Scholarly Communication includes research on scholarly publishing, scholarly practices, and bibliometrics.
Digital Libraries includes research on design, development, and use of digital libraries, online catalogs, and other forms of information retrieval systems.
Scientific Data Practices includes research on how scientists and their partners in computer science and engineering produce, use, and manage data.
Information Seeking includes research on how people seek information.
Education & Learning includes research specifically on pedagogical aspects of information systems.
International & Comparative includes research on the development of information infrastructure, the Internet, and digital libraries in Central and Eastern Europe following the end of the Cold War.