A lack of resources, institutional resistance, and the inability to target library practices around misinformation impeded the ability of New Jersey public library staff to address pandemic misinformation, according to a new study by Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Britt Paris.
Martha Hickson received 2022 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity for her fight against censorship.
On April 13, 2022, the SC&I Alumni Association recognized Nicole A. Cooke for her outstanding accomplishments as a professor, librarian, writer, and scholar.
Stephen Bacchetta MI’20 is a records manager and digital archivist for Seton Hall University. He offers this candid view of his post-undergraduate experiences with SC&I. Thank you, Stephen!
Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) faculty and staff will attend, present, and exhibit at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 23-28, in Washington, D.C.
This year’s theme is "Information Everywhere." We welcome papers that address critical and theoretical examination of the theme, present current research, and evidence, as well as examine best practices from the field, and practitioner perspectives and applications.
FilterBuddy tool is designed to protect minority content creators from online hate.
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science Ross J. Todd, an expert on the interconnectedness of people, information, and knowledge, and the transformative role of school libraries in the 21st century, died on March 30, 2022.
Award-winning alumna and school librarian Martha Hickson MLIS’05 RC’82, who was targeted during a book-banning protest held by a group of North Hunterdon High School parents last fall, discusses the insights she gained during the experience, the power of books, those who suffer the most from censorship, and the reasons she still loves her job.
Sarah Watson MI’21 has had an unusual career journey. She began volunteering in the library there and had what she refers to as a career epiphany.
