I have been interested to hear from people sharing similar experiences/feelings about starting to teach in US HE. Less comment about my observations about library systems, canvas, and other systems. The bread analogy seems to resonate :-) www.lorcandempsey.net/teaching-one...

Teaching: one year in

I reflect on my first year of teaching at the iSchool in the University of Washington. A little about teaching. A little about Canvas, the library, and some software tools. A little about me and my le...

‘I love the whole atmosphere and can spend hours browsing’: how did bookshops suddenly become cool?

‘I love the whole atmosphere and can spend hours browsing’: how did bookshops suddenly become cool?

A new survey suggests that young people are shunning AI algorithms and online retailers to experience the joy of visiting bookshops

I submitted the suggestion Robinson-Boland Library, bringing together friends and important figures, but this is a good outcome > Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland

Trinity renames its main Library after poet Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.

Loved these reflections! As a newbie myself they gave me a lot to think about

In a news conference on Tuesday, Dr. Hopfield compared advances in A.I. with the splitting of the atom, which led to both deadly bombs and bountiful energy.

Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists

With work on machine learning that uses artificial neural networks, John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “showed a completely new way for us to use computers,” the committee said.

I have written a blog post about my first year in the Information School. A little about teaching. A little about Canvas, the library, and some software tools. A little about me and my learnings. www.lorcandempsey.net/teaching-one...

Teaching: one year in

I reflect on my first year of teaching at the iSchool in the University of Washington. A little about teaching. A little about Canvas, the library, and some software tools. A little about me and my le...

"Developing on Android is a daily worsening struggle with red tape, inconsistent device performance, app store search performance gaming3, and rampant piracy.4 " Our Android App is Frozen in Carbonite

Our Android App is Frozen in Carbonite

After seven years of trying, we need to change course on our adventure in the Android galaxy.

We are hiring new faculty! Tenure track open area, tenure track LIS, teaching track data science, and teaching track LIS roles. Come join us in the bustling, drizzly, booming Pacific Northwest 🌲☂️💛 ischool.uw.edu/about/jobs/f...

Faculty Employment Opportunities

The University of Washington is committed to being one of the top information schools in the world. As part of this effort, we seek outstanding individuals...

“Anybody who spent time in a library would not make a fallacious claim about eating pets,” she said, in response to a question. “If one were wondering whether people are eating cats and dogs, one could go to the library and find out.” https://buff.ly/3Bh0mhb

Carnegie Returns to Its Roots with Millions in Grants to Public Libraries | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York, founded by steel magnate and library builder Andrew Carnegie, thinks the public institutions can mend today’s societal fractures

'To regulators, including Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona, the rankings are responsible for “an unhealthy obsession with selectivity" and the development of “the false altar of U.S. News and World Report." '

The U.S. News College Rankings Are Out. Cue the Rage and Obsession.

Every year, U.S. News & World Report publishes rankings that often change very little, though they draw attention and frustration from universities and applicants.