The College of Information welcomes two new faculty members this semester:

Hongyan Ma (Assistant Professor) received a BS in Information Science, a BS in Economics, a minor in Law, and a MS in Management from Peking University, China. She completed her MLIS in Informatics from the University of California, Los Angeles where she is ABD on her Ph.D. degree. She was the recipient of the prestigious Chun Hui Plan Fund from Ministry of Education, China and the Chancellor’s Fellowship from University of California, Los Angeles. Her research and teaching interests include user-centered design and evaluation of information retrieval systems, digital libraries, scientometrics, and technology innovation. Her research specialty is context sensitive retrieval, Human-Computer Interaction, user modeling and personalization, and digital library architecture

Linda Swaine (Associate in School Media) earned her BA in English and Library Science, her MS in Library Science, and her Specialist degree in Information Studies from Florida State University. She earned her doctorate in Leadership from the University of Central Florida. She has worked in all types of libraries school, academic, and public with all ages, from babies through senior citizens. In addition, she spent a few years of her career working as a Technology Specialist in a school system. Her research interest is in discovering ways in which libraries can become more learning-centered.