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Atsuyuki Morishima Appointed iSchools Ambassador for the Asia-Pacific Region.

Simmons University School of Library and Information Science is proud to share that the American Library Association has recognized two of its faculty members, Dr. Laura Saunders and Dr. Daniel Joudrey, for their contributions to the field of library and information science.

Dr. William Klein has been named the new Dean of the School of Communication and Information (SC&I), a role he will assume July 1, 2026.

iConference 2026, the 21st iConference in the annual series, concluded successfully on 02 April 2026. Hosted by the Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK the virtual program took place 23-26 March 2026 and the on-site program in Edinburgh took place 29 March-02 April 2026. This year's iConference attracted more than 500 participants worldwide. About one-third of the participants attended only virtually, while about two-thirds also attended the in-person portion of the e

News of the Department of Library and Information Science at Rutgers.

The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) recently established its first academic departments and named three permanent department heads to help lead that charge.

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations for the 2025 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is April 14, 2026.

The organizers of iConference 2026 are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Best Paper and Poster Awards. Five finalists in each category have been selected representing the most outstanding of the many submissions received. This year’s finalists demonstrate breadth of quality information research being conducted at iSchools and other institutions worldwide. The work of these finalists will be presented along with all other accepted submissions at iConference 20