Work at the frontier of information and library science
At ILS, we believe that problem solving and innovation require a myriad of integrated perspectives. That’s why as a student here, you’ll work across disciplines and alongside our esteemed faculty to create new knowledge on the frontier of information and library science.
Our areas of study are diverse but focused; together, we seek to respond to real-world challenges and build new paths toward cultural, economic, and environmental advancement.
Below you’ll find a list of current student and faculty research areas. To learn more about specific faculty research projects, explore the ILS faculty directory.
Theory and history of documentation and library and information science
Data curation and digital preservation
Archives and record management
Strategic intelligence
Knowledge organization
Cultural informatics and museum informatics
Biodiversity informatics
Knowledge organization
Digital and computational humanities
Text markup
Digital Libraries
Trolling
Intelligence studies
Information policy
Organizational informatics
Critical algorithm theory
Online communities
Computer mediated communication
Linguistic and computational discourse analysis
International information issues
Social media
Social theory of information
Media studies
Intellectual freedom and information/data ethics
Communities of practice
Gender and information technologies
Information behavior
Human computer interaction
Information retrieval and knowledge portals
Statistical analysis
Machine learning
Natural language processing
Music information retrieval
How to join a research project
To work with a faculty member on his or her research, or to complete an independent study with a particular faculty member, we encourage you to contact that faculty member directly.
If you have additional questions about research at ILS, you can contact Noriko Hara, the ILS department chair, or Howard Rosenbaum, the ILS graduate program director.
Did you know?
ILS faculty are involved in editing and managing a range of academic journals and book series, including: