Research

What kind of research takes place at the Faculty of Information?

Professors and students at the Faculty of Information engage in outstanding and impactful research concerning all aspects of information and its role in society. The Faculty has forged a wide range of thriving partnerships across the university, the city, the country and the world. Scholars collaborate beyond academia with external research partners and communities to understand and enable use of information in positive and equitable ways.

Research Areas

Faculty members research a wide range of topics and often collaborate together in interdisciplinary research areas:

Research News

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Introducing the 2024-25 Crosstalk Series

Join the Faculty of Information’s Crosstalk Series, an informal weekly speaker series in which two faculty members discuss their current research, look for common themes and answer questions from the audience. Learn about diverse research in the field of Information, uncover ‘hidden’ connections and encourage crossectoral collaboration within the Faculty. All students, staff and faculty […]

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A GLAM makeover for the Archives of Ontario 

Thanks to the GLAM Incubator, the Archives of Ontario has been able to move full speed ahead with a pilot project that will make archival material both easier to discover and more accessible  Constrained by tradition and technology, archival descriptions have historically focused on two things: the records themselves and the people and organizations that […]

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Faculty of Information to host inaugural Dublin Core Data Institute Conference 

The Faculty of Information will host the inaugural Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI) conference on October 19, 2024. The first event of its kind, DCDI will focus on advancing open data resources for humanities and social science research.   The conference aims to bring together leading data and information scientists, as well as humanities and social […]

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Profs champion collections management in new book

A new book on collections management in museums, which highlights new approaches in the field, is now available to download for free. Co-edited by Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich and Professor Alice Stevenson of University College London, Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice was published last July.   “We created this edited volume to show the […]

Research Events

Research Institutes

The Faculty of Information is home to three interdisciplinary research hubs – the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), the Digital Curation Institute (DCI), and the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCT). These institutes are advancing our understanding of the complex relationship between information and society: from KMDI’s pursuit of social justice through human-centered design to CCT’s critical and arts-based approaches exploring how contemporary media shape the human experience to DCI’s investigations of the principles, theories, technologies, and tools related to the creation, management, and preservation of digital resources for future use. Visit the individual institute pages to find out more.

Research Partnerships

Along with the unique opportunities for interdisciplinary research offered within the Faculty of Information, the Faculty, as well as its professors and students, are affiliated with a wide range of academic initiatives, networks and institutes at the University of Toronto. These include:

Faculty of Information researchers also collaborate with a wide range external partners and community organizations. A few examples are:

Student Research

Recent Doctoral and Master’s theses reflect how graduate students take advantage of the interdisciplinary nature of the Faculty of Information. The wide variety of student research is also reflected in the profiles of current PhD students

Doctoral Research

Master’s Research