The Power to Transform Lives

The iSchools are interested in the relationship between information, people and technology. This is characterized by a commitment to learning and understanding the role of information in human endeavors. The iSchools take it as given that expertise in all forms of information is required for progress in science, business, education, and culture. This expertise must include understanding of the uses and users of information, as well as information technologies and their applications.

The iConference, Feb. 3-6, 2010

The 5th Annual iConference, at the iHotel and Conference Center, is bringing together scholars, professionals and students to examine iMPACTS: of the iSchool movement, and how impact can be defined, identified, measured and communicated to key audiences. Join us as Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and Marti Hearst, from Berkeley's iSchool and now working for the Obama Adminstration, make our keynote presentations.

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Berkeley’s Weber Focuses on Political Economy of Open Source Software

Steven Weber

Weber's latest book, with co-author Jonathan Sallet, extends the analysis of the political economy of open source software to other technology sectors in the world economy and maps the consequences for economic growth and innovation. With colleague and co-author Bruce Jentleson at Duke, Weber directs the "New Era Foreign Policy Project" and is completing a book manuscript on "The New Age of Ideology" in world politics.

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Who is an iProfessional?

I protect the past

The New York Times reports on digital archivists, including Jacob Nadal, the preservation officer at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduate of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University.

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The iField

  • Ph.D. graduates from the iSchools take faculty positions in diverse fields including Library and Information Science, Business, Communication, Management Information Systems, Public Affairs, Education, Computer Science, Law, Health Management and Informatics, and Information Studies.Graduates also work in corporations and non-profits.
  • Scholarships and Fellowships
  • Faculty and Other Jobs