Research in the Department of Information Science
Currently, the research, conducted by 14 academic staff, 8 research fellows and assistants, 5 visiting professors and 25 PhD students is organised into six groups.
These are the:- Centre for Interactive Systems Research (CISR),
- Knowledge and Information Management Group (KIMG),
- Internet Studies Research Group (ISRG),
- Health Sciences Information Group (HSIG),
- Geographic Information Science Group (GISG),
- Information Policy Research Group (IPRG).
- Ciber - a bibliometrics research grouping
Some of these groups constitute traditional City strengths (CISR, IPRG, KIMG), whilst others represent new strategic opportunities that have been identified and reflect the expertise of newly appointed staff. Groups also form bridges between departmental researchers and external researchers and research-active practitioners. To this end a policy of appointing part-time and visiting professors to all the Groups has been pursued. Groups hold their own conferences as both IPRG and ISRG have done at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park (1997 and 1999 respectively), leading to scholarly publication. The GISG hosted an Association for Geographic Information Technical Seminar at City in 2000.
| Group | Academic staff and fellows | Research Assistants | Research students | Visiting professors | No. of Grants | Date est. | |
| A | Centre for Interactive Systems Research (CISR) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1987 | |
| B | Knowledge and Information Management Group (KIMG) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2000 | |
| C | Internet Studies Research Group (ISRG) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1997 |
| D | Health Sciences Information Group (HSIG) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1999 |
| E | Geographic Information Science Group (GISG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1999 |
| F | Information Policy Research Group (IPRG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1993 |