RAND Information Sciences Group
RAND has a long history of seminal analysis and research in computing, information science, data security, technology, and policy. From groundbreaking work on the Delphi method and the internet, to work on exploratory modeling and information security, RAND researchers continue to create new methods and techniques while formulating perspectives on the policy and decision making implications of the information revolution.
The RAND Information Sciences Group (ISG) continues this tradition by providing a range of support from rapid analysis of immediate problems to in-depth research and analysis of complex issues.
Learn more about RAND contributions to the development of computing.
See also selected RAND classics in information science.
Research Topics
Some areas of information science being investigated at RAND, and studies of their policy implications, include:
- Computer security, information assurance and survivability, and critical infrastructure protection
- The information society: trends and implications for individuals, organizations, and nations
- The information revolution: far-reaching implications of continuing advances
- Information warfare, and conflict in the information age
- Exploratory modeling
- Digital archives
Related Publications
RAND Research Bibliographies Related to Information Science:
- Information Science at RAND (PDF)
- Communications Research at RAND (PDF)
- Decisionmaking and Decision Support (PDF)
- Gaming (PDF)
- RAND classics in information science
Publications related to information sciences issues may also be found by searching the RAND publications database.
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