List of I-Schools
Encyclopedia
Members of the iSchoolISchoolAn information school, I-School or iSchool is an emergent label of university departments or independent institutions committed to understanding the role of information in nature and human endeavors...
s organization
- University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies - University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, School of InformationUC Berkeley School of InformationThe UC Berkeley School of Information or the iSchool is a graduate school offering both a professional master's degree and a research-oriented Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley. The school was created in 1994 and was known as the School of Information Management and Systems ... - University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer SciencesDonald Bren School of Information and Computer SciencesThe Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, also known as the School of ICS or equally informally as the Bren School, is an academic unit of University of California, Irvine , and the only dedicated school of computer science in the University of California system... - University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, Graduate School of Education and Information StudiesUCLA Graduate School of Education and Information StudiesThe Graduate School of Education and Information Studies is one of the professional graduate schools at the University of California, Los Angeles... - Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, H. John Heinz III College, School of Information Systems & Management - Drexel UniversityDrexel UniversityDrexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
, College of Information Science and TechnologyDrexel University College of Information Science and TechnologyThe Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology, also called the iSchool, is one of the primary colleges of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... - University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, School of Information and Library Studies - Florida State University College of Communication and InformationFlorida State University College of Communication and InformationFlorida State University's College of Communication and Information was created in a merger of the Florida State University College of Information with FSU's College of Communication on July 1, 2009...
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
, College of ComputingGeorgia Institute of Technology College of ComputingThe College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology has roots stretching back to an Information Science degree established in 1964. In 1988, Georgia Tech president John Patrick Crecine elevated the School of Information and Computer Science to become the College of Computing, making... - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin School of Library and Information ScienceBerlin School of Library and Information ScienceThe Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt University of Berlin offers courses of study at three levels: bachelors, masters , and doctoral. It is the only program in Germany where study at all three levels is possible...
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information ScienceUIUC Graduate School of Library and Information ScienceThe Graduate School of Library and Information Science is a graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is considered the premier information school in the United States. Illinois has been consistently ranked as the top Library and Information Science graduate program...
- Indiana UniversityIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
, School of Informatics and Computing - Indiana UniversityIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
, School of Library and Information Science - University of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
College of Communications & Information StudiesUniversity of Kentucky College of Communications & Information StudiesThe College of Communications & Information Studies is the communications school at the University of Kentucky. The College offers the following undergraduate majors: Communication, Integrated Strategic Communication, Journalism, and Telecommunications. Graduate programs are offered in... - University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
Department of Information Studies - University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, College of Information StudiesUniversity of Maryland College of Information StudiesThe College of Information Studies is a graduate school located at the University of Maryland, College Park in Maryland, United States... - University of Maryland - Baltimore, Department of Information Systems
- University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, The School of InformationUniversity of Michigan School of InformationThe School of Information or iSchool at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is a graduate school offering both a Master of Science in Information and a Doctor of Information .... - University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, School of Information and Library Science - University of North TexasUniversity of North TexasThe University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
, College of Information - The Pennsylvania State University, College of Information Sciences and TechnologyPenn State College of Information Sciences and TechnologyThe College of Information Sciences and Technology, also known as IST, was opened in 1999 in response to the rapidly growing need in almost every field for leadership in information sciences and technology...
- University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, School of Information SciencesUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Information SciencesThe University of Pittsburgh - School of Information Sciences is one of the nation’s pioneering schools in the education of information professionals, with a history that reaches back more than a hundred years to the days of Andrew Carnegie... - Royal School of Library and Information ScienceRoyal School of Library and Information ScienceThe Royal School of Library and Information Science is an institution that provides higher education in the field of Library and information science. It is based in Copenhagen and Aalborg, Denmark...
, Denmark - Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, School of Communication and Information
- University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
, United Kingdom, Information SchoolSheffield Information StudiesThe Information School or iSchool of the University of Sheffield, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, was founded in 1963 as the University's Postgraduate School of Librarianship and became in 2010 the first UK iSchool... - Singapore Management UniversitySingapore Management UniversityThe Singapore Management University was officially incorporated on January 12, 2000, and was Singapore's first private university funded by the government...
, School of Information Systems - Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, School of Information StudiesSyracuse University School of Information StudiesThe Syracuse University School of Information Studies, also known as the iSchool, is a center for research and education in the policy, systems, service, and technology aspects of information management, information science, and library science. Established in 1896 as the School of Library Science,... - University of Texas, Austin, School of InformationUniversity of Texas, School of InformationThe University of Texas School of Information is a graduate school of library and information science at the University of Texas at Austin.The school was founded in 1948 as a part of the UT Graduate School, and was named the Graduate School of Library Science, offering a Master of Library Science...
- University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, Faculty of Information - University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Information SchoolUniversity of Washington Information SchoolThe Information School at the University of Washington is an undergraduate and graduate school that offers BS, MLIS, MSIM, and PhD degrees... - Wuhan UniversityWuhan UniversityWuhan University is a university located in Wuchang, Hubei, China. It is directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the top ten universities in China, and its history dates back to 1893, making it one of China's...
, China, School of Information Management
iConferences
Members of the iSchools organize a regular academic conferenceAcademic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
, known as the iConference. The conference is hosted by a different member institution each year.
- September 2005: Pennsylvania State University
- October 2006: University of Michigan
- February 2008: University of California, Los Angeles
- February 2009: University of North Carolina
- February 2010: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- February 2011: University of Washington, Seattle
- February 2012: University of Toronto
Other schools of information
Other schools and programs share many of the values and goals of the iSchools organization, but are not members as such.- University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaThe University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, School of Information, Science, Technology and Arts - Documentation Research and Training CentreDocumentation Research and Training CentreDocumentation Research and Training Centre is a research centre for library and information science and allied disciplines at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. The Centre was established in April 1962, under the auspices of Prof. S. R...
, Indian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931...
, Bangalore - McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, School of Information Studies