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A Celebration of Mentorship at the I School

Jun 22, 2023, 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

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The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope

Nov 10, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Dr. Daniel Greene explores why technology solutions aren’t solving complex social problems such as STEM education and the digital divide.

PhiloBiblon: From Siloed Databases to Linked Open Data via Wikibase: Proof of Concept

Nov 5, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

PhiloBiblon is a database of primary sources for the study of medieval Iberian culture, built on a Wikibase platform.

Designing Automated Assistants for Visual Data Exploration

Nov 5, 2021, 12:10 pm to 2:00 pm

Dr. Doris Lee presents her dissertation research enabling data analysts to identify trends and patterns, generate and verify hypotheses, and detect outliers and anomalies.

Dr. Latanya Sweeney: How Technology Will Dictate Our Civic Future

Nov 5, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Dr. Latanya Sweeney pioneered the field of data privacy and launched the study of algorithmic fairness.

Goodbye Melvyl. Hello UC Library Search.

Oct 29, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How and why the University of California migrated its ten campuses, two regional library facilities, and California Digital Library to a single centralized catalog system.

Preparing and Designing the Data Lakehouse for Artificial Intelligence

Oct 28, 2021, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Vini Jaiswal explains the “data lakehouse” data paradigm, which provides all of the capabilities needed to train and deploy machine learning models.

Whiplash: Library & Education Public Policy in the Covid Era

Oct 22, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Alan Inouye discusses how policy-making has evolved in the library & education sectors during the pandemic and possible future directions.

Hunting Cyber Predators: A Fireside Chat with Bill Marczak

Oct 21, 2021, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Bill Marczak shares his experience identifying new threat actors, including Candiru, a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments

InfoCamp 2021: Our Data / Our Selves

Oct 16 2021 - All-day event

The 12th annual InfoCamp explores conflicts in data control and policy. The two-day event, led by IMSA, features an ideathon and a speaker series. The event is free and open to everyone in the information community.

Short Reports

Oct 15, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Short reports on various topics, including JCDL, SNAC, information science history, relevance theory, and more.

Citizen Clinic Information Session

Oct 13, 2021, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

The Citizen Clinic (INFO 289) is a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. Join us to learn more.

103rd Birthday Celebration

Oct 8, 2021, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 103rd birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

CLTC 2021 Research Exchange

Oct 7, 2021, 10:00 am to 12:15 pm

The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) invites you to the fifth-annual Research Exchange.

Appropriate Behavior: Social Norms, Morality, and Decision-Making

Oct 1, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Leonardo Bursztyn is an economist at the University of Chicago whose research uses field experiments to understand people’s decision-making.

Applied Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Risk Assessment

Sep 24, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Leslie Johnston is director of digital preservation at the U.S. National Archives.

Relevance and Creativity

Sep 17, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Wayne de Fremery and Michael Buckland explore the idea that relevance can be understood as creative opportunity.

Policy and Strategic Issues in Managing the Flood of Video in Universities

Sep 10, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Vast amounts of video are being produced by colleges and universities today. What management and preservation challenges should institutions be addressing?

MICS Meet & Greet: Summer & Fall 2021

Sep 1, 2021, 5:45 pm to 7:15 pm

Join us as we welcome the MICS Summer and Fall 2021 cohorts. Open to all MICS students and alumni.

Why “Web Archiving” Is No Longer a Useful Concept or Phrase

Aug 27, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

On the web’s 30th birthday, Clifford Lynch describes how the concept of “web archiving” has outlived its usefulness.

Data Science Summer 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 12, 2021, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

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