iCaucus Members Directory Zhengzhou University School of Information Management iCaucus China Asia Pacific Member Since 2020 Visit School About Established in 1985, the School of Information Management now has three bachelor’s degrees including Library Science, Information Management and Archival Science; a master’s degree program: Library Information and Archives Management; a professional master’s degree program: Library Information and a doctor’s degree program: Information Management. The school currently has 4 teaching and research offices, 3 specialized laboratories, 2 multimedia classrooms, 2 computer rooms and 160 computers. There are 10 thousand odd books and 70 odd foreign and Chinese periodicals in documentation centre. The school also has a study centre of document information content. The School of Information Management has an enrollment of 551 undergraduates and 114 master degree candidates. The school is staffed by 40 academic staffs including 8 professors, 11 associated professors which account for 66% of the full-time teachers. And it has 16 doctors which account for 53% of the full-time teachers. With 30 years development, the School of Information Management has gained a good reputation in Henan province for its rich teaching experience, leading research results and sound discipline structure. The school now has grown up into a talent training basement and an academic research centre in China. iSchool Contacts Ruixian Yang Vice Dean of Departement Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Robert Gordon University School of Law and Social Sciences Basic United Kingdom Europe Member Since 2015 Visit School About At the School of Law and Social Sciences we provide a range of professionally recognised degrees across a wide range of subject areas. Our teaching is delivered by a dynamic team bringing together a blend of practical expertise and academic excellence to provide students with a stimulating and enjoyable education. By consulting a wide range of relevant industry stakeholders we ensure our courses are topical, relevant and applicable to the needs of the organisations who may employ you. Our courses will prepare you for a wide range of employment options in the private and public sectors including the legal profession, social work, health and social care, child care, child protection, librarian roles, criminal justice and community care, human resources, public relations, police and criminal justice, and community development. Our courses can also lead you to higher or further qualification, research or a teaching qualification. Our students graduate confident and ready to take on the challenges of their future roles, whilst being proudly equipped with the skills required to add value to our society. iSchool Contacts Konstantina Martzoukou Representative Information and Digital Literacy, Information Seeking Behaviour, Online Learning Contact Simon Burnett Representative Dark Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Information Management Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin School of Library and Information Science Basic Germany Europe Member Since 2009 Visit School About The Berlin School of Library and Information science is the only university in the German-speaking world where students can get a BA, MA, or PhD in the field of Library and Information Science. The Berlin School was elected to membership in the iSchool Caucus in 2009, an indication of its role as one of the leading programs in Library and Information Science internationally. As the only German school for Library and Information Science at the university level, we aspire to research that which preserves the focus of traditional library science, while embracing the shift in scholarly communication and the focus on digitalization. Within the arena of information and knowledge processes and the development of new communication cultures, the interaction between humans and technology takes center stage in research and teaching. Students acquire professional competencies and skills by actively answering scientific questions. Students at the IBI also gain necessary management competencies that qualify them for a variety of visionary roles in designing information services and in librarianship. Students and teachers must learn from each other. This reciprocity occurs through the use of modern pedagogy and by integrating students into research projects: both supporting and challenging them. Our students are versatile, flexible, and excellently educated information professionals iSchool Contacts Maria Gäde Representative Interactive Information Retrieval, Information Literacy & Digital Literacy Contact Vivien Petras Representative Information Retrieval Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory University of Wisconsin The Information School Basic United States of America North America Member Since 2013 Visit School About For nearly one hundred years, the Information School has retained its essential values: academic rigor, a commitment to the public good and community engagement, and a resolution to prepare students to be leaders and innovators. iSchool graduates excel in connecting people, information, and technology for the public good iSchool Contacts Greg Downey Director of School Contact Lori Ushman Department Administrator Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Nankai University Department of Information Resources Management Basic China Asia Pacific Member Since 2020 Visit School About The Department of Information Resources Management at Nankai University offers LIS education at all levels in China. With a faculty made up of Internationally and nationally recognized scholars, our department has been creating leaders in the LIS professions for more than 40 years. Our graduates are filling conceivable and emerging roles on the library and information spectrum — as library directors, public librarians, knowledge managers, business information specialist, health informatics experts, government archivists, and other industries that are significant for solving China's critical issues. Thriving as part of the dynamic and innovative School of Information and Communication, the Department of Information Resources Management endeavors to lead information empowerment and knowledge creation via active research and collaborations across multiple disciplines, including Communication, Journalism, and Publishing. We pursue a sustainable growth and development and aim to serve the society, government, communities, industries, and non-profit organizations by sharing our knowledge and expertise in LIS. iSchool Contacts Zhenjia Fan Director of Department Information Resources Management Contact Yuelin Li Representative Interactive Information Retrieval Contact Yao Zhang Representative Health Informatics Contact

iCaucus Members Directory University of California at Los Angeles School of Education and Information Studies iCaucus United States of America North America Member Since 2005 Visit School About Our work is guided by the principles of individual responsibility and social justice, an ethic of caring, and commitment to the communities we serve. UCLA Ed&IS is dedicated to inquiry, the advancement of knowledge, the improvement of professional practice, and service to the education and information professions. We develop future generations of scholars, teachers, information professionals, and institutional leaders. iSchool Contacts Christina Christie Dean of School Accountability, evaluation and research methods Contact Robert Montoya Chair of Departement Library and Information Studies Contact Contact

Sustaining Members Directory Oslo Metropolitan University Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science Sustaining Norway Europe Member Since 2014 Visit School About The Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science is the only Norwegian member of the iSchools organization, which is a network of leading universities within the information field. Many of the core member institutions offer study programs in library and information science and archival studies. By being approved as a member, the department has proven engagement in the training of future researchers, the ability to attract competitive funding, and commitment to progress in the information field. The members of the iSchools organization share a fundamental interest in the relationship between information, people, and technology. Together they promote an interdisciplinary and innovative approach to the opportunities and challenges of information management. The Department has a close cooperation with the other Nordic members of the iSchools organization. These include the Royal School of Library and Information Science at Copenhagen University, the Swedish School of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås, and the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tampere. iSchool Contacts Kim Tallerås Head of Department Metadata, Source criticism, Knowledge organization, Digital humanities, Digital accessibility, Cultural policy Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Shanghai University School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management Basic China Asia Pacific Member Since 2019 Visit School About Being a municipal university included in national “Project 211”, SHU is jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. SHU is among the first batch of pilot projects of high-level university construction in Shanghai, and is one of the universities that focus on building their preponderant disciplines into first-rate ones on the list of the Ministry of Education. The School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management of Shanghai University was formally established on December 6, 2021, based on the Department of Library, Information and Archives of Shanghai University, the Major of Archaeology of the College of Arts, and the Basic Science Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Protection. At present, the college has 5 national talents, 10 provincial and ministerial talents, and 5 of them are the chief scientists of 973, the chief experts of the national key research and development program, and the chief experts of the national Social science Fund major projects. One serves as the vice chairman of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the vice chairman of the China Association of Museums; two serve as the vice chairman of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Institutions of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education; and one serves as the vice chairman of the China Association of Cultural Relics Protection Technology. One of the first batch of "National Archival Leading Talents" and three of the first batch of "National Archival experts", more than 95% of the teachers have doctoral degrees and more than 80% have overseas study and visit experience. The School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management has a strong scientific research strength. In the past 10 years, it has won more than 60 projects funded by the National Social Science Fund, among which the Library, Information and Archives management discipline ranked first in the country in the number of projects approved by the same discipline in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2021, which is known as the "Great Phenomenon of Shanghai" in academic circles. College archives career development research center, Shanghai university, Shanghai university center for intelligence research field, such as the platform, with Shanghai to build digital library cooperation humanities research and development center, the world, Shanghai BBS, archaeological international museum of science research and education centre, the silk road of cultural relics protection science and technology innovation alliance, such as research center of China's overseas cultural relics of high platform. With the mission of spreading Chinese culture and promoting digital transformation, the College is guided by national strategies and social needs, and aims to cultivate outstanding innovative talents in cultural resource management who are both majoring in arts and sciences and integrating the past and present. It is rooted in tradition and future-oriented, and hopes to build itself into a world-class school of cultural resource research and management. iSchool Contacts Lihua Wang Vice Dean of School Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory University of Glasgow Information Studies Basic United Kingdom Europe Member Since 2012 Visit School About Information Studies at the University of Glasgow offers an exciting programme of research and teaching on the creation, management, and use of information in the digital age. Our areas of speciality are museums, archives, libraries, Digital Humanities, and Information Management (including digital curation, video games, information visualisation and retrieval). Our rich environment for practice-based teaching and research is immersed in heritage. And provides first-hand experience in ways that knowledge has been created, preserved, and communicated from the past to the digital age. Our facilities include: - the world-class collections of the Hunterian Museum - the University of Glasgow's Archives and Special Collections - the Museums and Libraries of the City of Glasgow. iSchool Contacts David McMenemy Representative Information Law and Ethics, Digital Citizenship, Philosophy of Information & Public Library Policy Contact Contact Contact

Online Workshop Back Environmental & Community Informatics Time & Location September 26, 2023 Online Workshop About the Workshop This workshop is hosted by Monash University, University College London, and Nanjing University. This workshop will be held as an AP-iSchools workshop series of 2023 and a part of AP-iNext activitiy. Speakers & Topics Juliana Sutanto Monash University Australia Digital Interoperability during Natural Disaster Responses Basil Mahfouz University College London United Kingdom Mapping the Scholarly Citations of IPCC Reports: Are Policy Makers Leveraging the Best Science? Yuxiang Zhao Nanjing University China Conceptualizing the Sustainability of IT-Driven Cultural Heritage Crowdsourcing Projects: A Configurational Approach

Sustaining Members Directory Indiana University Indianapolis Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering Sustaining United States of America North America Member Since 2017 Visit School About The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is one of the world’s largest, broadest, and best technology and information schools. We shape the future through interdisciplinary research and education that make the impossible possible and solve the problems of tomorrow today. Degrees for evolving jobs, our programs are broad, ranging from the technical to the societal and often blending the two. A Luddy education prepares students to thrive in today’s jobs and to adapt as technology careers change in the decades ahead. Research that defies boundaries, no challenge is too big for us. Our faculty, researchers, and students team up to explore the frontiers of what technology and information can do in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to medicine. And they use what they discover to make life better for all of us. iSchool Contacts Davide Bolchini Executive Associate Dean Human-Computer Interaction Contact Deb Abbott Assistant to the Executive Associate Dean Contact Contact

The iSchools Asia-Pacific Future Information Leaders Network (FIL network) was launched in 2024 wit the purpose to help students build their own network for international collaborations and promote activities of member schools for future generations to lead the information field. Asia Pacific Region All iSchools Communities iSchools Asia-Pacific Future Information Leaders Network About Meet the Committee Members Join Us Meet the Advisors About the AP-FIL Network The iSchools Asia-Pacific Future Information Leaders Network (AP-FIL network) was launched in December 2024 by the Asia-Pacific regional iSchools in conjunction with the iSchools Board. The purpose of this AP-iSchools community is to help students build their own network for international collaborations and promote activities of member schools for future generations to lead the information field. It aims to foster a collaborative environment among students from AP-iSchools, enabling them to engage in various activities and events that enhance their cross-cultural communication, collaboration, and cooperation skills in the information field. The AP-FIL network is currently co-advised by Prof. Tina Du, Prof. Chei Sian Lee, Prof. Di Wang, Prof. Lihong Zhou, and Prof. Atsuyuki Morishima. The AP-FIL Network Committee now includes 21 members nominated by 13 member schools. Ms. Wei Feng from Nanyang Technological University and Mr. Md Shofiqul Islam from Charles Sturt University are the current co-chairs, while Ms. Lu Cui from Renmin University of China and Ms. Yunyi Xiao from University of Tsukuba are the chairs-elect for next term. No events at the moment Meet the Committee Members Wei Feng Co-Chair Nanyang Technological University Contact Lu Cui Chair-Elect Renmin University of China Contact Md Shofiqul Islam Co-Chair Charles Sturt University Contact Yunyi Xiao Chair-Elect University of Tsukuba Contact Rafiul Alam Committee Member Swinburne University of Technology Contact Arzoo Hira Committee Member Charles Sturt University Contact Jingpei Liao Committee Member Renmin University of China Contact Sungha Moon Committee Member Sungkyunkwan University Contact Janny Surmieda Committee Member University of the Philippines Contact Zengmin Wang Committee Member Wuhan University Contact Zhipeng Chen Committee Member Sun Yat-sen University Contact Sunwoo Lee Committee Member Sungkyunkwan University Contact Paiboon Manorom Committee Member Khon Kaen University Contact Indah Novita Sari Committee Member Monash University Contact Zhenyi Tang Committee Member Peking University Contact Dongyu Ye Committee Member Jilin University Contact Dan Anthony Dorado Committee Member University of the Philippines Contact Mali Li Committee Member Jilin University Contact Hanyu Miao Committee Member Wuhan University Contact Danni Su Committee Member Sun Yat-sen University Contact Saki Tetsumi Committee Member University of Tsukuba Contact Past Committee Members 2025 Joy Bhowmik Co-Chair Monash University Hyunsoo Yoon Co-Chair Sungkyunkwan University Co-Chairs: Joy Bhowmik, Monash University Hyunsoo Yoon, Sungkyunkwan University Chairs-Elect: Wei Feng, Wuhan University Md Shofiqul Islam, Charles Sturt University Committee Members: Rashika Bahl, The University of Melbourne Li-Kung Chi, National Taiwan Normal University Lu Cui, Renmin University of China Dan Anthony Dorado, University of the Philippines Barun Hwang, Sungkyunkwan University Mali Li, Jilin University Jingpei Liao, Renmin University of China Yuki Sugeno, University of Tsukuba Janny Surmieda, University of the Philippines Zhenyi Tang, Peking University Zengmin Wang, Wuhan University Lertchai Wasananikornkul, Khon Kaen University Yunyi Xiao, University of Tsukuba Dongyu Ye, Jilin University Stella Xin Yin, Nanyang Technological University Stay Connected with AP-FIL Network You are welcome to stay connected with the AP-FIL network and receive the latest updates by completing the form below. Your email will be added to our mailing list upon submission. Family Name* Middle Name (optional) First Name* E-Mail* University* Student status (undergraduate/master student/PhD student)* Your year of enrollment* Your planned graduation year Do you have any expectations for the FIL Network? Submit Meet the Advisors Tina Du Charles Sturt University Australia Contact Lihong Zhou Wuhan University China Contact Chei Sian Lee Nanyang Technological University Singapore Contact Atsuyuki Morishima University of Tsukuba Japan Contact Di Wang Renmin University of China China Contact