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 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *University of Michigan School of Information* < umsi.client.engagement@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@umich.edu> Cc: UMSI Client Engagement <umsi.client.engagement@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@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/>