Dr. Leo S. Lo delivered the 2025 Kaser Lecture entitled “AI Literacy and Libraries: Research, Upskilling, and the Five Tensions of Transformation,” on Friday, October 31st. Dr. Lo serves as the Dean of Libraries, advisor to the provost for AI literacy, a university librarian, and a professor of education at the University of Virginia. Throughout… Read more »
Events
ILS Colloquium: Exploring the Future of Data Curation with AI
On October 3rd, the ILS Department welcomed Dr. Libby Hemphill (she/her/hers) from the University of Michigan as part of this fall’s ILS Colloquium Series. Students and faculty filled Dorsey Auditorium to hear her talk, “Augmenting Data Curation: Using Generative AI to Improve Data Discovery and Reduce Disclosure Risk.” The lecture was followed by an interactive… Read more »
How AI and Humans Learn Together: Insights from Carsten Østerlund’s Colloquium Talk
Continuing the theme of this year’s ILS Fall Colloquium series, on Friday, September 26th, the ILS office hosted another Colloquium speaker: Carsten Østerlund. Østerlund is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the iSchool at Syracuse University. His work focuses on the organization, creation, and use of documents and other sociomaterial practices in… 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 »
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 »
As You Wish: ILS Valentine and Movie Night
As You Wish: ILS Valentine and Movie Night On February 14, the ILS department hosted a craft and movie night where students could make valentines while watching The Princess Bride. Another successful event in the books! Read a blurb on the event here.
ILS Colloquium: Dr. Siqi Wu
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 »