University of Illinois

The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) will expand and enhance its pilot Community Informatics Corps (CIC) masters program. Community informatics (CI) is the field of study and practice devoted to understanding how information processes and technologies help communities achieve their goals. The aim of the CIC is to recruit and mentor a group of Latino, African-American, and other students interested in the experiences of underserved groups in society who are eager for a career that gives them the opportunity to contribute to their communities. Students in the CIC focus their coursework on social entrepreneurship and community library and information services, so that they are prepared to apply what they've learned to the creation of innovative information services implemented within and across a range of community-based and public interest organizations.