The Information School focuses on the following key areas of research:
Data, People, Decisions (DPD)
Identifying, analyzing, visualizing and securing data for critical business decisions
Digital Youth
Understanding, supporting and enhancing the interactions of youth with digital information and technology
Information Literacy
Developing independent, self-sufficient and smarter users and producers of information
Information Management
Leveraging an organization’s information assets to succeed in strategic goals
Information Technology for Social Change (IT/Social Change)
Promoting digital inclusion and empowering people through training and access to digital information
Information, Values, Policy, Ethics
Promoting ethical work-life balance in the information age
Knowledge Organization
Making the collective knowledge contained within an organization easier to identify and find
Libraries and Librarianship
Assessing and organizing information to solve information problems by providing expertise, service and instruction
Social Impact and Evaluation
Measuring impact against desired outcomes
Social Media
Using social media and data to deliver on organizational strategies
User Experience and Human Computer Interaction (UX/HCI)
Making technology easier to use and content more accessible