BCIM: Research in Information ManagementThe 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/...
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/
Center for Information as Evidence (CIE)Based in the Department of Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies of the University of California, Los Angeles; the center provides an interdisciplinary forum addressing the ways information objects and systems are created, used, and preserved as legal, administrative, scientific, social, cultural and historical evidence. The site includes links to projects and current events.
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/cie/
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/
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/
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/...
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.cerlim.ac.uk/
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/
Department of Information Studies ResearchResearch based at the University of Sheffield that focuses on: the computational tools that are required to support information systems of various sorts; and the use of information management techniques in a range of organisational contexts. Groups include the Computational Informatics Research Group and the Library and Information Management Research Group, which oversees the Centre for the Public Library and Information in Society (CePLIS) and the Centre for Health Information Management Research (CHIMR).
http://www.shef.ac.uk/is/research/res...
Evidence BaseResearch 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
Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS)IIS is the umbrella organization for a number of digital education information services, including The Gateway to Educational Materials, The Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator''s Reference Desk, and the ERIC Database. The site includes information about the institute, staff and projects with external links to further information.
http://iis.syr.edu/
Information Science ResearchThe Department of Information Science at Loughborough University in the UK is home to a number of major research projects and active research groups, including LISU and the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) Centre for Information and Computer Sciences. The site includes information relating to seminars, publications, staff details and activities, student work and opportunities for collaborative research.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls...
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/
Information Studies ResearchResearch 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/resea...
Information Use Policy and Management InstituteEstablished in 1999 at Florida State University, the institute focuses research on the information user, and their interaction with information products, services, policies, technologies, and organizations. The site includes information about the institute, staff, projects and publications with external links to further information.
http://www.ii.fsu.edu/
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/
MPD ConsultancyPrivate company providing research and evidence gathering, report and bid writing, feasibility and evaluation studies, and project design and management services. The site includes a research profile, some links to project reports and contact information.
http://www.mpdconsult.co.uk/
SIMS ResearchResearch sponsored by the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. The site includes a list of current and past conferences sponsored by SIMS and a comprehensive list of links to current and past projects'' websites.
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/