[Michlib-l] Consulting Project Opportunities with the U-M School of Information + 3 weeks to 4T Data Literacy Conference (free registration, free SCECH)!

Thu Jun 21 12:38:32 EDT 2018

Howdy!

*The U-M School of Information needs your help and is here to help in
exchange! *Check out the message below for details about how to apply for
teams of our students to help with projects from website evaluation to data
visualization, community profile development to library internships. While
some of the projects require face-to-face engagement and are geographically
limited to the Ann Arbor area, many can be conducted *virtually!*

I’ve got two projects among the list below (but we welcome library
proposals from all areas).

*1.     **For a new Fall 2018 course on Engaging with Communities, our
students need to research and create community profiles. This project is
conducted virtually.* Let us research your community’s Census, demographic,
consumer, and economic data, conduct some interviews, and deliver the
results to you! I’m looking for cities, libraries, or non-profits in
communities under 25,000 people (visit
https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml and type in
your community if you’re not sure).

*2.     **For a new Winter 2019 capstone-style course, we are looking for
libraries and archives in the Ann Arbor area willing to take on a team of
two students to work about 100 hours throughout the semester (Jan – April)
on projects related to community engagement, collection development, or
instruction/programs/events/information literacy. This project requires
proximity to Ann Arbor. *While much of the time should be spent working on
a significant project deliverable, we know that nobody spends all their
time on special projects, so they can also pitch in on additional work as
needed.

If you're not sure if your project fits, feel free to propose it anyway or
reach out via for a brief conversation with our awesome Office of
Professional and Community Engagement Team (use the email address below).

*Also, we hope to see you online for the 4T Data Literacy conference
<http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu/conference>on July 11-12 -- free SCECH,
free conference, great sessions! It's just under 3 weeks away, and we hope
you’ll attend and spread the word to your area’s educators! * You can pick
up strategies for talking about Big Data and data privacy in your
buildings; how to access and use Census, economic, and other data; how to
support the data viz aspirations among your students and student
journalists; how to build great questions using data; and more. I'm really
excited about this line-up! While the conference is technically oriented to
high school librarians and educators, you’ll find a wide variety of
attendees: public and academic librarians, not-for-profit folks, government
agencies, and more. Sessions will be archived if you can’t tune in live.

Happy Summer!

Kristin

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From: *University of Michigan School of Information* <
umsi.client.engagement at umich.edu>
Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:14 PM
Subject: Consulting Project Opportunities with the U-M School of Information
To: Font <font at umich.edu>
Cc: UMSI Client Engagement <umsi.client.engagement at umich.edu>

Dear Kristin,

The University of Michigan School of Information seeks clients for
many *programs
and courses
<https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fumich.edu%2Fumsiclientopportunities%2Fhome>*.
Organizations from all industries have the opportunity to have their
information processes and tools analyzed and enhanced to support
organizational needs and business goals through innovative, cutting-edge
skills from the highly talented students at the University of Michigan.

*We are currently seeking clients for courses during the 2018-2019 school
year.* Client participation is free. Please *complete this form*
<https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FkxUpXx4xoWp1Q8iF3>
to submit a project proposal or to sign up to receive information about
these opportunities throughout the year.

Students work with clients on the following:

· Organize and analyze *information systems*

· Improve *information flow* through process analysis

· Provide user experience and design recommendations for *websites, apps,
and software*

· Gather, manipulate, analyze, and visualize *data*

· Develop, implement, and analyze *social media* strategy

· Analyze or develop guidelines for *online communities*

· Establish and maintain internal *library systems* or *archival
collections*

· Provide *community profiles* to inform questions affecting cities,
non-profits, or libraries

· Develop a *content management system* (CMS) or interactive website

For additional examples of work that can be performed by students, please
visit umsi.info/clientopportunities
<https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=http%3A%2F%2Fumsi.info%2Fclientopportunities>.
You will find full project descriptions and project examples that
demonstrate the value of students’ work.

Proposals are selected from organizations from all industries, including
private, public, governmental, non-profit, health, and research
institutions. Work almost always is performed over the course of one term
(September through December or January through April).

To propose a project in any of these areas, please complete this brief form
<https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FkxUpXx4xoWp1Q8iF3>
as soon as possible, no later than July 31. A member of our team will
follow up within a few weeks with additional information on next steps. If
you have any questions or would like to schedule a 10-minute phone
consultation about your project, please email
umsi.client.engagement at umich.edu.

We encourage you to share this email with others who might be interested in
this opportunity.

Sincerely,

Kelly A. Kowatch

Director, Office of Professional and Community Engagement

University of Michigan School of Information

-- 
Kristin Fontichiaro
University of Michigan School of Information
4427 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.647.3593
Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school
year only)
<https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ>

*Projects:*
Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan
Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu>
Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public
Library Management MOOC
<http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>
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