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The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | The Power of Information | #iSchoolUI

Champaign, IL ischool.illinois.edu Joined December 2008

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iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI 1d

Today, we welcomed U.S. @RepDonBacon to the #iSchoolUI for a conversation on cybersecurity & policy, moderated by Professor Masooda Bashir 🔐

Rep. Bacon, chair of the House Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, also took questions from the audience.

U.S. Congressman Don Bacon speaks about cybersecurity and policy in a conversation moderated by iSchool Professor Masooda Bashir.

Pictured from left to right: Bob Flider, Senior Director of Community and Government Relations; Information Sciences Professor Masooda Bashir; U.S. Rep. Don Bacon; Casey O'Brien, Associate Director for Cyber Defense Education and Training, Information Trust Institute; Matthew Luallen, Lead Research Scientist for Education Translation, Information Trust Institute, Information Trust Institute

iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI 3d

We are pleased to announce the open access publication of Library Trends 75 (2), “Rethinking Readers' Advisory for Today's Reading Reality.”

The issue explores how libraries can apply readers' advisory practices alongside anti-racist principles.

▶️ bit.ly/4iAHNpU

The front cover of Library Trends 75 (2), “Rethinking Readers' Advisory for Today's Reading Reality,” edited by Robin Bradford and Becky Spratford

Neatly stacked books in front of a light orange background

iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI 3d

How persuasive are today’s chatbots?

#iSchoolUI alum Yu-Liang Lin (MSIM '26) helped develop a custom chatbot for a research study examining how personalized AI conversations influence attitudes and decision-making while protecting user privacy.

▶️ computes.illinois.edu/illinois-compu…

iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI 3d

Reminder! Join Library Trends on November 12 for a webinar exploring how politics and war affect cultural heritage and the role of library and information science in safeguarding these histories.

Registration is still open ▶️ bit.ly/4ie04cD

iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI Oct 23

Join Library Trends on 11/12 for a discussion on how politics and war affect cultural heritage, as well as the library and information science field's role in safeguarding these histories.

Access 75 (1), "Cultural Heritage in Crisis," and register here ▶️ bit.ly/4ie04cD

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iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI 4d

The 2026 ASIS&T Annual Meeting kicks off Nov. 6 in Bangkok!

A special congratulations to #iSchoolUI faculty Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo, Travis Wagner, and Kate McDowell, who will receive ASIS&T awards this year! 🏆

Learn more about our participation ▶️ bit.ly/4jTi3ri

Pictured from left to right: Associate Professor Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo, Assistant Professor Travis Wagner, and Professor Kate McDowell