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Our Purpose
The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science Center for Information Research and Innovation showcases our faculty and student research and innovative practice, develops research-based and innovative products for the profession/field, fosters grant development, and enhances partnerships with individuals across campus, the continent and indeed the world, as well as with institutions and organizations.
Research Areas
The Center is organized around these research areas.
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Digital Records and Curation
- Includes archives, records management, depositories, digitization, preservation
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Information Access and Use
- Includes informatics, information behaviors, organization of information, information services
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LIS Online Learning
- Includes online delivery methods, components of successful online delivery, online readiness, LIS education, MLIS skills
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New Literacies and Learning
- Includes digital, visual and information literacy, reading, literature in multiple formats
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Management and Leadership
- Includes libraries as organizations, as physical and virtual places, marketing, advocacy, leadership
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Social Dynamics of Information
- Includes historical and contemporary topics relating to information and society
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Technological Innovation and Change
- Includes impact of emerging trends and technologies on library and information services
Our Governance
The work of the Center is guided by an international advisory board of leading researchers from the academy, government and industry. The Board meets regularly to discuss research and professional issues requiring attention, to assess the role and impact of the Center to date and to recommend priorities for development and resource allocation.
International Advisory Board Members
- Eileen Breen. Publisher of the library journals of Emerald Group, UK
- Christine Bruce. Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology and QUT coordinator of the San José Gateway PhD Program
- Luciana Duranti. Director of the international InterPARES records project and Professor at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
- Adele Fasick. Professor emerita and Dean emerita at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto and part-time lecturer, San José State University SLIS
- Carla Funk. Executive Director, Medical Library Association (which also manages the Association for Library and Information Science Education and the International Association of School Librarianship
- Steve Hargadon. Social Learning Consultant for Elluminate/Blackboard Collaborate and the founder of the Web 2.0 Labs.
- Cathy Marshall. Principal Researcher, Silicon Valley Lab, Microsoft Research.
- Joe Murphy. Independent consultant and tech trend spotter
- George Needham. Vice-president, Global and Regional Councils for OCLC, and an independent Library Strategist and Consultant
- Dan Russell. Senior Research Scientist, Search Quality & User Happiness, Google.
- Roberta Shaffer. Associate Librarian of Congress.
Our Partners
Our partners collaborate on research projects, provide critical funding and engage in joint endeavors in research and innovation.
Current partners are:
- American Indian Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- College of Business, San José State University
- Department of World Languages and Literatures, San José State University
- Mount Prospect Public Library , Illinois
- My Info Quest
- OCLC
- Public Library Association
- Schaumburg Township District Library , Illinois
- School of Social Work, San Jose Staté University
- Serra Cooperative Library System , California
- Skokie Public Library, Illinois
- Urban Libraries Council
- Vietnam National University
- Young Adult Library Services Association
Contact Us
SLIS director and Interim CIRI Coordinator
Sandy Hirsh, PhD (408.924.2491)
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University
Communication and Grant Development Coordinator Lisa Valdez (408.924.2496)
Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University
Gateway PhD Coordinator Sandy Hirsh, PhD (408.924.2491)
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University
CIRI Website Design and Maintenance Derek Christiansen (408.924.2490)
Web Technologist, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University
SLIS Director Sandy Hirsh, PhD (408.924.2491)
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University
