Category Archives: Library School / iSchools

MakerBridge & its founder Sharona Ginsberg featured in Publisher’s Weekly!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

As some of you know, I’m part of UMSI’s MakerBridge project (site, blog, Twitter), which connects librarians to maker ideas and fellow making librarians. We’re thrilled that our project founder and coordinator Sharona Ginsberg was featured in Publisher’s Weekly this … Continue reading →

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Welcome to UMSI Visiting Days!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Kristin Fontichiaro
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Michigan Makers Featured in Web Edition of Young Adult Library Services!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Our Michigan Makers team is delighted that our UMSI alumna and fabulous partner Rachel Goldberg has an article on the Michigan Makers project in the web edition of Young Adult Library Services. From the article: First of all, in order to … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Library School

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kristin Fontichiaro

If you could reinvent library school from scratch, what would your education look like? How do we make the library professionals of the future? Here is one Dutch attempt: Creating the Library of Tomorrow from the Ground Up | MindShift … Continue reading →

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