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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The U-M School of Information needs your help
and is here to help in exchange! </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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 <b>virtually!</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I’ve got two projects among the list below
(but we welcome library proposals from all areas).<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">For a new Fall 2018 course on Engaging with Communities, our
students need to research and create community profiles. This project is
conducted virtually.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> 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 <a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml</a>
and type in your community if you’re not sure). <br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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. </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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).<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Also, we hope to see you online for the <a href="http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu/conference" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">4T
Data Literacy conference </span></a>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! </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">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! <span>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.</span><br>
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Happy Summer!<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Kristin<span></span></span></p>
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From: <b>University of Michigan School of Information</b> <<a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</span></a>><br>
Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:14 PM<br>
Subject: Consulting Project Opportunities with the U-M School of Information<br>
To: Font <<a href="mailto:font@umich.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">font@umich.edu</span></a>><br>
Cc: UMSI Client Engagement <<a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</span></a>><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">Dear Kristin,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The University of Michigan School of Information
seeks clients for many </span><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="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" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">programs and courses</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">. 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.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">We are currently seeking clients for courses
during the 2018-2019 school year.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> Client participation is free. Please </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FkxUpXx4xoWp1Q8iF3" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)">complete this form</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> to submit a project
proposal or to sign up to receive information about these opportunities
throughout the year.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Students work with clients on the following:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Organize and analyze <b>information
systems</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Improve <b>information
flow</b> through process analysis<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Provide user experience
and design recommendations for <b>websites, apps, and software</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Gather, manipulate,
analyze, and visualize <b>data</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Develop, implement, and
analyze <b>social media</b> strategy<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Analyze or develop
guidelines for <b>online communities</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Establish and maintain
internal <b>library systems</b> or <b>archival collections</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Provide <b>community
profiles</b> to inform questions affecting cities, non-profits, or libraries<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Develop a <b>content
management system</b> (CMS) or interactive website<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">For additional examples of work that can be
performed by students, please visit </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=http%3A%2F%2Fumsi.info%2Fclientopportunities" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)">umsi.info/clientopportunities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">. You will find full
project descriptions and project examples that demonstrate the value of
students’ work.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">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).</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">To propose a project in any
of these areas, please </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1tI9C9g3BMNnlw1KJuq9IZCowI3gdPMPytqwR4acTzl0-0&key=YAMMID-14854862&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FkxUpXx4xoWp1Q8iF3" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">complete this brief
form</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"> as soon as possible, no later than July 31. A
member of our team will follow up </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">within a few weeks with
additional information on next steps</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">. If you have any questions
or would like to schedule a 10-minute phone consultation about your project,
please email </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">We encourage you to share this
email with others who might be interested in this opportunity. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">Kelly A. Kowatch</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">Director, Office of
Professional and Community Engagement</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>University of Michigan School of Information<br>4427 North Quad<br>105 S. State St.<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">734.647.3593</span><br><a href="http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Book an Appointment (school year only) </a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Projects:</b></div><div><a href="http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Michigan Makers</a> | <a href="http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Making in Michigan Libraries</a> </div><div><a href="http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Data Literacy in High School</a> | <a href="http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/" target="_blank">Public Library Management MOOC</a><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>