It’s here! The 2024-2025 Information and Library Science Annual Magazine is live. Highlighting our transformative research and creativity, student success and opportunity, and alumni, get a look into what the academic year held for the ILS community. Find the full copy here. Accessible text and links are available here.
IU Libraries Timeline: ILS Magazine Out Soon!
Every May, the ILS department puts out a magazine with stories and achievements from the academic year. This magazine is the product of months of writing and preparing articles, most of which is undertaken by graduate assistants in the ILS office. The content will vary depending on the year’s news from the department. The cover… Read more »
The Indiana University Conference on Africa: Gordon Amidu
The Indiana University Conference on Africa: Gordon Amidu Gordon Amidu, a Ph.D. student in Information Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, recently won Best Paper Presentation at the Indiana University Conference on Africa. The 11th Annual Conference was held March 28th-29th, 2025 and was themed “The Africa We Want.” Amidu’s paper is… Read more »
Information Science Ph.D. Student Wins Poster Competition
Information Science Ph.D. Student Wins Poster Competition At the 2025 Women’s Research Poster Competition, Gracey Nana Amoakoa-Amoako, a first year Information Science Ph.D. student, was awarded first place among graduate students in the Technology & Computing division for her poster, “Political Trolling on TikTok Live Debates.” This competition was hosted by the Center of Excellence for… Read more »
ILS Department Alumni Panel Discussion
ILS Department Alumni Panel Discussion On Thursday, April 10th, the Information and Library Science Department held a virtual Alumni Panel Discussion. The panel was focused on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of information and library science and the ways it is transforming how we search, manage, and interact with information. Five panelists… Read more »
Spring 2025 ILS Colloquium: Dr. Yuerong Hu
Spring 2025 ILS Colloquium: Dr. Yuerong Hu On Friday, April 11th, the ILS Department hosted its second colloquium of 2025, featuring Dr. Yuerong Hu’s presentation, “Goodreads might not be that good to read: Complexities of online book reviews.” The talk focused on the different intricacies of research data on online book reviews. Initially, the rise… Read more »
Luddy ILS Department rises into top 10 in world and national rankings
Luddy ILS Department rises into top 10 in world and national rankings The Luddy School’s Information and Library Science department ranks in the top 10 in the world for its overall program and in the top 10 nationally for its graduate program. Read about our department’s ranking in U.S. News and World Report & 2025… Read more »
The ILS Department Welcomes New Ph.D. and Master’s Students
The ILS Department Welcomes New Ph.D. and Master’s Students In the last month, the Luddy School and Department of Information and Library Science welcomed admitted Master’s and Ph.D. students through visit days. For years, Luddy has held a welcome weekend, allowing admitted Ph.Ds. a chance to visit campus, but this year was the first ILS… Read more »
IU Bloomington Luddy at iConference 2025
IU Bloomington Luddy at iConference 2025 Many of Indiana University’s faculty and students participated in iConference 2025. They proudly represent our institution as we host this year’s conference on the Bloomington campus. The iConference program co-chairs are Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Dr. Noriko Hara, Dr. Devan Donaldson, and Dr. Carol Choksy, all of the Department of… Read more »
Inside the iConference
Inside the iConference By Megan Sherry The buzz around the ILS department this academic year is the upcoming 2025 iConference—this year hosted by the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. Taking place during the IU Spring Break, this week-long event has been in the works for months. The iConference is an annual gathering of informational… Read more »