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For the past six years, Allison Druin has led interdisciplinary research teams of librarians, educational researchers, computer scientists, artists, classroom teachers and children to create new educational technologies for elementary school children. Her work has included: developing digital libraries for children; designing technologies for families; and creating collaborative storytelling technologies for the classroom. Most recently she was appointed by the White House and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become a Commissioner in the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. She is the author or editor of three books: Designing Multimedia Environments for Children (Wiley, 1996), The Design of Children's Technology (Morgan Kaufmann, 1999) and Robots for Kids (Morgan Kaufmann, 2000).
Dr. Druin is the research leader for the recently launched the Iternational Children's digital Library (ICDL). Supported by substantial funding from the National Science Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Druin is leading the research efforts to understand how children as users of new technologies change in their thinking about books, libraries, technologies and other cultures due to the development of new digital libraries.
Druin has received numerous recognitions for her work: an NSF Career Award (2001-2006), the University of Maryland Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award (2001), School Library Journal's People to Watch: Ten Leaders Who Are Making a Difference in School and Public Libraries (2003) and Rhode Island School of Design "Alumni Leaders: Making an Impact" (2003).
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