

The Califa Group in partnership with the University of Washington Information School will address a data gap in rural communities, in which library workers, policymakers, and community organizers often struggle to find datasets that accurately represent the realities and aspirations of rural communities. This project involves co-creating a training program with rural library workers. The...

This Site is Fake Dot Com: A novel resource and community model for teaching information literacy. (2024)

Collaborating to build a novel teaching resource for information literacy for use by public library staff

Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives (2024)

What methods, tools, and resources do public libraries need to build effective community archives? This project will investigate key questions to help answer these questions and create resources for the wide range of public libraries..

ConnectedLib (2022)

Helping library staff make learning connections with youth

LIS Forward (2022)

How can iSchools leverage their broad spectrum of expertise to address critical information challenges of our time while also advancing the profession of librarianship?

Public Library Internet Connectivity (PLIC) (2022)

What is the current state of public library internet connectivity?

The Community Archives Center for Tacoma (2021)

Bringing community members and organizations together to broaden participation and inclusion within cultural heritage collections.

Misinformation Escape Room (2020)

Designing gamified approaches to building (mis)information literacy.

Leveraging Use of Open Data by Public Library Staff for Community Benefit (2020)

Investigating the data needs of public library staff and determining which of those needs can be met through the use of open data.

Examining the Role of Public Libraries in Combating Misinformation (2019)

Developing a community lab model for use in public libraries in Washington Libraries to combat misinformation and threats to democracy.

Advancing Library Visibility in Africa (2018)

Advancing library visibility through effective data collection, use, and sharing in partnership with the African library community.

Workshop: Public libraries as platforms for civic engagement (2017)

Thought leaders from libraries, civic media, collective action, peace building, media and data literacies explore civic engagement.