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Hi everyone! My name is Olin. I just finished my first year at SILS; I am an MSLS student. This course is required for my degree, but I also think it will be a useful course for other areas of my life beyond academic. I work in the internal library of a local international non profit, supporting our researchers. I get to do a little of everything, which is great! (and p.s. sorry if this is a double post-- my initial attempt seems to have vanished on my end!)

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Hey everybody. My name is Jairo Rubio and I am a rising senior at UNC Chapel Hill. I am pursuing a Computer Science major as well as a Statistics minor here at UNC. I currently work as a Student Employee at the UNC School of Medicine IT department and I am taking this course because I hear SILS courses often reinforce ideas and concepts needed from me at work. I look forward to what this course has to offer this summer! Below is a picture of me and sea cucumber I found snorkeling this week!

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Hello all! My name is Marwa Jaafar. I am a 4th year BSIS student here at SILS. I will be graduating this December and I am taking this class to brush up on all of the key concepts associated with organizing systems, and to reinforce what I've already learned as well as deepening my understanding of these concepts and learning about new ones as well. I am from Atlanta, GA, and hope to find a job there after I graduate. I enjoy yoga, cooking some traditional Moroccan foods (both my parents were born and raised in Morocco, I was born in NYC), taking nature walks, and love meeting new people from different places. I am learning Japanese and I have a passion for it and the natural beauty of Japan, I really want to visit. My specific area of interest academically is Big Data within data analysis. I hope to learn a lot from this course and hopefully from each other!

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Hello everyone,  My name is Frank.  I am a first year graduate student.  I am taking this course because it is required for my major.  My major is connected to my professional background.  My major is Library Science and my professional background is in libraries.  I am originally from Baltimore, Maryland.   I used the UNC logo as my picture because I also work at UNC.

Thanks,

Frank

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Hi everyone! My name is Liam Hayes and I am a rising senior at UNC Chapel Hill. I am a Information Science and Communications - New Media double major. I am taking this class specifically over the summer because I just returned from studying abroad in Australia, where I just took multiple general education classes. I am in this class to learn more about the organization of information but to also catch up on the classes for my major. I am really looking forward to interacting with everyone throughout this class. Thanks!

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Hello everyone! I am Sushi and I am pursuing a Master in Information Science. In fact, this is my second master. My first master is an MBA at Loyola University Chicago. I am from China and I came to the USA three years ago. I am interested in data analysis and the concentration of my MBA is information system. So when I graduated from Loyola, I choose to continue to deeply study information science. Also, I love traveling, cooking and swimming. I am good at cooking a few Chinese traditional foods. I look forward to working with everyone this semester. Thanks!

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Hi everyone! My name is Megan Boland, and I just finished the first year of my MSLS program. Currently, I work part-time at Chapel Hill Public Library in the Youth and Family Experiences department, and am the Student Success Intern at Duke University Libraries. I previously worked in a higher ed student affairs office. While I am taking this course as a requirement for my program, I think this course will be really helpful both in my other courses and my LS career as a whole. I’m currently focused on a youth services specialization in a public library setting. In my free time, I enjoy reading, watching movies, and exploring the Triangle.

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Hey everyone! My name is Jeremy. I'am a senior IS major with two classes left to complete the program. I'am taking this class as one of the two electives I need. I'am currently working at Fidelity in their technical internship program. When I'am not in school or working, you can usually find me in the gym or on the soccer field.

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Hello everyone! I'm Cody and I just finished my first year of my MSIS program. Originally I'm from China and I spent my undergrad at NYU and came to North Carolina a year ago. I'm interested in data analytics and I'll be doing Data Science internship at NetApp this summer. I like to watch NBA and also NCAA games! I'm really excited to start this course to learn new topics! Looking forward to meeting all of you!

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Hello All! I am Suchi and I am pursuing Master’s in Information Science. I am from India and I came to North Carolina two years ago. I am interested in developing innovative solutions in UX designing. Prior to this, I worked as a Web developer at Ciesto solutions, India. I also hold a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from India, where I did thesis in data mining. I want to understand the core concepts of Information Science and use my experience to design creative human-centric solutions. Other than that, I love traveling, dancing and watching Netflix. I am a trained Kathak (Indian classical dance form) dancer and I am interested in learning different international dance forms also.  I also follow Yoga to remain fit and flexible!

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Hey guys! My name is Blake and this is my last class at UNC. I am excited to learn more about organization because I believe being well organized can be the first step a person can take for what every they are trying to accomplish in life. I am a Global Studies Major focusing on the EU and International Politics. Currently, I am an intern for IQVIA in Pricing Analytics. Next year I am teaching English in Madrid, Spain. I look forward to working with everyone this semester. Thanks!

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Hi everyone! My name is Anh (pronounced as "on"), and I just finished my first semester as a MSIS student with a concentration in UX/UI/HCI (still narrowing down out of those!). I come from a very unrelated background with a B.A. in Music and work experience of two years at a law firm before deciding I did not want to go to law school. I'm originally from Omaha, NE and moved from Boston at the beginning of the year. I am taking this course because it is required, but I also think it is interesting! Outside of school, I enjoy doing photography, checking out good food, and traveling!

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Hello everyone! I'm Hannah, a part time student in the MSIS program. I'm also the full time Digital Humanities Specialist at the Wired! Lab at Duke University. I did my undergrad in English/Theatre but am particularly drawn to historical topics these days and am especially interested in using different forms of visualization (mapping, modeling, graphing, annotating, etc.) in/as scholarship. I'm a Triangle native (Durham-Chapel Hill-Hillsborough) and make functional pottery in my spare time.

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Hi, Everyone! I am Rakaila Moss, a senior in the BSIS program. I am taking this course to fulfill an elective and I’ve wanted to taken this particular course for a year now, unfortunately it usually fills quickly. During the past two academic years, I worked as a library and information technology assistant at the Carolina Population Center. I currently have an internship with a company headquartered in RTP. On the weekends, I participate in Run the Boro, which is a large group that runs through different communities in the triad. I look forward to gaining new knowledge in this course!

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Hello, I am the archivist for the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. I have an MLS from NC Central and an MA in Public History from NCSU with a concentration in archives. I'm a strong believer in continuing education, and so I have taken many classes at UNC to keep up and expand my skills. I am thinking of pursuing the certificate in digital curation, and will decide this summer. I also like to travel and read. I'm looking forward to this class.

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Hello all. I am Reema, I will be facilitating the summer course. I have 2 girls and a fur baby. I am working as an instructional designer for nearly 15 years. I am also doing part time online MBA from NC State. I am very excited to teach this course and looking forward to working with you all.

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Hello all! I just finished my first year at SILS. I'm doing this class, working full time at Duke medical library, and writing my thesis over the summer. I have a previous masters in environmental science and GIS. When I'm not working or doing homework, I like to hike, mountaineer, and rock/ice climb with my spouse and fur baby, Chai (in photo). Nice to meet everyone!