Centers and Institutes

Alexandria Project Lab - APLab
The APLab hosts research on the development and user-centered evaluation of library and information systems, with particular attention to the Internet and Networked Information Environments. Projects are supported by government, foundation and corporate sponsors, and are directed by members of the SCILS faculty.

Center for Media Studies
The Center for Media Studies is concerned with the impact of media on contemporary society. Through research, teaching, public events, and outreach, the Center seeks ways for the media to better serve the public interest. The Center brings faculty and students together from diverse departments at each of Rutgers' campuses to work with citizens, educators, foundations, government agencies, and media professionals.

Center for Mobile Communication Studies
The Center for Mobile Communication Studies is arguably the world’s first academic unit to focus solely on social aspects of mobile communication. Established in June 2004 at Rutgers University’s School of Communication, Information and Library Studies (SCILS), the Center has become an international focal point for research, teaching and service on the social, psychological and organizational consequences of the burgeoning mobile communication revolution.

Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL)
The Center for International Scholarship (CISSL) dedicated to research, scholarship, education and consultancy for school library professionals. It focuses on how learning in an information age school is enabled and demonstrated by school library programs, and how inquiry-based learning and teaching processes can contribute to educational success and workplace readiness for learners. CISSL’s Director is Professor Carol Kuhlthau and Professor Ross Todd is Director of Research.

University Center for Organizational Development and Leadership (ODL)
The Center for Organizational Development and Leadership serves as a resource to the university community in support of efforts to create a more service-oriented culture. Emphasis is placed on relationship building and "teaching in all we do" - inside and outside of the classroom.Education and instruction, consultation and facilitation, and research and development in organizational leadership are core focal areas.

The Communication and Health Issues Partnership for Education and Research
CHI is a consortium of educators, counselors and students with a mission to conduct research on communication and health issues affecting college students and to design, implement and evaluate campus and community-based education, intervention and prevention programs. It was founded in 1997 by Communication Professors Linda C. Lederman and Lea P. Stewart, Health educators Richard Powell and Fern Goodhart, and substance abuse counselor Lisa Laitman, as an on-going collaboration.

The Journalism Resources Institute
The Journalism Resources Institute is active in a broad range of mass media and communication issues in journalism and the dissemination of news information to all segments of society. It works closely with professionals from print and electronic news media, and with students and faculty with special interest in mass communication studies and research. JRI also assists government, corporate, nonprofit and private agencies which depend on the mass media for news and information distribution.

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Policy and Security (ISIPS)
The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Policy and Security at SCILS promotes collaboration among scholars in multiple disciplines, including behavioral sciences, information processing and retrieval, natural and computer languages, and organizational research. It also builds bridges between the academy, industry and government. By combining strengths, ISIPS is well positioned to analyze alternatives and design systems that focus on the human user of systems, on the user's community and on our concern with issues of privacy and individual rights in the context of security needs.

Invitational Masters Student Institute
The Invitational Masters Student Institute is designed for students in (or recent graduates of) Masters of Communication / Media Studies programs who are seriously considering going on for their Ph.D. in Communication or Media Studies.