Kate McDowell (she/her)

Also, consider connecting with me where I’m most active: linkedin.com/in/kate-mcdowe…

Free talks for librarians in Illinois on January 13 and Michigan January 19! Communicating the impact of libraries with data is crucial to the life of local democracy.

@iSchoolUI , @IllLibraryAssoc , @MLAoffice

In case you missed it the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries (DSTL) webinar is available to view anytime! mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_kjm4… Second grant is underway and things are buzzing behind the scenes. Stay tuned as we continue to develop and improve!

Delighted to be seeing Mychal Threets at the Pennsylvania Library Association conference and giving a keynote tomorrow to the College and Research Division! Pennsylvania librarians and iSchool/GSLIS alums, please come say hi. :)

This fall, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor @KateNarrative will present three keynotes, in which she will discuss how data storytelling can be used to strengthen institutions and promote data literacy. ▶️ bit.ly/4gmdh1f

Excited to be giving three keynotes on storytelling as information and the @uiucdstl, coming this fall, in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Iowa! ischool.illinois.edu/news-events/ne…

Many thanks to @iSchools for featuring our team's new grant today! ischools.org/post/mcdowell-…

🌟#IMLSinYourLibrary🌟 @iSchoolUI partnered w/ community colleges & public #libraries on a Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries, providing examples, strategies, visualizations, & 🆓 resources! Apply for an #LB21 #IMLSgrant by 9/20! imls.gov/grants/availab…

Thanks to all who came to Introducing the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries! Because of a recording issue, we'll be holding a second webinar August 12--registration is open! forms.gle/va3TaQKwxXzhr2…

Free webinar on Data Storytelling for Libraries! Please register before 11am Central time tomorrow (Tuesday 7/16/24) to be included in the live session. Recording will be available on the project website (uiucdstl.wixsite.com/uiucdstl) one week after the webinar.

Library data storytelling work, featured by the University of Illinois News Bureau today! news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1919…

Presenting Data Storytelling 101 tomorrow, there's still time to register! webjunction.org/events/webjunc…

Free webinar on Storytelling Strategies for Research Communication on May 15! Delighted to be working with @tandfonline #researchcommunication #storytelling authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/events/storyte…

Delighted and honored to be giving talks at the Center for Digital Narrative and the Bergen Public Library in the next week! bergenbibliotek.no/arrangement/da…

Deadline extended until March 22! iConference qualitative researchers, this is your chance to give a short presentation with a big audience. Please invite early career and doctoral researchers!

iConference qualitative researchers, this virtual lightning-talk opportunity is for you! Please share!

Data storytelling requires overcoming obstacles. This open-access research article is newly available from the publisher: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Learn about and help develop the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians! All focus groups still have plenty of room, with online options. One week until we start!

Registration is live for the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries focus groups! Links/dates in QR codes below. Thank you to all who have participated so far, from 26 states and 5 countries!