Information & Culture is an academic journal publishing scholarly work form any discipline that seeks to advance our understanding of the social and cultural dynamics of information and its associated technologies in our world. Our editorial team brings together scholars and editors from diverse disciplines, offering multiple perspectives on the human experience of information.
Editor in Chief
Book Reviews Editor
James A. Hodges is Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science at San José State University. His research addresses digital archives and preservation, with a particular interest in digital forensics and the memory work that occurs outside of institutional settings. James is also Senior Fellow in the Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School (University of Virginia). He holds a Ph.D. from the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, as well as an M.A. in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University.
Managing Editor
Hana Frluckaj is a doctoral student within the School of Information at UT-Austin, advised by Dr. James Howison. Hana's research interests involve open source software communities, namely improving the state of diversity and representation within the OSS ecosystem, supporting the development and maintenance of scientific software, and more broadly, the impact of personal identity on participation in online communities. Hana has been the managing editor of Information & Culture since 2023 and has reviewed books for the journal in the past.
Editorial Fellow
Ziqing (Flora) Wan is a second-year MSIS student in the School of Information at UT Austin, specializing in human-centered design and data storytelling. With a background in advertising and visual communication, she is passionate about creating experiences that not only embody visual beauty but also feel deeply intuitive and human. Beyond her editorial role at Information & Culture, she has worked as a UX designer, product manager, and content strategy intern, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to her work.
Our history
In continuous publication for over 50 years, the University of Texas has served as the editorial home of the journal since 1976. The journal's scope encompasses the social and cultural aspects of information in all areas of human endeavor, regardless of time or place. Our aim is to publish research on any topic that would fall under the purview of the modern interdisciplinary schools of information, particularly work that follows a strong user-centered focus.
Advisory Editors
Amelia Acker Rutgers University
Geoffrey C. Bowker University of California, Irvine
James W. Cortada Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
Gerardo Con Diaz University of California, Davis
Gregory Downey University of Wisconsin-Madison
William H. Dutton University of Southern California and Oxford University
Paul N. Edwards Stanford University
Nathan Ensmenger Indiana University
Jonathan Grudin Microsoft Research
Jutta Haider University of Borås
Thomas Haigh University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Richard R. John Columbia University
Cheryl Knott The University of Arizona
Jennifer S. Light Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mara Mills New York University, Steinhardt
Jennifer Burek Pierce University of Iowa
Alex H. Poole Drexel University
Craig Robertson Northeastern University
Kalpana Shankar University College Dublin
Laura Skouvig University of Copenhagen
Rebecca Slayton Cornell University
Michael Twidale University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Toni Weller De Montfort University
Jeffrey R. Yost Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
Editors Emeriti
Ciaran Trace
(2016—2022)
William Aspray
(2012—2016)
David B. Gracy II
(2006—2011)
Donald G. Davis, Jr.
(1976—2006)
Harold Goldstein
(1970—1976)
Louis Shores
(1966—1969)