The LIS Department is organizing a full-day research symposium, bringing together scholars and practitioners who examine complex sociotechnical challenges in information science.

This year’s symposium, “Examining Critical Sociotechnical Challenges in Information Science," will feature three panels, each addressing critical issues at the intersection of technology, society, and information systems. The first panel, Provenance and Reproducibility, will explore how questions of data provenance, transparency, and reproducibility impact knowledge production across disciplines. The second panel, Content Moderation in the Age of AI, will discuss evolving governance structures, platform accountability, and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping online discourses. The final panel, Community Sustainability and Engagement, will examine how community-centered research can foster sustainable, equitable, and participatory approaches to information science. Through these discussions, we aim to engage with the pressing ethical, methodological, and epistemological challenges that define contemporary information research. This symposium seeks to foster cross-institution and interdisciplinary collaborations that can inform future research, teaching, and practice within LIS, SC&I, and beyond.

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