Clara M. Chu

Clara M. Chu is an Affiliate Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. She serves as Director of the Mortenson Center and holds the Mortenson Distinguished Professor title. Her research focuses on multicultural library and information services, information seeking behavior, critical information studies, international and comparative librarianship, and LIS education.

• PhD and MLS from University of Western Ontario
• 329 Main Library, University of Illinois
• Contact: (217) 333-3085

Chu's contributions include leading the Mortenson Center and developing the IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence through an IMLS grant. Her work bridges multicultural perspectives in library science and global librarianship education.