List of information schools

This list of information schools, sometimes abbreviated to iSchools, includes members of the iSchools organization. The iSchools organization reflects a consortium of over 130 information schools across the globe.

## History

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The first iSchools Caucus was formed in 1988 by Syracuse,[1] Pittsburgh, and Drexel and was called the Gang of Three (sometimes gang of four with Rutgers).[2][3] Syracuse renamed the School of Library Science as the School of Information Studies in 1974, and is considered as the first “iSchool” in history.[3]: 366 The group was formally named "the iSchools Caucus" or more casually, the iCaucus. By 2003, the group expanded to include the Universities of Michigan, Washington, Illinois, UNC, Florida State, Indiana, and Texas, and was called the Gang of Ten.[4][5]

The current iSchools Caucus organization was formalized by 2005, with additions of UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Toronto, Carnegie Mellon and Singapore Management University.[2][6]

## iSchools organization

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The iSchools promote an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the opportunities and challenges of information management, with a core commitment to concepts like universal access and user-centered organization of information. The field is concerned broadly with questions of design and preservation across information spaces, from digital and virtual spaces such as online communities, social networking, the World Wide Web, and databases to physical spaces such as libraries, museums, collections, and other repositories. "School of Information", "Department of Information Studies", or "Information Department" are often the names of the participating organizations.[6][7]

Degree programs at iSchools include course offerings in areas such as information architecture, design, policy, and economics; knowledge management, user experience design, and usability; preservation and conservation; librarianship and library administration; the sociology of information; and human-computer interaction and computer science.[8]

### Leadership

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The executive committee of the iSchools is made up of the current chair (Gillian Oliver, Monash University, Australia), past chair (Sanda Erdelez, Simmons University, United States of America) and the chair elect (Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa), plus representatives from the three regions (North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific). The current executive director is Slava Sterzer.[9]

## Member institutions

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Between 2010 and 2025, the organization expanded globally beyond North America, growing to 134 member schools as of March 2025. For an updated and complete list of member schools, please visit the member database of the iSchools.[10]

Institution | Academic unit | Country

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University of Amsterdam | Graduate School of Humanities (Media Studies) | Netherlands
University of British Columbia | School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies | Canada
University of Borås | Swedish School of Library and Information Science | Sweden
University of California, Berkeley | School of Information | US
University of California, Irvine | Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences | US
University of California, Los Angeles | School of Education and Information Studies | US
University of Colorado, Boulder | College of Media, Communication and Information | US
Carnegie Mellon University | Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy | US
Indian Statistical Institute | Documentation Research and Training Centre | India
Drexel University | College of Computing and Informatics | US
University College Dublin | School of Information and Library Studies | Ireland
Florida State University | College of Communication and Information | US
Georgia Institute of Technology | College of Computing | US
University of Glasgow | Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute | UK
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Berlin School of Library and Information Science | Germany
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | School of Information Sciences | US
Indiana University | School of Informatics and Computing | US
University of Kentucky | College of Communications & Information Studies | US
University College London | Department of Information Studies | UK
Long Island University | Palmer School of Library and Information Science | US
Manchester Metropolitan University | Department of Languages, Information and Communications | UK
University of Maryland | College of Information Studies | US
University of Maryland - Baltimore | Department of Information Systems | US
McGill University | School of Information Studies | Canada
University of Melbourne | Melbourne School of Information | Australia
University of Michigan | The School of Information | US
Nanjing University | School of Information Management | China
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Information and Library Science | US
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | College of Computing and Informatics | US
University of North Texas | College of Information | US
Northumbria University | Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences | UK
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVA Information Management School | Portugal
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University | Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science | Norway
Pennsylvania State University | College of Information Sciences and Technology | US
University of Pittsburgh | School of Computing and Information | US
University of Porto | Faculty of Engineering in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts | Portugal
Pratt Institute | School of Information | US
University of Regensburg | Institute for Information and Media, Language and Culture | Germany
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | School of Communication and Information | US
Future University in Egypt | Faculty of Economics & Political Science | Egypt
University of Sheffield | Information School | UK
Singapore Management University | School of Information Systems | Singapore
University of South Australia | School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences | Australia
University of South Florida | School of Information | US
Sungkyunkwan University | Library and Information Science | South Korea
Syracuse University | School of Information Studies | US
Tampere University | School of Communication Sciences | Finland
University of Texas, Austin | School of Information | US
University of Toronto | Faculty of Information | Canada
Kyushu University | Department of Library Science, Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences | Japan
University of Tsukuba | Graduate School of Library, Information, and Media Studies | Japan
University of Washington | Information School | US
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Information School | US
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | School of Information Studies | US
Wuhan University | School of Information Management | China
Yonsei University | Department of Library and Information Science | South Korea
Yonsei University | Graduate School of Information | South Korea
Chung-Ang University | Department of Library and Information Science | South Korea
University of Nebraska-Omaha | College of Information Science and Technology | US
Makerere University | The College of Computing and Information Sciences | Uganda
Charles III University of Madrid | Library Science and Documentation Department | Spain
Hacettepe University | Department of Information Management | Turkey
Stratford University | School of Computer Information Systems | US
University of Arizona | School of Information[11] | US
University of the Philippines - Diliman | School of Library and Information Studies |

## iConferences

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Members of the iSchools organize a regular academic conference, known as the iConference, hosted by a different member institution each year.[12]

1. September 2005: Pennsylvania State University
2. October 2006: University of Michigan
3. February 2008: University of California, Los Angeles
4. February 2009: University of North Carolina
5. February 2010: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
6. February 2011: University of Washington, Seattle
7. February 2012: University of Toronto
8. February 2013: University of North Texas
9. March 2014: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
10. March 2015: University of California, Irvine
11. March 2016: Drexel University
12. March 2017: Wuhan University
13. March 2018: University of Sheffield and Northumbria University
14. March 2019: University of Maryland
15. March 2020: University of Borås
16. March 2023: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
17. March 2024: Jilin University
18. March 2025: Indiana University
19. 2026 Edinburgh Napier University

## Other schools of information

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Other information schools and programs include:[citation needed]

* Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
* San Jose State University, School of Information
* University at Albany, SUNY, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
* University of Southern California Library Science Degree[13]
* Ankara University, Department of Information and Records Management, Ankara/Turkey
* Marmara University, Department of Information and Records Management, Istanbul/Turkey
* University of Kelaniya, Department of Library and Information Science, Kelaniya/Sri Lanka
* University of Colombo, National Institute of Library and Information Science (NILIS), Colombo/Sri Lanka
* Chicago State University, Department of Information Studies

## See also

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* List of Library Science schools

## References

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2. ^ a b "iSchools Origins". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
3. ^ a b Shu, Fei; Mongeon, Phillippe (24 November 2016). "The evolution of iSchool movement (1988-2013): A bibliometric view". Education for Information. 32 (4): 359–373\. doi:10.3233/EFI-160982. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. ^ Chakrabarti, Abhijit; Mandal, Sukumar (3 July 2017). "The iSchools: A Study". Library Philosophy and Practice (E-journal). ISSN 1522-0222. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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6. ^ a b Larsen, Ronald L. (2009). "iSchools". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 3018–3023\. doi:10.1081/E-ELIS3-120043670. ISBN 978-0-203-75763-5. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
7. ^ "Overview of the iSchool Movement: An Interview with Ronald L. Larsen, iCaucus Chair". Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 42 (4): 12–16\. April 2016. doi:10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420405.
8. ^ "About the iSchools Organization".
9. ^ "About | iSchools". iSchools Inc. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
10. ^ "Members Database | iSchools". www.ischools.org. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
11. ^ "Our History". ischool.arizona.edu. UArizona iSchool. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
12. ^ "Past Conferences | iSchools". iSchools Inc. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
13. ^ "University of Southern California Library Science". University of Southern California. Retrieved 11 September 2014.