The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois consisting of three universities:Chicago,Springfield,and Urbana-Champaign. Across its three universities,the University of Illinois System enrolls more than 94,000 students. It had an operating budget of $7.18 billion in 2021.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area,Illinois,United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was established in 1867. With over 53,000 students,the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.
Delta Xi Phi (ΔΞΦ) is a national multicultural sorority that was founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by fifteen women on April 20,1994. The sorority welcomes women from all ethnic,cultural,religious,and socio-economic backgrounds. Defined by diversity,Delta Xi Phi is not only multicultural in membership but also in programming since its inception. Delta Xi Phi is one of the founding members of the National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC).
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Agricultural,Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Most of the ACES buildings are located on the South Quad. In terms of staff,ACES has 186 tenure-system faculty,78 specialized faculty,26 postdoctoral researchers,493 academic professionals,565 civil service staff,323 assistants,and 956 hourly employees.
The School of Information Sciences,also The iSchool at Illinois,is an undergraduate and graduate school at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Its Master of Science in Library and Information Science is currently accredited in full good standing by the American Library Association. The school is a charter member of the iSchool initiative.
Beta Phi Mu is the international honor society for library &information science and information technology. Founded by a group of librarians and library educators,the society's express purpose is to recognize and encourage "superior academic achievement" among library and information studies students. Beta Phi Mu now has 39 active chapters in the U.S. and abroad,continues to sponsor various publications and funds several scholarships.
Robert Bingham Downs was an American writer and librarian. Downs was an advocate for intellectual freedom,and spent the majority of his career working against literary censorship. Downs authored many books and publications regarding the topics of censorship,and on the topics of responsible and efficient leadership in the library context.
Tau Phi Sigma,(ΤΦΣ),is a multicultural college fraternity,founded in 1992 at the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,now with eight Midwestern chapters and colonies.
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs was created in 1991 with a gift from C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center promotes international peace through library training programs.
Kathleen de la Peña McCook is a library scholar and librarian. Much of her work centers around human rights,First Amendment issues,and the freedom of information.
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is an American non-profit organisation to promote good practice in library and information science in educational establishments.
The University Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the network of libraries,including both physical and virtual library spaces,which serves the university's students,faculty,and staff,as well as scholars and researchers worldwide. The University Library continues to evolve to serve the needs of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
Barbara J. Ford is an American librarian who served as president of the American Library Association from 1997 to 1998. She earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan University,a master's degree in International Relations from Tufts University and a master's degree in library science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Elizabeth Yakel is an archivist,researcher,and educator in information science. Yakel is known for work advancing archival practice,the use of primary sources in archives education,studies of data reuse practices,and digital curation. Yakel is the senior associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the University of Michigan School of Information,where she has been on the faculty since 2000. She is the former coordinator of the Preservation of Information specialization in the Master of Science in Information program and teaches in the Archives and Record Management area. She specializes in digital archives and digital preservation and has developed five such graduate level courses at UM,including "Economics of Sustainable Digital Information" and "Practical Engagement Workshop in Digital Preservation."
Beverly P. Lynch is an American scholar,professor,librarian,and administrator. She was president of the American Library Association from 1985 to 1986.
Safiya Umoja Noble is a professor at UCLA,and is the co-founder and co-director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. She is the author of Algorithms of Oppression,and co-editor of two edited volumes:The Intersectional Internet:Race,Sex,Class and Culture and Emotions,Technology &Design. She is a research associate at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. She was appointed a Commissioner to the University of Oxford Commission on AI and Good Governance in 2020. In 2020 she was nominated to the Global Future Council on Artificial Intelligence for Humanity at the World Economic Foundation.
Anne Jervois Gilliland is an archivist,scholar,and professor in the field of archival studies. She is Associate Dean for Information Studies at the University of California,Los Angeles Graduate School of Education &Information Studies.
Sarah T. Roberts is a professor,author,and scholar who specializes in content moderation of social media. She is an expert in the areas of internet culture,social media,digital labor,and the intersections of media and technology. She coined the term "commercial content moderation" (CCM) to describe the job paid content moderators do to regulate legal guidelines and standards. Roberts wrote the book Behind the Screen:Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media.
Marianna Tax Choldin is Mortenson Distinguished Professor Emerita,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was on the faculty during 1969–2002. Her research interests include censorship in Russia,the Soviet Union,and the post-Communist states.
Nicole Amy Cooke is an African-American librarian and the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair at the University of South Carolina. Her research focus on critical cultural information studies in libraries and her advocacy for social justice have earned recognition in the library profession.
