With interdisciplinary humanistic inquiry at the heart of paired library and information science and subject studies, MLIS and MA dual degree programs are uniquely positioned to positively impact critical scholarship and discourse at the intersections of cultural production and information exchange. And as publication is fundamental to the research lifecycle, creating a space for dialogic engagement is key. This project aims to solicit, collect, and publish the works of MLIS-MA dual degree graduate students using the NYU Manifold platform by building an infrastructure for a sustainable peer-review editing process and a design that allows for multi-modal format submissions. Based on the Division of Libraries’ Dual Degree Mentorship Program, which provides mentorship, publishing and career-building opportunities for students pursuing the MSLIS at Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science and subject master degrees across interdisciplinary programs at NYU, this journal will be a first for NYU Manifold, allowing for the initiation of likeminded open-access projects by scholars and content creators across NYU communities. This project creates a model for the journal structure within Manifold while simultaneously providing a site for scholarly conversation that bridges the information landscape and the humanities.

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