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Karen Markey is a Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan's School of Information. Her teaching focuses on organization of information, collection development, and online searching. She serves as the principal investigator for the IMLS-sponsored BiblioBouts Project, an initiative that invites classes to participate in an online social game designed to covertly teach students how to conduct library research effectively while completing assigned papers. Her research interests include subject access, visual resources, and gaming information literacy. With a strong academic background including a Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a Master’s in Library Science from Syracuse University, and a PhD from Syracuse University, Karen is dedicated to advancing the field of information studies through both her teaching and research contributions.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science