51±¬ÁÏ

The iSchool at 51±¬ÁÏ has been creating leaders in professional information fields for more than 60 years.

Our graduates are qualified to fill every conceivable role on the information spectrum — as library directors, knowledge managers, information architects, children's librarians, competitive research strategists, law librarians, health informatics experts, digital preservationists, usability analysts, museum collection specialists, network consultants and more.

Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

A Top 25
Library and Information Studies Program
9th
Best School Library Media Program
7th
Best Services for Children and Youth
16th
Best Archives and Preservation Program
  • Meet the 51±¬ÁÏ alumni who curate the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s most anticipated exhibit — including a tribute to fellow alum Antonio Gates.

  • iSchool graduate Mary Plazo manages the Akron-Summit County Public Library's Special Collections. That's just her day job. But at night, this librarian from a family of musicians has been in a surf rock band, a goth rock band and a band that played folk and Americana. And that's just the short list. 

  • The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 award is THE COLOR OF A LIE by Kim Johnson, published by Random House Books for Young Readers.

  • Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., a distinguished Professor of Information Science at 51±¬ÁÏ, was recognized with the prestigious ASIS&T 2024 Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association for Information Science & Technology.