Introduction

EDITOR'S SUMMARY The prospect of transitioning from a traditional Library and Information Science department to an iSchool at Sweden's Linnaeus University prompted a global examination of iSchools. The Linnaeus faculty have a somewhat radical approach, seeking to build a broad, cross‐disciplinary foundation for the new iSchool, with researchers in diverse subject areas coming together based on their common perspectives toward data, information and technology. Interviews and articles in the Special Section represent perspectives on iSchools from contributors in the United States, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe broadly and Croatia specifically.