Posts by Justin Schell

We often look for mechanisms to create better and more robust metadata about our materials in our digital collections. The Digital Collections Service partnered with Shapiro Design Lab at U-M Library to use Zooniverse, a crowdsourcing platform that allows us to post existing materials for anyone to view and add descriptive information to. We improved two digital collections using improved metadata from Zooniverse crowdsourcing.

Information about the 2021-22 Design Lab Internship program, including responsibilities and qualifications, as well as a link to the online application.

Find out more about the 2021-22 Design Lab Residency and how to apply.

Applications are now open for this year's Community + Citizen Science Fellows Program

The Shapiro Design Lab is looking for awesome students to apply to be the Lab's Interns, Residents, and Program Assistants.

The Shapiro Design Lab seeks undergraduate students to become Audio Interns for the upcoming semester, to help develop the Lab's programs in audio production and post-production.

An overview of the Shapiro Design Lab's themes, student positions, and spaces for 2018-19.

The University of Michigan Library's Shapiro Design Lab (SDL) seeks two Masters'-level students to become Program Assistants and help direct this ever-evolving experimental space founded on peer learning, engaged learning, and interdisciplinarity. The Lab encompasses a variety of learning opportunities and projects within three different spaces, all located on the first floor of the Shapiro Undergraduate Library:

We are seeking undergraduate and graduate students to help pilot a new program focused on engaged learning experiences through software project development. Student Developers will be expected to work 10-15 hours per week, at a rate of $15/hour.

Announcing the 2018-19 Shapiro Design Lab Residency