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The iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award is a prestigious annual competition introduced in 2013 that recognizes outstanding work in the information field. Nominations are solicited from all members of the iSchools organization and judged by a committee drawn from leading international iSchools. The iSchools Organization is proud to announce the winner of the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Award: Dr. Tyler Youngman (Syracuse University, USA) nominated by Prof. Beth Patin for the D

The iSchools Organization is pleased to welcome Shi Tang as a new staff member. Shi Tang started her position as Community Manager on 1 July 2026. She will be stepping in for Ulrike Liebner during her one year sabbatical starting on 1 August 2026. Shi Tang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Management and a Master’s degree in International Financial Analysis, and has also worked extensively with non-profit organizations in the past. She will be responsible f

The iSchools organization maintains a research fund to benefit its members. This funding opportunity supports groundbreaking, innovative research by early-career faculty and PhD students exploring the evolving intersection of information science and emerging research methodologies in a rapidly changing digital landscape. We seek proposals with the potential for significant impact and meaningful contributions to these fields. The submission deadline is 31 July 2026. Applicant

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

Issue #8 Koraljka (Kora) Golub European/African Region Sweden Linnaeus University Information Institute (iInstitute) iSchools member since 2017 Hello Kora! Please tell us a bit about you! I am a Professor in Library and Information Science at Linnaeus University in Sweden. My work focuses on knowledge organization, digital libraries, and information retrieval — particularly how subject metadata, be it created by information professionals, social taggers of by automated tool

Issue #7 Rebekah (Becky) Willson North American Region Canada McGill University School of Information Studies iSchools member since...

Issue #5 Colin Rhinesmith North American Region USA University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Science iSchools...

Issue #1 b y Heather Moulaison-Sandy (University of Missouri, USA) This past May, I was reminded of the importance of connecting with...