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View all communities Black Coalition The purpose of the Black Coalition is to connect and support Black information researchers and professionals (in the iSchools organisation). We aim to build a coalition formed and directed by Black information professionals’ needs and interests. Black Coalition Officers 2025 iConference Symposium on Algorithmic Bias and Racial Health Equity Black Coalition Panel Discussion at iConference 2025 Date: March 13th, 2025 Time: 8 PM London, 4 PM New York, 3 PM Milwaukee/Minnesota via Zoom Overview: The Black Coalition of the iSchools organization held a virtual session to discuss Algorithmic Bias and Racial Health Equity. We discussed current research on algorithmic bias and cultural appropriateness of Chatbots. We solicited from the attendees input concerning emerging research and gaps in our understanding of how to detect and measure bias. Agenda Welcome to iConference by Dr. Devan Donaldson , Associate Professor, Indiana University Introduction and Brief account of Black Coalition, mission and vision. Black coalition’s theme: Algorithm Bias and Racial Health Equity by Professor Lionel Robert Introduction of the keynote speaker by Dr. Rebecca Stallworth, Assistant Professor Keynote Address: Algorithmic bias and cultural appropriateness in Chatbots - Dr. Charles Senteio, Associate Professor Question and answer session with the keynote speaker Forum comments and contributions Closing Remarks by Dr. Rebecca Stallworth Watch the Recording Meet the Officers Rebecca Stallworth Black Coalition Co-Chair Simmons University United States of America Contact Charles Senteio Black Coalition Co-Chair Rutgers United States of America Contact Lionel Robert Black Coalition Co-Chair University of Michigan United States of America Contact

“iSchools Got Talent” is a vibrant showcase series that highlights bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and forward-looking work from across the iSchools community. Back to European/African Region iSchools Got Talent! Be Inspired. Be Energised. Be Part of “iSchools Got Talent” – A new showcase series Discover a burst of creativity in thirty-minute presentations. “iSchools Got Talent” is a vibrant showcase series that highlights bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and forward-looking work from across the iSchools community. We invite emerging scholars (including postgraduate students and postdoctoral students), along with contributions from eminent scholars, to take the spotlight in sharing innovative and exploratory directions. Each session will feature short, engaging presentations on creative research, experimental teaching, or emerging topics or tools in information, technology, and society. Open to all iSchool members and invited guests, this series is designed to energise your thinking, spark new connections, and celebrate the passion that drives our field. It serves as a reminder that we move forward when we learn from one another and that every voice contributes to the collective brilliance of our field. Come be part of a community that inspires, uplifts, and grows together, and discover the talent that is shaping the future. Contact Anika Meyer University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa Contact Upcoming Events The iSchools Got Talent Series takes place every second month. Multiple Dates Canceled - iSchools Got Talent 2026 Thu, Apr 23 More info Learn more Multiple Dates iSchools Got Talent 2026 Thu, Jun 18 More info Learn more Multiple Dates iSchools Got Talent 2026 Thu, Sep 17 More info Learn more Multiple Dates iSchools Got Talent 2026 Thu, Nov 19 More info Learn more Presentation at the iSchools Got Talent Series Are you an iSchools member school faculty or student and would you like to present at the iSchools Got Talent Series? Please fill out the form below and we will find a slot for you! Last Name* First Name E-Mail-Address* Country* University* Department* Proposed Presentation Topic I would like to present at one of the following dates 18 June 17 September 19 November In case you have questions or annotations, please feel free to add them here. Submit

iSchool leadership from each region meets regularly to discuss challenges and opportunities common to their area. Regional approaches to education, research and other matters are described in the regional subpages. Regions iSchool leadership from each region meets regularly to discuss challenges and opportunities common to their area. Regional approaches to education, research and other matters are described in the regional subpages. Dr. Kinshuk North America Regional Chair University of North Texas USA Contact North American Region The North American Region include Canada and the United States, to which the iSchools Organization trace their roots. The region also spans countries in Central and South America. View European / African Region The European region includes countries inside and outside the EU, and also extends into the Middle East and Africa. View Laura Sbaffi Europe / Africa Regional Chair University of Sheffield United Kingdom Contact Lihong Zhou Asia Pacific Regional Chair Wuhan University China Contact Asia Pacific Region The Asia Pacific region is the most geographically broad of iSchools regions, spanning from China in the northern hemisphere to Australia in the southern hemisphere. View

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You can find registration and access information for iConference 2026 here. Back to iConference Registration & Access Program Overview Registration Rates Registration Platform iConference App Virtual iConference Platform Program overview iConference 2026 will again be hosted in hybrid format: The virtual academic program will take place from 23 - 26 March 2026 and the on-site academic program will take place from 29 March - 02 April 2026 in Edinburgh. iConference tracks Virtual Physical Full Research Papers ✔ ✔ Short Research Papers ✔ ✔ Posters ✔ ✔ Spanish-Portuguese Research Papers ✔ ✔ Chinese Research Papers ✔ ✘ Workshops & Panels ✘ ✔ Student Symposium ✘ ✔ Doctoral Colloquium ✔ ✔ Early Career Colloquium ✘ ✔ Registration Rates The virtual part of conference is included in all registrations. You can choose between virtual only and full conference (including the onsite part in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK). All accepted Paper and Poster submissions must be presented virtually to enable participants who cannot travel to attend their preferred sessions. Authors who would like to additionally present on-site, should register for the full conference option. Virtual only Dates through 31 Jan. 2026 1 Feb. - 28 Feb. 2026 1 Mar. - 16 Mar. 2026 Regular Registration 280 USD 330 USD 380 USD First Time Regular Registration¹ 260 USD 310 USD 360 USD Ph.D. Student Registration² 100 USD 120 USD 140 USD Bachelor / Master Student Registration² 50 USD 70 USD 90 USD ¹ This rate applies to participants who register for the iConference the very first time. ² Proof of enrollment is required during registration (e.g. student ID). Full conference Dates through 31 Jan. 2026 1 Feb. - 28 Feb. 2026 1 Mar. - 16 Mar. 2026 Regular Registration 650 USD 750 USD 900 USD First Time Regular Registration¹ 630 USD 730 USD 880 USD PhD Student Registration² 320 USD 355 USD 390 USD Bachelor / Master Student Registration² 270 USD 305 USD 340 USD Registration Platform Please register to participate in iConference 2025. Registration is now open on the iConference 2026 ConfTool website. Register now! Registration Terms & Cancellation Policy iSchools member schools are eligible to claim their free iSchools iConference Membership package including one free virtual iConference registration. Please contact iSchools Staff for more information. iConference Features 1 2 13 1 1/13 Download the iConference App Accessing the virtual platform The virtual part of iConference 2026 takes place on the virtual event platform SCOOCS. Virtual iConference Platform Virtual iConference Platform Guide Virtual iConference First Step: Invitation Second Step: Login Third Step: Join A Session You will receive an invitation email in March 2026, sent to the email account you used for registration on ConfTool . The link in the email leads directly to your personal page for setting a password. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the invitation email in your inbox. For best experience, please join the platform as soon as possible. Zoom test rooms will be available until the start of the conference to test access and equipment. A Join button will appear 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. We advise presenters to join early, the Zoom hosts will give you co-host rights. You can always request a new invitation email yourself. After navigating to the virtual conference venue, please click on the Lost your invitation email? link. If you have issues accessing the platform, contact iSchools staff . How to join the virtual iConference 2026? Important Links Conference Home Travel Information & Hotels SCOOCS Submission Tracks Letters of Invitation

The Discipline of Organizing embodies a novel book design to enable its broad applicability. View more resources The Discipline of Organizing First published in 2013, and named the ASIST information science “book of the year” in 2014, The Discipline of Organizing is widely used in the iSchools as a primary or supplemental text for courses in Information Organization, Knowledge Management, Digital Collections, Information Architecture, Information Systems Design, Data Science, and other related fields. The Discipline of Organizing embodies a novel book design to enable its broad applicability. Starting with the idea that organizing is an important and ubiquitous challenge in our personal and professional lives, TDO unifies the diverse perspectives of library and information science, informatics and computer science, cognitive science, linguistics, philosophy, business, law, and other fields for concepts and methods that guide us in organizing. In particular, TDO ’s content is organized with a core of transdisciplinary concepts with supplemental content (additional text, sidebars, endnotes, etc.) that is tagged by discipline. The 4th edition (2016) of The Discipline of Organizing is freely downloadable here in three versions that differ in the amount of supplemental content. The “Professional” version contains everything, the “Informatics” version omits content tagged as “LIS”, “Museum”, or “Archives”, and “Core Concepts” omits all supplemental content. A collection of case studies that apply TDO concepts to diverse domains is maintained. To case studies Core Concepts Edition Download Informatics Edition Download Professional Edition Download

View all communities Community Informatics Group Community Informatics (CI) focuses on helping diverse communities use Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to meet their goals, bridge digital gaps, and empower citizens. It involves applying ICTs in areas like health, community organization and development, cultural activities, civic management, and e-governance. CI is a multidisciplinary field of research and practice bringing together academic and community partners using methods such as participatory action research. Collaborations with marginalized people whose community cultural wealth and traditional knowledge are especially sought to provide essential guidance to Western science as CI strives for community building and the socially “effective use” of Information and Communications Technologies for social good. CI is concerned with how ICT can be useful to the range of traditionally excluded populations and communities, and how it can support local economic development, social justice, and political empowerment using the Internet. CI is a point of convergence concerning the use of ICTs for diverse stakeholders, including community activists, nonprofit groups, policymakers, users/citizens, and the range of academics working across (and integrating) disciplines as diverse as Information Studies, Management, Computer Science, Social Work, Planning, and Development Studies. Emerging issues within the CI field include: community access to the internet, community information, online civic participation and community service delivery, community and local economic development, training networks, telework, social cohesion, learning, e-health, and e-governance. The Journal of Community Informatics is an online, open-access journal led by members of the iSchools Community Informatics Group. The editors seek to ensure that the content of the journal is global in scope, encouraging the submission of articles from the developing world. For more information, please visit the journal website. The iSchools Community Informatics Group seeks to engage the entire iSchools consortium, including welcoming new members, interested in advancing the field of community informatics. If you are interested in joining the CI Group please contact Dr. Colin Rhinesmith or contact the iSchools staff. Meet the Officers Colin Rhinesmith Lead Member University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States of America Contact Misita Anwar Lead Member Swinburne University Australia Contact Larry Stillman Lead Member Monash University Australia Contact Cristian Berrío-Zapata Lead Member Universidade Federal do Pará Brazil Contact Md. Khalid Hossain Lead Member Monash University Australia Contact Martin B. Wolske Lead Member University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States of America Contact Ricardo Gomez Lead Member University of Washington United States of America Contact Kyungwon Koh Lead Member University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States of America Contact

On most second Thursdays of the month, the NA iSchool heads meet in a virtual cocktail hour. There is usually no agenda, but we always welcome someone suggesting an item to discuss ahead of time. We use these meetings to share our experiences, problems, and initiatives. Back Cocktail Hour On most second Thursdays of the month, the NA iSchool heads meet in a virtual cocktail hour. There is usually no agenda, but we always welcome someone suggesting an item to discuss ahead of time. We use these meetings to share our experiences, problems, and initiatives. This event is per invitation only. Meet the Officers Keith Marzullo Contact

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All iSchools member-institutions are welcome to provide news stories for publication on our iSchools News webpage, to be viewed by our followers worldwide. Submit a News Story All iSchools member-institutions are welcome to provide news stories for publication on our iSchools News webpage, to be viewed by our followers worldwide. Where appropriate, we may also promote these announcements in social media, including the iSchools Twitter and iSchools Facebook accounts. All news stories are expected to be of general interest to the greater information community. News submissions must include a link to a corresponding story on your school’s website (a generic link to your school’s home page is not sufficient); this link will be used for fact-checking, and to provide readers a means of getting more information. To accommodate our broad membership we aim for a balance in our news section. If you submit multiple simultaneous posts, they will be parsed out over time so as to avoid having one school’s news dominate the department at any given time. For iSchools members this is a free service as part of the membership benefits. To submit a news story, please fill out our form: Submit a News Story Contact Email Name of Submitter Name of University Name of School Suggested Headline Link to Story on Website To give you the most design freedom for your news story (formatting, images, etc.), please submit a .docx document or a PDF containing your news story. News Story .docx file Upload File Upload supported file (Max 15MB) Comment (optional) Submit Thank you! We will contact you about posting your news story. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us! Contact

Basic Members Directory Waikato University School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Basic New Zealand Asia Pacific Member Since 2016 Visit School About The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences was formed in 1987, renamed the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the beginning of 2010, and has now returned to being called the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. As in 1987, the School has two departments - the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. With the formation of the School, a new four year honours degree, the Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, was offered. The School also offered the Bachelor of Science, a three year degree. In 2002, the School started offering two additional degrees: the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) and the Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design (BCGD). In the BE (Hons) degree, students can enrol in the Software Engineering programme. Other engineering programmes are offered by the School of Engineering. In 2018, the Bachelor of Design was introduced, replacing the BCGD. This degree has the four majors of Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interface Design and Media Design. In 2014 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the internet in New Zealand - an achievement made possible in 1989 with the help of the School. We also launched New Zealand's first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in 2013 and have introduced the country's first Cyber Security Lab and Master of Cyber Security. In 2016, the School was accepted as a member of iSchools, making it the first iSchool in New Zealand. iSchool Contacts Nicholas (Nic) Vanderschantz Representative Information Behaviour, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Information Visualisation Contact Annika Hinze Head of School Contact Contact

As an ALA-Accredited degree program, University of Southern California's online Master of Management in Library and Information Science (MMLIS), offers a unique experience in the constantly evolving field of library and information science. The MMLIS allows students to explore leadership and management strategies to prepare them for a variety of creer paths while learning information science fundamentals. The MMLIS program is offered through the USC Bovard College, a leading academic unit in professional education. < Back As an ALA-Accredited degree program, University of Southern California's online Master of Management in Library and Information Science (MMLIS), offers a unique experience in the constantly evolving field of library and information science. The MMLIS allows students to explore leadership and management strategies to prepare them for a variety of creer paths while learning information science fundamentals. The MMLIS program is offered through the USC Bovard College, a leading academic unit in professional education. Master's Programs Master of Management in Library and Information Science offered entirely online. Students complete 36 credits across 12 courses, including a capstone course. Program's web site: https://bovardcollege.usc.edu/mmlis/ Content Areas Archives, Preservation, and Special Collections, Cataloging & Metadata, Collection, Acquisition, and Circulation, Information Ethics & Values, Information Management, Leadership, Management, and Administration, Librarianship, Reference and Reserach Want more information? Visit Website Contact Us https://bovardcollege.usc.edu/contact-us/