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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 Kristin Eschenfelder Associate Dean of School Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory University of Alabama College of Communication & Information Sciences Basic United States of America North America Member Since 2023 Visit School About The College of Communication and Information Sciences is among the top 10 largest and most comprehensive programs in the United States, ranking among the best schools of its kind in the world. The College offers six bachelor's degrees in advertising and public relations, book arts, communication studies, journalism and creative media, library and information studies, and Informatics. The College offers a multidisciplinary doctoral program in communication and information sciences that enables students to either build an interdisciplinary plan of study or specialize in one of seven concentrations: advertising and public relations, book and publishing studies, health communication, interpersonal communication, media processes and effects, rhetoric and political discourse, or social justice and inclusion advocacy. iSchool Contacts Brian Butler Dean of College Online Communities Contact Contact Contact

iCaucus Members Directory Georgia Tech College of Computing iCaucus United States of America North America Member Since 2005 Visit School About The College of Computing is a global leader in real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. Our undergraduate program is ranked #5 and our graduate program #6 in the country by US News and World Report. With our unconventional approach to education along with cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research, we are expanding the boundaries of computing iSchool Contacts Vivek Sarkar Dean of College HPC, PL Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Universidad de Murcia Facultad de Comunicación y Documentación Basic Spain Europe Member Since 2025 Visit School About The Faculty of Communication and Documentation at the University of Murcia expands its academic portfolio in media, information, and communication studies with the Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Digital Content Management. This interdisciplinary program is jointly offered by the Department of Library and Information Science and the Department of Computer Science and Computing, bridging the social sciences and technological innovation. It responds to society’s ongoing transformation toward digitalization, which is reshaping how information is managed, processed, and accessed. The degree provides a solid technical foundation combined with a strong understanding of the social role of information in participation, identity, and knowledge creation. Its curriculum covers key areas such as web design and programming, digital innovation with data and content, interaction design, information visualization, metadata and taxonomies, content management, digital administration, and digital rights, while also addressing privacy, virtual communities, entrepreneurship, and the digitalization of cultural dissemination—preparing professionals to lead digital transformation across sectors. iSchool Contacts Tomás Saorín Head of Department Information Science Contact María Segunda García Degree Coordinator Contact Contact

Back to Past Conferences iConference 2019 Inform • Include • Inspire The University of Maryland, College Park Mar. 31 - Apr. 3, 2019 Proceedings Total registered participants: 593 Full Research Papers: 44 (acceptance rate 33%) Short Research Papers: 33 (acceptance rate 38%) Posters: 91 Workshops: 13 Sessions for Interaction and Engagement: 14 iSchools Partnerships and Practices presentations: 9 Special Panels and iSchool-Related Presentations: 3 Doctoral Colloquium Participants accepted*: 28 Early Career Colloquium Participants accepted*: 21 Undergraduate Symposium Participants accepted*: 42 *not all accepted participants chose to participate Reviewer: 373 Participants per Region Conference Chairs Mega Subramaniam University of Maryland, College Park Kevin Crowston Syracuse University Wayne Lutters University of Maryland, Baltimore County Michelle H. Martin University of Washington Bonnie Nardi University of California, Irvine Organizers Papers Chairs: Aleksandra Sarcevic, Drexel University; Nicholas Weber, University of Washington Posters Chairs: Yong Ming Kow, City University of Hong Kong; Eric M. Meyers, University of British Columbia Workshops Chairs: Gitte Balling, University of Copenhagen; Marianne Martens, Kent State University SIE Chairs: James Howison, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Marek, Dominican University Keynotes Chair: Dan Russell, Google, Inc. Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Sun Young Park, University of Michigan Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Hamid R. Ekbia, Indiana University; Dick Kawooya, University of South Carolina Doctoral Dissertation Chairs: Tawanna Dillahunt, University of Michigan; Volker Wulf, University of Siegen iSchools Partnerships and Practices Chairs: Elke Greifeneder, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Sean McGann, University of Washington; Timothy Summers, University of Maryland, College Park Proceedings Chairs: Natalie Taylor, University of South Florida; Caitlin Christian-Lamb, University of Maryland Student Volunteer Chairs and Mentor: Samantha McDonald, University of California, Irvine; Elizabeth Mills, University of Washington; Nora O’Murchú, University of Limerick (Mentor) Social Media Chairs: Amelia Gibson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jessica Vitak, University of Maryland, College Park Undergraduate Symposium Chairs: Matthew Bietz, University of California, Irvine; Yubo Kou, Florida State University Blue Sky Track Chairs: Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University; John King, University of Michigan Conference Coordinator: Clark Heideger, iSchools Inc. Conference Management: Mary Kendig, University of Maryland The Organizing Committee was responsible for the program. Program Committee Sponsors & Partners ⋆ National Science Foundation ⋆ Computing Research Association ⋆ Emerald Publishing ⋆ alise ⋆ MDPI ⋆ Morgan & Claypool Publishing ⋆ algorithms ⋆ Elsevier ⋆ University of Kentucky ⋆ University of British Columbia ⋆ University of Pittsburgh ⋆ National Taiwan University ⋆ NVIVO Awards Best Full Research Paper No award was given in this category Best Short Research Paper No award was given in this category Best Poster No award was given in this category Best Chinese Research Paper No award was given in this category The organizing team of the iConference 2020 included members from 6 countries.

Back to Past Conferences iConference 2008 iFutures: Systems, Selves, Society University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 2008 Proceedings Total registered participants: 277 Papers presented: 31 Posters presented: 30 Roundtables: 14 Wildcards: 17 Reviewer: unknown Participants per Region Conference Chairs Anne Gilliland University of California, Los Angeles Debra Richardson University of California, Irvine Paul Solomon University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill John Unsworth University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne Organizers Getty Museum Presentation and Reception Susan Allen Kenneth Hamma Doctoral Colloquium Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles Junior Faculty Mentoring Leah Lievrouw, University of California, Los Angeles Steve Sawyer, Pennsylvania State University Conference Planning and Graphhics Ron Dietel, University of California, Los Angeles Angela De Cenzo, University of California, Los Angeles Judy K. Lee, University of California, Los Angeles Leslie Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles The Organizing Committee was responsible for the program. Program Committee Sponsors & Partners ⋆ National Science Foundation ⋆ Microsoft Corp. Awards Best Full Research Paper No award was given in this category Best Short Research Paper No award was given in this category Best Poster No award was given in this category Best Chinese Research Paper No award was given in this category No data available

Basic Members Directory Yonsei University Library and Information Science Basic South Korea Asia Pacific Member Since 2014 Visit School About The Department of Library and Information Science offers a high-quality professional education programs based on the practices and underlying theories of information acquisition, organization, transmission, and utilization. Students learn using the latest technology and methods to reference, research, organizing information, and other professional tasks. Library and Information Science Department understands the importance of creating a better environment for students and teachers. They maintain a large computer lab that holds up to 35 desktop computers and a teaching station. iSchool Contacts Min Song Head of School Information Science Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Xidian University School of Economics and Management Basic China Asia Pacific Member Since 2025 Visit School About The School of Economics and Management (SEM) of Xidian University was founded in 1980 as the Department of Management Engineering and Information Engineering. It was one of the first management schools (departments) set up in the early period of China’s Reform and Opening-up. After more than 40 years of development, SEM now has one postdoctoral research station, four first-class disciplines, one doctoral degree authorization point, four first-class master's degree authorization points, five professional master's degree authorization points, 10 undergraduate majors (four national first-class majors, six provincial first-class majors, including one China-US joint education program) and one provincial experimental teaching demonstration center. In recent years, SEM has created a number of national high-quality courses, first-class undergraduate courses and provincial first-class courses, and one textbook were chosen as the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan National-level Planning Textbook for General Higher Education Undergraduates”. SEM has won more than 60 national scientific research projects, 130 provincial and ministerial level and major horizontal scientific research projects, published more than 130 high-level papers, and won 28 provincial and ministerial level awards. SEM has set up 5 provincial scientific research bases and a number of local and municipal, school-level scientific research institutions and platforms. Many research and consulting reports written by teachers and students have been adopted by the government and enterprises. There are 136 full-time faculty in the School, of whom 58 are associate professors and 28 full professors. There is one candidate for the New Century Talent Support Program, and 9 provincial talents. More than 30 renowned professionals recruited as adjunct professors. iSchool Contacts Jian Chai Dean of the School Energy Finance, Energy Economics and Policy Analysis, Macroeconomic model Contact Chunxiu Qin The discipline leader of LIS Knowledge Management, Information Organization, User Information Behavior Contact Xubu Ma Discipline Assistant Quantitative Analysis of Social Media, Information Organization and Text Mining Contact

Basic Members Directory Universität Regensburg Institute for Information and Media, Language and Culture Basic Germany Europe Member Since 2019 Visit School About The Institute for Information and Media, Language and Culture consists of 9 professors in domains including media informatics, information science, media studies, linguistics and cultural studies and provides an interdisciplinary basis for performing research in diverse aspects of information behaviour, which represents the overarching research focus of our institute. A core theme of the Institute’s research and teaching interest centres broadly around the use and processing of information in the digital age. Of particular interest in this respect is the interface between the user and an information system. Some current application domains include lifestyle decision making (e.g. food and exercise choices), pedestrian navigation, search and personal information management, backed up more broadly with a track record in dialogue-based interactions that combine knowledge acquisition, natural language processing and information retrieval. With the establishment of the new Faculty of Informatics and Data Science we are now rooted in two faculties offering a bridge between science and humanities in research and teaching. iSchool Contacts Udo Kruschwitz Representative Information Retrieval Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Dalhousie University Faculty of Management Basic Canada North America Member Since 2025 Visit School About Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management offers graduate programs including the ALA-accredited Master of Information (MI) (which can be taken with a thesis, or as a combined degree paired a degree in law (JD), environment (MREM), business (MBA), or public administration (MPA)), the MSc Business with an information systems concentration, the PhD in Information, the PhD in Management, and the Interdisciplinary PhD. Undergraduates can declare a Major in Managing Data and Information, and all Dalhousie undergraduates benefit from a suite of information-focused electives. Alumni work across sectors in Canada and around the world, from libraries and archives to government, healthcare, and the private sector. Dalhousie provides a student-centered, research-intensive environment with close faculty mentorship and strong ties to national and international partners. Students benefit from flexible program delivery, interdisciplinary learning, professional development training, and applied, work-based experiences through practicums and client-facing projects. Faculty members are most frequently appointed to the Department of Information Science and/or the Department of Management Science and Information Systems. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and situated in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, Dalhousie information scholars are part of a diverse academic community committed to advancing the study and responsible practice of information in society. iSchool Contacts Mike Smit Dean of School Information Science Contact Philippe Mongeon Chair of School Information Science Contact Contact

Associate Members Directory University of Colorado - Boulder Department of Information Science Associate United States of America North America Member Since 2016 Visit School About Welcome to the Department of Information Science. Love people? Love technology? You’ll fit in perfectly. Information science is the study of the relationships between people, places and technology and how they are intertwined. Our data-driven, interdisciplinary approach—drawing on social science, computer science and the humanities—allows students to develop the conceptual understanding and practical skills needed to succeed in a future characterized by new ways of working, communicating and creating. A degree in information science enables students to imagine what technology makes possible, invent new ways to use technology and positively impact the world. Housed within CU Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information, our department is proud to cultivate an inclusive community of scholars who share a commitment to excellence and innovation in research and teaching. Our research program is exceptionally strong in human-computer interaction, data science and social and collaborative computing, and our faculty expertise covers a broad range of areas including information visualization, machine learning, technology ethics, health informatics education and learning and more. Students can pursue bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as minors in both information science and data science. We welcome graduate students from a range of backgrounds, such as computer science, social science and quantitative research. Many of our graduate students participate in cutting-edge research labs and build community by joining the INFO Graduate Student Association. Undergraduate students can take advantage of our Bachelor’s Accelerated Master’s program (BAM) to seamlessly earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. They have opportunities to work on real-world research projects with faculty and graduate students and can join our INFO Buffs club to find a friendly group of passionate peers with similar interests. iSchool Contacts Robin Burke Head of School Recommender systems Contact Bryan Semaan Information Science Department Chair Information and Communication Technologies 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 Evaluation of Information Systems, Multilingual Information Retrieval, Information Literacy & Digital Literacy Contact Vivien Petras Head of School Information Retrieval Contact Contact