#withrefugees: Workshop on field and design methods for supporting refugees through library services and other social and policy innovations
Author(s)
Fisher, Karen E.
Wulf, Volker
Widén, Gunilla
Johnston, Jamie
Yefimova, Katya
Kurbanoglu, Serap
Issue Date
2017
Keyword(s)
Refugees
Displaced persons
Information seeking
Design
Research methods
#standwithrefugees
Abstract
Over 65 million people worldwide, half of them children, are displaced by war and persecution, marking the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Whether living in camps, in border or destination countries, or while transiting, refugees and stakeholders have substantial, wide-ranging needs that can be supported by the iSchool community. The United Nations Refugee Agency in 2016 issued a call to stand #WithRefugees. With its focus on people, information and technology, the iSchool researchers have much to offer through designing information services, systems and policy. In this workshop, participants will build on their experiences working with refugees across settings, learn basic methods for carrying out fieldwork and other methods that are sensitive to gender, culture, time, place, and stakeholders. Participants will also learn how using co-design techniques – storyboards, maps, narrative drawings, and personas – can inform the creation of library services, innovations and policy.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2017 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/96786
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2017 Karen E. Fisher, Volker Wulf, Gunilla Widén, Jamie Johnston, Katya Yefimova, and Serap Kurbanoglu
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