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The School of Information Sciences at Illinois is recognized as a premier institution, consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top library and information science schools. For more than 120 years, the iSchool has prepared students for careers as leaders in information professions and research. As one of the oldest LIS schools in the country, the School was instrumental in developing the methods used in library and information science today. Our faculty, staff, and students are leaders in the field, recognized for their expertise and the impact of their scholarly contributions. Drawing on the resources of the University as well as on collaborations with scholars around the world and corporate sector partners, our researchers conduct research in a variety of areas including data science, information retrieval, librarianship, and much more, using multidisciplinary approaches to address key global challenges found at the intersection of people, information, and technology.
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(2021)Phishing attacks are a common tool used by malicious actors to gain access to systems or exploit individuals. Much of the phishing detection schemes focuses on awareness training programs and detection models. While these ...
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(Johns Hopkins University Press and the Illinois School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020)Campus partnerships are an increasingly common and dynamic entity on college campuses. To successfully achieve institutional goals, campus partners must collaborate and create communities of practice. Open educational ...
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(2021)Recent innovations in mobile technologies are playing an important and vital role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. While mobile apps’ functionality plays a crucial role in tackling the COVID-19 spread, it is also raising ...
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(2021-01-09)In the recent years, remote work is prevalent due to climate change (air pollution due to massive wildfire, flood) healthcare concerns (i.e. corona virus) and advancement of technological communication tools which are ...
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(2020)While mobile apps provide immense benefits for the containment of the spread of COVID-19, privacy and security of these digital tracing apps are at the center of public debate. To understand users concerns and preferences ...
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