MLIS Projects

Aisha attended Pratt Institute from Spring 2023 to Fall 2025. Throughout her time at Pratt, she worked on a variety of projects at the crossroads of Information and Knowledge Management, Accessibility, Design, Technology, Research, and more. This portfolio highlights a range of those complete projects, and is a non-exhaustive, but representative, sample of work that demonstrates competence with the Pratt MLIS learning outcomes: Foundations of Library & Information Studies, User-Centered Services, Technology, Research, and Ethical/Creative/Critical Practice.

Better, Multilingual Library and Information Services are Possible
An Exploration of Cross-Language Information Exchange Among Researchers on the Web

Original research paper and presentation completed in Spring 2023 for INFO-601: Foundations of Information.

Cataloging for Representation
Considering Identity in Digital Collections at Thomas J. Watson Library

A blog post and presentation describing work completed as a Library Fellow at Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025.

A Metadata Application Profile (MAP)
for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

An original Metadata Application Profile, along with documentation, and a presentation for INFO-663: Metadata Design Spring 2025. This was a group project completed with Nene Villalobos and Collin O'Connell.

Reference Services to Incarcerated People

Answers to a series of 3 reference questions from incarcerated folks in the form of written letters. A brief reflection on the work is also included. This work was completed in Spring 2023 for INFO-652: Reference and Instruction.

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Poetry

Aisha’s work has appeared in Womanly Magazine, and other places in time and space. She is currently assembling her debut poetry collection, Ritoru Shi. Aisha is a 2025-26 Poetry Coalition Fellow hosted by Asian American Writers’ Workshop in NYC.

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Jade Fortress Martial Arts

Aisha owns and operates Jade Fortress Martial Arts, a private martial arts and fitness studio, with her partner, Barclay, in Williamsburg, BK.

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