Allen Renear, professor and dean of the iSchool, will deliver a keynote at the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP), which will be held on November 3-4 in Nanjing, China. In the talk, “Data Science and the Information Professional,” he will discuss the ethical and social obligations of information professionals from the perspective of data science.
A-LIEP is an international conference that provides a forum for educators, researchers, and practitioners to share research, experience, and innovations in the field of library and information science. The aim is to promote collaboration and cooperation both regionally and globally.
In addition to his administrative duties, Renear teaches courses on data curation, information modeling, and the conceptual foundations of information organization. His current research focuses on foundational issues in the development of formal models for scientific and cultural objects, and the utilization of those models in data curation, scientific publishing, and the design of information systems and services. His publications include articles in Communications of the ACM and Science as well as in journals and conference proceedings in library and information science.