Research Organizations

» BCIM: Research in Information Management
   The Faculty of Business, Computing and Information Management at London South Bank University hosts two research groups that are active in the area of Information Management: Business Information Systems and IT in Learning and Teaching. The site also link

   
   http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/computing/research/info-management.shtml

» Bibliometric and Informetric Research Group (BIRG)
   Established in 1998 at the University of New South Wales (Australia) the group has a research focus within the theoretical frameworks of scientometrics, and in particular sociological aspects of scholarly communication, information seeking behaviour, info

   
   http://birg.web.unsw.edu.au/

» CIRT Online Project and Publications Archive
   Hosted by Evidence Base, this site provides details of the projects undertaken by the Centre for Information Research at the University of Central England during its 18 year period of operation, from 1986, as well as some full-text reports.

   
   http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/cirtarchive/

» Center for Information Studies (CIS)
   Focuses on research into homeland security, information usage, bioinformatics, and environmental information management.

   
   http://www.cci.utk.edu/cics/

» Center for Information as Evidence (CIE)
   Based in the Department of Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies of the University of California, Los Angeles; the center provides an interdisciplinary forum addressing the ways information objects and systems are

   
   http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/cie/

» Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship (CSRL)
   Established in the Department of Library Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Seeks to extend knowledge relative to the nature and role of rural libraries on a national and international basis.

   
   http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/

» Centre for Information Studies (CIS)
   Based at Charles Sturt University, the center aims to support and commission high quality research, publications and continuing professional development in library and information science, teacher librarianship and Australian literature for young people.

   
   http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/CIS/

» Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM)
   Established in 1993 at the University of Central Lancashire and then moved to the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1998. The center aims to undertake practical research to support library and information services, sponsors the Libraries Without Walls

   
   http://www.cerlim.ac.uk/

» Centre for Studies in Teacher Librarianship (CSTL)
   Based at the Charles Sturt University in Australia. Includes information relating to research activities and resources, staff details and professional development resources.

   
   http://www.csu.edu.au/cstl

» Centre for the Public Library and Information in Society (CPLIS)
   Based at the Department of Information Studies at the University of Sheffield, the centre focuses on work in the public library sector.

   
   http://cplis.shef.ac.uk/

» Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW)
   Based in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, the center focuses on the design of new organizations and the technologies of voice, data, and video communication that make them possible. Includes information relating to lab seminars, pu

   
   http://www.crew.umich.edu/

» Computer and Information Sciences Research
   Department at the University of Strathclyde focusing on a wide range of themes. Information on research strategy, faculty and staff, research groups and centers, news, publications, events, student information and links to external resources.

   
   http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/research/

» Department of Information Studies Research Groups
   Research Groups based at the University of Sheffield focusing on computational tools that are required to support information systems; and information management techniques: Chemoinformatics, Educational Informatics, Health Informatics, Information Manage

   
   http://www.shef.ac.uk/is/research/groups/

» Evidence Base
   Research and evaluation centre based at the University of Central England, established in 2004. Includes information relating to services, staff, current projects and events as well as some full text reports that are available for download.

   
   http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk

» Faculty of Information Studies Research (FIS Research)
   Research department at the University of Toronto. Includes faculty and staff details, student work and details of current and past research undertaken within the department.

   
   http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/research/

» Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS)
   IIS is the umbrella organization for a number of digital education information services, including The Gateway to Educational Materials, The Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk, and the ERIC Database. Includes information about the insti

   
   http://iis.syr.edu/

» Information Science Research
   The Department of Information Science at Loughborough University in the UK is home to a number of major research projects and active research groups, including LISU and the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) Centre for Information and Computer S

   
   http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/research/disres.html

» Information Science Research Institute (ISRI)
   Established in 1990 at the University of Nevada by a grant from the United States Department of Energy. The center is focused on technologies for recognition and retrieval of information from machine-printed documents. Includes information relating to pub

   
   http://www.isri.unlv.edu/

» Information Studies Research
   Research activities at the University of Tampere in Finland including: FIRE (Finnish Information Retrieval Expert Group), REGIM (Research Group on Information Management), REGIS (Research Group on Information Seeking) and the Information Retrieval Labo

   
   http://www.info.uta.fi/tutkimus/research.php

» Information Use Policy and Management Institute
   Established in 1999 at Florida State University, the institute focuses research on the information user, and their interaction with information products, services, policies, technologies, and organizations. Includes information about the institute, staff,

   
   http://www.ii.fsu.edu/

» Laboratory for Applied Informatics Research (LAIR)
   Based at Indiana University, the current focus of the center's research include, agent-based information management, agent-user interaction, concept discovery and analysis, and information customization for effective online information delivery. Includes

   
   http://lair.indiana.edu/research/

» Library Research Service (LRS)
   A unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education that is operated in partnership with the University of Denver. This site provides access to research and statistics about academic, public, and school libraries in Colorado and

   
   http://www.lrs.org/

» Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
   LIRG is a professional association, which was formed in 1977 to promote information research. It is now part of CILIP, the UK Library Association. Includes a newsletter, mailing list, awards and prizes, course and events information.

   
   http://www.lirg.org.uk/

» Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU)
   Based at Loughborough University, UK. LISU publishes compilations of statistical information and reports on the results of its statistical surveys and research projects. The services offered by LISU are consultancy, an information service and tailor-made

   
   http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/lisu/

» MPD Consultancy
   Private company providing research and evidence gathering, report and bid writing, feasibility and evaluation studies, and project design and management services. Includes a research profile of Dr Détraz, links to project reports and contact information.

   
   http://www.mpdconsult.co.uk/

» Research at the School of Information
   Research department at the University of Michigan. Includes information on: faculty and staff details; research centers and projects; research news; and details of the doctoral program.

   
   http://intel.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/si/research/

» Research in Computing and Library and Information Science (RCLIS)
   A project to create an open access archive to deposit preprints, postprints and other documents in the field of library and information science in electronic format. Eprints archive and mailing list.

   
   http://rclis.org/

» Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics
   Based at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Indiana, supports research into information technology and social change. Seminars, publications, staff details and activities; and hosts a series of working papers and The Inform

   
   http://rkcsi.indiana.edu/

» SIMS Research
   Research sponsored by the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. Includes a list of current and past conferences sponsored by SIMS and a list of links to current and past projects' websites.

   
   http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/

» School of Information Management and Systems Research (SIMS)
   Research centers and groups based at Monash University in Australia including: Enterprise Information Research Group; Decision Support Systems Laboratory; Knowledge Management Research; Information Systems Management and e-Business Group; Information Syst

   
   http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research

» UCLA Department of Information Studies: Research
   Resources page provided by the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles; includes links to research and information relevant to LIS researchers.

   
   http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/research/

» UT School of Information
   Research activities and publications from the Information School based at the University of Texas.

   
   http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research/

» iSchool Research
   Research department in the Information School at the University of Washington. Includes a mission statement and details current and completed projects.

   
   http://www.ischool.washington.edu/research/