The Power to Transform Lives
The iSchools are interested in the relationship between information, people and technology. This is characterized by a commitment to learning and understanding the role of information in human endeavors. The iSchools take it as given that expertise in all forms of information is required for progress in science, business, education, and culture. This expertise must include understanding of the uses and users of information, as well as information technologies and their applications.
What's happening at the iSchools?
Get ready for the the iConference!
Registration is now open for the iSchools conference, February 3-6, at the University of Illinois.$100 for students who register before January 16.
Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and Marti Hearst, from Berkeley's iSchool and now working for the Obama Adminstration, are keynote speakers.
The review process has begun. Submissions are no longer being accepted. Contributors will be notified of acceptances by December 21.Final drafts of abstracts are due by December 23. Final versions of all contributions are due by January 6.
Penn State’s Jansen studies the power of Twitter
Have you tweeted lately?
From CNN to Ashton Kutcher, it seems like everyone is tweeting these days. Companies are now embracing the logo of an animated blue bird holding a sign that says, “follow me” and using it in their advertisements.
Who is an iProfessional?
I Provide Information
University of Illinois alumnus Tom Priestly "wanted to be Indiana Jones before there was an Indiana Jones, traveling down the Amazon and discovering things." While he hasn’t gotten his chance to visit the Amazon (yet) he has acted on his passion of discovery—completing his library and information science degree in 2006.
