Dr. Paul Conway

Associate Professor

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Biography

Paul Conway is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's School of Information. His research and teaching focus on archival science, digitization, preservation of cultural heritage resources, and the ethics of new information technologies. He has been involved in numerous funded research projects at Michigan, such as developing a model for expert user interaction with large collections of digitized photographs, measuring quality in large-scale digitization as represented by the HathiTrust Digital Library, and addressing the challenges of providing digital access to collections of original live audio recordings, including the Leo Sarkisian Music Time Africa Archive and the David Siglin collection of live recordings. Before joining the faculty at Michigan in 2006, Conway worked as an archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration and held senior administrative positions at libraries at Yale University and Duke University.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor Emeritus

— Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Focused on research and teaching in archival science and related fields.

Awards

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Ernst Posner Award Special Citation

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Research Fellowship

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Jesse H. Shera Award

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Hugh Taylor Prize

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UM Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize

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Ernst Posner Award

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Michael D. Cohen Outstanding Service Award

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Paul Banks Carolyn Harris Preservation Award

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Distinguished Fellow

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science