About Us

The Department of Information Science is an active and highly regarded Department, which, since its creation in 1972, has established a national and international reputation in its field. The Department is equipped with teaching and office space as well as laboratories for computer-based research and teaching.

There are currently 21 academic staff in the Department, of whom five are Professors, and one is a Reader. A number of external professors, lecturers and contract research staff play a full part in research and teaching activities in the Department. A team of support staff and laboratory assistants complete the Department's staff complement.

The Department provides programmes for an intake of approximately 110 undergraduate students each year and 50 postgraduate students. In addition, about 50 students are currently undertaking full or part-time PhD research in the Department

The Department contributes to many areas of research in information science and 85% if its research was rated as of international standard in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Research interests range from the use of Web 2.0 technologies and effective use of e-mail through to scholarly publishing models, social networking analysis, to legal and economic issues related to the digital library. Research funding has been attracted from a variety of bodies, both national and international.

LISU is a national research and information centre and is part of the Department, LISU is involved in many aspects of its work. The Department has a strong research culture and attaches considerable importance to the use of computer facilities to support its teaching and research in all fields, and is committed to the ongoing development of appropriate resources.