Eileen López is the Augmented Reality and User Experience Fellow for 2019. This summer, she will assist in determining the library’s needs surrounding AR technologies both for use in the library and as a teaching tool for students and faculty. She is currently pursuing her master's in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a focus on information experience, information architecture, digital curation, and usability engineering.
She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago and worked for several years as a visual designer before entering graduate school. In the past year at U of I, Eileen worked as the Student Leadership Graduate Assistant at the School of Information Sciences (iSchool) and as a Usability Testing Graduate Associate at the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services. She also advises the iSchool’s Student Advisory Board and is involved with various student organizations both in the iSchool and the Grainger College of Engineering. This upcoming academic year, Eileen will serve as Vice President of the Association for Information Science & Technology’s (ASIS&T) Student Chapter at U of I, helping to provide a space for students to explore and engage with research and issues related to information access, retrieval, and management.
When not at work or school, Eileen provides design and marketing support to non-profits, small businesses, and startups through her design agency; leads a volunteer-run social group that builds community amongst self-identifying geeky women in the Chicago area; serves as a board member on the City Year Chicago Alumni Association; and enjoys spending time with her family.