Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University
Department of Information Science (BIU)
Ramat Gan, Israel

Bar-Ilan University is the second largest university in Israel in terms of the number of enrolled students; with a student population of approximately 24,500. The university cultivates and combines Jewish identity and tradition with modern technologies and research. The Department of Information Science at Bar-Ilan University is the only department/school in Israel in this field. The department offers several programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. It has more than 500 students, including about 30 PhD students. The department has 28 academic staff members (part time and full time members). The department is dedicated to the advancement of research in all areas of information science, including information retrieval, database applications, information organization, informetrics, organizational knowledge management, virtual environments, Internet research, social information and information behavior.

	Judit Bar-Ilan Professor of Information Science Faculty of Humanities, Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel

	Hadas Shema Department of Information Science Faculty of Humanities, Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel