Meet the iSchools
The iSchools Project is a consortium of 33 institutions in nine nations with programs that focus on the relationships between information, technology, and people. The iSchools are interdisciplinary, including schools of information science, library science, computer science, education, communications, and management. The iSchools include schools from the United States, England, Canada, China, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, Ireland, and Finland.
UMBC’s Department of Information Systems
UMBC is among the nation’s leading public research universities in awarding IT degrees. In addition to offering master’s and doctoral programs in information systems—including an entirely online master’s in IS, UMBC is also among a select few universities in the nation to offer an M.S. and Ph.D. in human-centered computing. Most research within the IS Department fits within five core areas: artificial intelligence/knowledge management, database/data mining, decision making support systems, human-centered computing, and software engineering. Our undergraduate offerings include a B.S. in information systems, a B.A. in business technology administration, and numerous certificate programs including decision making support, auditing for information systems, web development, network administration, and project management.
Royal School of Library and Information Science
The Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS), Denmark, is a university institution for development, education and research to the highest scientific level in the field of Library and Information Science
(LIS). The Royal School is under the jurisdiction of the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Established in 1896 as a library school, Syracuse was the first ALA-accredited school to embrace the information revolution by becoming the original information school in 1974.
Rutgers School of Communication and Information
Rutgers School of Communication and Information studies how people generate, exchange, find, and understand information and media.
University of Tampere School of Information Sciences
The School of Information Sciences was launched on 1 January 2011. The predecessor of the School, the Faculty of Information Sciences was founded in 2001. However, in most disciplines of the School teaching commenced already in the 1960s as the University was started.
The School of Information Sciences consists of a versatile collection of sciences dealing with information processing, management and use. For students, the School offers five different majors: Information Studies and Interactive Media, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Interactive Technology. Some of these are available in Finland only at the University of Tampere.
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Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University's long established and highly ranked School of Library and Information Science combines respect for tradition with a passion for experimentation. The diverse disciplinary backgrounds of the School's full-time faculty ensure that students at all levels are exposed to a wide range of ideas, perspectives, and approaches. Graduates of the program can be found in virtually every state in the nation and many countries around the globe.
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Heinz College’s Information Systems & Management (ISM) at Carnegie Mellon
Heinz College's Information Systems & Management (ISM) programs consistently rank among the world's elite in information technology and information technology management. We have firmly cemented our presence in the global technology marketplace as a thought leader and reliable provider of outstanding graduates for leading organizations.
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School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science (SILS) consistently takes a leadership role in today's ever-changing information and library science landscape.
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School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University
The mission of Singapore Management University (SMU) is to generate leading edge research with global impact as well as to produce broad-based, creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the knowledge-based economy. School of Information Systems (SIS) has been created to extend SMU’s mission into the realm of business-focused information technology. The SIS education and research environment benefits from the strong partnership with Carnegie Mellon, as well as from the existing collaboration between the Wharton School and the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
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Berlin School of Library and Information Science
The Berlin School of Library and Information Science (Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft) is the only program at a research-intensive university in Germany and the only one with the right to grant doctorates in library and information science. In accordance with the Bologna process, the Berlin School offers full B.A. and master’s programs as well. Of particular note is its post-graduate executive education program that has a substantial applicant waiting list. The curriculum and the research strongly emphasize contemporary digital library and information management topics.
University College London Department of Information Studies
The UCL Department of Information Studies offers postgraduate qualification and training for all the information professions. It is England's largest library school, located at one of the world's top ten universities (according to topuniversities.com), and its teaching is built upon an international research reputation second to none: the department is host to the UCL Centre for Publishing, the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities and three research centres: CIBER, CIRCAh, and ICARUS.
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The University of Sheffield Information School
The Information School at the University of Sheffield has a truly international reputation. It has been awarded the highest possible rating in every Research Assessment Exercise ever carried out, making it arguably the best in the UK for a quarter of a century. It was also the first iSchool in Europe.
The Bren School at the University of California-Irvine
As an independent school focused solely on the computer and information sciences, the Bren School has a unique perspective on the information technology disciplines that allows us a broad foundation from which to build educational programs and research initiatives that explore the many applications of the computing discipline; from circuits and systems to software engineering and human aspects of computing.
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The School of Information at the University of Texas
The School of Information at the University of Texas aims to is to shape the field of information studies for human and social benefit by:
• Discovering new and vital knowledge about information
• Educating the next generation of leaders in the information professions
• Developing new scholars who will advance knowledge
• Improving society though service and collaboration
• Applying human-centered values to all our work
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University of British Columbia School of Library, Archival & Information Studies
The University of British Columbia’s School of Library, Archival & Information Studies is located in the heart of the UBC Point Grey Campus, in one of the world’s most beautiful and most livable cities, Vancouver, Canada. The University of British Columbia is a world-renowned and respected research institution, consistently appearing in the top 40 lists of the world’s best universities, with an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and student learning. UBC places high value on learning, research, collaboration, cultural diversity and aboriginal studies. As well, UBC is committed to providing an environment dedicated to excellence, equity and mutual respect. At SLAIS, we share these values and commitments.
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University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences (SIS)
At Pitt's iSchool, our curriculum and research activities are focused on people, their information needs, and the technology to manage such information. For more than 100 years, the iSchool has educated students to become leaders in the information professions.
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Nanjing University School of Information Management
Nanjing University (NJU) is one of China’s top universities, boasting advanced teaching and research facilities. It consists of three campuses—Guloou, Pukou, and Xianlin—that are home to more than 43,000 students, including more than 12,000 undergraduates and 11,000 graduate students. The School of Information Management is among the 22 schools with 59 departments that comprise the university.
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University College Dublin School of Information and Library Studies
The School of Information and Library Studies at University College Dublin is the only academic institution in Ireland to provide undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes leading to research and professionally accredited qualifications in Information and Library Studies.
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The UC Berkeley School of Information
The UC Berkeley School of Information educates the architects and scholars of the Information era. We prepare leaders and pioneer solutions to the challenges of transforming information -- ubiquitous, abundant, and evolving -- into knowledge.
The School of Information at the University of Michigan
The School of Information at the University of Michigan works to develop an integrated understanding of human needs and their relationships to information systems and social structures. In short, we seek to connect people, information, and technology in more valuable ways.
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University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science
The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) is recognized as a premier institution, consistently named one of the top LIS schools in the nation. GSLIS has earned its reputation by creating pioneering and innovative educational opportunities, including the oldest extant doctoral program in the country (1948), our award-winning online education program (LEEP in 1996), and an advanced degree in digital libraries (2005).
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Indiana University School of Informatics
The Indiana University School of Informatics, the first of its kind in the country, was created as a place where innovative multidisciplinary programs could thrive within a school where information technology is applied to a range of other fields.
College of Information at the University of North Texas
The College of Information was created on October 1, 2008, by consolidating two existing academic units. The college comprises two departments: Learning Technologies (formerly in the College of Education) and Library and Information Sciences (formerly the School of Library and Information Sciences). The college situates itself at the intersection of people, technology, and information. It comprises faculty, staff, and students who invest in innovative research, collaborative partnerships and student-centered education to serve a global information society. The college is dedicated to serving the state, region, nation,
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Department of Information Studies at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
The Department of Information Studies at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies is internationally recognized for research in areas such as digital archives and libraries, multimedia databases, social implications of the Internet, organization of knowledge and information policy. The department educates future librarians, archivists, and information professionals, focusing on system design and end-users of information and their needs and studying the ways people search for and use information.
University of Washington Information School
University of Washington Information School is a community grounded in the belief that information and information technologies profoundly influence the quality of people's lives. The interaction of people with information and technology pervade every aspect of our research, teaching, and service.
Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology
The iSchool at Drexel University focuses on means to provide people with the information they need. We strive to understand people, their information needs and their capabilities; information, how it is structured, stored, and presented; and technology, how it can bridge the gap between people and information.
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Faculty of Information - University of Toronto
The Faculty of Information - The iSchool@Toronto has gone through major transformations aimed at broadening the scope of the Faculty and adding more areas of specialization, while maintaining our strengths in libraries, archives and information systems.
University of Kentucky College of Communications & Information Studies
For the past 75 years, the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) in the College of Communications and Information Studies has played an important role supporting the mission of the University of Kentucky. The SLIS has been an integral part of the University by providing excellence in library and information science education, research, and service. Through both its on-campus and distance-learning efforts, the School has provided graduate-level professional training to students from a variety of backgrounds. The high-caliber faculty have a demonstrated record of quality research productivity, innovative teaching, and service to the Commonwealth. Moreover, faculty serve the profession nationally and internationally.
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College of Information Studies University of Maryland
The College of Information Studies, Maryland’s Information School, is shaping the next phase of the information age.
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The College of Communication and Information at Florida State University
The College of Information at Florida State University is guided by its mission of "People and Information: Making Vital Connections." The College’s goals in education, research, and service and its diverse educational programs enable us to realize this mission.
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College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University
The College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University is a multi- and interdisciplinary college that focuses on the integration of key constructs of people, information, and technology across disciplinary boundaries.
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