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Library of Congress opened its catalogs - here's why it matters

08/07/2019

The Library of Congress has made 25 million digital catalog records available for anyone to use at no charge. The free data set includes records from 1968 to 2014.

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Dr. Charles R. Severance receives IMS Global leadership award

08/07/2019

Dr. Charles R. Severance, clinical associate professor of information at the University of Michigan School of Information, has been awarded the 2017 William H. (Bill) Graves Leadership Award.

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UMSI re-accredited by American Library Association

08/07/2019

The University of Michigan School of Information has received notice that its Master of Science in Information program has been re-accredited by the American Library Association.

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Sile O’Modhrain receives NSF grant to help develop braille technology

08/07/2019

Sile O’Modhrain, an associate professor in the School of Information and the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, recently received a $226,000 National Science Foundation grant to help create a full-page refreshable digital braille display.

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a School

08/07/2019

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University have analyzed the various student-to-college matching systems utilized in China, which are similar to those developed for Boston and New York’s “school of choice” programs in the United States.

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Why emojis might be your next password

08/07/2019

Would you rather unlock your smartphone with a plain four-digit PIN or with a smiley-face emoji? Would it be easier and more pleasant to remember a sequence of simple images for example, or 2476?

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UMSI grads honored for achievements at 2017 commencement

08/07/2019

Five University of Michigan School of Information graduates were honored for their academic achievements and leadership during the 2017 Graduate Recognition Ceremony at the Powers Center on the University of Michigan campus on April 28.

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Facebook groups for moms to buy and sell baby items built on trust

08/07/2019

If you know what M2M, PPU, EUC, POOS and ISO* mean, chances are you have engaged in a highly successful form of social media-based buying and selling that University of Michigan School of Information researchers are calling "community commerce."

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Kids to Parents: Check before posting about me online - sometimes

08/07/2019

Soccer games, family vacations and reports of good grades are OK for social media sharing. Posts with baby photos or references to punishments and significant others—not so much according to kids.

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Sun Young Park selected for prestigious ACM initiative

08/07/2019

Sun Young Park, assistant professor in the University of Michigan School of Information, has been selected as a member of the inaugural class of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Future of Computing Academy.

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