Student Organizations
Becoming a part of the professional community is an important aspect of professional education. Students at the Information School are fortunate to have a number of quality professional organizations with student chapters and student membership. We encourage our students to become active in at least one of these organizations.
- AIMS
Association for Information Management Students
- ALISS
Association of Library and Information Science Students
- ASIS&T
American Society for Information Science and Technology
- BIG
Bookarts Interest Group
- DSA
Doctoral Student Association of the iSchool
- GPSS
Graduate and Professional Students Senate
- iArts
Where art and information intersect.
- iConnect discussion board
Discussion board that brings together local hosts and distance students in need of housing (UWNetID login required)
- iParents
iParents helps balance home and school
- iPeer
Connects new and experienced distance students in the iSchool's MLIS program at the University of Washington.
- iServe
The iSchool's volunteer and service organization.
- IUGA
Informatics Undergraduate Association
- iWorld
iWorld is a forum for student and faculty conversations about library and information topics from an international perspective.
- iWrite
iWrite offers a support structure and creative outlet for writers at the iSchool.
- iYouth
Celebrates young adult and children's literature, and supports professional development for students and youth services librarians.
- SAA-UW
Society of American Archivists- UW Student Chapter (formerly the Archives & Preservation Club)
- SLA
Special Libraries Association
- SALA
The University of Washington's Student Chapter of the American Library Association.