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Established in 1989 at the University of Tennessee’s School of Information Sciences, the center
focuses on research into homeland security, information usage, bioinformatics, and environmental
information management.
http://www.sis.utk.edu/cis
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Information Studies Research
Research activities at the University of Tampere in Finland including: FIRE (Finnish Information
Retrieval Expert Group), REGIM (Research Group on Information Management), REGIS (Research Group
on Information Seeking) and the Information Retrieval Laboratory, founded in 1991.
http://www.info.uta.fi/tutkimus/research.html
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Evidence Base
Research and evaluation centre based at the University of Central England, established in 2004. The
site includes information relating to services, staff, current projects and events as well as some
full text reports that are available for download.
http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk
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Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship (CSRL)
Established in the Department of Library Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Seeks to
extend knowledge relative to the nature and role of rural libraries on a national and international
basis.
http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/csrlhom.htm
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Laboratory for Applied Informatics Research (LAIR)
Based at Indiana University, the current focus of the center's research include, agent-based
information management, agent-user interaction, concept discovery and analysis, and information
customization for effective online information delivery. The site includes detailed project pages
including full-text publications.
http://lair.indiana.edu/research/
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Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
LIRG is a professional association, which was formed in 1977 to promote information research. It is
now part of CILIP, the UK Library Association. The site includes a newsletter, mailing list, awards
and prizes, course and events information.
http://www.lirg.org.uk/
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Informatics Research Center
Research activities based in the School of Informatics at the University of Buffalo.
http://informatics.buffalo.edu/research/index.asp
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BCIM: Research in Information Management
The Faculty of Business, Computing & Information Management at London South Bank University
hosts two research groups that are active in the area of Information Management: Business
Information Systems and IT in Learning & Teaching. The site also links to the ex-SCISM
Publications Database which includes LITC papers published by the former School of Computing,
Information Systems & Mathematics. SCISM merged with the former Business School in 2003 to
become BCIM.
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/computing/research/info-management.shtml
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Center for Social Informatics (CSI)
Based at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Indiana, the center is
dedicated to support research into information technology and social change. The site includes
information relating to seminars, publications, staff details and activities; and hosts a series of
working papers and The Information Society journal.
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/CSI/
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Library Research Service (LRS)
A partnership of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education with the
Library and Information Science Program in the College of Education at the University of Denver to
address the information needs of librarians and other interested parties by providing access to
research and statistics about libraries in Colorado and beyond.
http://www.lrs.org/
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Centre for Information Studies (CIS)
Based at Charles Sturt University, the center aims to support and commission high quality research,
publications and continuing professional development in library and information science, teacher
librarianship and Australian literature for young people. The site contains information about
publications and ordering procedures.
http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/sciagr/sis/CIS/
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Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW)
Based in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, the center focuses on the design
of new organizations and the technologies of voice, data, and video communication that make them
possible. The site includes information relating to lab seminars, publications, staff details,
sponsors, and current and completed projects.
http://www.crew.umich.edu/
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Information Science Research Institute (ISRI)
Established in 1990 at the University of Nevada by a grant from the United States Department of
Energy. The center is focused on technologies for recognition and retrieval of information from
machine-printed documents. The site includes information relating to publications, staff details
and projects.
http://www.isri.unlv.edu/
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Bibliometric and Informetric Research Group (BIRG)
Established in 1998 at the University of New South Wales (Australia) the group has a research focus
within the theoretical frameworks of scientometrics, and in particular sociological aspects of
scholarly communication, information seeking behaviour, information retrieval, citer motivation,
and the use and flow of information in the web environment. The site includes information relating
to publications, staff details, external resources and center activities.
http://birg.web.unsw.edu.au/
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Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU)
Based at Loughborough University, UK. LISU publishes compilations of statistical information and
reports on the results of its statistical surveys and research projects. The services offered by
LISU are consultancy, an information service and tailor-made statistics for public library
authorities.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/lisu/lisuhp.html
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Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM)
Established in 1993 at the University of Central Lancashire and then moved to the Manchester
Metropolitan University in 1998. The center aims to undertake practical research to support library
and information services, sponsors the Libraries Without Walls conferences, publishes reports and
provides consultancy and training services. The site includes information relating to publications,
staff details and current and completed projects.
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/h-ss/cerlim/
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Centre for Information Research (CIRT)
Research and consultancy unit established in 1988 at the University of Central England and focused
on academic and public library research. The site includes information relating to publications,
staff details and current and completed projects, including some full-text project reports.
http://www.cie.uce.ac.uk/cirt/
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