Department of Information Culture & Data Stewardship
Helping Everyday People to Understand Data: SCI research team gets paper published in Library Trends
In a collaboration between six researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, three of which come from the School of Computing and Information, a paper reflecting ten years of work was published just this year.
Serving Communities Through Information: SCI Faculty Members Receive Three IMLS Grants
Four SCI faculty members—Frances Corry, Aakash Gautam, Eleanor Mattern, and Rebecca Morris—were awarded Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) grants. Established in 1996, the IMLS supports libraries, archives, and museums in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
PhD in LIS Student Elaine Kong receives 2026 Paul Evan Peters Scholarship
Doctoral student Elaine Kong and master’s student Violeta Duncan (Simmons University) are the 2026 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship for graduate study in information science or closely related fields.
PhD in LIS Graduate Ning Zou Receives 2026 ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Award
Ning Zou (SCI '25) is the 2026 recipient of the ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled, "From Data to Action: Towards a Framework for Collaborative Personal Informatics in Dementia Care."
SCI Community Saddened by the Passing of Dr. Richard Cox
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Richard James Cox, who was a professor of library and information science at the University of Pittsburgh.
New Open-Access Article: Can AI Provenance Inform Archival Provenance?
What can archives learn from AI? A new open-access article by Frances Corry, Assistant Professor in SCI’s Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship, argues the answer is: quite a lot.
Celebrating 18 Years of Transformation at Pitt: ICDS Program Administrator Retires
Through Debbie Day’s work as a program administrator, she helped to support multiple program and department chairs, while assisting students on their journeys toward becoming librarians, archivists, and information professionals.
AI Literacy Champions: How library sciences are connecting new tech, academic publishing, and campus communities
In the first 2025-26 Dean’s Spotlight Series talk, Cornell University’s Elaine L. Westbrooks explored the changing world of academic publishing, AI tools, and how libraries continue to be a cornerstone for information accessibility and community.
Connecting Generative AI and the Library Sciences: SCI Faculty, Alumna Share Perspectives
Rebecca Morris, a Teaching Associate Professor with SCI’ s Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship, and MLIS alumna Annie Malady were published in the May 2025 issue of Library Trends. Their article, titled “Facing the Questions Together: Faculty and Student Perspectives on Integrating Generative AI in LIS Education,” explores collaborative viewpoints facing educators and students at Pitt and beyond.
Interested in Innovations in Computing, History, or Fighting Disinformation? See Yourself in the Library Industry
What advice do SCI alumni have for the library industry? For Alexia Hudson-Ward, the newly-appointed Dean of the Library at Georgetown University, it is to “pursue this profession with all the vigor and delight you can imagine – there is no other industry that has so many tentacles. Information science underpins everything.”SCI alumna Maria McCauley wins 2026-2027 ALA presidency
Maria McCauley (MLIS ’01) was elected the 2026-2027 president of the American Library Association.
Transforming Library Leadership: Dr. Maurice Wheeler Speaks at January 2025 Dean’s Spotlight Series
The world is full of leaders, but what makes a good one? Maurice Wheeler, Director of Archives at the Metropolitan Opera (SCI ’94), addressed this question on Jan. 27 in his talk, “Risky Business: The Politics of Successful Library Leadership”.