We have reached the end of yet another academic year, and with that comes the publication of our annual newsletter! The newsletter can be viewed here: 2023-2024 Newsletter Accessible text can be viewed here: 2023-2024 Newsletter Pages
Tag: information science
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 »
Addressing AI head-on with Professor Howard Rosenbaum
Professor Howard Rosenbaum is focused on the future of information professions in his Introduction to Information Science (ILS-Z 510) course—so much so that he decided to work ChatGPT into his syllabus. Rosenbaum’s goal is to leave students with a good idea of the kinds of tools—and ethical challenges—they’ll continue to face as they work through… Read more »
Fall 2023 David Kaser Endowed Lecture Series- Dr. Kate Starbird, University of Washington
On October 6th, the Information and Library Science department held its first David Kaser Endowed Lecture Series since 2021. Dr. Kate Starbird of the University of Washington delivered the talk, “Participatory Disinformation during U.S. Elections: Deep Storytelling with an Online Audience”. You can learn more about Starbird and the Kaser Lecture Series here!
RKCSI Speaker Series- Eric Meyer, University of Texas at Austin
On September 8th, Eric Meyer, Dean and Professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin delivered the talk “Blockchain as a Computerization Movement and Blockchain Technologies as Socio-Technical Networks” as part of the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics (RKCSI) Speaker Series. Meyer is also a graduate of the ILS… Read more »
IU alums hope to make impact with new digital collection creation tool
Two ILS department alums, Devin Becker (MLS ’10) and Olivia Wikle (MLS ’18) are part of a team out of the University of Idaho that created and maintain CollectionBuilder, a new free tool for publishing online digital collections. See what they’re up to and read more about their project here! ** For further information about… Read more »
The 2022-2023 Newsletter is here!
We have reached the end of yet another academic year, and with that comes the publication of our annual newsletter! The newsletter can be viewed here: 2022-2023 Newsletter Accessible text and links can be viewed here: 2022-2023 Newsletter Pages