Dr. Dorothea Salo

Professor

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Biography

Dorothea Salo is a Teaching Faculty IV at the Information School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds two Master's degrees, one in Spanish (1996) and another in Library and Information Studies (2005) from UW-Madison. Salo is actively involved in teaching and research, focusing on a range of topics including information security, metadata standards, and human factors in information contexts. Among her taught courses are LIS 500, LIS 510, LIS 601, and LIS 632. Salo has contributed to various publications in academic library research, including works exploring ethics in linked data infrastructure and student expectations in library learning analytics. As a committed academic, she integrates professional ethics into her teaching and publication endeavors.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences