Supporting Members Directory Curtin University School of Media, Creative Arts & Social Inquiry Supporting Australia Asia Pacific Member Since 2020 Visit School About Our School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry explores modern technologies and values the creative industries and social sciences. The school aims to encourage creative and critical reflection while engaging with relevant industries. Our courses will develop and enhance your creative and professional skills to enable you to succeed in your chosen industry. iSchool Contacts Ellie Sayyad Abdi Representative Information Science Contact Contact Contact

iCaucus Members Directory University of North Texas College of Information iCaucus United States of America North America Member Since 2010 Visit School About The College of Information – Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas provides and supports resources, research, and service for education and leadership to the information science, library science, and health informatics communities. We prepare information professionals of the highest quality to serve dynamic roles in the state, the nation, and the world. In addition to the Bachelor of Science in Information Science degree, the department offers a Master of Science with majors in Library Science or Information Science and a Master of Science in Health Informatics. The M.S. in Library Science or Information Science program is ALA-accredited and nationally ranked. Students may choose from eight concentrations including the Health Librarianship concentration ranked 6th in the nation. The Department also offers a Ph.D. in Information Science, School Librarian Certification, and opportunities to earn graduate certificates in several areas. iSchool Contacts Dr. Kinshuk Dean of School Information Technology Contact Yunfei Du Associate Dean of School Information Science Contact Mark Albert Department Chair Information Science Contact

Associate Members Directory Universitas Indonesia Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Humanities Associate Indonesia Asia Pacific Member Since 2022 Visit School About The Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the DIPI FIB UI) is one of the oldest higher education institutions to provide educational programs in the field of library, information, and archives science in Indonesia. Since 1952, the DIPI FIB UI has initiated many innovative and novel study programs produced by its esteemed professors and lecturers. As a library and information science pioneer, DIPI FIB UI introduces new ideas to the field each year through academic events such as international conferences and seminars. In addition, DIPI FIB UI has hosted numerous programs, discussions, and colloquiums over the years. iSchool Contacts Dr. Rahmi Representative Information-seeking Behaviour Contact Muhamad Prabu Wibowo Head of Postgraduate Program of Library and Information Science Open Research Data, Open Health Data, Health Research Data Repository etc. Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Manchester Metropolitan University Information and Communications Basic United Kingdom Europe Member Since 2018 Visit School About The department’s history goes back 70 years, and it has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The department works collaboratively with the media industry and the library and information professions, in addition to developing research partnership agreements in the public sector. The department offers its own unique social learning space, the Multimedia Resource Laboratory, managed by a full-time technical officer and featuring two teaching laboratories with the latest hardware and software, seminar, and meeting rooms, plus 20 iMacs and Wi-Fi access. The department’s location in the northwest which boasts the second-largest digital industry cluster in Europe – creates excellent opportunities for students, as reflected in its strong programme of guest speakers and students gaining employment in many agencies around Manchester and the region, as well as the BBC.  The department was founded in 1946 as the Manchester Library School  We have been nominated in the Students’ Union Awards for “Best Overall Department” award for the past 3 years  The department has taught web design for more than 15 years iSchool Contacts Richard Silburn Head of Department English Language Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory University College London Department of Information Studies Basic United Kingdom Europe Member Since 2011 Visit School About The UCL Department of Information Studies is an international centre for knowledge creation and transfer in the fields of librarianship, archives and records management, publishing, information science and digital humanities. We are the only department in the UK which brings together in one place programmes in library and information studies, information science, archives and records management, publishing, and digital humanities, all of which we offer at Masters and doctoral levels in Bloomsbury, London. In 2024 we will begin a new undergraduate programme at the UCL East London campus, BSc Information in Society. Our research expertise spans information literacy, machine learning, archival science, information governance, publishing and book cultures, digital technologies for the humanities, cultural information systems, and we have strong research and professional practice links with organizations such as the National Archives, the British Museum, CILIP and many publishers and information services. iSchool Contacts Andreas Vlachidis Deputy Head of Department Information Extraction, Knowledge Bases, Semantic Data Modelling and Metadata Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Swinburne University of Technology School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship Basic Australia Asia Pacific Member Since 2025 Visit School About Our rich culture focusses on innovation, social responsibility, law and technology, and external engagement. We develop flexible, inclusive, relevant and highly engaged learning experiences to prepare students for a successful career. Importantly, we forge robust connections with industry partners such as Siemens, Bendigo Bank, Leo Cussens Institute and Medibank as well as government and community organisations across our teaching and research. We provide our students and graduates with the skills, knowledge and mindsets to make them flexible and adaptable within the changing and globalised world. Our students are part of technology-rich learning and teaching environments that meet the expectations of contemporary learners and equip them with the digital literacy and confidence to respond to opportunities in their field and to operate their own business. iSchool Contacts Nicki Wragg Acting Dean Design, Screen and Digital Media, Education Systems Contact Sean Sands Associate Dean (Research) Marketing, Business Systems in Context, Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour Contact Misita Anwar Representative Information Systems, Development Studies, Knowledge and Information Management Contact

iCaucus Members Directory Chinese Academy of Sciences Department of Information Resources Management iCaucus China Asia Pacific Member Since 2020 Visit School About The National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences（NSLC）is a state-level agency of technological documentation and information which supports technological self-innovation, services of national innovation system, the promotion of the spread of science and culture. It provides technological information service, research of library and information science, library and information science degree education, etc. It organizes, manages and coordinates with the services of documentation and information of CAS. It is in charge of constructing the scientific document resources support system and managing the service of public document information in CAS. It has two second-level documentation and information agencies, which are Chengdu Branch Library(formerly Chengdu Library and Information Center of CAS) and Wuhan Branch Library(formerly Wuhan Library of CAS) . These two agencies are in charge of strategic information research and scientific information service in related fields. They coordinate and organize scientific information services in respective areas. Since 1979, NSLC has enrolled postgraduate students in library science and information science. It is the first non-university research institution in China to offer postgraduate education. In 1986, both the library science and information science majors obtained the right to grant master's degrees. In 1993, we obtained the right to confer doctoral degrees in library science. In 1996, we jointly obtained the right to grant doctoral degree in information science with Nanjing University. In 2003, we independently obtained the right to grant doctoral degree in information science. In the year of 2011, we obtained the right to confer doctoral degree in the first-level disciplines of library, information and archives management. We have a postgraduate training system for doctoral and master's degrees. It is the only training unit that integrates with scientific research, subject education and innovative practice in the field of library, information and archives management at the doctoral level in China. A post-doctoral research mobile station was established in 2012. In 2017, under the overall planning of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the Department of Library, Information and Archives Management was established in the School of Economics and Management, with the establishment of the “Education and Research Department of Library, Information and Archives Management” and “the General Education and Research Department of Information Literacy Education”. Aiming for the international first-class subject construction and professional education, the whole department starts from a high starting point, runs schools at a high level. Not only implementing the policy of "integration of science and education", integrating the scientific research force and educational resources of NSLC, making full use of the teaching resources of CAS, UCAS and other units, but also improving the conditions of running schools, strengthening the construction of teaching staff, attaching importance to the standardized management of education, NSLC explores new types of education and teaching models and teaching methods, and improves the quality of education and teaching in an all-round way, and finally becomes a teaching institution which possesses its own characteristics, ranks at the forefront in China and has considerable influence in the world. NSLC has a strong faculty team. All of the doctoral tutors and master’s tutors have good business practices, scientific research and teaching experience. The characteristic of postgraduate education is the closely integration of theory and practice. NSLC provides the postgraduate assistant system for postgraduate students to participate in research, and sets up a special post-graduate teaching area, classrooms and a computer learning room. A variety of facilities and resources in the library are open to postgraduate students free of charge. It provides rich collections of library and information science, and has the most foreign language prints and online professional literature in China. To encourage the study and research of postgraduate, NSLC sets up a variety of scholarships. The graduates often go to work in scientific institutions, universities, colleges, libraries and IT companies. The employment rate is 100% every year. The application time is set up by UCAS. NSLC has once a year admission (fall). Welcome those who are interested in the field of library and information science to apply for our master’s and doctoral programs! iSchool Contacts Jingli Chu Head of Department Library science, Information resources management Contact Dongrong Zhang Vice Head of Department Information literacy Contact Contact

Associate Members Directory University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies Associate Philippines Asia Pacific Member Since 2016 Visit School About The UP School of Library and Information Studies is the pioneer library school in the Philippines with programs for the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 1914, under the College of Liberal Arts, the first courses in library economy were offered. On July 1, 1961, the UP Institute of Library Science became a separate degree granting unit. Since its establishment, it has consistently contributed to the development of librarianship and information science education and profession. It continues to produce top ranking graduates who are sought after in the field of LIS, archives and records management, information systems management, knowledge management, and the like. The UPSLIS is the Center of Excellence in Library and Information Science as recognized by the Commission on Higher Education because of its faculty and student profile, research productivity, and contribution to the field. Alongside this recognition is its membership in 2016 to the iSchools Consortium whose objective is to advance the information field and bridge information, people and technology. In 2025, UPSLIS' Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) program has been certified by the ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) to be Adequate as Expected. Our BLIS program is the first and currently only AUN-QA certified LIS program in the Philippines. This certification demonstrates SLIS continuing commitment to improve our curriculum and pedagogy in line with international quality standards for the benefit of the Filipino information professions. iSchool Contacts Rhea Rowena Ubana-Apolinario Dean of School Library and Information Science, Archives and Records Management Contact Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Department of Library and Information Science Basic Spain Europe Member Since 2015 Visit School About The UC3M Department of Library Science and Documentation is a benchmark for the search, formulation and dissemination of responses to the demands posed by society in terms of information management, through its teaching, research and outreach activities. It frequently occupies positions in international rankings such as the QS or the Shanghai ranking. In 2015, it obtained international accreditation as a member of the iSchool consortium, an active network that leads and promotes the field of Information and Documentation at a global level. It has three affiliated research groups: ACRÓPOLIS, LEMI and TECNODOC. The department teaches a transversal subject in all the University's undergraduate degrees: Information Search and Use Techniques iSchool Contacts MIGUEL GARCIA-QUISMONDO Head of School Information Science Contact Sara Martínez Cardama Representative Library and Information Science Contact Contact

Basic Members Directory Hacettepe University Department of Information Management Basic Turkey Europe Member Since 2015 Visit School About The Department of Information Management at Hacettepe University was established in 1972 by Professor İlhan Kum under the name “Institute of Librarianship and Documentation”. The Department admitted its first undergraduate students in October 1974. Due to its institutional characteristics and the reasons envisaged by the University, the Department developed a model distinct from other departments of librarianship. The undergraduate program, consisting of one year of English language preparatory education followed by four years of professional education and training, underwent revisions at various levels in the 1978/1979, 1983/1984, and 1990/1991 academic years. In 1993, the undergraduate program underwent a structural change and was reorganized into three divisions: Librarianship, Archiving, and Documentation and Information. Undergraduate education and training activities were carried out according to these divisions between 1994 and 2000. Another major change in the academic program of the Department took place following the decision of the Higher Education Council in 2002, which envisaged the restructuring of departments of librarianship. Accordingly, starting from the 2002/2003 academic year, the divisions of Librarianship, Archiving, and Documentation and Information were merged, and the Department began its educational activities under a new curriculum with the name “Department of Information Management”. Since the commencement of its educational activities, the Department has aimed to create an academic and intellectual environment designed to equip students with a strong professional foundation for addressing both theoretical and practical challenges. iSchool Contacts Yurdagül Ünal Representative Information management, Information science Contact Umut Al Representative Information Seeking Behaviours and Information Retrieval on the Internet, University Libraries, Bibliometrics, Scholarly Communication Contact Contact

Online Workshop Back Information Service for an Aging Society Time & Location December 8, 2022 Online Workshop About the Workshop This workshop has discussed the current status and prospects of information services for the aging of the population on a global scale. This workshop has been held as the first AP-iSchools seminar and a part of AP iNext activity. Speakers & Topics Shengli Deng Wuhan University China Coping Behaviour of Middle-aged and Elderly People with Health Misinformation in Public Health Emergency Chieko Mizoue University of Tsukuba Japan Investigating Information Literacy of Older People in Japan's Library Masaki Takeda University of Tsukuba Japan Lifelong Learning by Older People and the Role of Public Libraries

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