ILS Colloquium: Dr. Siqi Wu On Friday, January 31st, the Department of Information and Library Science hosted its first colloquium of 2025, featuring Dr. Siqi Wu’s presentation, “Towards Transparent Social Computing Systems.” This talk presented two studies, which both focused on the ways that people can and do use social media. By studying social media,… Read more »
Events
Get Involved! ILS Student Group Callout
New post alert! Get Involved! ILS Student Group Callout On Wednesday, January 22, the ILS department kicked off the spring semester by hosting a Student Group Callout for its various student groups. Check out what each group has to offer and see what our students are up to here.
ILS Colloquium: Dr. Bei Yu, Syracuse University
ILS Colloquium: Dr. Bei Yu, Syracuse University On December 6th, Dr. Bei Yu, Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, joined the Luddy School to present her talk, “An NLP Analysis of Causal Language Use in Scientific Communication.” This presentation discussed Project Precheck, which focuses on understanding press release exaggeration in scientific research. Dr…. Read more »
Congratulations to our December Graduates!
Congratulations to our December Graduates! This December, the Department has students from our Ph.D. program, our Master of Library Science (MLS) program, our Master of Information Science (MIS) program, our Specialist in Library and Information Science program, and dual degree programs graduating. Congratulations to all graduates! We are proud of all your accomplishments during your… Read more »
The 2024 ASIS&T Conference: Hearing from ILS Doctoral Students
The 2024 ASIS&T Conference: Hearing from ILS Doctoral Students The 2024 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference was held from October 25th-29th in Calgary, Alberta. The theme for this year’s meeting was “Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice.” The Information and Library Science department had five doctoral… Read more »
ILS Hosts Movie Night and Student Group Call-out
ILS Hosts Movie Night and Student Group Call-out By Megan Sherry The ILS Department hosted a successful interactive movie night featuring Scooby-Doo (2002) the Friday before Halloween, drawing one of the largest crowds for an “after hours” event in years. Organized by graduate assistant Sophia Congdon, the event included character props, boarding passes, and Scooby… Read more »
Dr. Martin Halbert lectures on Open Access
Dr. Martin Halbert lectures on Open Access By Megan Sherry Since its first celebration in 2008, Open Access Week has been an annual opportunity for researchers and others in academia to come together to discuss, learn more about, and encourage open access to information. To recognize Open Access Week (October 21-27), IU Libraries sponsored several… Read more »
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke Visits Bloomington: The 2024 Kaser Lecture and Doctoral Research Forum
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke was invited to Bloomington to present the 2024 Kaser Lecture and to be the keynote speaker for the ILS Doctoral Research Forum. She delivered unique presentations best suited for each event. Her talk at the lecture was titled “The Competent Humility Model: Merging the Powers of Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility,”… Read more »
Studying Social Memories: A Talk with Professor Allan Martell
According to Professor Allan Martell, the ways we think and feel about the past inform our individual and collective behaviors towards the present and the future. On January 12, 2024, Martell presented a talk focused on the role of information objects as dissimilar as personal records, commemorations, and memorial exhibitions in shaping how such memories… Read more »
RKCSI Speaker Series- Jeff Hart, Emeritus Professor at Indiana University
On November 10, Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Hart joined the department to share a talk entitled “The Internet: Past, Present, and Future” as part of the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics (RKCSI) Speaker Series. Read about his talk here!