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.
iConference Registration is Open
Registration for iConference 2012 is now open. Regular registration rates are available through Jan. 23, 2012. iConference 2012 is hosted by the University of Toronto, and takes place Feb. 7-10, 2012, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel.
Click here to register.
Connecting the Dots: Apple and iSchools
In a piece prepared for NPR’s Fresh Air titled “Steve, Myself And i: The Big Story Of A Little Prefix,” iConference 2012 keynote speaker Geoff Nunberg connects the dots between Steve Jobs’ passion for making technology approachable and the ascension of today’s Information Schools.
“It isn't just about computer science anymore, either. That isn't where you go to find out how technology changes people's lives, and where it fails them, or how to make it less intrusive and more humane. Those are the questions people are taking up at the Schools of Information that have sprung up at research universities like UCLA, Toronto and Washington — iSchools, for short. It's a different i-, but it too stands in for a connection between technology and the social world.”
You can read the complete transcript or listen to the story on the NPR website.
Geoffrey Nunberg is an adjunct full professor at the School of Information at the University of California at Berkeley. He will deliver a keynote address at iConference 2012 in Toronto.
Good news in a bad economy: iSchools are hiring faculty
Contrary to gloomy economic tales that dominating headlines, a recent informal survey of deans in the iSchools organization reveals a sudden surge in the hiring of teaching and research faculty. At this writing, the iSchools online jobs directory lists more than 36 openings at 15 member institutions, with several schools saying they expect to add more in the coming weeks. These openings range from non-tenured researcher and instructor positions to tenure-track professorships.
- Click here to read the complete iSchools news story.
- Click here to view job openings on our Careers page.
Who is an iProfessional?
I Provide Information
University of Illinois alumnus Tom Priestly "wanted to be Indiana Jones before there was an Indiana Jones, traveling down the Amazon and discovering things." While he hasn’t gotten his chance to visit the Amazon (yet) he has acted on his passion of discovery—completing his library and information science degree in 2006.
The iField
- Ph.D. graduates from the iSchools take faculty positions in diverse fields including Archives and Records Management, Business, Communication, Computer Science, Education, Health Management and Informatics, Information Studies, Law, Library and Information Science, Management Information Systems, and Public Affairs. Graduates also work in corporations and non-profits.
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