A Semester Well-Spent: Dr. Fichman’s Book on Online Political Trolling Dr. Pnina Fichman, Director of the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics and Professor of Information Science in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, recently returned from a semester-long sabbatical. During her time away from campus, Dr. Fichman worked on many different projects, but her primary… Read more »
ILS Spotlights
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.
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 »
2024 Institute for Korean Studies (IKS) Colloquium: Dr. Younei Soe presents on the digital divide in South Korea
2024 IKS Colloquium: Dr. Younei Soe presents on the digital divide in South Korea By Lily Natter Dr. Younei Soe, assistant chair and lecturer of the Information and Library Science (ILS) Department and affiliated faculty for the data science program, was invited by the Institute of Korean Studies (IKS) to present in their colloquium on… 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 »
Always Learning: ILS Students on the Job
Always Learning: ILS Students on the Job By Megan Sherry It is no secret that the best supplement to a library science graduate program is hands -on experience. While some might be unsure about finding a job in the field without first attaining an MLS degree, IU and Bloomington have a variety of opportunities for… Read more »
ILS Professor Selected for EMPOWER Award
ILS Professor Selected for EMPOWER Award By Megan Sherry Dr. Rongqian Ma, Assistant Professor of Information and Library Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, has been selected for the EMPOWER Program, aimed at supporting junior faculty from historically marginalized groups in securing external research funding. Working with Dr. Manling Luo, an… Read more »
Reconnecting through Research: More Than a Conference
“For Dr. Susan Herring, an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the Conference on Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora (CMC2024) in France was more than an honor; it was the chance she had been waiting for.” Faculty member Dr. Susan Herring traveled to Nice, France, to deliver her keynote address at the… Read more »
Projects and Passions: A Q&A with New ILS Faculty
Professors Christina Boyles, Yuerong Hu, and Siqi Wu are all first year ILS faculty members. We asked them a few questions to find out their thoughts on IU, Bloomington, and their own research and interests. [Note: Responses were lightly edited for grammar and clarity.] Read the full Q&A here!