Research Groups: Institutes, Labs and Centers

Digital Curation Institute

The Digital Curation Institute (DCI) is an interdisciplinary unit at the Faculty of Information. It treats digital curation as a design question, a decision problem, a policy issue, and a concern at the intersection of an array of connected disciplines. Information professionals, researchers, and organizations have a unique opportunity to play crucial, central roles in this complex ecosystem.

Affiliated faculty members

Christoph Becker

Professor

Costis Dallas

Associate Professor Emeritus

Wendy Duff

Professor

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Fiorella Foscarini

Professor

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Alan Galey

Associate Professor

Heather MacNeil

Professor

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Seamus Ross

Professor

Recent News

Denise Birkhofer takes on new curatorial role at the U of T Art Museum

The University of Toronto Art Museum has announced the appointment of Denise Birkhofer as Curator, Academic and Collections Initiatives. Cross-appointed as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information, Birkhofer will foster new collaborations between the Art Museum and the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program. Birkhofer brings more than fifteen years of professional experience in […]

Class of '26 celebrates fall convocation

Class of ’26 celebrates spring convocation!

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! On Friday, June 5, the Faculty of Information welcomed graduates and their families to a Convocation and Awards Celebration in the Student Commons, right after the Spring Convocation ceremony. It was a joyful gathering filled with conversation, celebration, and plenty of photo-worthy moments. View photos from the ceremony and […]

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Alumna named president of University of Victoria

Faculty of Information alumna and professor, Rhonda McEwen, has been named the next president of the University of Victoria in British Columbia. She is currently the President of Victoria University, a federated University within U of T. “President McEwen has made a deep and lasting impact at Victoria University,” says U of T President Melanie […]

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‘Not on the Exam’ with Prof Huili Chen

In this ongoing series, we ask our professors not just about their work, but also to tell us about their favourite cuisine and whether they prefer cats or dogs. This latest installment features Assistant Professor Huili Chen, who arrived at the Faculty of Information last January from Princeton University where she was a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow.  What courses are you teaching?  I […]