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Issue #110 By Gary Marchionini  (UNC School of Information & Library Science) "Life is change, how it differs from the rocks" (Jefferson Airplane, 1968. The crown of creation ) Change as a disciplinary object of study. Most disciplines are strongly concerned with change. Most of the objectives of Biology--growth, homeostasis, response to environment, adaptation and even reproduction and metabolism--address changes in organisms. Chemistry examines how matter changes under diff

Issue #10 Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang   Asia-Pacific Region Australia Curtin University School of Media, Creative Arts & Social Inquiry iSchools member since 2020 Hello Karl! Please tell us a bit about you! I am currently the Director of the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI)   and Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) , at Curtin University. I have been a researcher in COKI since 2018. Prior to joining Curtin, I was lecturer at University of Cape Town, and

Issue #109 by Heather Moulaison-Sandy  (University of Missouri, USA) In the recent review cycle for the 2026 iConference, the iSchool community reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining rigorous and ethical peer review practices. Consistent with iConference policy, reviewers were reminded that the use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT in the review process is prohibited. This policy is consistent with practices that have been widely adopted in scholarly publishing. Yet, a

The Department of Information Management at Peking University is now accepting applications for its Doctoral Program in Information Science (English-taught), commencing in September 2026.

The College of Information Science at the University of Arizona invites applications for multiple tenure-eligible (TE) Assistant Professor positions to begin in Fall 2026. The college is seeking candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in AI-driven cybersecurity or cyber operations, or expertise in trustworthiness, explainability, or fairness in AI.

iConference 2026 , hosted by Edinburgh Napier University (UK) , will be the 21st annual iConference of the iSchools organization. The virtual academic program takes place 23-26 March 2026 and the onsite academic program takes place 29 March - 02 April 2026 . The 2026 iConference theme is “Information Literacies, Authenticity and Use: The Move Towards a Digitally Enlightened Society”. All information scholars, researchers, and practitioners are in vited to participate  i n t

The iSchools Organization is pleased to announce the election of its new Board of Directors and Regional Chairs for 2026-2027.  The Board plays an essential role in determining the strategic direction of the iSchools organization. It ensures that our mission, values, and activities reflect the interests of our members. The election for the iSchools Board of Directors began on 6 October 2025 and closed on 31 October 2025. All 119 voting representatives of the iSchools member i

The Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University’s College of Communication Arts & Sciences (ComArtSci) seeks a postdoctoral fellow to join its faculty, which is consistently ranked among the best in the world for scholarly productivity and teaching.

Issue #9 Di Wang   Asia-Pacific Region China Renmin University of China School of Information Resource Management iSchools member since 2016 Hello Di! Please tell us a bit about you! I am an Associate Professor at the School of Information Resource Management, Renmin University of China. I also work as the Director of the International Exchange Center in our school. I received my Ph.D. in Information Resources Management from Wuhan University in China and another Ph.D. in Com

The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for a full-time open rank tenured/tenure track faculty position in Information Retrieval and Information Technologies in Libraries. This position will begin on August 16, 2026.