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About the iConference

The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars and researchers from around the world who share a common concern about critical information issues in contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations—all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. Click here for details on our upcoming conference, and click here for past proceedings and conference summaries.

The iConference series was established in 2005 by the iSchools organization, a growing worldwide association of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information field, and preparing students to meet the information challenges of the 21st Century. Each annual iConference is hosted by a different iSchools member-institution.

An openness to new ideas and research fields in information science is a primary characteristics of the event. Attendance has grown every year; participants appreciate the inspiring sense of community, high quality research presentations, and myriad opportunities for engagement.

iConference participants do not need to be affiliated with an iSchool; all information scholars, researchers and practitioners are welcome.

Topics

Sample topics of past iConferences include the following:

information behavior
social, cultural, health and community informatics
human-computer interaction
education in Library and Information Science
information systems
social computing
information policy
knowledge management
information retrieval
information services
information organization
digital curation and preservation
bibliometrics and scholarly communication
history and philosophy of information
participatory cultures
digital youth
social computing
human computer interaction
knowledge infrastructures
computer-supported cooperative work
data, text and knowledge mining
computational social science
digital humanities
network science
information and communication technology for development
data science
information economics
information work and workers
user experience and design

Past Proceedings

Visit our Past Proceedings page for links to the official proceedings of each iConference, as well as links to conference summary pages containing ancillary artifacts (conference metrics, organizer names, program schedules, etc.) Click here to view.

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For general questions about the iConference, including sponsorships, please contact iSchools Communications Director Clark Heideger.

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