Archives, Records, and Knowledge Management
We study the creation, collection, and organization of records of human activity and the production of knowledge from them.
Related: Digital Archeology Lab | Conservation Lab | Digitization Suite
Digital libraries/Digital humanities
We study and build collections of digital objects, including their creation, organization, and presentation, and their value in aiding research in the humanities.
Health Informatics
We study the role of information and technology in health care and health-care decision-making in clinical, patient, and medical research settings.
History, Policy, and Cultural Studies
We study the history and policy issues associated with information and information technologies, as well as understanding the role of information in shaping individual experiences and organizational and societal cultures.
Related: Information & Culture Journal
Human-Computer Interaction/Information Architecture
We study, design, and evaluate interactive computing systems, including shared information environments such as websites and online communities, with effective human use in mind.
Related: Information eXperience Lab | IA Research Initiatives
Information Behavior
We study information-related behaviors and human interaction with information in the contexts of everyday life.
Information Organization and Retrieval
We study and create formal systems for the organization and classification of information, and also the use of formal systems to pull information from large data collections.
Related: Information Retrieval and Crowdsourcing Lab | Intelligent Systems Group
Socio-Technical Studies
We use social science and humanities methods to examine the interaction of people and information technologies at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.
Related: Information Work Research Group